ORC | A WELL LIVED HOUSE

ORC, SPRING 2016 – HERE WE ARE AT WEEK #2

by studiotullia | Apr 15, 2016 | BENEFITS & GREAT CAUSES, DESIGN TRENDS, HOME IMPROVEMENT, HOUSE TOUR: Traditional Spanish Style House near Pto. Vallarta

Well , here we are at week two of the ORC. Old houses always require more prep than you think. My husband and I agreed to not spend a month on the ceiling like we did in our bedroom. Still, there were some cracks on the ceiling and a few holes in the walls that had to be addressed. My husband got that done and the floor prepped for painting.

PAINT

Charlotte has chosen lilac walls and light cherry blossom pink for the ceilings with white trim. This is where we are headed:

First Light #2102-70 by Benjamin Moore

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We started with METRO PAINT, which is a local paint supplier in Portland. There paints are all recycled and very affordable. My father in law (who is a contractor) uses their paint all the time and recommended I give it a try. I love their MOUNTAIN SNOW – which I used for my HOME OFFICE.

So, we bought a gallon of CARNATION (for like $12!) and we have been methodically adding MOUNTAIN SNOW to try to get close to light pink we might like.

FYI, Metro Paint has a limited palette of colors, but in reality if you have the time and gumption, you can mix and match and come up with some pretty nice colors. They haev lots of examples and formulas in their store. It can make painting a house almost affordable.

Charlotte with CARNATION, untouched. Too pink as is as you can see.

After painting the entire ceiling with a lightened pink, it is still too pink. So, we’ll add more white. I think we are close though.

SLIGHT TANGENT

The lilac bush is blooming outside of our house – I used the flowers to decorate the twins’ birthday cake this week. A little much for Arthur. Oops. Charlotte and I tinted the icing lilac. I guess we are in a custom color mixing mood. The lighter part of the lilac petals are such a perfect color.

I came across this cherry tree in bloom the other day and had to share this. There really is nothing like Portland in the Spring.

There were 3-4 inches of pink petals on the ground!

LIGHTING

So, I am also thinking about lighting. She needs a pendant light and a bedside lamp. Or ultimately a sconce by her bed. I am a big fan as they leave your bedside table free and provide nice light. Here are a few possibilities:

With a gold sconce from Visual Comfort:

Here’s a sconce from IKEA:

A new pendant light from IKEA:

It does cool things at night:

Is this vintage glass pendant light stunning or what?

I even like this Chinese paper lantern for $12:

CURTAINS

And here are some basic white curtains with grommets for a modern look. Grommet curtains are super easy to use. And these curtains will be used daily.

I am leaning toward sheers behind the curtains rather than shades. The windows are sort of odd and need to be replaced ultimately so the sheers should offer some coverage for now.

Charlotte has some ideas of her own about the curtains. She wants to splatter them in a ROTHKO-ish way. I have my concerns, but nevertheless, we bought the paint at COLLAGE in Portland:
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I’ve been looking at Pinterest for ideas:

So, we will cross that bridge soon enough.

Well, I better stop for now. Thanks for joining.

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Have a great Friday and weekend!

Best,

Suzanne

THE ORC – ONE ROOM CHALLENGE & CHARLOTTE’S ROOM

by studiotullia | Apr 6, 2016 | BENEFITS & GREAT CAUSES, DESIGN TRENDS, HOME IMPROVEMENT

I am going to take the challenge (as I often encourage my kids to do) and participate in THE ONE ROOM Challenge organized by CALLING IT HOME as a ORC Guest Participant.

My 6 week project will be my daughter Charlotte’s room. Here are a couple inspiration palettes we came up with. Soft pinks and lavenders, with neutrals and maybe a few punches of color like green or yellow so its not so pinky sweet. The cherry tree in our front yard and the whole neighborhood in fact is blooming gloriously. That has been our primary inspiration as far as finding the right pink and lavender for the walls and ceiling.

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She is nine so she still plays with dolls…maybe for another year or two…

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Just to give you a little background on the room and my daughter…she and her twin brother have moved out of their shared nursery which is now my HOME OFFICE and moved upstairs into their OWN ROOMS. Charlotte’s room is really small. It could be a walk in closet; it’s that small. There is another room that’s a decent size available but she has chosen this one for the coziness factor.

Here is a quick floor plan of the room. The dimensions are 9’5″ X 7′ 3″ .

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As you can see there is room for a bed, a dresser, a small accent chair and a side table. That’s it. The ceiling height is 7’10” at the highest point but 6″10″ where the roof line intersects with the window frame.

Here is a before shot of the room. This is what you see when you walk in. Two windows. There is a little more to the room on the left wall where the bed will go and that’s it. There are also issues with the double-paned windows as you can see.

So, here is a list of what we are hoping to accomplish:

Patch old plaster and paint room.
Select lighting for the room; a ceiling fixture and small lamp for bedside table.
Design and fabricate Window Treatments
Slipcover existing side chair we own
New bedding – cover, shams, accent pillows
Select and hang art
Either re-carpet or find a throw rug.
Address double pane window fogginess issues.

Think this is do-able? I guess we are going to find out.

So follow along with the twenty designers and design bloggers who will each be sharing room makeovers from start to finish over the next six weeks. And there are many more guest participants, like me,who will link to the CALLING IT HOME website.

See you next week!

Best,

Suzanne

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