One Room Challenge Bedroom Makeover Reveal

by RoxanneK, in category Before and After, DIY, One Room Challenge

Last week one of my blogging friends posted that this One Room Challenge is making her feel like the mayor of crazy town. Hilarious, but so true!

I thought choosing a bedroom for my ORC makeover would be easy, especially after completely renovating my kitchen in six weeks. I should know by now with any renovation project it always takes longer and is more involved than initially planned. But after 6 weeks of actual blood, sweat and even a few tears, here is my finished space!

This is what we started with…

and now…

Before…

And after….

A drastic improvement for sure even though not everything went as I had planned. I had to make a few compromises and find a few substitutes for my original plans. One of which was the desk chair. The one I really wanted was just not in budget at this time. I found the cane chair at an antique store for $20 and gave it a makeover to better suit the room.

Finding the right headboard was a huge stress factor in this makeover for several reasons. When I was in the very beginning stages of planning my design, I visited an antique store where I found the perfect headboard that ever existed. It was completely unique and only $40! But sadly, it was a king size and I needed a full. There was no way to make it work. So I planned my design still with that in mind, thinking maybe I’d find something similar somewhere else. I didn’t. In addition to that, not all full beds are created equal in size and I needed exactly 55″ width or it wouldn’t fit with my nightstands. Every time I found one that worked with the design, it was the wrong size. Then my husband and I decided to DIY one. But with the clock ticking, I realized two weeks ago that there was no way we had time for that too. Finally, I found this one from Wayfair* that fit the space and the design. I love it, but honestly I don’t know if I’ll ever get over that first headboard from the antique store. First world problems, I know.

For the bedding, I knew I wanted a white and linen combo. However, buying linen duvet covers or blankets can get really expensive. To get the look for less, I found these amazing linen sheets from Bed, Bath & Beyond. I used them in combination with white bedding to achieve the white and linen look without having to spend hundreds of dollars.

I also spent an asinine amount of time picking the right throw pillow combination. Again, there were pillows that got away, sold out just when I needed them! I do love what I ended up with here though. (You can find the floral pillow here and the neutral textured pillow here).

Of all of the projects in the room, I have to say the barn door that my husband built might be the showstopper of the room. My daughter’s favorite color is green, so I painted it green, with a farmhouse distressed finish. No more bi-fold closet doors!! You can see how we built the barn door here.

chandelier

As for the hanging orbs, I’ve had those in a closet for at least a year waiting for the right place to use them. My plan was to turn those into chandeliers for over the nightstands. I had bought pendant lighting kits to do that but at the last-minute I decided I really didn’t want a wire hanging down the wall. Since my daughter wanted me to add string lights somewhere in the room, I wrapped these orbs with glimmer strings for now. I still plan to make those chandeliers in the future. (To my husband, you’re not getting out of that DIY project!).

Of all the projects in this room, it was the curtain rod that nearly put me over the edge. As I was hanging it on the wall, the nails weren’t grabbing. So I started again, using the anchors this time. Even the anchors were falling out. It was as if the wall was crumbling around it. SO frustrating. Luckily my husband came home and was the voice of reason in my distress (this is a role reversal for us!) and fixed it all up for me. He said the screws were too short and so were the anchors!

For the desk area, I wanted to pack in as much storage space as possible to help keep things organized. This little desk organizer is perfect. In a small space sometimes you have to hide things in plain sight.

I also picked up this multi-functional rolling cart. This will be used for my daughter’s extra notebooks and text books as well as for her makeup. She can roll it right over to the mirror when she needs it. I could think of a use for this in every room.

I added an ottoman to the end of the bed for extra clothing storage. With the nightstands and this storage ottoman, it eliminated the need for a dresser, freeing up space for the desk.

rug/serving tray (similar)

I kept things mostly neutral but I did add a few pops of green to echo the barn door. I added books with green to the nightstands.

comforter set/chandelier

I also added a bit of green to my DIY garland above the bed. The beautiful wall decor I originally chose for this space is still on backorder, I still plan on using it when it comes in. In the meantime, I pulled that frame right off my bathroom wall to hang above the bed. I made the garland because the frame looked a little bare and I wanted to incorporate a little more green.

I also brought a few touches of green in the artwork above the desk. (You can find the art shelves here, the barn print here and the cow print here.)

Because the room is mostly neutral in color, I relied heavily on textures for this space.

Clockwise: fringe pillow, basket and textured blanket, fringe bed skirt, textured woven blanket

Now that the six-week challenge is over, it feels a little like Christmas. It was a whirlwind leading up to it and now I have a lot of catching up and cleaning up to do.

Thanks to my husband for getting on board the six-week crazy train with me again. For building the beautiful barn door, helping me install the flooring, fixing my curtain rod disaster and all of the other details, too long to list here!

Thanks also to my wonderful sponsors who made this makeover possible: The Home Depot (flooring) , Metrie (crown molding), Bed Bath & Beyond, Minted, Antique Farmhouse, and Flowings Etsy shop. Thanks also to my contractor for installing the beautiful crown molding.

To say this was an exhausting six weeks is really an understatement. I can’t wait until the next one, lol.

If you missed weeks 1-5 you can catch up below.

Week 1- One Room Challenge Bedroom Makeover Before

Week 2- One Room Challenge Bedroom Makeover Progress

Week 3- One Room Challenge Bedroom Makeover Wall Art

Week 4- Installing Crown Molding – One Room Challenge Bedroom Makeover

Week 5- Installing Vinyl Floors – One Room Challenge Bedroom Makeover

*This post contains affiliate links, you can read my full disclosure here.

Apr202017May 11 2017

Bedroom Makeover – Wall Art

by RoxanneK, in category Inspiration, One Room Challenge, Uncategorized, Wall Decor

You guys, this week marks the halfway point of the One Room Challenge. I’m not gonna lie, I’m kind of freaking out a little about that. While I am happy to report that the crown molding is installed, I still have so much to accomplish. The crown still needs to be painted, I’ll share more about that next week. This weekend we will be installing flooring in the room, I will feel better when that project is complete and I can move on to other details. Right now, the contents of my daughter’s room are all over the house.

Last week I showed you the beautiful desk I bought for the space. I’ve been working on putting together somewhat of a gallery wall for above the desk area. I’ve been collaborating with Minted.com* on wall art for the space. I had my daughter look through the website and pick out what she liked. She fell in love with this Marin Cows Print right away.

Since I’ll be adding a pop of green into the room with a sliding barn door, the cow print will compliment that perfectly. We are going to display the artwork on these Artful Shelves. The beautiful wood tone on these really caught my eye.

We decided two of these shelves would look best over the desk. Next we needed one more art print to go with the Marin Cow art my daughter chose. I made a few mach-ups in Photoshop to see which we liked best. First we looked at this Rural Midwest print, but decided the overall color wasn’t going to work in this space.

This Three Oaks Barn Art Print was my top pick, but I had to rule it out because I didn’t like both art prints being oriented horizontally on the shelves.

Lastly, I tried this print, called Weathered Barn and decided this was a perfect fit. I also liked the look of the shelves being equal in length as opposed to staggering them.

You can see from my photos above, that I plan to add a chalkboard on this wall as well. I showed you on Monday how I made a customized magnetic chalkboard to hang to the left of the shelves. Here is a closer look at the Weathered Barn wall art.

These shelves were so easy to hang. I had them up on the wall in about 15 minutes. I picked up the desk organizer shown on the desk to help keep my daughter organized. To say she tends to be a little messy is the understatement of the year.

This is all I can show you of the space for now, I took the shelves down until the construction projects (crown molding, painting and floors) are complete. As you can see from my list below, we did knock a few things off of it. My husband hung the new chandelier. He also built a sliding barn door for the space, but I need to install the floors before we put that in. One thing I’m really struggling with is finding a new headboard for the space. Every time I find one I really like, its either the wrong size or it’s on backorder.

~~Paint Walls~~

Paint Molding

~~New Nightstands~~

Install new flooring

~~Install crown molding~~

Build and Install a Sliding Barn Door (partially done)

Replace headboard

~~Campaign Desk~~

Desk Chair

New bedding

Window treatments

~~Replace chandelier~~

Desk lighting

Nightstand lighting

Wall Decor (partially done)

If you missed previous weeks of my One Room Challenge bedroom makeover, you can catch up below.

Week 1 – ORC Bedroom Makeover Before

Week 2 – Bedroom Makeover Progress

Week 4- Installing Crown Molding

Week 5- Installing Vinyl Floors

Week 6- Bedroom Makeover Reveal!

*Thank you to Minted.com for sponsoring this post, all opinions are 100% my own. This post contains affiliate links, you can read my full disclosure policy here.

Apr132017Apr 12 2017

Bedroom Makeover Progress

by RoxanneK, in category Before and After, One Room Challenge

Week 2 already of the One Room Challenge? I’m sure I’m not the only participant feeling a little bit like maybe I bit off more than I can chew with this one! I’m so thankful that I painted the room before the challenge officially began (is that cheating?), because I have a few big projects to knock off the list. If you missed last week’s post, you can see the before pictures here as well as my plans for the space.

The difference that paint can make never ceases to amaze me. The dark walls are gone and the new color is Dove White by Benjamin Moore. My go-to paint color. Both my family room and my bedroom are painted this same color. Here is a look at where we are at now.

It’s a blank slate now, with tons of potential. I mentioned last week that this campaign desk* was the first thing I planned to buy for this space and here it is. I’ve wanted this forever and it was totally worth the wait. I love the wood tone, and the desktop is really spacious.

As for the closet wall, these bi-fold doors are coming out and we are going to add a sliding barn door instead. My builder-grade house had bi-fold doors in three rooms when we moved in. In my older daughter’s room, I changed them out with DIY custom mirrored doors. Bi-fold doors are the worst. The good news is my husband has gotten the sliding barn door built for me already, I just need to finish painting it. We also need to install new flooring before we can hang it. You really have no idea how excited I am to be getting rid of this old carpeting and installing new floors! I can’t wait to get that project done and share it in the coming weeks.

I also bought the storage bench for the end of the bed that was on my design board, you can see it in this photo. Another thing I didn’t show last week is the mirror. This is one thing that I had prior to beginning the bedroom makeover that will be staying in the new space.

I’ve also been putting together some idea boards for the bedding. I’m definitely going for a neutral linen and white look. If you follow along with me on Instagram, you may have seen this already. I do happen to love the white quilt that is currently on the bed, but it’s old and getting really worn, so it’s time to replace it.

The next two things on the list are installing the crown molding and the floors. I am hoping to get at least one of those done this weekend. Decluttering the room and lightening up the wall color already feels like a huge transformation. It’s as if the room lost 20 lbs!

*This post contains affiliate links, you can read my full disclosure here.

Apr62017Apr 5 2017

One Room Challenge Bedroom Makeover Before

by RoxanneK, in category Design Boards, Interior Design Tips, One Room Challenge

Has it really been a year since I last took part in the One Room Challenge decorating event? Time really does fly! This time, I’m doing a bedroom makeover in my younger daughter’s room which I’ve been thinking about doing for months now. This challenge is just what I need to get myself into gear and get it done.

Here is what I’m starting with. I painted the walls a dark eggplant color years ago. Although I always prefer light and bright rooms, I wanted to try out a dramatic paint color. We all loved this dramatic color for a long time. Eventually though, it just started to feel very heavy and dark. Time for a change.

I was working with what I had in this room back then, so the floor plan was not working. When my daughter was little, we had her bed pushed up against the wall to allow for play space. When she was a bit older, I changed it around, trying to make the tall dresser work on the long wall and squeeze a desk in there too. I hung a gallery wall to surround the small TV. It really wasn’t functional or pretty. But I will say I did a great job painting this room, look at that perfect paint line!

The dresser above has already been removed because it broke. The new plan will not have a dresser at all to allow for putting a larger desk on that wall instead. For clothing storage, I’m going to add two 3-drawer chests I picked up at Ikea, (I’ve already made them over) and a storage bench at the end of the bed. Those three pieces should make up for the loss of dresser. The TV will also be removed, my daughter is okay with that. I think we are raising a Netflix generation.

As for the design, I’m planning a very light and bright color scheme with rustic farmhouse accents. My daughter’s favorite color is green, so I might to add a pop of green in the way of a sliding barn door in place of her existing bi-fold closet doors. Here is my idea board for the space so far.

I’ve been coveting that desk from World Market* forever. I had visited family in Alabama years ago where I visited a World Market store for the first time, long before we had any stores here in NJ. That is when I first saw that desk, and it will be the first thing I buy for this new space. My daughter is now a freshman in college (she lives home & commutes) so a comfortable study space is essential. The gorgeous chair shown has been on my wish list for almost as long as the desk, but I’m not sure if that will make it in the budget.

My to-do list is long for this bedroom makeover and I’m hoping six weeks is enough time to get it done! Besides painting the walls, I plan to remove the carpeting and install new wood flooring. For architectural detail I will add layered crown molding. We are going to build our own sliding barn door to save some money. Basically the only thing that you see in these before photos that will remain is the mattress and boxspring. Here is the (long) to-do list. Luckily, I did get a little head start with painting the walls, I have yet to snap a few pictures of that.

~~Paint Walls~~

~~New Nightstands~~

Install new flooring

Install crown molding

Replace headboard

Campaign Desk

Desk Chair

New bedding

Window treatments

Replace chandelier

Desk lighting

Nightstand lighting

Wall Decor

I am really unsure of what I am going to do as far as a new headboard at this point, I’m torn between something DIY or buying something new. I’m open for suggestions on that! Wish me luck because this is one long list of to-do’s!

*This post contains affiliate links, you can read my full disclosure here.