One Room Challenge Week 5 Office Makeover Update

Week 5 

WOW, WOW, WOW, is all I can say! A little in shock that I actually have only a few days left for everything to be photographed on Monday for the final reveal next Thursday. Also, WOW at how far this room has come from the beginning. This week the rug was delivered and I am so loving it! I am so excited I went with the one with more colors because they work great with the grey walls, my bright colored collection of books, and the current flooring. A big thank you to my husband for helping me vacuum and put the rug down! 

I also FINALLY finished the sorting and organization of all my books. As Ched says "It's the BBDS" aka the "Bec-Bec Decimal System". It's organized perfectly for my needs and I LOVE finally having all my books in one place (shelves continue into the hall for all the other subjects). 

LIGHT!!! WE HAVE LIGHT!!! The lighting installation started off a little rocky with a box full of chandelier crystals and no instructions. After stepping away for a good night's rest, we were able to complete the task and now have this glam fixture!! THANK YOU AGAIN, CHED!!! 

Consolidate, Consolidate, Consolidate!

As a child my mother and grandmother were big fans the consolidate method for cleaning up or completing a task. I finally took their advice and have consolidated most of the styling accessories and items in one spot of the room. Hopefully this make things much easier for completion! 

We have had few changes in our original game plan, so make sure you join us next Thursday for our big reveal!!!!


Don't forget to check out all the other amazing ORC Guest Participants.

~xx

Southern Socialite: One Room Challenge Week 2 Office Makeover

Southern Socialite: WEEK 2 One Room Challenge: Office Makeover: Week 2 What a week! So grateful for amazing family and friends who have helped with the progress. Since we don't have extra room to m...

One Room Challenge Week 2 Office Makeover

Week 2

What a week! So grateful for amazing family and friends who have helped with the progress.
Since we don't have extra room to move all the items staying in the room out, we are having to work around them.

We have painted!!! I decided to go with Flannel Grey by Behr in satin finish for the walls and ceiling and in semi-gloss for the trim, doors and bookcases!! 

Lots of sorting and removal has happened, but lots more to go!
Using the JOY vs. NO JOY method of sorting. 

We rescued these bookshelves from my childhood playhouse and repainted them the glossy grey color to match the trim. 

The shelves fit perfectly along one of the half walls to hold all my floral, event, and etiquette reference books. All other books will be moved to shelves in the outer hallway. 

There is no remaining evidence of their past lives in my mother's classroom's "Garden of Reading"! 

 I picked up these chairs at a local high school tag sale fundraiser. 

Don't they just scream old Morrison's Cafeteria chairs to you??

I think they will be perfect with a coat of gold paint, black and white cabana striped fabric, and a monogram on the back of each. 

I also finally found the perfect light fixture from Home Depot. I think it will add just the right amount of GLAM! Isn't it so much better than the before! 

Lots of progress has been made, now I am on to more sorting and cleaning out, painting and recovering chairs, installing light fixture, deciding on lamps, accessories, and drapes. Lots of fun but hard work ahead of us. I am trying to do this make over on a small budget so I can splurge on some extras. I also need to figure out some way to disguise that horrible carpet!! Thank you for following along and I hope you will check out the other guest participants in the One Room Challenge! 

See you next Thursday! 

~xx

Rebecca