Hey guys! Ever have that feeling like you're just not where you'd hoped to be on a project? That's been my week with the One Room Challenge guest room/office space. Between photoshoots for other interiors projects, planning for holiday and workshops, filling orders and getting ready for a show on Saturday it felt like I was working at a snails pace. After the dramatic push to get the space painted, working on a bunch of small stuff this week felt a little less dramatic. But nonetheless important, 'cause it's all in the details, right!? So let's dive in!

We've made it to week two of the One Room Challenge and I'm soo excited to start to see some changes happening in the space, it's my favorite part of the project to see the plans that I've been scheming start to take form. Last week, I wrote about what the space had been and some general plans about what the new function for the space would be. This week, I'm sharing more about the design and what the overall look and feel of the room will be.

Hi friends! Today's the first day of the One Room Challenge and I'm thrilled to be participating in my first-ever room redesign for the event! We moved into our house here in Philly almost two years ago and the room I have chosen for this year's ORC has been struggling to have a purpose since we moved in. Technically we call it our guest room, and it has functioned as such when folks come to town and we quickly it up from the storage room it devolves to in between the guests. I've also used it for the majority of photography for the online shop, and on occasion it has functioned as an office for me to do interior design/admin work, but it's never really had the right pieces (or the right vibe) to make this work conducive. In the many moves and the many houses that we have lived in, I've realized that whenever a space doesn't have a purpose and it's not used on a regular basis, it tends to get pretty junked up. That is what has been happening with this space, without a good design and half-hearted purpose, it has functioned as more of a storage closet the last two years...filled with things we didn't know what else to do with, stacks of magazines, painting supplies, etc. To further add to my angst, this room is at the top of our stairs, and I hate to close the door (because it gets great light) so I walk by it daily and see the mess accumulating-oh vey! The time for this no mans land room is running short now though, I'm excited to dig in and give it some style and purpose!