fall 2023 one room challenge | A WELL LIVED HOUSE

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE – Teen’s 70s Inspired Room. WK 5

by studiotullia | Nov 5, 2023 | HOME IMPROVEMENT, INTERIOR DESIGN, SUZANNE'S DESIGN PROJECTS

Sports Fans, Week 5 was felt uneventful as we are still on the WALLS, but we are making progress!

THE WALLS

The fact of the matter is that this wall repair work is a grueling, son of a bitch. And if I am honest, I want nothing to do with it. I’ll run errands all day before I have to clean up this mess. I’ve never seen such a pieced together nightmare as we’ve found behind these cabinets. See hwo satisfying though as new sheet rock goes up below.

NOW

BEFORE

We must remember from whence we came.

My husband put several buckets of mud on the walls, slowly building up he walls.

SKIM COATING

Here it is drying. NOW

BEFORE

It does feel good to have the walls pretty much all covered now. Lots of sanding, patching and then painting will be happening now. That is where I can step in and start to help again.

CABINETRY

We are going to put in a WETBAR where the cabinetry was – with a small bar and fridge, as well as some drawers and a nice counter top. The plumbing needs to be rerouted. FYI, the wet bar is not a true bar for my daughter, but a place to make tea and wash paint brushes, etc. since she paints sometimes.

Ive been searching for something we could just make do with but my husband will most likely make it himself. Won’t be done in two weeks though..

I like the simplicity of these. Simple, clean…

If we can get the walls and floors done and my daughter somewhat moved in, that will be a triumph!

Don’t forget to check out all the other participants in the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE:

See you all next week!

XO

Suzanne

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE – TEENAGE DAUGHTER’S 70’S INSPIRED BEDROOM

by studiotullia | Oct 1, 2023 | DIY, HOME IMPROVEMENT, INTERIOR DESIGN, ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, STYLE TIPS FOR DIY

We are doing the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE this Fall to light a fire under our you know what. The kitchen demo has begun. I will get into the nitty gritty of this project real soon but I want to share some inspo pics brought to you straight from my daughter’s Ipad. She is deep into the 70’s era which I grew up in so it is a trip down memory lane.

Look at that color palette!

Mod Teen Bedroom

Here is the mood board we put together. This will be a challenge to pull together. Looks cluttered to me. Somehow we will make this work.

She can lean on her Dad’s old records and turntable we will dig up from out storage in the basement.

Years ago we did a One Room Challenge for her bedroom and we are going in an entirely new direction. She has been in a tiny room for several years and is now ready to move into what was our upstairs kitchen. Our house was once a duplex, where my Mother lived for ten years in the upstairs unit, but we now use it as a single family home. This kitchen has been a catchall room for crafts, spare pet cages, a slime lab, holiday cooking, etc. but has been under unitlized for many years. It will be her STUDIO BEDROOM complete with wet bar and large closet.