WEEK 4
The ONE ROOM CHALLENGE event was extended to 8 weeks rather than the usual six weeks due to the COVID 19 reality. In actuality, with my kids at home, assisting with online learning, so many extra meals, and loads more cleaning, there just never seems to be as much time in each day. I’m sure quite a few of you can relate.
LIGHTING
We did make some headway on lighting. We had two IKEA sconces leftover from the twins’ rooms so we decided to recover the shades with black and white plaid fabric. Given that the room is so tiny, sconces are the way to go!
Charlotte came up with a great idea I thought which was to coat the edges of the existing lampshade with chalk. She then rolled the lampshade onto the fabric which left a pattern of lines for us to cut along.
We allowed for a seam allowance all around and then trimmed the fabric.
We folded over and pressed one edge with an iron. Then we proceeded to apply hot glue to the inside edges of the lamp shades as we folded the fabric over the rims. We then pressed the fabric firmly onto the shade using wooden skewer sticks. Once dry, we trimmed off excess fabric. .
Given that the shades were angled, it was a challenge to keep the fabric taut. You really need to take your time and use binder clips to keep the fabric in place as you manuever around the shade, allowing the glue to dry. The fabric does shift quite a bit on a slanted shade. Four hands were better than two, so we worked together on this.
It might be best to use Elmer’s glue or even spray mount to adhere the fabric to the shade. The fabric was a heavy cotton so we opted for hot glue, which dries quickly.
We are actually quite happy with the results. Now she will have lighting over her loft bed and below for her desk.
There’s some satisfaction in reusing what we have. And given that her room is so small, sconces allow for more surface space.
BACK LIT MIRROR
I found a large oval mirror that someone had put out on the street near my house. It is quite large at 24″x 26″ and is already set up for a back lit feature. I have mentioned the law of attraction with regard to my home improvement projects. It’s uncanny how objects I need just start to show up in random places.
We are going to put the lighting up behind the mirror so it glows from behind.
This is the basic layout for the gallery wall:
FAIRY LIGHTING
My husband ordered fairy lighting from EBAY in three different colors. You may also find it on AMAZON.
So, here are the links below to the ORC FEATURED DESIGNERS as well as the GUEST PARTICIPANTS.
#STAYSAFE, #STAYHOME , #STAYCALM&DESIGNON
XOXO,
SUZANNE
