Wednesday, October 18, 2017

WEEK 3 // ONE ROOM CHALLENGE: CALIFORNIA CASUAL LIVING ROOM

Beach Photography Prints

 I can hardly believe that we're smack dab in the middle of the 6-Week One Room Challenge and here I am still revealing snippets of my design plan. Perhaps I want to suspend the element of surprise just a wee bit longer or maybe I am still in the midst of decisions and purchases. Could be a bit of both. But I feel the room really starting to take shape and I'm not yet feeling too anxious or nervous about that hard deadline on November 8 (ask me in again Week 4...). 

If I had to pick a theme for this past week's work, it was all about art. I stripped the old DIY framed art off the walls this past weekend, expecting to commence with a lot of wall repair. Somewhere down the line I had adhered those hex mirrors from Ikea all over that wall and I guess I forgot that the ensuing repairs had already been completed. So happy surprise there. 


I've been researching art options for quite sometime now, archiving those that I really liked and what I found as it came time to make some purchase decisions - the tone of the art in a singular shop was really drawing me in. I was concerned that purchasing from one artist would appear that I did not put a lot of thought into art decisions, but the bottom line is that when you know, you just know.  I got buy off from the hubs (which was a miracle because we're rarely on the same page with artwork) and set to taping the room off to get a better idea for scale.



We have some really big walls in this space and I've been challenged with sizing the art correctly against them. The one over the couch is 15' long and in this room's previous iteration, we had hung a 72" photograph under plexiglass above the couch. But here, I'm looking to break up the space a bit with three separate works and feel like the smaller scale above the couch will work out well. By taping it off, I got a better sense of how it will play out, knowing the frames may buy me a little more visual real estate. Do you do this too? 


California Casual Living Room
While new artwork is in the cards for this makeover, a full furniture overhaul is not. The final design will work in a few new pieces, but will put to use pieces we've sort of been collecting with the idea that one day it would all come together. The couch and coffee table will remain (that's our couch, but similar table to ours shown here). I scored a crazy deal on a pair of contemporary metal side tables earlier this year, but the jury is still out on whether both will reside in this room (I have just the place for the extra table if needed). The counter-height director's chairs were also scored during a Memorial Day sale, so they are already in place within the adjacent dining area, as is the molecular lighting fixture. So what about recent purchases? That rug. Oh lawdy - that rug... I ordered it from Istanbul from an international seller on Etsy a week ahead of the ORC kick off date, thinking it would take forever to arrive. Little did I know I'd be unwrapping it a mere 3 nights after I placed the order. It's everything and fingers crossed when it all comes together that it will be the tie that binds in my design.

Next week's update - we'll talk windows and possibly a little DIY action I have planned if I can make that happen over the coming weekend. My husband thinks I'm a little nuts with this idea that I've floated, but then I reminded him how many of my nutty little experiments are still living with us in our home.

You know, my family always asks what I get out of this - what is the prize if I "win" and always give me a funny little look when I tell them that there really is not competition per se except that I am giving myself this challenge to complete a design in 6 weeks.  I feel like the tight timeline, personal budget and to be frank -internet audience - push me to do things I might not otherwise try if I didn't feel that little added pressure. Some things I'm really proud of have come out of past seasons and I'm hoping to pull the same off this Fall.



Want to be inspired? You should really check out the other guest participants challenging themselves this season. There are 200 of them all linking up alongside me at Calling it Home

Catch up on Week 1 and Week 2 Here



SHARE:

34 comments

Rahma Wijaya said...

NICE POST, LETS VIZIT TO MY SITE GUYS
bandar togel
Agen togel
togel online
togel online terpercaya

jenifer huk said...

Really agreeable post. By following all your steps, I was able to customized my sheer window curtain into tie. It’s really indifferent customization. I came to know that Curtains dubai has also some curtains design which can be customized for different usage.

Abudhabicurtain said...

Thanks for sharing a lot of useful information in this post.Keep it up.
Visit us at Curtains Abudhabi

muna said...

Nice Blog!Thanks for sharing a lot of useful information in this post.
Visit us atCarpet Abudhabi

Tanveer said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
Munawar Hussain said...

Thanks for sharing this amazing article. If you want to give your furniture a completely different look? Furniture Repairing
Abu Dhabi is the central part for home décor.

Munawar Hussain said...

Thanks for sharing this amazing article.
If you are looking for the best piece of Roller Blinds for your home and office, you are in the right place. interior design

Blinds Shop said...

Nice Blog. It's really amazing and giving us much useful information. Thanks for Sharing.
Blinds Shop

Sam Allen said...

Wow Its amazing and sharing good information. Thanks for sharing and please keep sharing.
Carpet Flooring

Gussie J. Trent said...

Well-done. Nice blog. thanks for sharing.
Best Blinds and Curtains

Angga Annisa said...

Hai semuanya, Nama saya Angga Annisa dan saya berbicara sebagai orang yang paling bahagia di seluruh dunia hari ini sebelum sekarang saya secara finansial dipukul tanpa harapan akan bantuan apa pun, tetapi ceritanya akan segera berubah ketika saya bertemu dengan Ibu. Saya sangat senang untuk mengatakan keluarga saya kembali untuk selamanya karena saya membutuhkan pinjaman sebesar Rp.700juta untuk memulai hidup saya di sekitar karena profesi saya karena saya seorang ibu tunggal dengan 3 anak dan seluruh dunia tampak seperti itu tergantung pada saya sampai Tuhan mengirim saya kepada sebuah perusahaan yang mengubah hidup saya dan keluarga saya, perusahaan yang takut akan Tuhan, ISKANDAR LENDERS, mereka adalah Juruselamat Tuhan yang dikirim untuk menyelamatkan keluarga saya dan pada awalnya saya pikir itu tidak akan mungkin sampai saya mendapat pinjaman sebesar Rp.700 juta dan saya akan menyarankan siapa pun yang benar-benar membutuhkan pinjaman untuk menghubungi Bunda Iskandar melalui email. [iskandalestari.kreditpersatuan@gmail.com] karena ini adalah pemberi pinjaman yang paling memahami dan baik

Contact Details:

e_mail Address:iskandalestari.kreditpersatuan@gmail.com>>>>
WhatsApp:::+6282274045059
Company::Iskandar Lenders"""""
Loan Amount:::Rp.700juta
Name:::::Angga Annisa
Country::::Indonesia
Occupation:Trader
Year:April,2020

Jumlah minimum>>>>>>Rp.100 juta
Jumlah maksimum>>>>>Rp.100 miliar

USMAN MALIK said...


NICE POST, LETS VISIT TO MY SITE GUYS
https://dsnews.co.uk/how-to-install-curtains-in-dubai/

Arham Malik said...

Wow Its amazing and sharing good information. Thanks for sharing
https://pantheonuk.org/tips-to-install-parquet-flooring/

Robertidn said...

[ BOLAVITA | AGEN SITUS JUDI TERBAIK, TERBESAR DAN TERLENGKAP ]

Bingung mencari situs yang menyediakan permainan OGLOK ? Tenang, BOLAVITA merupakan situs judi yang sangat lengkap , hingga tersedianya permainan OGLOK.

Permainan OGLOK merupakan jenis permainan yang menggunakan dadu. Pastinya dadu yang digunakan juga berjumlah 3 buah. Untuk dadu tersebut akan dikocok oleh BANDAR dalam permainan untuk menentuhkan hasil di setiap putarannya !!

Berikut ilusi untuk permainan OGLOK:
♣ Prediksi 4 dadu
♣ Prediksi 2 dadu
♣ Prediksi 1 dadu
♣ Prediksi Any Triple

Yuk buruan untuk bergabung di Agen BOLAVITA ini !! Berapapun kemenangan Anda pastinya dibayar !!

Dengan melakukan pendaftaran sekarang, Anda akan mendapatkan bonus langsung :
♥ BONUS NEW MEMBER
♥ BONUS EVERYDAY
♥ BONUS CASHBACK
♥ BONUS REFERRAL
♥ BONUS, HADIAH DAN DISKON TERBAIK

Apabila Anda mengalami masalah seputar permainan, registrasi atau lainnya, langsung hubungi kami via :
WA / TELEGRAM : +62812-2222-995
INSTAGRAM : @bola.vita
FACEBOOK : @bolavita.ofc
TWITTER : @BVgaming_net
LINE : @CS_bolavita

SEMOGA BERUNTUNG DAN HOKI •_• ♥

#bolavita #idnlive #permainanidn #agenbolavita #agenjuditerpercaya #agensitusterpercaya #bandarterbaik #situsidn #idnserver #oglok #permainanoglok #bonusoglok #bandarjudi #juditerbaik #juditerpercaya #roullete #dragontiger #togel #togelonlineterbaik #bandartogelterbaik #togelindonesia #oglokindonesia #bonusmenarik #hadiahmenarik

herry said...

Thanks for sharing information.
visit us

hery said...

I like this article.
https://www.mindsetterz.com/wooden-flooring-is-the-best-option-for-you/

Tanveer said...

Thanks for sharing a lot of useful information in this post.Keep it up.Visit us
https://www.theinspirespy.com/adds-new-look-to-a-home-curtains-dubai/

Blinds Services said...

This article tell us about the pictures of different furniture which is used in the house. If you want to know about the home improvement furniture then visit. https://factoryextreme.com/which-curtain-is-most-widely-used-nowadays/

jackhack said...

We are strong since we are average. Thusly, if you need to have the best Quran Online Academy, Learn Quran Academy is the right choice for kids as well as adults in like manner learn at their own homes.


online quran classes for kids


online quran classes

jackhack said...

The choices made will make customers believe that the company has carefully selected the packaging options. They will also know that whatever it is packed inside is of high quality, too. 
custom boxes

Painting Services Dubai said...

thanks for such a great post thanks man
regards blackout curtains dubai

Painting Services Dubai said...

it was such a wonderful post thanks man
regards Blackout Blinds Dubai

Anonymous said...

KWI welding academy thats offers education with an emphasis on hands-on training that prepares students for real world work. Contact us today for more info!

Rugs Store Dubai said...

When it comes to home decor, a rug is one of the most popular items. The right rug can transform a room's look and feel.
Rugs Showroom have all shapes and sizes. They can be used indoors and outdoors. Some are designed to be functional while others are fun and whimsical.

온라인카지노 said...

This content will help me to complete a paper that I’ve been working on for the last 2 weeks.

스포츠토토사이트 said...

Took me time to read all the comments, but I really enjoyed the article.

토토사이트 said...

It proved to be Very helpful to me and I am sure to all the commenters here!

Totopick Pro said...

It’s always nice when you can not only be informed, but also entertained!

카지노사이트탑 said...

This is very interesting article and effective dude. Thankyou for sharing

카지노사이트위키 said...

Your style is so unique. I’ve enjoyed read stuff here. Waiting for your next post.

카지노사이트킹 said...

I know this is one of the most meaningful information for me. Thanks

토토사이트 said...

Thank you for sharing this information with us, Keep on bloggingg here man!

카지노사이트원 said...

I am very happy when these blog posts read. Thanks for sharing Goodluck!

카지노사이트 said...

I would like to thank for the efforts you made in writing this Excellent Blog!

© Holtwood Hipster. All rights reserved.
Blogger Templates by pipdig