I’ve been decorating our new bedroom addition for this spring’s One Room Challenge. It’s a small room, so I used a lot of creative tips to make the most of the space! Here’s a round-up of the strategies to help … Continue reading
The Spring One Room Challenge has been just the motivation I need to decorate our bedroom addition! And the most important project is, of course, the bed! I love customizing furniture – remember my DIY built-in shelves or the DIY … Continue reading
I’ll call this week to be the “telephone hold music” of the One Room Challenge – I am excited to share our new bathroom. I can take credit for the design, but not the construction. There’s also a small DIY project in there! In the meantime, I promise I am working away on other projects for decorating our new bedroom addition, including a custom daybed.
As a reminder, this season’s project is a bedroom and bathroom addition we built last year. It’s going to be a space for our oldest, when he’s home, and also serve as a guest room or lounge!
It’s fun to see how my vision for this room evolved. In the original “mood board,” I was going with my classic blue-and white look, but you could tell that I was already thinking about how to bring in some green.
Over time, while we were waiting and waiting for building permits, my plan evolved to be more modern and more green. One of my major inspiration spaces was the Woodlark Hotel in Portland, where we enjoyed a stay a few years ago. From that space (left picture below). I was inspired by the elongated subway tile, stacked vertically, the mix of white and dark green tile, and a mix of black metal and antique brass. This led to my final design (right picture below):
And here’s how the room turned out!
This tile combination makes me so happy!
While I left the bathroom construction to our contractor, I did add a DIY touch with the window glass film. There are so many options for window film, so you can have fun browsing for your own favorite. The one that spoke to me for our space is the gingko-themed stained glass from Asgerart on Etsy. It was easy to apply and adds style and much-needed privacy to our little bathroom! To fit our windows, I used two panels side-by-side.
Hope to show you more progress in the bedroom soon! In the meantime, you can see all the other fun room transformations on the One Room Challenge website!
Julie AKA “Jewels”
I seriously love the One Room Challenge. It’s just the motivation I need to finish off projects, and the community is always really positive. I love finding new accounts to follow for inspiration and encouragement! I’ll link my prior ORC projects at the end of this post.
This Spring, I’m going to be decorating a new bedroom addition we built last year. It’s going to be a room for our oldest, when he’s home, and also serve as a guest room or lounge!
I can’t take credit for the construction work, but I will take credit for the inspiration – I very literally had dreams about finding space for just one more room in our house, to accommodate our family of five, with regular visits from my dad. After turning ideas around and around in my head, I figured out that we could enclose a little unused patio and reconfigure the adjacent rooms to make a new bedroom and bathroom. Some of us lived through the months of noise and dust, but you can just enjoy the pictures!
The result is a small bedroom and bathroom that make a big change to how we live in our house. While I couldn’t give our oldest a lot of square footage, I wanted to give him a lot of style and function in this cozy space. I got design inspiration from a lot of places, but my biggest inspirations were Designer Timothy Whealon’s living room featured by New York Social Diary and the Woodlark Hotel in Portland, where we enjoyed a stay a couple of years ago.
When I find a space that really inspires me, I try to describe the key elements, like a recipe, to help me recreate it. And when I am looking at a few spaces, I try to find the common elements that I love. For this project, I was drawn to:
I’m so excited (and nervous!) to tackle this project – hope you’ll follow along!
You can see all the other fun room transformations on the One Room Challenge website!
Julie AKA “Jewels”
Welcome to the Fall 2023 One Room Challenge! This is such a hectic time but also such a fun one, with lots of projects to do and explore and a great supportive community! In the spring, I decorated our entryway, … Continue reading
You know how much I love faux bamboo furniture! My collection includes these Chippendale chairs and this Thomasville dresser-turned-bar cabinet. When I recently acquired an older bookcase, which I chose for its solid wood construction and low price, I noticed … Continue reading
We’re waiting on permits to do a renovation adding a small guest bedroom and bathroom to our home. I’m getting excited and working on the design plans. I already shared the plan for the classic blue and white bathroom! Next up, here’s the design for the guest room. It’s going to be compact and on our lower level, so I wanted to keep the look airy and light. Of course, there’s plenty of my favorite blue and white, but I’m also really into the color green right now, so it’s fun to introduce that as well!
I think the look will coordinate well with the bathroom plan!
Some links are affiliate links. Let me know what you think, and keep your fingers crossed for our permits to be approved soon!
Julie AKA “Jewels”
So, the wheels of the planning department are turning, and we are hoping to be able to do a renovation to add a small guest bedroom and bathroom to our home. I’m getting excited and working on the design plan. The colors will be blue and white – of course! And the style will be classic, with a nod towards mid-century design.
I’m going to keep researching, but I like this direction! Let me know what you think, and keep your fingers crossed for our permits to be approved soon!
Julie AKA “Jewels”
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I’m excited to wrap up the One Room Challenge. It’s such a great way to motivate yourself to work on projects, and the community is already inspiring and positive. To remind you, I took this opportunity to turn our small, plain entry into a welcoming space that added function and style. I’m happy to say, mission accomplished!
You can see details on my choices and process in the posts from previous weeks. Here are some more pictures of the finished space!
Thank you so much to the One Room Challenge team and Apartment Therapy for a great event! It’s a great motivator and the most positive community. I’m already considering a project for the fall challenge…
You can head over to the One Room Challenge site to see some more room transformations!
Julie AKA “Jewels”
It’s hard to top last week’s Mini Mudroom reveal. The conversion of our standard entry closet in to an eye-catching and functional focal point was a real thrill (True, I don’t get out much!). This week’s project for our foyer makeover was changing out the bland ceiling fixture for something that makes a statement!
Our space is small, and the ceilings are only 8.5′ high, so I was looking for a modest flush mount fixture that would add some character to our entry. Here are the beauties that made the short list:
I ended up choosing the simple Gold Star Light Fixture, and I paired it with an oversized bulb (affiliate links). It’s not quite as elegant as the inspiration from Ballard Designs, but it’s definitely added style to our little entry way!
I’m going to add some finishing touches and take some more pictures to share for next week’s grand finale! In the meantime, head on back to the One Room Challenge site to see some more room transformations!
Julie AKA “Jewels”
Jewels at Home 