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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

FALL 2018 ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, week 6 DINING ROOM – FINAL REVEAL!

by studiotullia | Nov 7, 2018 | DIY, INTERIOR DESIGN

At last we have made it to Week 6! I’m excited to share some pictures with you below. When you have a chance, there is a plethora of fabulous ORC Rooms by Guest Participants and Featured Designers (click on the two boxes below to get there). Now that I am done with this dining room, I plan to spend some time there myself…

So, here goes. This dining room has proven to be a great challenge. The sun was spotty today in Portland so I did my best to capture the natural light in the room.

SKY MURAL

There is one accent wall where (with the help of my daughter and husband),I have painted a decorative sky painting.

My dear friend and floral designer Joann Andriese helped me to go for the large scale branches which I trimmed from my backyard. I reupholstered our existing dining chairs in Miles Redd Tumbling Blocks by Schumacher.

The chalkboard was created using a Portland flea market find (the carved frame), that I placed a chalkboard inside. I am not sure what it was before, but it seemed to have been built into a wall and was apparently salvaged and sold at an auction, per antique dealer, LOOKS & BOOKS, from Milwaukee, OR. The carving looked old world and reminded me of Italy. My daughter has been wanting a chalkboard for awhile. It has to cure for a couple more days when I initially posted this.

Here is a shot of the built-in which was painted a pale aqua paint to compliment the sky wall. It is full of various heirloom and contemporary dishes as well as crystal, vintage paintings and vases, an old clock and books.The chandelier is from FEISS. The plant from PORTLAND NURSERY.

Here is a more panoramic shot and you can see that I have panels flanking the bay window. They are custom made out of linen blend fabric called BUTE in Ivory from Cowtan and Tout, which is super wide and so gorgeous. The two pleats on the leading edge are striped cotton called ULLAKARIN from IKEA. The woven jute rug is also from IKEA.

This heirloom rocking chair I had reupholstered when I had twins out of a leopard velvet (like Jamil Natural). It was my great grandfather’s. The blanket is from salvaged PENDLETON.

I’ve been playing around with table placement so here you can see that I moved the table and chairs so they are horizontal to the bay window. It works both ways.

The abstract artwork is from TARGET. The heirloom loveseat was also my great grandparents that I had reupholstered in striped ticking.

Here’s a close up of the vintage dinner plates I found at an estate sale. The runner is also from IKEA.

The little lumbar pillow is FANTASY FOREST by SCHUMACHER , made by STUDIO TULLIA.

A detail of the curtains, also made by STUDIO TULLIA.

Here’s another shot of my kids’ favorite spot along with fabric Sonora by SCHUMACHER and a custom faux snow leopard throw which is also a favorite in the house.

The kids aren’t the only ones who like this spot.

If you look above the door there is another found painting that was framed locally by I’VE BEEN FRAMED, my go to local art store and framer. They frame most of my found art and prints as well as family art, photographs, etc.

Here is a detail shot of the rug and chairs.

And accessories.

And a shot of the table with candles lit earlier in the day when I had no sun.

I thought this brass napkin holder and napkins from IKEA were fun to add to the mix.

Here are a few before shots just so you can appreciate how far we have come from the original orange dining room.

Here the kids are priming the chalkboard for the first time with white chalk after it cured for three days.

The kids have been having fun writing menus and such on the chalkboard:

So, that is a wrap. The sources with links are listed at the end of this post.

I could not have pulled this off without my highly skilled husband, Shiloh. I am so grateful for all his electrical, construction and installation work.

Thanks so much for following along!

SOURCES

BENJAMIN MOORE – chalkboard paint

COWTAN & TOUT – Bute in Ivory for curtains

FEISS LIGHTING – Chandelier

IKEA – Lonholt jute rug

IKEA – black linen and Goddag woven table runners

IKEA – Tillstallning brass napkin holder & napkins

IKEA – Ullakarian Striped Fabric on lead edge of curtain panels

I’VE BEEN FRAMED – frames for vintage paintings

MILLER – gray paint by Joanna Gaines

METRO PAINT – Mountain Snow for custom paint mixing and base coats

PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS – salvaged Pendleton wool for throw

PORTLAND FLEA – antique carved frame

PORTLAND NURSERY – houseplant

SCHUMACHER -Miles Redd Tumbling Blocks on Chairs

SCHUMACHER – Sonora white fringe fabric on pillow

SCHUMACHER – Fantasy Forest on accent pillow

STUDIO TULLIA – throw pillows

TARGET – abstract framed embellished painting Project 62

WS HOME – black candlesticks

ORC FALL 2018 DINING ROOM – week 3

by studiotullia | Oct 17, 2018 | DIY, INTERIOR DESIGN

Here we are at week 3 and I have made some design decisions. The lighting and upholstery fabric have been ordered. But most importantly, I have started the mural! It’s like getting into a swimming pool; its a little hard at first and then you get more comfortable.

Be sure to check out what’s happening with the other ORC guest participants (tap the image above).

And to see some of the the featured designers at week 3 (tap the image below):

There are so many talented folks who do this – you should grab a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine) and spend some time checking things out.

So, onward we go. I settled on a chandelier:

LIGHTING

This was what we had before:

And this is what I selected:

$297.45

Originally $729.35

There are a few chandeliers out there that I love (that cost a lot more) but ultimately to find something my husband and I both agreed on, and with the price being so right on this one, we went for it. I like that the shades are hand blown glass rather than fabric shades that gather dust. And I like the more modern look and black silhouette. I can take my time and wait to find a really amazing chandelier down the road.

UPHOLSTERY for CHAIRS:

I was going to go with a leopard velvet kind of like the rocker pictured below.

I needed something somewhat neutral that works with the black and white in the room on the loveseat and the sideboard.

STRIPED BLACK & WHITE LOVESEAT

BLACK/BROWN PERIOD SIDEBOARD:

I ultimately chose:

RED MILES TUMBLING BLOCKS by SCHUMACHER

It will breathe some new life into the room, I am hoping.

So, the inevitable needed to happen. The mural needed to begin and I have never done a mural before.

MURAL INSPO

JOHN DERIAN’s SWALLOW WALLPAPER:

and this lovely wallpaper mural by:

Anewall

So began the custom mixing:

And the beginning application of paint with the roller:

And the brush (see our lovely temporary light fixture below):

My 11 year old daughter was helping me quite a bit with the sky and clouds. She has always been an artist…

By the end of the second day, it was looking more like Van Gogh’s Starry Night than what I had in mind.

I made the mistake of thinking that I could bang this out in a couple of 3 hour sessions and after two days, that is what it looked like.

I told my daughter I wasn’t happy with it and that I wanted to paint it over. She asked if she could play with it for a bit if I was planning to scrap it anyway. So she did. I swallowed my ego and admitted that I liked what she did with the clouds. She softened them and blended them better so they weren’t so animated. Then I realized that, as usual, I needed to slow down and take my time if I wanted to create something worth keeping. She is always telling me to slow down.

So needless to say the mural is still in the works.

We are in full swing now and I look forward to sharing my progress with you next week. In the meantime, you can follow me on INSTAGRAM

Let me know what you think and thank you for following along!

FALL 2018 ORC DINING ROOM – week 2

by studiotullia | Oct 10, 2018 | DIY, INTERIOR DESIGN

Here we are at week two and I am excited to have settled on the color palette at least for the walls. We are gaining momentum on this project. For some reason, the ORC makes it all come together…

(Click on images above and below to see all the other designers’ projects)

PAINT

This week as been about getting the base colors for the room where I want them. I settled on A PIECE OF CAKE by Magnolia Home for the walls which is a light gray that looks taupe until it dries. It is a silvery gray. My husband thought it was the same color as the dry wall tiles he was installing on the ceilings. I have to admit he has a point, so this color required some serious convincing on my part.

It looks almost white during the day but as you can see below it is darker than the white wall on the left. For Portland winters I think it will stay light enough. We’ve already had some rainy gray days and it feels a lot better in the dining room already than the dark orange we lived with for years.

Below is pretty much what you need to paint. Blue tape and paper, spackling paste for patching walls, putty knife, sandpaper, brushes, rollers, paint cup, paint tray and liners, drop cloth, paint, a bucket of water and a rag.

I recommend buying the small color sample cans until you figure out what looks right. The space and natural light at your home is often radically different than in the paint store.

I chose SUMMER SKY by Metro Paint mixed with their MOUNTAIN SNOW until it was a very light sky blue for the Ceiling.

And for the built in bookcase I chose:

RALPH LAUREN OCULUA BLUE RL1747

and

METRO PAINT MOUNTAIN SNOW $13/gallon! Recycled paint

You don’t need a lot of the teal blue relative to the white. I came up with something close to this color:

ACCENT WALL/SKY MURAL

I have been obsessed with sky and cloud formations all Summer in anticipation of painting the mural on the accent wall. Something like this sky wall by NEWALL is my goal:

I love the colors and swallows in this wallpaper by John Derian.

Here are just a few of the lovely skies captured this Summer – can you believe how brilliant blue the sky can be?

Gearhart Beach on the Oregon Coast:

Astoria, OR at my Father in Law’s Studio – my husband and kids are canoeing.

I had this vintage painting below framed over the Summer. It also captures the color palette I am after for this room. I chose a gray washed, simple, more modern frame than the original ornate gold one. What a difference!

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

THE WALLS

NOW

BEFORE

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

SKIM COATING

Here it is drying. NOW

BEFORE

CABINETRY

XO

Suzanne

FALL 2018 ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, week 6 DINING ROOM – FINAL REVEAL!

So, here goes. This dining room has proven to be a great challenge. The sun was spotty today in Portland so I did my best to capture the natural light in the room.

SKY MURAL

There is one accent wall where (with the help of my daughter and husband),I have painted a decorative sky painting.

My dear friend and floral designer Joann Andriese helped me to go for the large scale branches which I trimmed from my backyard. I reupholstered our existing dining chairs in Miles Redd Tumbling Blocks by Schumacher.

Here is a shot of the built-in which was painted a pale aqua paint to compliment the sky wall. It is full of various heirloom and contemporary dishes as well as crystal, vintage paintings and vases, an old clock and books.The chandelier is from FEISS. The plant from PORTLAND NURSERY.

This heirloom rocking chair I had reupholstered when I had twins out of a leopard velvet (like Jamil Natural). It was my great grandfather’s. The blanket is from salvaged PENDLETON.

I’ve been playing around with table placement so here you can see that I moved the table and chairs so they are horizontal to the bay window. It works both ways.

The abstract artwork is from TARGET. The heirloom loveseat was also my great grandparents that I had reupholstered in striped ticking.

Here’s a close up of the vintage dinner plates I found at an estate sale. The runner is also from IKEA.

The little lumbar pillow is FANTASY FOREST by SCHUMACHER , made by STUDIO TULLIA.

A detail of the curtains, also made by STUDIO TULLIA.

The kids aren’t the only ones who like this spot.

If you look above the door there is another found painting that was framed locally by I’VE BEEN FRAMED, my go to local art store and framer. They frame most of my found art and prints as well as family art, photographs, etc.

Here is a detail shot of the rug and chairs.

And accessories.

And a shot of the table with candles lit earlier in the day when I had no sun.

I thought this brass napkin holder and napkins from IKEA were fun to add to the mix.

Here are a few before shots just so you can appreciate how far we have come from the original orange dining room.

Here the kids are priming the chalkboard for the first time with white chalk after it cured for three days.

The kids have been having fun writing menus and such on the chalkboard:

So, that is a wrap. The sources with links are listed at the end of this post.

I could not have pulled this off without my highly skilled husband, Shiloh. I am so grateful for all his electrical, construction and installation work.

Thanks so much for following along!

SOURCES

BENJAMIN MOORE – chalkboard paint

COWTAN & TOUT – Bute in Ivory for curtains

FEISS LIGHTING – Chandelier

IKEA – Lonholt jute rug

IKEA – black linen and Goddag woven table runners

IKEA – Tillstallning brass napkin holder & napkins

IKEA – Ullakarian Striped Fabric on lead edge of curtain panels

I’VE BEEN FRAMED – frames for vintage paintings

MILLER – gray paint by Joanna Gaines

METRO PAINT – Mountain Snow for custom paint mixing and base coats

PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS – salvaged Pendleton wool for throw

PORTLAND FLEA – antique carved frame

PORTLAND NURSERY – houseplant

SCHUMACHER -Miles Redd Tumbling Blocks on Chairs

SCHUMACHER – Sonora white fringe fabric on pillow

SCHUMACHER – Fantasy Forest on accent pillow

STUDIO TULLIA – throw pillows

TARGET – abstract framed embellished painting Project 62

WS HOME – black candlesticks

ORC FALL 2018 DINING ROOM – week 3

LIGHTING

UPHOLSTERY for CHAIRS:

MURAL INSPO

Anewall

FALL 2018 ORC DINING ROOM – week 2

Here we are at week two and I am excited to have settled on the color palette at least for the walls. We are gaining momentum on this project. For some reason, the ORC makes it all come together…

(Click on images above and below to see all the other designers’ projects)

PAINT

Below is pretty much what you need to paint. Blue tape and paper, spackling paste for patching walls, putty knife, sandpaper, brushes, rollers, paint cup, paint tray and liners, drop cloth, paint, a bucket of water and a rag.

I recommend buying the small color sample cans until you figure out what looks right. The space and natural light at your home is often radically different than in the paint store.

I chose SUMMER SKY by Metro Paint mixed with their MOUNTAIN SNOW until it was a very light sky blue for the Ceiling.

And for the built in bookcase I chose:

and

You don’t need a lot of the teal blue relative to the white. I came up with something close to this color:

ACCENT WALL/SKY MURAL

I have been obsessed with sky and cloud formations all Summer in anticipation of painting the mural on the accent wall. Something like this sky wall by NEWALL is my goal:

I love the colors and swallows in this wallpaper by John Derian.

Here are just a few of the lovely skies captured this Summer – can you believe how brilliant blue the sky can be?

Gearhart Beach on the Oregon Coast:

Astoria, OR at my Father in Law’s Studio – my husband and kids are canoeing.

I had this vintage painting below framed over the Summer. It also captures the color palette I am after for this room. I chose a gray washed, simple, more modern frame than the original ornate gold one. What a difference!

Thanks for following along. See you next week.