Fall 2016 One Room Challenge - Week 5

Progress and Perspective.

Well, it's week 5.

Things should be wrapping up, details fine tuned

 and photos being taken in the next day or so.

There has been some progress in our Master Bathroom project

 and I'll share a few sneak peeks below.

But first, Perspective.

This is (hopefully) posting automatically. I am on an Emergency Relief site in Bluffton, SC where we are doing "mud outs" on Hurricane Matthew ravaged homes. Weeks after the "big news" of Hurricane Matthew people are still knee deep in mud - literally!

 

This is everything this family owns.  Everything. Just waiting for debris removal trucks.

Their Master Bathroom.

Perspective. 

I hope you'll enjoy my progress shots and check back at some point to see my room finished after I complete my "mud out" adventure.

I'm not sure it will be by the deadline.

First, I chose this gorgeous, amazing, I'm obsessed fabric
 for a little shower curtain thing I'm doing.
 I took this in the store with my iphone and it looks waaaay "red-er" than it is.
 It looks fab with the coral bamboo cabinet.

Can we just take a moment?

It was on sale - yippee! 
And it is a historical piece from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 
which is pretty appropriate.
I grew up in the DC area and my parents often took us to Williamsburg for fun weekends. We went during all the "seasons" including Christmas and many of my fond childhood memories are of those trips. And the cookies from the bakery. 
And then my Mom and Dad took us again when Mollie was young and "in to" American Girls Dolls - complete with a Mollie sized Felicity dress and cap!! All of the "residents" of Colonial Williamsburg stopped to talk to Mollie as if she were one of them. Such a great memory for Mollie!

The cabinets are white. Again.

(How many times will she paint these cabinets?? (QoftheD!)

The tape is still on the baseboards and I had a moment with the drill 
so you can see I will be touching up a couple of places. OY!

But aren't they pretty?
I wanted bamboo pulls and knobs but they were so expensive and, again, perspective triumphs. If I ever find some for less than $20.00 or more each then maybe!
These were on sale at Homegoods for $9.99 and they look gorgeous against the glossy white. 
I sprayed my old hinges to match. 
#usewhatyouhave

Here's one corner that is relatively together and clean. I try to look that way most of the time. Makes me feel better about the unchecked items on the to-do list!

And then there is this little sneak peek of lamp love.

And I'm still deciding about the salon/gallery wall over the tub.
So I went to the BIG GUNS for inspiration.

House Beautiful:

Stuart Membery's Loo.

You may remember I want to live at Monkey Palm in Bali.

#obsessedwithstuartmembery

Chairish:

and of course, One King's Lane and my original inspiration pic:



Be sure to visit Calling It Home Blog
 and see how things are looking with everyone nearing the finish line!!

Fall 2016 ORC - Week 2

I'm working on  our Master Bathroom as we discussed last week.
And I have the greatest inspiration pic - do look back at it!!

What IS going on in there right now?
Anything? Nothing? 
What's going? What's staying?

Black and White tile floor.

Staying.
This photo with the black and white tile floors and white wall. And palms. Love it.

Actually a lot is staying or not changing.
Keeping the floor and the cabinets, the layout, etc.
This is really just an attempt to update and decorate a bit but no major remodeling changes. 
#workwithwhatyouhave

Fabulous Faux Bamboo China Cabinet turned linen closet.
Staying. Definitely staying.

This is the "before" discolored yellowy finish.

I actually started painting the cabinet and it's the best coral-y color ever!!

 It's Ravishing Coral by Sherwin Williams.

 It was September's Color of the Month

 but that has not stopped me from using it in October!!

Like, I could eat it with a spoon.

Since the cabinet has glass doors, which I love, I have been searching the thrift stores for vintage bamboo and wicker storage containers like this suitcase.
 I'm using them to hide anything and everything.

It's not the final "zhush" of the inside but I have found some great bamboo and wicker suitcases and none of them were over $4.00 at the thrift stores!!

You may remember the gold pineapple not-really-a-DIY!!

I found a pair of bamboo mirrors  in a thrift shop in Charleston last Thanksgiving.
 They are finally going to take their rightful place above the vanity.

Do I have bamboo mirrors in all of my other bathrooms?
 Yes. Is that a problem? Not for me! 
Can you have too many bamboo mirrors? I can't.
 Do I hoard them? Yes. Especially pairs.

(These pictures are like airing our dirty laundry for all to see. Yikes!)

I also have that large mirror in there now in a deep coral . I hope it stays. 

There is a white garden stool next to the tub. I think it's staying.

I have a lot of beachy art that isn't hanging anywhere right now so I think a gallery wall is a possibility above the tub. It'll  be interesting when (and if) I soak in the tub.

Or maybe a cleaner look with a large black and white photo.

Or single piece of art.
#obviouslyundecided

I have a metal hanging shelf. 
It may be staying or it may be replaced by a bamboo one. 

The walls are white. Staying white.

The  Master bathroom ceiling is already a very pale turquoisey blue. It's a Lowcountry thing. And it's staying.

This room. The ceiling is only part of the fabulousness!


via

We have shower doors.
 They are staying but I hope a shower curtain is coming to hide them.


(I think I could DIY a handpainted shower curtain. Palms. Or blue coral. Hmmm)

or
maybe banana leaves....



or classic white with a monogram is always. always fabulous.



So many possibilities.
And in the case of this long neglected bathroom, anything will be an improvement.

Be sure to check out all of the amazing design work taking place on all the other blogs by visiting Calling It Home Blog. 

All images via my Pinterest pages or photos taken by me!

Fall 2016 One Room Challenge

 Such Inspiration.

I have had this image from One Kings Lane saved for ages. 

I love every.single.thing about this. 

I want our Master Bathroom to feel like this one.
Clean.
Fresh.
White.
Coral in there somewhere.
Beachy/Tropical.
Relaxing. 

Am I dreaming?
I mean I don't have fabulous marble floors. Or a claw foot tub. Or that view. Or room for a bamboo writing desk  I mean, somedays its amazing that two people manage to get teeth brushed at the same time in our space much less pen a note at a writing desk in the Master Bathroom :)

But I think we can aim for the "feeling" of this space.
And I'll keep hoping that someday I have a clawfoot tub and a beach view out the window!!

But so you can really appreciate the "after" that will happen on the 6th Thursday of this event here are a few sad and scary "befores:"

(bad iphone pics but honestly no photo enhancing app was gonna help this situation!)


I rolled up the rug weeks ago because... I can't remember why. 
Bamboo blinds found on sale. Paint. Drop cloth. Ready to go. 
That pile has been there a while. Sadly not ORC related. Just waiting.

 Faux bamboo china cabinet turned linen closet.

 It's dingy yellow-y cream but I have colorful plans for this gem.

It sat in a smoker's home before I got it so it took a week of treatments

 to get the smell out but it worked!! 

Whaaat?? You don't store your bamboo mirrors and homeless art in your garden tub?? 

And speaking of garden tubs - I hope this trend never comes back around.

 Oy!! The 80's called and wants their tub back!

Ok, that's enough scary for now even if it is Halloween month!

Follow on Instagram between posts!!
And over on the Calling It Home blog

Or if you are looking for something less scary check out my past ORC's. 
I think we keep getting better at it!! 

The Black is Back Library ORC from Spring 2016!

The Mother-Daughter Chinoiserie Meets Boho Chic Bathroom from Fall 2015!

And my first ORC, The Guest Room with a British Colonial/West Indies vibe!

Reveal: Black Is Back Library One Room Challenge!

I'm late posting and super impressed with the 150+ bloggers who posted bright and early on "reveal day."

I hope you like the quote above and I hope you agree that while the post is late,

The Black Is Back Library did not arrive "ugly!!"

At least we don't think so.

We are #obsessed.

Some things changed, some got dropped, some evolved,

but let's face it, at my house everything is a work in progress... including me!

Enough with the chatting.

Here goes photo overload.
(and this room was tough to photograph - it doesn't get much sunlight and it was pouring rain when I finally got it together to take some pics. 
Oh well, #cozy )

The walls were already black (and it was a Dining Room in it's previous life.)
They have been black for over 10 years. In a house with white walls everywhere else!
But I painted the trim, including window trim,
 the same glossy Sherwin Williams Tricorn black.
#gamechanger

Everything is black including the bookshelves.



The view into the Library from the front door!

There was a plan for a certain art project to hang above the family heirloom desk.
 It didn't happen yet so the big gold frame is going to hang there for a while until art happens.
 It's kind of like the unfinished portrait of George Washington except way less impressive.

Well, the unfinished part is the same :)

We had the books but pretty much everything else was thrifted!! I know, right?

We painted the existing chandelier a fabulous Rustoleum pinky-coral and updated it with round bulbs.

The zebra rug from the original plan was awesome but Mollie and I found this rug a few days ago and she said, "Get it now. It's perfect for the room!!"

 I did not know that the coffee table or the bamboo bench would end up in this room until one week ago today. They just worked and both were currently homeless and needing new spots in the house. Who knew?
#usewhatyouhave

And a little teaser of how cozy it will be to read a good book in front of the fire 

when Winter rolls around again!

 These bookcases are meant to house our books but they also work as my command center to handle all the details and mounds of paper that are part of everyday life. The bamboo office organizer and baskets were bought at thrift and consignment shops to hold all of our "stuff" in an attractive way.
So our shelves aren't just for books or shelfies - they are hard workers.

This chairs' seat fabric was inspired by the "palm leaf trend"
(I'm  always about palm leaf fabric trend or not!) all over One Kings Lane  right now. 
And by the fact that I already had it and have dragged it out for 2 previous ORC's. #usewhatyouhave

The curtains are a Bermuda Triangle type event where bad math done while rushing through a store, IKEA curtains that shrunk unevenly and blue ikat fabric that I already had intersected. Even though the bottoms were supposed to be the coral buffalo check I am very pleased with the post- Bermuda Triangle curtain disaster :)
#usewhatyouhave

I knew I wanted to cram the mantel full of blue and white but since each chair needed good reading light I knew a lamp would have to perch on the mantel as well. It is "camouflaged" with a new chinoiserie shade in blue and white!
#tricky

The chinoiserie pillows are made from fabric that I fell for at a local warehouse.

I wish the pictures really did this glossy black library justice but we love it and can't wait to use it on a regular basis. 
If anyone is interested in sources I'll be happy to post them soon. 
Whew!!!! This ORC is finally finished!

Thank you Linda for such a fun "challenge!!!"