one room challenge – Manor Blog

November 10, 2014 11 Comments

Better late than never right?:)

Last week I may have ~~completely and utterly~~ slightly overbooked myself, so our little One Room Challenge got neglected a bit. Not to worry, our day has finally come to reveal Butter’s big boy room. For those of you just tuning in, Linda from Calling it Home organizes this little endeavor twice a year, for bloggers to transform 1 room, in 6 weeks. I learned about the competition days before it started, so yeah, this was done with very little pre-planning.

Alrighty, here goes nothing:)

Let’s remember the enchanted forest nightmare where we started…

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

stockholm chandy | Rhino | wall urchin |polished brass knobs |

The Deets

(I will continue to update this list, there’s sooo much in this room:-)

Batboy Pillow Case – Little Pop Studio

Nixon Alpaca throw by Jonathan Adler

Chaplin Needlepoint Pillow

Nursery Works Crib

Throw Pillows

black and white – ikea

mint maze – Caitlin Wilson Textiles

Hashtag Pillow – Jonathan Adler

Marquee Star – Homegoods

Rhino Head

Stockholm Light Fixture

Black and Gold Lamp – Nate Berkus

One Room Challenge – Week 2

October 9, 2014 1 Comment

After taking inspiration from some of the gorgeous images in our week 1 post, this is the mood board that came about. Though it may look a ~~little~~ LOT bananas all squished together on one little square like this, once it is all spread out in the Butter Bear’s room, it shall be black and white big boy heaven. We’re a little behind, so it’s time to get our plan firmly in place, and this upcoming week we will start getting down to business.

1. Paint – White, white, and more white. Enchanted kingdom be gone! Right now I’m thinking Sherwin Williams Pure White in eggshell.

2. Chalkboard paint – cover the tallest wall in the room (above the crib) with black chalkboard. The ceilings are 11 feet tall, so I’m looking forward to it being an ever-changing canvas of creativity. Mostly for Htown and myself.

3. Ceiling – after crushing on the nursery in our week 1 post, I decided Butter’s ceiling needs to have a HUGE impact. Considering using these same triangle decals (pictured above).

4. Light fixture – I really, really wanted this atom chandy, but the reviews were awful. Like this thing breaks when you change the light bulbs awful. Looking for something else that might be equally as fun, and not a million dollars

5. Big boy bedding – new pillowcase, quilt, and sheets

6. Book shelves – in nook behind door all the way up to the ceiling. Hooks at the bottom for hats or jackets.

7. Teepee – So I really want one, but these bad boys are expensive. Then I discovered the magic of Tip Top Teepee Shop. If you purchase one of their teepees, and have them professionally photographed in your adorable space, they will credit your purchase in return for using the photos on your website. Yessss.

8. New pillow/throw for chair – would love to pull in some of my faves from Jonathan Adler. This pillow is a must, and this throw might be perfection too.

9. New hardware on dresser – perhaps a simple stainless knob for a more grown up boy

10. New rug – something inexpensive that I won’t cry about when potty training happens…like…on it. This bad boy from ikea is first on the list.

Lots of ordering and prep work to do! By the time I check in with you next week, hopefully much more of this will be underway. Stay tuned! And be sure to check out all of the other participants week 2 updates at Calling it Home!

One Room Challenge – The Reveal

One Room Challenge – Week 2