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The floor drama that I told you about last week took some extra time and slowed us down a bit, but we quickly got back on track and checked two more big items off of the home office to-do list. As a reminder- here's where we left off last week... When we first moved into our house, the home office (which is actually just a basement bedroom) had bypass / sliding closet doors. Here's a picture from move-in day back in 2008 when the room was still empty. In the fall of 2019, when I was ... View the Post

So much drama in ORC... What would the One Room Challenge be without a few challenges and a little drama? The good news is that I now have the new home office flooring of my dreams. The bad news is that, due to some unexpected challenges, it cost a lot more than we'd planned, and we won't be continuing these beautiful new floors throughout the rest of the basement as I'd hoped. Let me explain. After completely cleaning out the office (in last week's ORC post I showed you how I tackled ... View the Post

It's week 2 of the One Room Challenge, and we've entered the it gets worse before it gets better phase! But before we get to that, let me remind you what we're up to. After talking about it for years, we're finally giving our home office a major makeover with a dual emphasis on both style and function. The To Do List In last week's post, I shared the before photos and design inspiration. Today I'm outlining our to-do list for the home office and talking about how to get started when it ... View the Post

Well, hello! It's been a minute since I've posted anything here on the blog! The last project I posted was our basement bathroom makeover at the end of 2021, and, well... that was the last project we finished around the house. But that's about to change! You might remember that I've been talking for years about redoing our home office to make it a functional space for Scott and me to share. And it's FINALLY happening! Where have we been? After about a decade of non-stop home projects, ... View the Post

Well, this is a first. It's week 6 of the One Room Challenge and we are JUST. GETTING. STARTED. I didn't post an update during weeks 4 or 5, because there were no updates. We dealt with a lot in October, including a death in the family, and the bathroom makeover just fell to the bottom of our to do list. Considering we're six weeks behind, I thought about just throwing in the towel. But I also really want this project done before the holidays {the new vanity has been sitting in a box in ... View the Post

Over the past two weeks I've shared the before photos of our basement bathroom (whoa orange!) and a few inspiration photos. This week, I'm excited to show you what we have planned for this space! One Room Challenge As a quick reminder, between now and November 18th, we’ll be transforming our basement bathroom from bold but boring into a lighter and brighter space with a lot more style, and I'm doing alongside more than 200 other talented designers as guest participants in the One Room ... View the Post

It's a good thing the One Room Challenge has been extended from six weeks to eight, because we accomplished exactly nothing during week 1, and week 2 isn't shaping up to be much more productive on the bathroom makeover front. We've have some family matters that are taking priority right now, but I did want to pop in quickly tonight with a quick update to show you a few inspiration photos. Then next week, I'll share the detailed plans for this space... and hopefully soon after that we'll actually ... View the Post

I've been pretty MIA on the blog lately due to a lot of other things that have required my attention this year {adulting is hard!}, but I have one more project that I really want to accomplish before the end of the year, so I'm giving myself a deadline. I just can't get enough of the One Room Challenge because it provides just the motivation I need to prioritize a project and get it to the finish line! This time around, the project I'm taking on is our basement bathroom. One Room ... View the Post