Hello again One Room Challenge™ friends!
As you may have noticed, I didn’t give a room update last week.
Truth be told I was super busy painting the trim (it took 4 coats to cover the green paint!) and then all three of my children decided it was a good time to get sick.
So here we are at week three (the halfway mark!!). Everyone is finally better and I found the time to sit down and update you on the space.
If you’re new to the One Room Challenge™ or to this blog you may be wondering what in the world I’m talking about. Over the course of six weeks we’ll be redoing our boys’ bedroom and sharing our progress weekly over at Calling It Home blog, as an ORC linking participant.
If you haven’t already seen it, click for our Adventuring Entomologist Bedroom Plan!
As I’ve been pulling elements together I can already tell I’m veering from the original plan in favor of a slightly more colorful, happy, and youthful space. I still plan on the major elements being more neutral but I’m really being drawn to more pops of color in the accessories.
I’m 99% decided that the spindle bed frames are going to be painted in Starry Woods by Valspar. I say 99% because it may be a smidge more muted than I want BUT the sample card looked perfect up in their bright space.
So far all of the trim has been painted a bright white and I have completed one of the 5 furniture projects for the space.
We now have one finished end table and boy number two will be using an adorable toy chest as his end table.
Also, get a load of the bed frames!!! Bulk trash people! Gah! We found them in bulk trash!
In case you’re wondering the beds are furniture projects 2 and 3. We need to construct wood rails for them and then they can be painted. Furniture project 4 is a wood desk redo and number 5 is a bookshelf build.
The cuckoo clocks were also painted this week. They are now a pale green to fit with the new color scheme.
I also snagged this amazing and huge task lamp from out in our workshop. I’m pretty sure we’ll use it on the desk AND it is also slated to get a new coat/color of paint.
We still have so much more to do but it’s fun to see the progress so far.
If you haven’t already, be sure to stop over and see how all the other ORC room makeovers are coming along! Inspiration abounds.
yay! looking good and loving seeing where your finds are ending up!
I’m loving the direction of this room! So fun! That desk is so cool!
Thanks Emy! I’m revealing the desk this week for week 4.
Those bed frames are wonderful, feels so good to find something like that left for the garbage! Especially once you build the rails, because then its vintage, super cost effective, plus something you made. Can’t wait to see that green in the finished room.
Yes to all that. Finding something awesome and saving $$$ is such a blessing! I started painting the frames and I LOVE the green! Soft and light, but still rich in color. The perfect pop.
Love how this is turning out!
Thank you Jessica.
Sure glad to hear family feeling better, hard to work on anything with sick kids in house. Been there too many times with our 4. When 3 oldest were little , both boys got chicken pox for 2 weeks then oldest girl got chicken pox for another 2 weeks. Didn’t have #4 yet.
What a score finding those spool bed frames, so wonderful. All of sudden your projects will get done and things will level out for you, don’t work too hard so you get sick. Room is starting to look good, love that desk, can hardly wait to see what you do with it.
Take care of all of you and have wonderful weekend
Thanks so much JaneEllen! All the kiddos are feeling better. Yay! And…they extended the ORC reveal one week so I didn’t end up losing any time. Whew!
I love this one too! I’m sorry you had a tough week last week. Hope everyone stays healthy.
PS – I love trash picking! I wish my garbage was as nice as the items some people throw out for pick-up.
Seriously! Our garbage is straight trash. I can’t believe what some people just chuck out on the side of the road!
That Jenny Lind – esque bed is awesome- I’ve always loved the look of them! And you’ve gathered some real goodies for this space! Cant wait to see it all come together.
Thank you Diane! I’ve always love spindle beds and as ecstatic when we found these!
I love your comment about veering from your plans. That happened to me every single time I do a reno! lol
It just happens! Ha. As I source items and continue seeing new inspiration somehow the plans always change…at least a little!
I LOVE all those colours – they look great together! Can’t wait to see the finished product
Thank you! I change my mind on the colors all the time so we’ll see what happens. The bed frames ARE being painted in Starry Woods and I LOVE them!!
I love all of your finds, and can’t wait to see the space!
Thanks Nicki!
BULK TRASH!!! That is totally amazing. I love the direction that this room is going in.
I know! Crazy! We’ve found quite a few winners over the year in bulk trash. It is amazing to me what some people just throw out instead of giving it away.