It's Thursday, and you all know what that means...time for a progress update on my One Room Challenge home office makeover! I can't believe we're in Week 5 already. If you are new to my blog and need to catch up, here are Weeks One, Two, Three and Four. Before I go on, I need to give humongous thanks to Linda from Calling it Home for creating the One Room Challenge and for inviting designers and bloggers outside of the main 20 challengers to be a part of the action through the linking party. It's introduced me to so many new people who share my passion for interior design, and has kept me motivated and focussed on getting my room completed. I also want to thank everyone for stopping by and leaving such lovely comments, whether on this blog or on Instagram.
Since next week is the reveal this is the final week to get things done. It's crunch time!! Those lovely fabrics you see above arrived in my mailbox from Tonic Living yesterday. I'll be covering my corkboard with the light grey Greek key fabric and I think I'll make a pillow cover out of the blue ikat fabric. The ikat fabric was an unplanned bonus and I selected it on impulse as I was placing my order for the Greek key because it was either I pay the shipping cost for one fabric alone, or buy more fabric that costs the same as the amount to reach the free shipping order minimum. I'm so happy with these fabrics - you never know what you're going to get when you order online, and fabrics are the kind of thing you want to feel first before you buy. These Tonic Living fabrics far exceeded my expectations - they are of great quality and they look beautiful.
I had not just one but two surprises waiting for me in my mailbox yesterday! My custom-sized prints from Jessica of The Aestate arrived! They shipped so quickly that I haven't even finished painting the frame I'm going to put them in, so no photos of that just yet, but you can see the prints and the unpainted frame in last week's post.
In addition to covering my corkboard with fabric and getting my prints framed, here's the list of what I still need to do:
- Spray paint desk lamp
- Cut and install shelving
- Set up coffee bar
- Mount things to walls (frames, mirror, inspiration board, clock)
- Style and photograph the room
Now that I'm actually making a list of what's left to do...it doesn't seem like all that much, does it?!
Oh, and I forgot to mention that the chair I ordered last week is supposed to be arriving today, so I'll have to pick that up from the store this week. I had my heart set on a comfortable, white office chair on wheels, but couldn't find one as good as the one that got away, so I opted for an imitation Philippe Starck Ghost Chair in the meantime because I know that I'll be able to repurpose it somewhere else in my home once I do find the perfect office chair.
I hope that you will visit the other challengers in the linking party and see how their rooms are progressing! You can find links to all 70+ decorators, designers, DIYers and bloggers on Linda's blog.
Since we're nearing the end of the challenge (and, since this post has been very text-heavy), I'll leave you with a little teaser pic of a cozy corner of my new home office:
Make sure to check back next Thursday to see the completion of #projecthomeofficemakeover!
Since next week is the reveal this is the final week to get things done. It's crunch time!! Those lovely fabrics you see above arrived in my mailbox from Tonic Living yesterday. I'll be covering my corkboard with the light grey Greek key fabric and I think I'll make a pillow cover out of the blue ikat fabric. The ikat fabric was an unplanned bonus and I selected it on impulse as I was placing my order for the Greek key because it was either I pay the shipping cost for one fabric alone, or buy more fabric that costs the same as the amount to reach the free shipping order minimum. I'm so happy with these fabrics - you never know what you're going to get when you order online, and fabrics are the kind of thing you want to feel first before you buy. These Tonic Living fabrics far exceeded my expectations - they are of great quality and they look beautiful.
I had not just one but two surprises waiting for me in my mailbox yesterday! My custom-sized prints from Jessica of The Aestate arrived! They shipped so quickly that I haven't even finished painting the frame I'm going to put them in, so no photos of that just yet, but you can see the prints and the unpainted frame in last week's post.
In addition to covering my corkboard with fabric and getting my prints framed, here's the list of what I still need to do:
- Spray paint desk lamp
- Cut and install shelving
- Set up coffee bar
- Mount things to walls (frames, mirror, inspiration board, clock)
- Style and photograph the room
Now that I'm actually making a list of what's left to do...it doesn't seem like all that much, does it?!
Oh, and I forgot to mention that the chair I ordered last week is supposed to be arriving today, so I'll have to pick that up from the store this week. I had my heart set on a comfortable, white office chair on wheels, but couldn't find one as good as the one that got away, so I opted for an imitation Philippe Starck Ghost Chair in the meantime because I know that I'll be able to repurpose it somewhere else in my home once I do find the perfect office chair.
I hope that you will visit the other challengers in the linking party and see how their rooms are progressing! You can find links to all 70+ decorators, designers, DIYers and bloggers on Linda's blog.
Since we're nearing the end of the challenge (and, since this post has been very text-heavy), I'll leave you with a little teaser pic of a cozy corner of my new home office:
Make sure to check back next Thursday to see the completion of #projecthomeofficemakeover!
