Week Two | Oct 15 | Toys & Clothes Storage
Week 2 of the One Room Challenge with lots of KonMari-ing and sorting.
Read MoreWeek 2 of the One Room Challenge with lots of KonMari-ing and sorting.
Read MoreI am tackling the room where I spend more time than any other: my Workroom. This room functions in many ways — home office, art studio, craft room, sewing room, and library — so function, storage, and light are key.
Read MoreA weekly roundup of the progress on my One Room Challenge Workroom Makeover. This week: the Big Reveal! The room is done!
Read MoreA weekly roundup of the progress on my One Room Challenge Workroom Makeover. This week’s focus: organizing it all in a home office, sewing room, art studio, and craft room.
Read MoreA weekly roundup of the progress on my One Room Challenge Workroom Makeover. This week’s focus: lighting for a busy room with many different functions.
Read MoreA weekly roundup of the progress on my One Room Challenge Workroom Makeover. This week’s focus: furniture choices for this multipurpose room.
Read MoreA weekly roundup of the progress on my One Room Challenge Workroom Makeover including paint color choices, a new gorgeous wallpaper, and simple ways to reduce the ecological impact of a renovation project.
Read MoreI am tackling the room where I spend more time than any other: my Workroom. This room functions in many ways — home office, art studio, craft room, sewing room, and library — so function, storage, and light are key.
Read MoreLet’s run the numbers on the Spring 2019 One Room Challenge project. What did it take to do this Guest Room Refresh?
Read MoreThe Big Reveal! I’ll show you the entire room finished and ready for guests. We will also talk budget — how much did we spend and where did the money go?
Read MoreThe Guest Room isn’t just a lovely place to fold laundry — it is a haven for people who come to visit us. But how do you help your guests feel comfortable and enjoy their stay? I’ll give you some easy hospitality ideas to turn your guest room into a cozy sanctuary that anyone will enjoy.
One of the inspirations for the Guest Room Refresh came from a collection of vintage linens I got from my grandmother. They weren’t in great shape, though, so I’ll show you how to care for and clean vintage linens, and how to use them to dress a cute bed — and make a room extra special.
Read MoreLet there be light! The Guest Room is at garden level — a fancy way of saying it is basically a basement. The windows are at ground level, so I have brought in lots of light and window treatments that take advantage of the sunlight, too.
Read MoreWe are repurposing some old furniture, making a few new pieces, and scouring the Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist for the rest. Come see everything I’ve found — and how I’m making old things new again.
Read MoreThe inspiration for our Guest Room Refresh came from a vintage print of Joseph Feher’s map of the Hawaiian islands produced for the Dole Fruit Company in 1950. As it turns out this poster which we found in the attic of a previous house, has a fascinating history.
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