One Room Challenge Week 8: The Reveal

 Finally!!!! It is time to share my One Room Challenge! If you are new here I basically took a long long break from blogging and decided it was time to jump into my creative juices & join this challenge! I am a local Las Vegas Native with family from Morrocco, Paris, & around the globe. I am a lover of vintage and the founder of ThriftersAnonymous here in the blogosphere and Youtube where my bff and I take you on thrifting adventures around Las Vegas & more! You may have seen me on Season 11 and 12 of Storage Wars on A&E & local news sharing my thrifted finds & tips. My BFF and I started a new company called Throw It In the Cart and we are determined to change the world. I AM ADDICTED to Home Decor & find myself holding on to all of my families treasures. I am no designer but love creating a story within our home. I finally decided that I was going to make time to finally share who I am and what is going on in this crazy mind of mine. No more random furniture and chairs and "old stuff"...it is time for me to get things done. THUS...the One Room Challenge. 8 weeks to finish a room...I set my own rules and while I didn't finish all the things...

I am IN LOVE! I did this with the help of my hubby! I decided I wanted to do a nursery for our 2nd child back in February and we lost the baby after 7 weeks. I didn't give up and decided to work on a space that not only would work as a guest bedroom but a space that would make us feel calm and allow for an escape, a place to get creative, take a nap, read a book. A place to store our treasures, our families treasures, a place I can create.. I know there was a lot of pressure...but I was excited.

See my progress from week to week here: week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, week 7

This room used to be a guest bedroom that we never went into and guests rarely stayed in haha THEN it was the beginning of Black Raven Films/Office , then back to a guest bedroom. So we now needed to merge them..so please let me welcome you to my creative global eclectic office/guest bedroom/sewing room!
I will be sharing more in a follow up blog post with more detail pics but this took so long I just wanted to get this up here!!
SO...Here are a few of my favorite things that I added to this space and where I got them!

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ADDING WALLPAPER: The design for this room started when I saw this wallpaper from Milton & King. I did order a few samples to make sure as they are all so beautiful! But I inevitable went with what I had originally wanted! When they wanted to work with me and send me the wallpaper for no charge I immediately got nervous and started to get nervous...but I knew that as long as I trusted my gut and feelings of what and how I created this space it would look amazing! I do feel like the use of wallpaper really allowed for me to create a space within a space. I was pretty stubborn when it came to it and was determined. I am all about interesting and evoking an emotion so yes I could have just painted it the blue but that would not have given you that WOW!

MIRROR OBSESSION: I LOVE mirrors...I also don't plat it by the rules..and there are so many in design it makes me pissed. This beautiful mirror was in a locker I believe Season 12 of Storage Wars that Edwina and I were in and we bid on it because of it! I was obsessed with it from the day we got it...I didn't want to sell it haha I priced it like $300 over what it should just so no one would it haha

It worked. haha

BUILDING BUILT INS: I knew I wanted to create built in bookshelves to hold all of our books & finds from all of our travels and family passed down. This was something my hubby was excited to do & took this as his baby for the room! They turned out amazing!! We used lights from Amazon to plug in and he added outlets and made sure the switch worked to turn them off and on. We added crown molding that I thought really tied it beautifully! The cabinets for storage are not complete yet so stay tuned for those!!!

GO BOLD: I also knew that I wanted it to be blue... I sampled like 8 colors and dwindled it down to 3. You can see Week 6 I believe for the swatches...but I decided on HALE NAVY by Benjamin Moore. I used Eggshell for the built ins and Ultra Matte for the walls!

For those who know me you know that my favorite color is blue...If I had it my way our whole home would be shades of blue haha I live in Vegas and everything is beige. EVERYTHING Everyone is always painting everything white and everything is so neutral don't get me wrong I think that neutral speaks to me in different ways...but this room...this room needed the calming thought provoking color.

FURNITURE THAT HAS 2 USES & INSPIRES: It took me like 5 weeks to decide on a color but I will say I knew I was going to go with a darker blue...but prior to all of it I decided I wouldn't be buying the custom sleeper couch that was over $5,000 ...I wanted to really stick to a budget and spend the money on items that I thought would be worth it. So I scoured facebook marketplace and stumbled upon this vintage Sleeper...and man did it make my heart sing...it was totally opposite of my initial direction..but I was willing to take the risk! $100 later I was so happy I did!

ANTIQUING: This is always a good idea. Luckily I had most of the items by just thrifting in my home! Well before all of this I think my very first purchase was the antique desk that I found at Not Just Antiques! ugh I fell in love but it was a little over my budget. Luckily they reached out and made me an offer and ran there with Edwina's help to pick it up!! check my stories when I picked it up! So I had the desk, the sleeper couch and I was starting to really get an idea of the feel of the room!

I also picked up these mid century birds & fell in love with them!!

SHOP YOUR OWN HOME: Now...for some of my unexpected favorites. See not everything was finished...with a 7 day hiatus from the challenge and our lab Sampson who has been declining, my cat who was diagnosed with kidney failure and work that just seems to be getting more difficult we just ran out of time. SO I did what I do best. I shopped my own home..literally. Almost everything you see in this small cove where I will be sewing and creating is from my home! the rattan light fixture is a vintage find from Faith Lutheran $14.99. I think you can even see me find it on my youtube ThriftersAnonymous! The desk is from Deseret Industries and thank you to Edwina for picking it up for me! $7! all of the items on the desk were finds and the African pieces on the side were from Marshalls over 15 years ago! The chair is an antique Leg O Matic folding chair I found for $4 at Jover Art another video on Youtube! I replaced the knobs with these beautiful stone knobs will be getting some close ups for you guys..not what I intended but I actually love it!

THE RIGHT RUG: The Oldest item may just be this rug I ordered all the way from Turkey. I had to have the women cut it down which ended up removing some of the design I wanted but in the end I really love it. It is the perfect mix of old, a hint of a design that doesn't clash with the couch. It is thin enough to roll my chair but with a rug pad allows a nice feel under your feet! 

RE-UPHOLSTER & RE-USE: I was so frustrated with my hunt for an ottoman I actually wanted 2 but the ones online were ridiculous like $300 so I went thrifting. I did find a pair but was delirious and let them go you would have seen that episode on our youtube channel. So I shopped my home and found one that I re-upholstered. I kind of lazy did it and didn't end up finishing . I will be adding these antique wheels to it and more brass pins...but for now it is doing the trick. there just isn't enough space for two so I opted for 1.

CUSTOM ART BY LOCAL ARTIST: I knew I really wanted custom art but with everything going on I just totally forgot... Luckily my great friend Leslie's husband is extremely talented, lives here in Vegas, & already had some art I wanted to include! I will get better pics but for now the art you see in my grandfathers frame is Mr. Sampson. It is so special especially since we have to say goodbye to him very soon. He will be in our space...being a gentlemen and the best lab a girl could have.Thank you Logan...I absolutely love it! If you guys want some custom art or some of his amazing prints check out his website! https://www.theartofloganriley.com/

These are also his art prints & I AM OBSESSED! I have a few more I have to get up and will share in another update!

DIY FRAME MOLDING: I have wanted to do this for so long & finally just did it! With the help of my hubby of coarse...it is probably one of my favorite elements and was so easy! The miter saw helped tremendously...so don't be shocked if you see this in our home for future rooms!

SENTIMENTAL ITEMS: I have a beautiful collection of items from family and love showcasing them! Will share more but for now I used some frames from my grandmother, grandfather, vases from my mom's flower shop, pieces I have collected in my travels & more!

I'd like to take a moment to thank a few people. First those who helped to put this challenge together! Wow. It was amazing and thank you so much for all the work you put in!! What an incredible community! I didn't get to meet too many because my time was crazy...but it was so awesome! The other transformations are so inspiring!!!

Secondly, I'd like to thank my husband. This whole challenge would not have even been possible without him. He built the built ins from scratch...helped me cut the molding, applied the molding, installed my lighting, & encouraged me. While nursing our lab, late nights, no sleep...He remained calm during my indecisiveness, & so much more! I still have a lot to share and will be giving you a live tour very soon! Until then! Go & create that space you have always wanted. No matter what anyone says,..set a deadline...& stick to it. It will be worth every second!

Thank you all for the love! 

xoxo,

Shana 

One Room Challenge Week 4: Building Cabinets from SCRATCH & My budget!

VISIT the other BLOGGERS & see how much more progress they have made than me haha they are so inpiring you guys! 

We are at the half way mark and while I have most of the large items found and curated and patiently awaiting my paint samples and wall paper samples..I HAVE so much to ACTUALY do...if you saw my checklist from last week then you saw I don't have much done. Finding the time is my issue but hey isn't that why I started this challenge to begin with? Yep. SO

#TEAMNOSLEEP it is haha but man I am finding this process somewhat cathartic and relaxing among the chaos. 

So prioritizing some of the big projects and possible outsourcing some as well if it fits into my budget. Yep, if you missed it I have a budget. I gave myself $1,500 for this room. It actually is not a lot but since I knew I would be thrifting & re purposing some of the major items I knew I could make it happen. Here is where we are now and then we will move on to the progress that was made this week!

 

Isn't it crazy how quickly you can spend haha I mean I didn't opt for the $5,000 sleeper I originally wanted, so technically I am doing really well. Sadly I STILL have to pay for the paint, supplies for the wallpaper AND the wallpaper haha oh crap and the rug and more wood. Ok maybe I will be cutting it close! Do you guys set budgets for each item? Let me see if I can really quick:

RUG: I don't want to spend more than $300 so that will be interesting but maybe I can take advantage of the Memorial Day Sale

PAINT: Well if I go with Benjamin Moore I think I can get away with maybe $150 , & I have some special sponsors for some of the supplies but I need a spray gun and some rollers so maybe another $100

WALLPAPER: This is going to be pricey..I emailed Milton & King the company I ordered samples from and well it will cost at minimum $250 but so worth it

Lighting: I need to buy sconces for the top of the built ins and I don't want to spend more than $150 total I know this will be hard, I also want to have some for the walls and possibly the closet nook to add some lighting so another $100

NEW MATTRESS: SO this isn't crucial for the completion but if I want anyone to sleep on that vintage sofa I need to buy a new one so $300 there CRAP haha

WOOD & MOLDING: This is going to cost at least another $150 

That is $1350 guys haha and I only have & $650 left. I never thought about trying to get a sponsor for this but maybe I should haha Any ideas welcome!!

SO Here is my update for the week! The hubby buckled down and went for it! The cabinets were not easy since he had NEVER done it before and well I had no clue haha I'm just over here with all the ideas! We talked it out and began in our non landscaped backyard which by the way IS ALSO happening will share more later on that. 

Do you like our make shift station? Since we got nothin in the backyard it kind of helps. We added a thick piece of foam from lowes that helps as a base for the cutting and setting up and began to piece it together. Time lapse on my INSTAGRAM and more updates! 

I would totally explain what is going on here in like building terms but honestly I have not clue that is why I was inside working on my re upholstering of an ottoman and wallpaper samples haha

Looks legit right? haha I like how he is smoking a cigar haha he is gonna hate me for this blog post. haha

Zevy helped a bit haha he can fit which means the cabinet will be big enough haha We totally could have bought one made already but he insisted on building it from scratch! No HACKS so yeah haha 

He said it took about 4 hours but with interruptions

So we have to remove the base boards still and start the bookshelves...We also realized that we need to make a frame since it is SOO close to the wall that way we can open the cabinet without totally hitting the wall. All part of the learning. But I am excited. I am already inspired by the room just by moving the antique desk in. 

I worked in there last night and I was already happy! Crazy how inspiring your space can be when it is something you love and create. 

Stay tuned next week for more progress & HELP choosing the final Wallpaper & possibly paint for the built ins and the walls!! I got a lot to do..but if you know me...I work well under pressure! 

Till next week! 

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Love,

Shana