One Room Challenge Week 4 bathroom renovation. Come along the journey of renovating a bathroom with DIY projects and creative solutions.

Oh, we are halfway there and I am living on the edge because not much has been done since last week and time is running out. We have been waiting for supplies to arrive and they finally arrived today. We are into the fourth week of the 8 weeks One Room Challenge.

I was hoping to have a dramatic reveal of the shower body and tiles on the walls for you. But with the delay in the arrival of the shower body, I couldn’t make that happen. Since we have the shower body now, it’s full steam ahead.

To recap, the One Room Challenge is a bi-annual interior design event that was created by Linda from Calling it Home. She created this event to inspire and challenge interior designers, and design enthusiasts to complete a room makeover in 8 weeks. Also, this event is media sponsored by Apartment Therapy.

You can see my previous posts here…

Week 1, Week 2, Week 3

Design style

The look I am going for in this bathroom is classic with a touch of modernity. A beautiful marble herringbone pattern tile will accent the wall above the vanity to keep with the classic style.

The bathtub area will be wrapped with 12″ X 24″ white Thassos tile to keep it simple and not to compete with the herringbone tile.

Modern touches

To add a bit of modern flair to the bathroom, I am adding a 10″ square showerhead and a sleek waterfall bathtub faucet.

The black vanity faucets, towel bar, and toilet paper holder will have a modern feel with their straight lines.

DIY project for the One Room Challenge – Week 4

As I mentioned in my previous post, I purchased the vanity and the tile years ago anticipating the renovation of this bathroom. The vanity has shaker-style doors and is a bit traditional.

As time went on my style shifted from traditional and moved towards a bit more modern.

I came across this great tutorial using pole wrap by The_Avantgarde which inspired me to alter the fronts of the drawer to modernize the vanity.

I am a bit nervous trying this out, but if it doesn’t work I can just paint the vanity and call it a day. Wish me luck!

Here’s the idea of the pole wrap drawer front. I think I love it!

To-Do List- Bathroom renovation-

• Run electricity for sconces and ceiling light – Done
• Run Plumbing–Done
• Purchase a new black shower and tub faucet
• Purchase new black sink faucets
• Waterproof shower walls
• Purchase wall sconces and ceiling light
• Lighting and exhaust fan 
• Floor tile
• Tile behind vanity and tub walls 
• Grout shower walls, floor
• Pole wrap the vanity drawer fronts
• Install vanity faucet
• Install toilet
• Put in new shower fixtures
• Add molding 
• Paint walls
• Install skylight
• Add finishing touches 

I hope you come back next week to see the progress. I hope to have lots to show you.

Be sure to visit the other participants at the One Room Challenge. You are sure to find inspiration from these amazingly creative and talented people.

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One Room Challenge Week 3 of our bathroom renovation

Is it week 3 of the One Room Challenge already? The days are flying by and I’m already feeling the heat from my indecisions.

If you are new here, the One Room Challenge is a bi-annual interior design event that was created by Linda from Calling it Home. She created this event to inspire and challenge interior designers, and design enthusiasts to complete a room makeover in 8 weeks. Also, this event is media sponsored by Apartment Therapy.

For the One Room Challenge, you choose a space you want to transform and you have 8 weeks to accomplish this. Once a week you share the process of transforming your room.

This is such a great way to get a project done that you may have been wanting to do but have been putting off. Especially if you’re anything like me, I am a huge procrastinator, this will give you the motivation you need to complete your project.

Let’s catch up…

If you missed the first two weeks you can catch up here.

Week 1, Week 2

As I mentioned in my last week’s post, I had a change of plans for the bathroom fixtures. I had previously bought shower head and faucet panel that I decided not use. I had to scramble to find new faucets that I really liked.

It took some time for me to decide on the new fixtures but finally found the one I had envisioned for the bathroom.

We ordered the new shower head and faucet and patiently waiting for their arrival. It’s scheduled to arrive a week from now, I am praying that this will not set us back too much.

So far all of the electricity has been put in place for the new lighting locations.

We also add an outlet next to the toilet for a future washlet toilet seat. I am not sure which one I am going to get so I am not even going to put that into the equation of the things I have to get for now.

All the plumbing for the toilet, the vanity and drain for the tub is complete.

But we have to wait for the shower body before we finish the plumbing for the bathtub. After the shower body is installed, the next step will be to tile the bathroom,

Once the shower and bath faucet arrives we should be able to fly through the rest of the bathroom, I hope!

This week I have plans to alter the front of the vanity with pole wrap, but I’m little on the fence about that project. I have to decide soon to stay on track of time.

To Do List- Bathroom renovation-

• Run electricity for sconces and ceiling light – Done
• Run Plumbing–Done
• Purchase a new black shower and tub faucet
• Purchase new black sink faucets
• Waterproof shower walls
• Purchase wall sconces and ceiling light
• Lighting and exhaust fan 
• Floor tile
• Tile behind vanity and tub walls 
• Grout shower walls, floor
• Install vanity faucet
• Install toilet
• Put in new shower fixtures
• Add molding 
• Paint walls
• Install skylight
• Add finishing touches 

That’s all for now, I hope you come back next week to see the progress.

Be sure to visit the other participants at the One Room challenge. You are sure to find inspiration from these amazing creative and talented people.

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Bathroom renovation- One Room Challenge Week 2

Hello friends, welcome to week two of one room challenge.

To recap, the One Room Challenge is a bi-annual interior design event that was created by Linda from Calling it Home to inspire and challenge interior designers, and design enthusiasts to complete a room makeover in 8 weeks.

This the way it goes, you choose a space you want to transform and you have 8 weeks to accomplish this. Meanwhile, once a week you talk about the stages you are at with your project.  

There are easy guidelines for the participants to follow to make this a really fun event. This is such a great way to get a project done that you may have been wanting to do. Especially if you’re anything like me procrastinating for years to start a particular project, this will give you the push you need.

ORC is celebrating it’s 10 year anniversary of bringing creativity, inspiration and fun. This year Apartment Therapy is the official media partner of One Room Challenge.

Design dilemmas

This week really flew by! The space I will be transforming is our hallway bathroom, mainly used by my children and guests.

The electricity and the plumbing are completed. The sheetrock and cement boards are installed and ready for a waterproof membrane.

There is something so satisfying about looking at an empty room and envisioning a design. That’s when it hit me that I needed to make some changes.

Here’s a look at last week and the plan I came up with originally. I have already started veering of this design plan, which is driving my husband crazy!

Most of the fixtures and materials for the bathroom were purchased years ago and was just patiently waiting for my husband to get around to it renovating this bathroom.

As I stood there admiring the empty space I decided that I was not too fond of the shower panel and faucets I had previously bought. I was a bit apprehensive about the shower panel in the first place, but my husband convinced me to get it.

It’s never good when I am not 100% satified with a purchase! My husband was not too keen with that change because he just completed closing up the walls. Well, it was kind of his doing, hehe.

It won’t be too much work to alter for the new plumbing. We’ll have to open up a section of the cement board to make the changes to the plumbing to make way for the new shower body.

Last few days, I tweaked my design plan so many times I am not sure what the final room is going to look like.  I have a feeling the plan is going to evolve few more times.

To Do List- Bathroom renovation-

• Run electricity for sconces and ceiling light – Done
• Run Plumbing–Done
• Purchase a new black shower and tub faucet
• Purchase new black sink faucets
• Waterproof shower walls
• Purchase wall sconces and ceiling light
• Lighting and exhaust fan 
• Floor tile
• Tile behind vanity and tub walls 
• Grout shower walls, floor
• Install vanity faucet
• Install toilet
• Put in new shower fixtures
• Add molding 
• Paint walls
• Install skylight
• Add finishing touches 

I can’t wait to take on this challenge alongside others, watching all the amazing participants create their beautiful spaces. You can follow along to see their updates here.

I’ll be providing updates here on the blog each week. Thanks for following along! 

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Are you ready for One Room Challenge Spring 2022? I will be transforming our old outdated bathroom with DIY’s and decorating ideas to inspire you.

Hello friends, welcome to the One Room Challenge spring 2022 week 1. In case you haven’t heard, One Room Challenge is an event that takes place twice a year with designers, decorators, and DIYers getting together to transform a room in their home in 8 weeks.

Every Wednesday 20 designers and guest participants share their process and the progress of their space. The next 8 weeks will be packed with sources, inspirations, DIY projects, and the highs and lows of transforming a space.

Last year I transformed my son’s bedroom into a warm, textural, cozy young adult’s bedroom. I was a bit nervous about finishing on time, especially because of all the DIY projects for the makeover, and delays in shipping. But, we were able to complete it on time and my son’s long-awaited room finally came to fruition. The best part is that my son loves his room and that’s worth all the late-night DIY projects and the panick to complete on time.

One Room Challenge – Bathroom renovation

For this challenge, we will be tackling the bathroom that we have been putting off for years.

This bathroom looked like it could have been from a scene in a horror movie. We bought our house with this hideous bathroom knowing that one day we will renovate it and make it beautiful. We didn’t want to look at the unusable, creepy bathroom every day. So we gut it out and prepared it for renovation. One eternity later… Really, it’s been years, still no bathroom!

The reason for this long-overdue bathroom remodel is my husband is a contractor and you know the saying about the “shoemaker’s children go barefoot.” Well, this renovation kept going to the bottom of the list of things to do in our house, now years later it’s at the top.

I had purchased the tiles, vanity, toilet bowl, shower fixture, and tub a few years ago preparing for the renovation. Good thing I chose a classic style otherwise everything would’ve been outdated by the time we got around to this renovation. However, I would like to make a change to the plain white vanity to give it a new look. I have a few ideas in mind and I’ll share the route I go with after I decide.

Joining the One Room Challenge give us the motivation we need to prioritize to see this bathroom makeover through from start to finish, I hope yikes!

The footprint of the bathroom is on the smaller side at around 6′ x 9′ in size, but 9-1/2′ tall ceilings give the appearance of a larger space.

The only source of natural light is from a skylight, there are no windows in this bathroom. So keeping it light is my main objective with the choice of tile and wall color.

Design concept

Bathroom inspirations

I have searched some beautiful bathroom renovations from past One Room Challenge events for inspiration. So much creativity and vision has gone into creating these beautiful bathrooms.

One/Two/Three/Four/Five/Six

To-Do List – One Room Challenge Week 1

-Finalize and order choice of lighting

-Purchase towel bar and accessories

-Purchase mirrors

-Complete plumbing and electric

-Order skylight

-Choose a paint color

-Finish sheetrocking

-Finalize the plans to change the front of a vanity

There you have it! It’s going to be a busy week.

I guess we’ll see where we are at next Wednesday.

Time to get to work on The One Room Challenge Spring 2022!

I am so excited we are finally doing this bathroom, I hope you follow along and maybe get inspired. Also, make sure to visit the other guest participants to see their plans for their makeover.

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Do you want to see 5 easy, inexpensive spring decorating ideas, and tips to transition your home from winter and spring into spring decor!

Hi everyone, it’s officially spring and It’s time to spring into spring decor! The temperature here in New York has been like a roller coaster, wintery one day, spring-like another day. I can’t wait for it to be consistently warm.

However, the sign of spring is here, the tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths are flourishing and showing off their beauty. Watching nature renew itself refreshes the soul, it is a beautiful thing to watch the leaves sprout on the trees, flowers bloom, and birds come out to sing their tunes.

This means spring cleaning, freshening up my decor, lightening up the house.

Looking for a spring refresh? Let’s look at a few simple ways to spring into spring decor.

Spring decor doesn’t have to be fussy or complicated. Here are a few changes I made to bring the season into our home.

#1- Let’s start with the front door decor

Adding a spring wreath to your front door is a great place to start showing off your seasonal decor.

Here’s a simple wood bead wreath I made for my front door a few weeks ago. This project was so easy and fun to do, it took less than half an hour to create this beautiful wreath.

Some of the links below are affiliate links, however, all opinions are my own, see my full disclosure

If making a wreath is not your thing, no worries, I have gathered a few you can purchase below. You can click on the links to view the beautiful wreaths.

Navy Blue Spring Wreath with Lamb’s Ear

Outdoor Purple Flowers Wreath

Spring Peony Wreath

Yellow Forsythia Door Wreath

Bright Spring Wreath 

#2 – Add flowers

Nothing says spring like flowers. Although there are flowers in my home throughout the year, I add spring flowers like tulips, and forsythia to our home during this season.

The gentle scent of fresh flowers emitting through the home shouts spring.

A wonderful way to accentuate a pretty vignette is by creating a display with flowers, beads, and candles. Corraling individual elements creates a bold statement.

If you are unable to decorate with fresh flowers, faux flowers are always a great alternative. There are so many faux flower options you can see here and here.

# 3 – Spring into spring decor with your outdoor space

Say goodbye to winter and bring elements of spring to your porch with pillows and container flowers. Set up the outdoor space for the coming season.

This is our porch from last year, soon I’ll be uncovering the patio furniture and setting the porch. I just love to sit out and have my morning cup of coffee on the porch.

Although the weather is still too cold here in New York for that, I sure am looking forward to it.

#4- lighten things up

Change the heavier and darker throw blankets used for winter and replace them with lighter brighter throws. Bring out the light color pillows, and add a few floral pillows onto your couch, chairs, and your bed.

#5 – Add scented candles

Put away the pine-scented candles of winter and replace them with beautiful floral scents. My favorite candles are Nest candles. Their fragrances burn all the way through to the end where many others will only have the scent on top. My go-to fragrances from Nest are Orange Blossom, Bamboo, and Grapefruit, they have the most intoxicating scent.

Happy Spring decorating!

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