One Room Challenge Week Three, The Stuff
Hello friends!
Hello friends! Gosh, can you believe that it’s already been a week? Time is flying by and while there hasn’t been a ton of action in the space itself, the behind-the-scenes work of planning and scheduling took priority - ensuring that all the elements for the space can fall into place.
If you’re just tuning in, you can check out the before photos and a full explanation of the design plan below:
This week we made some pretty great progress on one of the most significant architectural features of the room - the fantastic, big bay windows. So many of you followed along via Instagram Stories as I painstakingly removed all of the painted-over hardware then used Daniel Kanter’s crockpot method to remove years of paint, restoring them to the original glorious finish! While it would have been easy to just keep painting over this hardware, restoring these pieces gives another layer of interest to the room, something I like to prioritize whenever possible. Details like these are just one of the many elements that are unique to historic homes and taking the time to restore them is something really special.
I was also able to get the first coat of paint on the window sashes. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted black window sashes in my home. We have painted the window sashes in several of the other rooms in this home and these windows have just been waiting for their special moment when they could shine! By painting the sashes in a dark color they become a more dramatic element in the room and frame the greenery on the exterior beautifully.
I loved that so many of you reached out directly to me after I shared the process of the window restoration on my Instagram Stories but in case you missed it, I saved all of the videos under a Story Highlight. I hope that you can check them out!
The furniture and lighting has also been slowly arriving for the space which is always so exciting! I was able to give a huge sigh of relief when I contracted with a local vendor to make a large elliptical tabletop for us on our tight timeline (thank you Edgewood Made!) If you missed the sage of the dining table, you can read more about that here.
We had a shift to our original plan to use a mix of the black spindle chairs and seagrass chairs when we found out that the seagrass chairs were not going to be able to arrive on time, so pivot we must, and we went with eight spindle chairs. As I mentioned in last week’s post, the black Windsor chairs are a nod to a historic design with a modern, updated aesthetic. Admittedly, big box stores like Target are not necessarily places that I frequent for furniture but when I came upon these and the shape was so great, I knew they would be a fit. In my experience, these less expensive chairs are not always the best choice for heavy-use households with larger families, but since most of the time it’s just my husband and I using these on the daily, I felt like it was a pretty safe choice for us.
The chandelier also arrived and I cannot wait to take the old industrial-style fixture down! Bring on the light, airy, and dramatic! The wall sconces are also here and they are just as lovely as I remembered them from Highpoint Market last year. The glaze and shape is slightly imperfect - like it has been rolled over a cylinder - and the brass accents provide a nice, clean contrast. Whenever possible, adding elements with a handmade-feel into a space can give it a layer that is warmer and more approachable. Since there is so much structure to the chairs and architectural elements, I think that these sconces will add a nice softness to the space.
That’s about all there is to report this week friends! The coming week will be jam-packed with the installation of the millwork followed by Carla getting started on our custom mural. Be sure to follow along on Instagram and I’ll be back next Thursday with the rundown for week four. And do check out all of the other inspiring guest participants in this round of the One Room Challenge.
