TEEN GIRL’S ROOM – SECOND WK OF THE ONE ROOM CHALLENGE

TEEN GIRL’S ROOM – SECOND WK OF THE ONE ROOM CHALLENGE

Well, here we are at WEEK 2 of the ORC project. In case you missed the first post, we are remodeling my 13 year old teenage daughter’s tiny bedroom.  We think the best use of the space should include a loft bed.  My husband, with her help, is in the throes of making this custom bed.

Here are some nice ones that help us to conceptualize how to best use the space.

LOFT BEDS:

This loft bed with built-in shelves under the ladder allows room for a desk and more storage space. I love the bookshelf under the bedrail.

POTTERY BARN always has quality furnishings, and its styled beautifully with their linens. The brass touches are nice.
This is also from POTTERY BARN which I included because we are considering painting the bed gray.

A truly mid century loft look by WEST ELM/POTTERY BARN. The yellow is beautiful with the warm wood tones. Love the dresser in there, too. I love how the desk fits right behind the ladder, which is simple and elegant.

This is the Harlan loft bed with desk ($500 range). This more basic loft bed is built with comfortable sleeping space and plenty of room underneath. It is available at several online stores including Wayfair and Overstock. 

FURNISHINGS

These two pieces above are both from IKEA. There are lots of nice options for storage bins, drawers, etc. They are a bargain around $100 each. And they would just fit, within an inch, below the loft bed we are making.

We already have a desk chair kind of like this that someone had just left on the street corner across from an office buiding. It looked brand new, so I grabbed it! Like I said, LAW OF ATTRACTION at work…

We are also considering a comfy chair if it will fit. This first one (above) is from URBAN OUTFITTERS and the second one (below) is from POTTERY BARN TEEN.

On sale for $199 at POTTERY BARN TEEN right now.

LIGHTING
I am loving this vintage mid century modern light fixture that extends out, with little stars. $250 at HIPPO HARDWARE in Portland, OR, a great resource for vintage lighting and hardware. The place has soul.
This one from TARGET is also nice, and we love the color. About $100.
PAINT COLOR PALETTE
We are headed in this direction with grays, blues and white direction with pops of color in the art. We also want to mix in some color with the art.
ROOM THEME: THE AVENGERS

We have been watching all of the AVENGER SUPER HERO MOVIES in order since the quarantine started. Usually one or two a week. It’s actually really fun to watch as a family. Thank goodness these Disney movies now have plenty of heroines as well as heroes. AVENGER HEROINES will be the prevailing theme in the art that she is considering for her room. I can think of worse role models, right?

1. Captain America: The First Avenger (1942-1943)
2. Captain Marvel (1995)
3. Iron Man (2010)
4. Iron Man 2 (2011)
5. The Incredible Hulk (2011)
6. Thor (2011)
7. The Avengers (2012)
8. Iron Man 3 (2012)
9. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
11. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
12. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2014)
13. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
14. Ant-Man (2015)
15. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2016)
17. Doctor Strange (2016-2017)
18. Black Widow (2017)
19. Black Panther (2017)
20. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
21. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2017)
22. Avengers: Infinity War (2017)
23. Avengers: Endgame (2018-2023)
24. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2023)
ART
There are so many great sources on ETSY for everything from downloadable $5 pdfs you can print yourself, to pricier vintage movie posters and comic books.

This we bought.

Rosie the Riveter is not a MARVEL SUPER HERO but Charlotte is relating to this heroic image. She has even been dressing like her in a blue jumpsuit from TARGET and a bandanna around her head.

So this coming week, we are prepping the room for paint, sanding and continuing work on the bed, and playing around with how much art we need, where we will hang it, and what fits within our budget.

So, here is the link below to the ORC FEATURED DESIGNERS as well as the GUEST PARTICIPANTS if you just can’t get enough.

Thank you for reading along. Until next week….

#STAYSAFE, #STAYHOME , #STAYCALM&DESIGNON

 

 

XOXO,
SUZANNE

DESIGNING A TEEN BOY’S ROOM ON A BUDGET

DESIGNING A TEEN BOY’S ROOM ON A BUDGET

FINAL REVEAL

Well here we are at the FINAL REVEAL!

I have to say I was cutting it pretty close as of last week. The painting was not yet complete and just last weekend my husband and daughter helped me get the wallpaper mural up. Phew! 

So, here it is:

 

We used STOKES FOREST GREEN by Benjamin Moore on the walls.  It really is a lovely green and it brings a lot of happy energy into the room.  That’s our kitty, Henry, by the way.

The HIGH SEAS in Henderson Blue decorative wallpaper mural was done in partnership with  REBELWALLS.  The design was based off of an antique etching but the scale and color gives it a modern edge.  The blue is a little softer on  the eyes than the black and white version we almost went with. The mural really lightens up the room.  I was afraid the green wouldn’t work with the mural but somehow it does. It stands on its and I kept the color palette on the bed pretty toned down.  Mostly blues, whites and browns.

The duvet cover and sheets are from IKEA and the decorative pillows and plaid throw are from STUDIO TULLIA (the fabric is from Pendleton).  I often use ticking on the backs of bedding pillows because it is so comfortable and utilitarian. If one side is too hot or itchy you can just flip it over. 

 

The room was lacking light but after we put in the sconces on either side of the bed and the lamp on the desk, it seemed to provide enough light and cozied up the room.

FYI, sconces should be hung approximately 5 feet from the floor and 8″ away from the bed.  

These sconces were from IKEA and not bad for $17 a piece!  We just need to drill holes and hide the wires which is a quick fix by my husband.

 The chandelier and lamp are also from IKEA.  I purchased them over a year ago and I noticed the chandelier was on sale the other day so maybe it is being discontinued.  I love the way the light shines through the holes in the copper lamp shade on the desk at night. 

These paintings are by local artist Elizabeth See, who is a favorite of mine.  We have various paintings of hers all over the the house. 

The model planes are from a neighbor and I thought I’d try hanging them up in his room.   They are pretty delicate so I am hoping they hold up. As you can see the curio cabinet is chock full of legos.  Hard to know what to do with them all so this was one solution.  He still wants more shelves for more and more legos.

Here is a detail shot of the curtains. They have the ribbon work which STUDIO TULLIA is so known for.  They used to be in my dining room but were in really good condition so I held onto them. Glad I could reuse them for this room.  I ended up using four pleated panels which works really nicely for this double window. (They need to be pressed!)

My husband took the pictures below with his phone using the panoramic feature.   You can also get a sense of how it looks at night.  

I will get a list together soon of the items I purchased for this room.   

There are a lot of talented peeps out there who’ve been working hard for the last six weeks.   You should check it out.  Thank you Linda with Calling It Home for sponsoring this event which occurs twice a year.

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE FINAL REVEALS: 

Here are the links to the featured designers and guest participants:

 

I’m going to spend some time visiting these other sites now that I can take a breath and chill out for awhile.  Thanks so much for following along.  

ORC FALL 2019 – ARTHUR’S ROOM WK 4

ORC FALL 2019 – ARTHUR’S ROOM WK 4

TEXTILES

This week’s focus was textiles. I am redoing the bed.  

It will have:

1) One Duvet Cover
2) Two Euro Shams
3) One-Two Accent Pillows
4) A wool throw or quilt

 

I use a lot of cotton ticking in our house because it is so utilitarian.   It lessens the cost of things when you put it on the back of cushions and duvets, for example, and it is soft and wears well.   I found this denim fabric above at the WOOLEN MILL STORE and was told it is Levis denim, left over from a job they did.  It washes really well. The blankets and pillows are available at STUDIO TULLIA and some are salvaged pieces I found in the “sold by the ounce” section of the store.  They sometimes have left over Umatilla plaid that they use for their shirts and blanket fringe that I love to add to the ends of pillows.

My son reminded me that he wants the bedding to be super soft and not too itchy.   As much as I love the vintage blanket below it may not work for that reason.  I like how this blanket pulls all the colors in although that particular green is not really what he wants either.  But I think this soft furry pillow might work.

HIGH SEAS WALLPAPER MURAL

We finally decided on the HENDERSON BLUE color way of HIGH SEAS.

The REBELWALLS wallpaper arrived within less than a week all the way from SWEDEN once we finally pulled the trigger.  What a relief to have that decision made.

This next week is all about finishing the walls and getting the wallpaper up.

PAINT COLORS

This has been our greatest challenge. Arthur is holding firm on a pretty bold green. It will not tie into any other color in the room, but stand on its own. Let’s hope it works. The room is all prepped and ready for painting this weekend.

ART

The OWL painting above is by one of my favorite local artists, ELIZABETH SEE, that we are keeping in the room. We have lots of her paintings all over our house.  She has an ETSY site if you want to check out her lovely work.

 Recently I went to SCHOOLHOUSE ELECTRIC which is such a cool place.  Not only the lighting, which is reproduction antique (schoolhouse) lighting, but they have all kinds of hardware, furnishings, art, textiles and a lovely cafe where I hung out for awhile.

I’m always inspired when I go in there. They have such creative displays and I love the interplay of new and old. 

What I am liking for Arthur’s room is the graphic nature of their calendars and art work.  I would like some sort of combination of images for over his desk so I need to get that together.  

Things are getting pretty real with only two weeks left.  

 ONE ROOM CHALLENGE 

There are a lot of great designers and DIYers working on rooms for the next couple weeks so you should check out their progress: 

 

Wish me luck on the wallpaper installation!

Thanks as always for following along.  

FALL 2018 ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, week 6 DINING ROOM – FINAL REVEAL!

FALL 2018 ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, week 6 DINING ROOM – FINAL REVEAL!

At last we have made it to Week 6! I’m excited to share some pictures with you below.  When you have a chance, there is a plethora of fabulous ORC Rooms by Guest Participants and Featured Designers (click on the two boxes below to get there). Now that I am done with this dining room, I plan to spend some time there myself…

 

So, here goes. This dining room has proven to be a great challenge. The sun was spotty today in Portland so I did my best to capture the natural light in the room.

SKY MURAL

There is one accent wall where (with the help of my daughter and husband),I have painted a decorative sky painting.

 

My dear friend and floral designer Joann Andriese helped me to go for the large scale branches which I trimmed from my backyard. I reupholstered our existing dining chairs in Miles Redd Tumbling Blocks by Schumacher.

The chalkboard was created using a Portland flea market find (the carved frame), that I placed a chalkboard inside.  I am not sure what it was before, but it seemed to have been built into a wall and was apparently salvaged and sold at an auction, per antique dealer, LOOKS & BOOKS, from Milwaukee, OR.  The carving looked old world and reminded me of Italy. My daughter has been wanting a chalkboard for awhile.  It has to cure for a couple more days when I initially posted this.

 

Here is a shot of the built-in which was painted a pale aqua paint to compliment the sky wall.  It is full of various heirloom and contemporary dishes as well as crystal, vintage paintings and vases, an old clock and books.The chandelier is from FEISS. The plant from PORTLAND NURSERY.

Here is a more panoramic shot and you can see that I have panels flanking the bay window.   They are custom made out of linen blend fabric called BUTE in Ivory from Cowtan and Tout, which is super wide and so gorgeous.   The two pleats on the leading edge are striped cotton called ULLAKARIN from IKEA.  The woven jute rug is also from IKEA.

This heirloom rocking chair I had reupholstered when I had twins out of a leopard velvet (like Jamil Natural).  It was my great grandfather’s.  The blanket is from salvaged PENDLETON.

 

 

I’ve been playing around with table placement so here you can see that I moved the table and chairs so they are horizontal to the bay window.  It works both ways.

 

The abstract artwork is from TARGET.  The heirloom loveseat was also my great grandparents that I had reupholstered in striped ticking.

Here’s a close up of the vintage dinner plates I found at an estate sale.  The runner is also from IKEA.

The little lumbar pillow is FANTASY FOREST by SCHUMACHER , made by STUDIO TULLIA.

A detail of the curtains, also made by STUDIO TULLIA.

Here’s another shot of my kids’ favorite spot along with fabric Sonora by SCHUMACHER and a custom faux snow leopard throw which is also a favorite in the house.

The kids aren’t the only ones who like this spot.

If you look above the door there is another found painting that was framed locally by I’VE BEEN FRAMED, my go to local art store and framer.   They frame most of my found art and prints as well as family art, photographs, etc.

Here is a detail shot of the rug and chairs.

And accessories.

And a shot of the table with candles lit earlier in the day when I had no sun.

I thought this brass napkin holder and napkins from IKEA were fun to add to the mix.

Here are a few before shots just so you can appreciate how far we have come from the original orange dining room.

 

Here the kids are priming the chalkboard for the first time with white chalk after it cured for three days.

The kids have been having fun writing menus and such on the chalkboard:

So, that is a wrap.  The sources with links are listed at the end of this post.

I could not have pulled this off without my highly skilled husband, Shiloh.  I am so grateful for all his electrical, construction and installation work.

Thanks so much for following along!

 

SOURCES

BENJAMIN MOORE – chalkboard paint

COWTAN & TOUT – Bute in Ivory for curtains

FEISS LIGHTING – Chandelier

IKEA – Lonholt jute rug

IKEA – black linen and Goddag woven table runners

IKEA – Tillstallning brass napkin holder & napkins

IKEA – Ullakarian Striped Fabric on lead edge of curtain panels

I’VE BEEN FRAMED – frames for vintage paintings

MILLER – gray paint by Joanna Gaines

METRO PAINT – Mountain Snow for custom paint mixing and base coats

PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS – salvaged Pendleton wool for throw

PORTLAND FLEA – antique carved frame

PORTLAND NURSERY – houseplant

SCHUMACHER -Miles Redd Tumbling Blocks on Chairs

SCHUMACHER – Sonora white fringe fabric on pillow

SCHUMACHER – Fantasy Forest on accent pillow

STUDIO TULLIA – throw pillows

TARGET – abstract framed embellished painting Project 62

WS HOME – black candlesticks

ORC FALL 2017 FINAL REVEAL – GUEST BEDROOM

ORC FALL 2017 FINAL REVEAL – GUEST BEDROOM

Well, I am SO happy to share with you some pictures from the ORC FINAL REVEAL of my upstairs GUEST ROOM!  

 

 

I have to tell you that I really struggled with this room. I thought I had it all together and a couple days before the reveal I was NOT HAPPY with the results.   I did a few things  that turned the room around.  The bedding felt lifeless, the room too traditional, and I was uninspired by the art.  It was not cozy enough.

I added WHITE:   white baskets, white duvet cover, shams and pillow covers from IKEA, fresh white paint on the trim,  white lilies in a white vase. In an old house, in low light Portland, I have learned that nothing makes a room look fresh and modern better than WHITE.

 

I called my neighbor, Virginie Hoover, who had some lovely SHIBORI textiles she made this Summer that gave me the more bohemian/beach vibe I was looking for.

 

I went to GOODWILL for more frames and art, and printed some posters at WALGREEN’s from my Iphone pictures that were done in one hour.  Fortunately, the local framers,I’VE BEEN FRAMED, were totally resourceful and accommodating and built some framing kits for me to assemble the art really fast.

My kids were the best, and helped me paint the dresser. I was up until 4 am the night before the final reveal day painting trim and doors.  I was so exhausted and the extremely gray rainy day made it really hard to get any decent pictures.  SO finally today the SUN came out here and there and I ran upstairs to try to capture the room.  The night time shots I tried to take last night with artificial lights were horrible.

Something serendipitous always happens during a One Room Challenge when I go to Goodwill. This time I found a beautiful blue glass vase for $6.99 that had the original $59.99 price tag on it.

 

I also picked up a large framed poster really just for the frame but when I hung it up, oddly enough,  the watermelon print grew on me and really kind of pulled things together.

 

SOURCES

Here are the SOURCES for the above room – I’ll do my best here:

PAINT COLORS:

WALLS – BENJAMIN MOORE MUSLIN

DRESSER – AMERICAN EMPIRE ANTIQUE, PAINTED BENJAMIN MOORE VAN HEUSEN BLUE with a few RESTORED CRYSTAL KNOBS from HIPPO HARDWARE

BOOKSHELF – IKEA

BELGIAN LINEN CURTAINS – WILLIAMS SONOMA HOME, with a few striped pleats added to the leading edges by STUDIO TULLIA

DOORS – BENJAMIN MOORE DOVE GRAY

TRIM – MILLER WHITE

SLEIGH BED – BERNHARDT, found for FREE, donated by a neighbor, on NEXTDOOR

GRAY SHAG RUG – IKEA

FRAMES – IKEA, except for the silver lead frames that are custom.

PHOTOGRAPHS – beach pictures taken with my Iphone and printed at WALGREEN’s except for VENICE Photos bought at Artists’ Co-op in  Monterey, CA.

SCONCES – LAMPS PLUS

ACCESSORIES –

White vases, frames, white baskets-  IKEA

Watermelon Print by MAZON found, blue glass vase and white ceramic sandpiper found at GOODWILL

BASKET HURRICANE – TARGET (found at Goodwill)

WOVEN BASKET BALLS – POTTERY BARN

Blue Striped Clay Bowl – GOODWILL

FAUX LLAMA FUR THROW & LINEN – custom made by STUDIO TULLIA

ALL BED LINENS – custom made by STUDIO TULLIA except for white linens – all from IKEA.  The fabrics were found at either FABRIC DEPOT, THE MILL END STORE or PENDLETON WOOLEN MILL ENDS

The BUNNY HUTCH PILLOW on the chair is a HUNT SLONEM print from GROUND WORKS/KRAVET.

CRYSTAL LAMP – CRYSTAL REFLECTIONS, CA

LINEN SHADES for ANTIQUE CHANDELIER – AMAZON

FLOWERS, PLANT – TRADER JOE’s

 There are some amazing GUEST PARTICIPANTS for you to check out by clicking on this image below:

And of course the wonderful FEATURED DESIGNERS via CALLING IT HOME’s website:

Let me know what you think. Do you like the blue dresser? That was my biggest decision: what color to paint it.  I let my daughter pick it in the end.  Kind of wish it was a more indigo blue.

Thanks to Linda at CALLING IT HOME for creating and producing this legendary event that gives so many designers the kick in the XXX, accountability piece and collective motivation that seems to help bring these projects to fruition.

As always, thanks for reading along!

ORC GUEST BEDROOM MAKEOVER (one more week until the FINAL REVEAL)

ORC GUEST BEDROOM MAKEOVER (one more week until the FINAL REVEAL)

Here we are at Week 6 of the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE

THE ONE ROOM CHALLENGE was extended one week (for the first time ever due to all the natural disasters of late). This is WEEK 6 and the FINAL REVEAL will be WEEK 7.

EXCUSES

I apologize for a gap in reporting on my project.

Between the monthly flea market where I am a vendor.

and HALLOWEEN, it has been a whirlwind of muddy pumpkins, costumes and candy.

The visits to the pumpkin patch (twice):

The HOMEMADE Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Costumes:

  

So, back to the room…

IKEA TRIP

No ORC is ever complete without a trip to IKEA and a night of Swedish Meatballs.

Besides walking throughout the entire store for inspiration, I needed to consider the baskets and the sheets:


Do you think we stayed too long?

 

GALLERY WALL

The gallery wall is coming together although I am wanting to replace the large beach image on the upper left. I don’t know that I can pull it off in time.  I tried to incorporate Jimmy Smits from How to Get Away With Murder into the gallery wall last night.  Love the pop of red and the dark contrast not to mention, el hombre guapo!  See how that dresser is still very UNPAINTED.

I love the indigo blues and rich reds in this quick shot I took of a tanker in Astoria last weekend, but I want the picture to be more interesting.

After some perusing on MINTED, I found these:

San Francisco is only one of my favorite cities in the world.  Which would you choose?

A)Overlooking the Golden Gate, where my husband proposed:

OR

B) Baker Beach, where we had our wedding pictures taken. They are both pretty wonderful.  Which one do you like?

NEEDLE ARTS

Here’s a little embroidery project in the works that justifies occasional Netflix binging – it’s for the room also because you know, its all in the details.

I am incorporating some colors into the indigo mix to liven things up. This will be one more layer of interest along with some lovely Pendleton pillows.

CURTAINS

The rings have to be hand sewn onto the curtains as they are extremely heavy and the drapery hooks simply won’t do.

SCONCES

I am happy with the sconces for the price although I need some rods to hide the wires it would appear.

 

CRUNCH MODE

I can’t tell you everything…I have to leave some things a surprise.

What color will I paint the DRESSER? I am about to pull the trigger or in this case, load the paint brush.

And I have some painting to do this weekend on the doors and trim. We are down to the wire here. I was hoping for a glorious sunlit afternoon next week with the natural light just right to capture the room.

So, hang in there and next week I will show you what I’ve got!

You may follow all the other GUEST PARTICIPANTS  by clicking on this image below:

And be sure to check out the FEATURED DESIGNERS via CALLING IT HOME’s website:

As always, thanks for reading along!

ORC FINAL REVEAL – UPSTAIRS HALLWAY AND STAIRS

ORC FINAL REVEAL – UPSTAIRS HALLWAY AND STAIRS

At last! The FINAL REVEAL of my UPSTAIRS HALLWAY & STAIRS.  I am so exhausted from the final last two days of pushing myself; painting the final coats on the walls, doors and dresser. Three coats seems to be the magic number for best coverage.

Just a little reminder that for years, the UPSTAIRS HALLWAY & STAIRS was a tangerine orange with some random furniture pieces and very basic lighting.

Here is a BEFORE SHOT:

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Are you ready?

Here is the AFTER SHOT:
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And here are a few more:

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I wanted this to be a functional space for my nine year old twins. Charlotte’s room is too small for a dresser and she really needed a place besides the guest room across the hall for her clothes.  dsc01967

I painted an heirloom dresser WHALE GRAY by BENJAMIN MOORE.  The wool rug is a MOROCCAN RUG from WEST ELM that I added for warmth and color.  The wall to wall carpet couldn’t be installed during this time frame. The STAR LIGHT is from POTTERY BARN and the Lamp in a Mid Century vintage find.  The shade and baskets are NATE BERKUS for TARGET.

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The horizontal reproduction beach painting was from ROSS and it served as my color inspiration for the room. Of course I’d love a beach photograph by GRAY MALIN but for now, this is what we’re working with.

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The kids could use a mirror for getting dressed and I found this one at TARGET for $40.  The antique bench was a GOODWILL find,  with a cane seat and back. It was too folksy for the space with a carved heart in the back so I modernized it with the custom seat cushion and lumbar pillow in white and gray linen, custom made by STUDIO TULLIA.  They are filled with down blend and super comfy.

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The elongated arm was what I really liked about the antique bench besides the scale being perfect for the kids,dsc02072

The flower oil painting above the guest room door is by ELIZABETH SEE, an Oregon artist.

 

SO, moving onto the GALLERY WALL in the STAIRWAY…here is another BEFORE SHOT (with our dog, Pumpkin):

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And here is the AFTER:

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Salon style GALLERY WALL of family photographs; mostly black and white photographs with some art thrown into the mix.  I used black frames, white frames and a few vintage gold frames.  I am still working on the wall with several more to go above these. It takes time to select pictures, frames and mattes. That was quite a project in itself.  The limited edition print is by Italian artist, BAU and was from CR FINE ARTS, LTD.

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I painted the ugly brown stairs white with gray treads along with the railing at the top of the stairs.dsc02096

Here is the view from the bottom of the stairs. I found this basket made for stairs that is perfect for books, toys and other odds and ends that need to go back upstairs.

So, that is it. I will add some more pictures to this post later,  however I am working on this remotely from Astoria, where we are staying for the weekend.

So check out the rest of the ORC GUEST PARTICIPANTS’ rooms HERE

And the ORC DESIGNERS, invited by the ORC Sponsor, CALLING IT HOME, who finished their rooms yesterday are HERE:

 

Here are all the sources I can think of for now:

WHITE WALLS – Mountain Snow by METRO PAINTS

WHITE SEMI GLOSS on trim and stairs – MILLER PAINT

GRAY DOORS – OWL GRAY by BENJAMIN MOORE

GRAY TRIM on Railing & Stair Treads – WHALE GRAY by BENJAMIN MOORE

GLASS PENDANT – SCHOOL HOUSE ELECTRIC

MOROCCAN RUNNER – WEST ELM

BEACH PAINTING – ROSS

FLORAL OIL PAINTING – ELIZABETH SEE

ROUND MIRROR – TARGET

CUSTOM CUSHIONS on Antique Bench – STUDIO TULLIA

LAMP SHADE & BASKETS – NATE BERKUS for TARGET

BENCH, DRESSER, & LAMP – vintage finds

FRAMES on Gallery Wall from POTTERY BARN, IKEA, AARON BROTHERS, and a few vintage ones.

I hope you liked it!   It feels much moire inviting and functional now.  LIke we have gained an extra room.

Thanks so much for following along!  Have a great weekend.

Best,

Suzanne

 

 

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE 2016 -WEEK 6 of CHARLOTTE’S ROOM FINAL REVEAL!

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE 2016 -WEEK 6 of CHARLOTTE’S ROOM FINAL REVEAL!

Well, we managed to finish up just in time!  Here are the results.  We were lucky to have a bright sunny day for these last minute pictures, thanks to my amazing assistant, Amanda. Everything is smelling like roses and I am drinking a gin and tonic as I write this (it is after 5 pm West coast time, FYI).

FINAL REVEAL:

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Below is a painting of our backyard fig tree that Charlotte and her friend Alex painted together last year.  I floated it in one of IKEA’s shadow box frames.

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As you can see we have a little woodland theme going on with the deers and bunny rabbit. I know the rose floral shade on the sconce and bed linens from IKEA are a departure from the neon splatter, but it was such a lovely pattern we bent the matchy matchy rules.   Perhaps bold colors or solid colored linens would have worked better, but we wanted to make these work.  They’re cozy and a little English or something.  The framed deer art is hand cross stitched by a very patient Oregonian: a vintage find that was in perfect condition. The antique bed is an heirloom from my grandparents that my Mother stripped and refinished years ago.DSC09162.jpg

The large splatter pillow was a trial run before the curtains and the hand drawn critter pillow Charlotte drew awhile back as a prototype for a school auction project.  The cross pillow was from STUDIO TULLIA inventory and we liked it in the room.DSC09193.jpg

You can see a little bit of the furry stool we created by covering an IKEA stool.  It is the perfect little occasional stool for this tiny room and adds some much needed glamour.DSC09201.jpg

I want to show you a close up of the white bunny painting by Oregonian artist ELIZABETH SEE because she is so talented.IMG_3459.jpgWe have come quite a ways in just a couple weeks.  Here are a few before shots:

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Getting that pink the right color took some work.  Between BENJAMIN MOORE PAINT and METRO PAINT we got it done.IMG_2452.jpg

The IKEA curtains were perhaps the funnest part of this project and they really set the tone for the room.DSC09290.jpg

This IKEA PS 2014 ceiling pendant is very cool in its design. The pull factor really is fun at night and gives you a diverse range of visual effects.  Her twin brother Arthur is a little jealous when it comes to the light.  Thank God they have lego building experience as they put this thing together all by themselves.  Whereas that project might have put me right over the edge.

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This is her bookshelf which I have staged for this shoot.  The camellias ,roses and hydrangeas are from our garden. The amethyst cut crystal vase was her great grandmother’s and the other vase is a hand painted vintage vase as well.  The flower etched globe light is from IKEA.  And we all know that’s an AMERICAN DOLL in a wheelchair. The one thing in the catalog Arthur liked because it had wheels.

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HARRY POTTER books without their covers aren’t so bad looking next to the collection of NANCY DREW books.

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All of the pillows in this feature have been provided by my primary sponsor ~ STUDIO TULLIA!  Vintage ones (like the cool beaded rose pillow above) as well as other vintage oddities are available through TULLIA MARKETPLACE, which is not fully off the ground, but should be by this Summer.

Here are a few more pictures of the flowers up close because they are just so pretty.  The vase is by who else…IKEA.  The little painting is by Charlotte.

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A FEW MORE NOTES…

We decided last minute to switch out her side table form TARGET and it needed to be white.  The finish was antique gold and it just fell flat in the corner.   We almost painted the gold framed mirror, too, but decided it added some bling and was ok as is.

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This room was a quite a challenge because in all honesty this room is a dog.  The room is tiny, the ceiling is slanted, the windows and trim work are funky, and many more issues I don’t need to bore you with.

The good news is that this is the room she wants to be in and is a very happy girl. She could not fall asleep last night she was so excited. I hated to wake her up this morning. This room is her safe haven, compared to the larger guest room where she was temporarily staying during this project.

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I am excited to grab a cup of coffee tomorrow morning and indulge myself in the many final reveals as part of the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, thanks to CALLING IT HOME.

This was a great challenge for me and 6 weeks was just about right. I am excited to do another room in the Fall.

Here is the link to twenty very talented designer bloggers’ final reveals HERE

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And if that’s not enough, there are over 1,000 Guest Participant Final Reveals to view HERE:

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Thanks so much for following along!

 

Best,

Suzanne

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORC Spring 2016 – Here we are at Week 4!!!

ORC Spring 2016 – Here we are at Week 4!!!

Things are getting real here, folks, with only a couple weeks left. Our goal is to have electrical, painting, curtain installation and most of the furnishings in place by next week. That will leave the last week for bed linens, art, styling and the photo shoot.

Check out the GUEST PARTICIPANTS HERE

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And check out the FEATURED DESIGNERS HERE

 

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There are some wonderful projects going on so take a peek.

SPLATTERED CURTAINS

If you recall, we have been discussing Charlotte’s curtains and I had some serious concerns about the outcome…

Well we decided to dive in one recent afternoon.  Starting with the three neon paints dyes (with glitter) I made her do a few practice runs, trying different brushes and splatter techniques.

We put a tarp down in the back yard and laid the two cotton curtain panels on it.

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We got out the neon dye colors:

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And, here she is giving it a whirl.

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Lots of mixing going on…

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After a few practice runs on scrap fabric, and before we even started on the curtains we had to run back to COLLAGE, our local crafts store to get more paint!  IMG_3187.jpg

By the time we got back with SEVERAL more fabric dye colors, it was starting to get dark!

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The paints and splattered textiles were even beginning to glow.  We had to hustle as I was not setting all this up again. I didn’t want her to over do it anyway.

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She was able to get it all done before it was too dark and we were really happy with the results:

IMG_3241.jpg I am also making a euro sham for her bed out of a couple of the scrap pieces.  All in all it took about two hours.

UPHOLSTERED STOOL

We needed to find some sort of small chair or stool for her room and I came across this one while shopping at FABRIC DEPOT.  I picked it up to look underneath and drum roll please… it was from IKEA!

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So back to IKEA I went and got this for $35.

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I had some leftover white fur from my pillow line on ETSY so I am using that to cover the stool.

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Here’s the fur we used although it is more white – Arctic Fox white. We are going to decide later if we want to paint the legs or leave them black.

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Here it is…what do you think?  This puppy could use a little trim/combing, but not too shabby:

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TEXTILES & PENDLETON:

 

I was shopping at Pendleton Woolen Mills and came across this interesting turquoise plaid that I thought might be a colorful blanket.  So I am keeping that in mind at $60/yard.

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Here is one of the PINK CROSS pillows available at STUDIO TULLIA on ETSY that we are planning to use on her bed.

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And I am just starting to think about art, although she already has quite a bit of her own to work with.  I just think these are lovely.

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And lastly, think it would be fun to paint her door this rose quartz when we get to the hallway outside her room.IMG_3239.jpg

 

Wishing everyone a great few last days of the week.

 

And, thanks for reading!

 

Best,

Suzanne

 

ORC, SPRING 2016 – IKEA Shopping Spree

ORC, SPRING 2016 – IKEA Shopping Spree

download (1).pngWe decided to get some shopping done for the essentials of the room: lighting, hardware and curtains.  I wasn’t sure how much input to let Charlotte have, but for the most part she picked some essentials I couldn’t find too much fault with.  I just had to keep reminding her that the room is small so we couldn’t go too loud or crazy.

So here’s what we accomplished in less than two hours at IKEA:

LIGHTING:

She picked this floral etched glass KNUBBIG globe, which is a pretty accent light for the bookshelf. It has a subtle cherry blossom motif which is in keeping with our theme.

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We finally decided on this chandelier by DAVID WAHL. I am curious to see how it looks installed. We chose the turquoise inside rather than the orange.

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I like that you can easily pull on the cords to control the amount of light into the room.

 

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Then we chose this RODD sconce that we paired with the EMMIE BLOM shade which has a nice floral pattern:

 

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They had it on display and we liked it. We are from the City of Roses afterall.

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Next we moved onto…

 

HARDWARE & CURTAINS:

This is the look we were after with the grommets.   We chose the MERETE cotton curtains which are a nice weight cotton.

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We also wanted sheers so we picked the LILL lace curtains:

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We went with the VASENTLIG ball finials and double curtain rods:

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Pretty basic choices, but I feel good that we got those items taken care of.  It gives my husband some time to install the pendant and sconces as well as the curtains rods.

We are still painting the walls and hoping to have that done soon.  And, Charlotte plans to splatter the curtains…oh boy.

 

I loved this chair but it is too big.

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We also considered this one at VINTAGE VINTAGE on Division St, but again too big.

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Would you look at all the carts at IKEA!  We were leaving as they were closing up.

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Well, thanks for reading and we will see you next week!

Best,

Suzanne

 

 

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