Wednesday, June 27, 2012

The One Room Challenge: Week One

So I am TOC (temporarily on crack) and have willingly decided to participate in the One Room Challenge. For those of you who are not familiar with the One Room Challenge, it is a 6-week self motivated challenge to finishroom in your home (or a client's) from beginning to end. Once a week all of the participant's will post their weekly progress. That's right all. Apparently I have other bloggy friends who are TOC. For those of you who are familiar with my blog, know that I do not play Rachel Ray and repeat the meanings of acronyms. I say it once for definition. The way an acronym should be used. 

For this One Room Challenge, I decided my office would be best suited for the most shocking and extreme makeover from start to finish. Here are the humble beginnings of the space. 
Cozy chic, right? Stop with the judgment, peeps! We just moved in. (A month ago.) 
So before we get to any progress that I have made, I think showing you the intended direction of the space would be oh so key. This will be a reminder to you old time S+S followers, but a newbie for our new loves. Here is the original plan for my office space. 
Here would be the most basic update to the office. Oh what moving boxes and crap does for a space. For those of you eyeing that dome lamp, it is my personal Ikea Hack. It is perfect for the space. 
Ruh roh. Ok. So the boxes and crap are not entirely cleaned up. Sigh. We are going to play "Where is the golden hand?" Do we spy it in multiple places here? Very Kelly Wearstler, right? Yeah, I spray painted a cast iron wall hook. My kind of DIY. 
Ok so I lied. A little more progress has been made. This girl needed her gallery wall completed. I mean seriously. I thought maybe some of you might be interested in these prints as well. See the links below. 
From Left to Right: Picture of the "Pink House" in Savannah by Sue Gouse/Cobalt Blue Kimono/Lindsay Cowles "Southern Moonlight"/Silhouette II by Erica Eriksdotter/Myriad/Sea Fans/Indian/Before the Show Ballerina Sketch

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So there we have it. Week one has already come and gone. I told you I wasn't in this alone. The other temporarily insane, ahem, lovely ladies who are participating along side of me in this marathonesque challenge:
Go and check them out and show them some L.O.V.E. Maybe while you are there, offer them a valium and a cocktail. Something tells me they will gladly accept. 

Daniela - Aesthetic Oiseau/Beth - Chinoiserie Chic/Lauren - The Cottage Mix/Sherry - Design Indulgence/Lindsay - Everything LEB/Barbara - Hodge:Podge/Janet - House Four/Kim - Kim Macumber Interiors/Lisa - Lisa Mende Design/Tiffany - Living Savvy/Jessie - Mix & Chic/Linda - My Crafty Home Life /Alison - My Little Happy Place/Danylle - Nana Moon/Nicole - Nicole Scott Designs/Julia - Pawley's Island PoshJennifer - The Pink Pagoda/Bethany-Powell BrowerLindsay - The Pursuit of Style/Emily - Rue de Emily/Lisa - Trapped in North Jersey

29 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous. I'm dying over your board. It's very very puuuuurty. I'm pretty much in love with your desk as well. So fab love!

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  2. wow!! can't wait to see it. love that brass lamp.

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  3. Bahaha! Rachel Ray!!! Too funny! Can't wait to see the room!!! Love it all! Where is the desk from???

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  4. Love your desk. Mine is so sad with paint chipping off and food stains from sterling! I can't wait to see what you do. Already loving the gallery wall plus fabulous lamp makeover!

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  5. Love the design board ... the crispness and the color!!

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  6. rachel ray? ha!!! lovvvve this room already! let's talk about that gallery wall...how do you say it? oh yeah, perfection.

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  7. You had me at the rug! Your hack is brilliant, by the way. You are brave to be doing this so soon after you moved.#MoreCoffee

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  8. I love where the room is headed, you are definitely brave to take on this challenge so soon after moving in. I had a question for you. In your orginial mood board, where is the art from?

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  9. Love it all. And you are already ahead of the game with the gallery wall. Can't wait to see how everything else comes together!! That lamp is killer btw.

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  10. This is so fun! I cannot wait to see how it turns out. Your gallery wall is looking super fab!

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  11. You go girl...anyone who sets up a gallery wall FIRST is my kind of gal! Loving a few things in the space already...the desk(super)and the southern moonlight silouette (divine)...can't wait to see where you go..

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  12. The office is going to rock! I love the dark walls.. and yes drooling over the dome lamp! That is also on my todo list!

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  13. LOVE the lamp, and I want the desk! Where'd you find it? Wanna switch rooms? ;)

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  14. The room looks so great I love that gallery wall! Love seeing my ballerina print next to so many other cool prints. Thanks for sharing!

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  15. I mean that lamp gets me every time. I can hardly stand it. must get my hands on one.

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  16. Loving your inspiration board and can't wait to see you transform this space!

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  17. Fabulous inspiration board - can't wait. Beth of Chinoiserie Chic

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  18. love your plan! That desk is gorgeous, I need one. Best of luck! ( BTW we are taking the place of House Four :)
    Nancy and Bethany
    Powellbrowerhome.com

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  19. Love this, and the direction you are headed is sure to turn out fab. Good Luck!! I'll be checking back often!

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  20. I love the pictures in the frames, lovely feature.

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  21. For you to be tackling this so soon after a move is VERY impressive. I still have unopened boxes from my move 4 years ago. It's going to be so incredible -- I'm still dying over the IKEA hack!

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  22. I love your inspiration board, can't wait to see what you come up with!! It's going to be fab.

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  23. YES...TOC is going to be my new favorite saying. Stealing. Because that is how I felt last night when I tried my best to get out of it but Linda was tough on me. So here I am along with all the other suckers...
    I could have done my guest room...but it does have boxes in it and I am just not in the mood to sweat right now and carry them to the basement.

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  24. I love your stylish design plan. The desk, gallery wall and the gold pillows are absolutely gorgeous! Is the desk from Z Gallerie?

    Can't wait to check out your room's progress next week!

    Jessie
    www.mixandchic.com

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  25. You can totally do this and it's going to be ahhhh-mazing! Can't wait to see the fruits of your labor!

    xx
    Kecia

    http://www.couturezooblog.com/

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  26. Awesome space to work with. Love the desk and the mood board. Can't wait to follow along {and to try to make my room over in 6 weeks too!}

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  27. Looks like you have it going on! Love your desk and lamp. The gallery wall is FAB-U-Lous. You are moving at warp speed.

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