One Room Challenge - Week Five

Good Morning Y’all!  Welcome to Week 5 of the One Room Challenge.  Unfamiliar with this cruel method of torture?  Linda, from Calling it Home goodness, selects 20 bloggers to participate in a 6-week One Room Challenge to completely re-do a room in their homes.  Each week they report progress for viewers to ooh and ahh over.  This year, Linda decided to offer a Linking party for those of us that want to play along.  I am deranged enough to join the fun and am re-doing my master bedroom.  Click to see Week One, Week,Two, Week Three and Week Four. 

During week four I shared with you my premium photoshop skills.  I know, I know.  You’re welcome.  I was thinking that I was kicking ass and taking names.  Then today rolls around and as I type Week Five I am thinking holyshitholyshitholyshitholyshitholyshit.

This week a few things have happened.  Some art has been hung.

 

As have the curtains and bamboo shades.

 

 

 

Some pillows have been made.

 

 

 

Let’s look at my to-do list for the challenge:

·         Make Curtains

·         Buy/hang bamboo shades

·         Get dresser

·         Figure out lighting

·         Art

·         Make pillows

·         Paint headboard

·         Make bedskirt

·         Paint and upholster stools

·         Get round mirror

·         Clean room

·         Rug

·         Decorate

·         Keep kids & dogs out of my room long enough to photograph

·         TV cabinet

This is THE. LAST. WEEK.  And, let me just say, it isn’t really a full week.  Really, in order for me to photograph everything in good light and edit, I’ve got to finish this weekend.  Which gives me only a few more days.  holyshitholyshitholyshitholyshitholyshit

Especially since I have gotten a wild hair and have decided to attempt a MONUMENTAL diy for the room.  Because I am a fruitcake  a masochist  AWESOME.  Here is a sneak peek.

 

 

 

Yep, that’s all you’re gonna get until next week.  Same time, same place.  Be sure to check out the ORC posse here.  And the linkers here.

xoxo K

One Room Challenge - Week Two

Good Morning Y’all.  Thank you for joining me on the One Room Challenge journey!  Unfamiliar with ORC?  It is the brain-child of bloggess Linda from Calling it Home fame.  Twice a year she hosts a six-week boot camp challenge for twenty amazing bloggers to completely overhaul one room.  Progress is reported each Wednesday.  This year, she decided to add a linking party for those of us that want to participate from home.  Yours truly is one of the 70+ masochists bloggers that are participating!  Want to catch up?  See the Week One posts here.

So this week I’m supposed to have a plan for my master bedroom. Guess I should get started on that, right? 

Let’s begin by revisiting my inspiration image, the much-coveted Oly Studio bedroom.

The awesome thing about this room is the contrasting colors that sing together.  The coral and green play so nicely.  And that bold leaf print is amazing; however the art is available from Oly for about $6,500 each.  So NOT going to happen.  Instead, let’s bring that feeling in using fabric. 

Tommy Bahamas Swaying Palms in Aloe

Coral Silk Dupione

F. Schumacher Gainsborough Velvet in Conch

And, of course, I have to throw a wild card in there, right?

Scalamandre Leopardo

 Let's combine them all together and see what we come up with, shall we?

I cannot wait to show you some progress I've made in the room.  And discuss the challenges I've already encountered.  Be sure to check out the other linking participants here and the ORC goddesses here.