Spring 22 ORC Week One: Before Photos & Digital Renderings
It’s that time of year again! The Spring 2022 One Room Challenge starts today and we couldn’t be more excited to be participating in this very special Tenth Anniversary edition of the ORC! Last fall we transformed our family room from a dark, unused basement space to a bright & welcoming room we now love spending time in. We can’t wait to do the same with our upstairs middle bedroom, which will become my new home office.
This week we’re sharing our before photos, some digital renderings I created, and a breakdown of our design plan. Here is what we have in store:
Before Photos
This is the smallest of our three upstairs bedrooms, but surprisingly, it’s considered the master. It’s a unique space with a long dormer window nook, east and south facing windows, and a tiny attached bathroom.
When we’ve had some free time from our other home projects, we’ve been working on removing the wallpaper in here. It’s been a lower priority on our to-do list until now, and we can’t wait see how different this room looks with a fresh coat of paint from our amazing partners, Clare.
One discovery we made when lifting up the thick carpet was the original hardwood floor hiding underneath. We won’t know how the entire floor looks until we rip up the whole carpet, but we’re so happy there isn’t a layer of linoleum glued to the wood like we have in our guest bedroom. This will be our first time refinishing hardwood floors, and we’re excited to take on the challenge!
Digital Renderings
My first step in every design project is creating a digital rendering of the space. This allows me to try out lots of different options before we commit to buying anything. Here are two views of the room as they currently look and what we’re ultimately aiming for with the final reveal.
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Next week I’ll be sharing more about the inspiration behind the design and the pieces we’re using to create it. For now, here is a breakdown of our plan:
Design Plan
Remove remaining wallpaper & ceiling trim
Remove old carpet
Remove doors, sand, add trim & paint
Sand hardwood floor
Prime & paint walls and ceiling with Clare paint
Stain hardwood floor
Build window seat
Build printing area IKEA hack
Install new ceiling light fixture & window treatments
Furnish & decorate with Juniper Print Shop, Loloi Rugs, and Loop Living
Partners
We want to give a big thank you to our incredible partners who are helping us with the One Room Challenge
Make sure to check out all of the projects happening this spring on the ORC blog. And if you aren’t already, follow me on Instagram for more photos, reels, and story updates on our project.
See you next week!
