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ONE ROOM CHALLENGE – Teen’s 70s Inspired Room

by studiotullia | Oct 22, 2023 | 70's inspired, benjamin moore paint color, one room challenge, ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, rebuilding center, recycle, retro, reuse, silvery blue, SUZANNE'S DESIGN PROJECTS, teen bedroom, that 70's show

Hello My Lovelies,

Well, we are deep into Week 4 of the

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE.

Things are getting pretty real. There is no more flim-flamming around. We have been hammering and hacking away at old hardwood cabinetry and layered linoleum with ever-mounting piles of debris and sharp nails. I can say after two days’ of solid work we are all pretty wiped out.

We have made some major strides, but I am beginning to wonder if we will ever be done with the walls.

And, we changed our paint color for the last time. 0

BENJAMIN MOORE – SILVERY BLUE

You have to tape a decent size paint sample (which BM provides) on the wall – in different places, at different times of the day before you settle on the right color. You really need that bedroom color to be a color you love, you know?

FLOORING:

This is what we found under 3 layers of laminate flooring. Very cool, asbestos-ridden 1940’s vintage flooring that we cannot salvage 🙁

We needed to be masked while pulling up all the debris.

One of my favorite places to shop is a non-profit, salvaged building materials resource, called

THE REBUILDING CENTER

Over the years we have found some great finds. This latest find was brand new wood veneer flooring in a beautiful hickory color. I wanted to buy the whole lot and re-floor the entire upstairs, but my husband reeled me in; one project at a time.

I border on manic when I am at this place. So many great materials. I want to get new lighting for the living room, pavers for the backyard, recycled METRO paint to freshen up our stairs.

FOCUS, Suz, FOCUS

Today’s task was debris removal. We’ve got a big old pile that will go to the dump soon enough.

WE FOUND A DOOR!

We found this beautiful door with the same 5 panels we have on all the doors upstairs. What teenager doesn’t need a door! I counted this has a huge score.

IKEA FINDS

We found this awesome chair called the TOBIAS CHAIR in the clearance section, half off. And that peg board behind it was another find from THE REBUILDING CENTER.

We are interested in this Duvet Cover

AKKERFIBBLA

And we are narrowing in on this GADBJERG rug:

Be sure to check out all the other designers participating in THE ONE ROOM CHALLENGE!

Until next week, my friends!

BEST,

SUZANNE

ORC FALL 2018 DINING ROOM MAKEOVER – Week 5

by studiotullia | Oct 31, 2018 | DIY, INTERIOR DESIGN

We are at Week 5 and getting down to the wire. It is going to be a busy weekend, let me tell ya.

We got this darn heating vent installed, thanks to my husband! You have no idea what a relief it is to have a new one. Our old one was so beat up.

FLOOR VENT

He salvaged this from another old house

It was too long so he cut a larger hole in the floor.

Then he had to create a sheld for it to sit on.

At last! It fits.

ANTIQUE CAFE CHALKBOARD

I saw this a month ago at the Portland Flea Market and have been thinking about whether or not it would work. I called up the owner at LOOKS & BOOKS in Milwaukee, OR and he still had it! He said he bought it at an auction in Pennsylvania. He came down on the price so I went for it. I’m really kind of excited about it.

I am going with a standard charcoal gray chalkboard paint form Benjamin Moore and using a large salvaged chalkboard that our neighbor a few doors up was coincidentally getting rid of. How these things happen is a curious wonder. We just have to trim it down a bit and paint it.

ART

I am also getting a few works of art framed from I’VE BEEN FRAMED in Portland. They are close to my house and I use them a lot for re- framing vintage art. You’d be amazed what a nice frame, or a fresh matte and glass can do. Not sure they’ll be done in time for the final reveal, but sure hope so. They service artists a lot in the neighborhood and are a very reasonably priced, old shop with lots of artists working there. Always glad to support small businesses.

As you can see I have this old artist’s proof – an abstract, silk screened print of horses running, in browns and blacks. It was in a really heavy silver frame which I re-used for the upstairs GUEST ROOM. I never really appreciated it all that much but now that I am trying to bring out browns and blacks in the space, I reconsidered it. It has the original matte here below which I don’t really care for.

I taped it up there without the matte to see if I liked it better. I think it will add some interest and height to the room.

My husband added that wifi UFO thing to the ceiling for better internet service…

So those are the kind of details we are dealing with.

CURTAINS/SHADES

We are installing the blinds and curtains this week, too. One of my extraordinary seamstresses is bringing them tomorrow and I cannot wait.

As you can see, I taped the shade and the fabric up there so I could see how it looks before I pulled the trigger. IKEA for the fabric on the leading edge of the curtains and the brown woven shades since they blend with the woodwork. Basic, I know, but they will have to do until I can upgrade.

To see what all the other frenzied designers are up to at this point, you may click on the two squares below:

We will see you next week for the final reveal. Let’s pray for some sunshine so I can get some decent shots.

Have a great weekend!

ORC FALL 2018 DINING ROOM – week 4

by studiotullia | Oct 24, 2018 | DIY, INTERIOR DESIGN

We are at WEEK 4. The mural is pretty much done. Here are a few of the stages we went through getting to a place we were relatively happy. I took these with my iphone so I apologize for the quality of the images.

SKY MURAL

There are a few things I might change to balance it out but I needed to wrap it up and move on. I like that it adds some color and life to the room which is especially important in the winter months in Oregon. Half of the year it’s gray and rainy, day after day.

I don’t want to show you the final finished wall. I have to save that for the final reveal!

As you can see it adds quite a visual punch to the room.

It turned out darker than I anticipated so the room is feeling visually heavier on the mural side. I have been trying to address that with some other design choices. I decided that bringing out the black ,white and warm wooden tones throughout the space would also help unify the room.

LIGHTING

This fixture I chose by FEISS was installed. I am ok with it for now.

UPHOLSTERY FABRIC

My choice for upholstered chairs: Tumbling Blocks by Miles Redd for Schumacher.

ART/ACCESSORIES

I came across this painting on sale at Goodwill (originally from Target) for $5!!! and I was thinking, am I crazy for thinking this could work?

I brought it home and after living with it a few days decided to go for it. It is the same era, style wise – mid century, like the light fixture – that brings a modern element I like to the room.

This Pendleton Wool Blanket I had recently made up from salvaged Pendleton turned out to work nicely as well with its black, white, yellow ochre and red accent colors.

I had this original print of my Mom’s from the 60’s that I am having reframed, lightened up with an ivory matte, and hopefully installed in time above the door. And to think this was headed to the donation bin.

RUG

I like the new grass woven rug, the LONHOLT, available at IKEA for the rug. There is no point in having a really nice rug in there as the last one was partially trashed with all the birthday parties, dinners with tweens, etc. that go on there. The price was right, too.

CURTAINS

This is where I am headed with the bay window – three shades and two curtain panels on the sides.

For now, these IKEA grass shades will work.

IKEA also had some very affordable fabric so I brought some home to see if it would work for the curtains.

PILLOWS

Is this adorable or what? I had to add a small pillow in this fabric I love to the mix. A little woodland theme with a pair of twin bunnies…I could not resist.

Fantasy Forest by Schumacher

I found this at the Portland Flea Market last month and I am pretty sure I am going to buy it. It is a cafe chalkboard frame. I called the dealer and he still has it. I think it will add something truly interesting to the room and he is giving me a deal…it just needs the chalkboard part. There’s that.

So, I am going in a new, completely unexpected direction. Quite an evolution from my original scheme. It feels more masculine, but I like it. I think the neutrals will allow for different table schemes with colorful place settings. I have a healthy collection of plates, linens, etc which I love to use throughout the year.

Here’s my remaining TO DO LIST:

Hang the mirror on the Mural wall.
Upholster the dining seat chairs
PDX FLEA MARKET: Purchase my café frame and make the chalkboard back for it and install (surprise coming)
IKEA: Purchase and install 3 32 inch wide Roman shades
IKEA: Purchase 6 x 8 woven rug
Paint drapery hardware or rather spray paint with black paint
Install drapery hardware
Finish and Install curtains, shades
make two pillows
Try to refinish surface of the table
Buy plants to go in front of the window to cover the ugly duplex outside.