My first One Room Challenge! I’m so excited and nervous! Honestly, this is a challenge I’ve wanted to do for a while now but could never muster up the courage.
Hi everyone! If you’re new to my blog, welcome! I’m Demi and I’m an interior decorator in Atlanta, Ga. I am a lover of character homes, chinoiserie, bold color, and whimsy decor accessories. And I’m ready to have some fun with the One Room Challenge.
What is the One Room Challenge, you ask?
For those that don’t know, the One Room Challenge is a biannual event (every April and October) in the design industry where twenty featured designers are selected to tackle the challenge of transforming a space in 6 weeks! The highlight of this challenge is the designers have to document their progress while sharing their sources and professional advice over the six weekly posts. The grand reveal of the space is usually done during the last post.
In addition to the featured designers, anyone who has a blog or Instagram can join in on the fun as a guest participant. And that would be me! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ORC was delayed this year. So this time around, everyone will have 8 weeks instead of 6 to complete their space. Woohoo!!
Which brings me to the space I’m tackling…
the Powder Room
This is our pitiful powder room. Its a lovely design of brown on brown splashed with lots of ugliness. We’ve been in this house for about 11 years and really haven’t done much to the space.
The vanity and commode are original to the room. When we first moved in, we switched out the vanity top for the remnant stone you see in the picture above. I don’t even remember what type of top was there before. We re-painted the cabinets white and changed out the hardware. We then slapped some paint on the walls and called it a day.
Then in 2018, we had a leak that caused some of the hexagon tiles that were previously on the floor to lift. In my haste to fix the floor and fall in line with the insurance carrier’s budget, I picked up the tumbled stone tile above ( in brown…so original). Although this is actually better than the pastel pink and green 70s style hexagon tiles that were there!
This powder room is pretty small; 30 square feet to be exact. The overall layout works but the plan is to turn this pitiful brown mess into a posh bathroom that I don’t mind using.
The To-Do List
Here’s a look at what changes will take place…
Demo bathroom
Install tile floors
Grout tile floors
Skim walls & prep for wallpaper
Repair water damage on ceiling
Install wallpaper
Install baseboards and other trim
Paint trim & ceiling
Install vanity, sink & faucet
Install commode
Install window treatment
Add finishing touches
Professional photography of room
As you can see, there’s a lot of things to cover in the next 8 weeks. Because this is my first rodeo, I got a jump start on some things and started ordering the big ticket items like the vanity and toilet. Anndd…the vanity came in damaged. So fortunately, I have enough time to get a replacement. Talk about no pressure!!
Stay tuned for next weeks look at my design concept and the goodies I will use to transform this room!!
