Welcome to Week Six of the One Room Challenge – The exciting final reveal!  My husband and I are thrilled with our newly remodeled great room.  I was happy to say goodbye to the 90’s jewel tones and Hello to 2018’s navy, caramel and creams. One Room Challenge – The Final Reveal Come on in for a tour.   I hope you enjoy looking through this dramatic makeover.  The before and after pictures say it all. I took on the challenge of remodeling our great room which is large.  It’s 22 x 29 feet!   To make it cozy, I created three separate living areas.   Follow along to see how we redid each area. Gam ..read more

Welcome back to the One Room Challenge.  This post is about accessorizing and pulling the room together.  Many of these accessories bring life and personality to a room. I can’t wait to share the final reveal next week!  In the meantime, check out the inspiration behind the scenes. Accessorizing with Plants Plants add that organic feel to a room.  It’s like bringing the outdoors in. I absolutely loved the look of this Bird of Paradise houseplant in an ad for Williams Sonoma.  I liked that it was different from the popular fig tree which seems to be everywhere and fit my desire to have somethi ..read more

Welcome to Week Four of the One Room Challenge.  Thanks for stopping by to read about my fabric selections. One Room Challenge – Fabric Selections As I mentioned in Week One, we decided to reupholster all of our furniture (everything except the leather couch!).  Our existing furniture is very comfortable and fits in our home.  It just needed updating.  Good bye 90’s colors! Seeking Professional Help When Needed Picking fabrics is one of the most time-consuming things to do when it comes to redecorating.  With all that I had going on, I didn’t have the time to spend looking for fabric.  So for ..read more

The leaves on one of my houseplants started to look quite dull.  I researched what I could do to spruce them up and was shocked at the simple trick it took to take the leaves from dull to shiny. Jazz Up Your Houseplants with This Simple Trick The shocking ingredient to shining up these dull leaves is mayonnaise.  Yes, you read that right.  Mayonnaise, right out of your fridge!  Just rub a little on a paper towel and wipe on each leaf, putting your hand behind the leaf for support as you wipe.  It’s that simple. So grab a paper towel, some mayo and go to town cleaning your leaves.  (I also wor ..read more

Welcome back to the One Room Challenge.  Redecorating our home has been a lesson to know what you can and cannot change and learning to work with what you have. This week it’s all about finishing the hardwood floors.  They took on a completely different look once they were sanded and I was so tempted to keep them light and natural!  It made the house look so much brighter! But once I delved into what it would look like with the sealer on the floors, I realized it wasn’t the look that I was going for in my home.  Our floors are a mixture of red and white oak, but mostly red.  When we put the ..read more

Welcome to week two of the One Room Challenge and the remodeling of our great room. As I mentioned last week, the catalyst for updating our home was that our hardwood floors needed to be redone.  It was such a big project to take on as we had to empty our whole first floor.  If there was ever a time I had to be organized, this was it.  I had to coordinate every step so that the project would run smoothly. First, I decided that I wanted to keep our existing furniture and have it re-upholstered in my new color scheme.  That meant I didn’t need to store that furniture while having our floors don ..read more

I have an exciting project to share with you. Several years ago I participated as a guest in the One Room Challenge. Over a five-week period of time, I showed the transformation of my foyer.  This year, I am taking on a bigger challenge.  I will be sharing the dramatic remodeling of my great room. Goodbye 90’s – Hello 2018! Over the next five weeks you will see the transformation from my red, gold and green color scheme to a fresher navy, cream and caramel.  I’m in love with the new colors and can’t wait to pull this all together. Here’s a sneak peek at my new fabric selections. Great Room B ..read more

I have an exciting project to share with you. Several years ago I participated as a guest in the One Room Challenge. Over a five-week period of time, I showed the transformation of my foyer.  This year, I am taking on a bigger challenge.  I will be sharing the dramatic remodeling of my great room. Goodbye 90’s – Hello 2018! Over the next five weeks you will see the transformation from my red, gold and green color scheme to a fresher navy, cream and caramel.  I’m in love with the new colors and can’t wait to pull this all together. Here’s a sneak peek at my new fabric selections. Great Room B ..read more