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ONE ROOM CHALLENGE – Teen’s 70s Inspired Room. WK 6

by studiotullia | Nov 5, 2023 | DIY, HOME IMPROVEMENT, INTERIOR DESIGN, ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, recycle, retro, reuse, that 70's show

Hello All!

Sometimes we must celebrate the smaller wins, right?

Like this lovely crocheted blanket. A handmade throw to toss around and a nice blanket for the edge of the bed. Found on EBay. We liked the colors and the graphic nature of it.

My daughter is a collector of comic books, avengers posters, Star Wars memorabilia, etc. She plans to plaster the rooms with posters and stack comic books on rows of shelving, etc. The challenge will be to create a cohesive, curated look. At least for some decent ORC final photos before it goes the ways of a teenager.

By the way, the vendor below is a great source for posters and old comic books.

You get the idea, right?

Action figures and other collectibles…

And of course, don’t forget to check out the talented ORC designers!

See you all next week!

XOXO,

Suzanne

Teenage 70’s Remodel ONE ROOM CHALLENGE – WEEK TWO

by studiotullia | Oct 8, 2023 | HOME IMPROVEMENT, INTERIOR DESIGN, SUZANNE'S DESIGN PROJECTS

Well, hello Everyone. Here we are at WEEK TWO.

BEFORE: Funky Old Kitchen

The room my daughter is moving into is now a very dated kitchen on our second floor. Not our main kitchen. The room has clearly been neglected for a long time. We just never knew where to start or what to do with this room so it has sat barely used for over 15 years in our 1906 house. At some point the house was turned into a duplex and with this kitchen and we are slowly rebuilding it back to a single family house..

The appliances have been hauled out and removed. The corner above is where the fridge was.

And the wall below is where the stove was. Yes, big, gaping holes!

And demolition of the funky cabinetry has begun. What is behind all of this is very pieced together walls and no clean lines or edges. Old wallpaper that had been painted over had to be scraped and then mudded.

Straight lines are being created and lots of patching and mudding is taking place.

So we are in a demo stage for sure.

Decisions had to be made about whether we wanted to keep the built ins at all but the woodwork is pretty darn shoddy so we are going to scrap it all in fabric or more space!

These upper cabinets and the shelving is all coming out.

Be sure to check out all the other participants and we will see you next week!

Thanks for reading along!