One Room Challenge – Week Two – The Plan

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I see why Linda (ORC) started this project of hers with the goal to complete in six weeks. Life (work/family/responsibilites) have a way of creeping into the calendar unannounced and prevent us for completing the things we really want to do!

So it is with this little undertaking. I’m actually typing up my week two notes in week three. {sigh}. Stuff just happens and last week (or this week if you think you’re reading week two) was not productive for actual work. I did however finalize many of the decisions I had up in the air for my little undertaking. The following is the checklist of things to do for my project:

Design Planning

I created a moodboard to share here with some of the preliminary ideas. The project started with my finding of this bed:

While it’s not identical, it has some of sophisticated and curvy lines of the bed in my inspiration room. The fabric is good but the it’s a little blah, so I’m having it reupholstered. The frame is a neutral color so this will be getting painted to give the bed a bold clean outline and provide some contrast to the otherwise neutral space.

I was able to score some great fabrics while visiting my favorite workroom and “shopping” her remnants. I may not use all of the pieces I found but it provided me great inspiration.

My upholsterer had a really beautiful pearl colored velvet that I used for the bed but just found out she might not be able to have it done by the conclusion of these six weeks. Thankfully Linda has given us all a Covid-inspired extension through the Thanksgiving weekend. We may need it!

Brass Uttermost Lamps
Modern Sunburst Mirror
SIlken Off-White Drapery Panels
Love Half Price Drapes if you must go premade. Given the shortness of the timeframe and adherence to my budget, I opted for this go-to vendor. These are a pet-friendly (translation: washable!) faux silk drapery panel – lined and weighted – and available in multiple lengths and widths.
Acrylic fee to update the Ikea Barrel Chairs
Drawer Hardware to makeover the nightstands.
Accent drawer hardware for the pull-out shelf AND in the bathroom.
Ordered this fantastic velvet trim tape on Etsy!
ORC Selections
Silky duvet cover in “Fog Blue”
Silk Velvet for an accent on the bed.
The hubs new ceiling fan.
Pulled this out of the Pasadena Showcase House and it needed a home – why not mine???https://www.pamelasandalldesign.com/?s=pasadena
Here’s a few other items en route and/or arrived and waiting.

Here’s my progress so far!

Having a list is really a great idea! This checklist is really a visual to share on with you. In real life I use a great app called Click-Up that I keep all client projects in. Here’s a screenprint of what that looks like:

Follow along with the fun!  Head over to view all the guest participants for this season One Room Challenge, sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens. 

To check out the “workflow” for Fall 2020, view the other weeks here… (Or view them all)

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