one room challenge - family room week 1

Sound the trumpets and let the stop watch begin, it is One Room Challenge time ladies! Whoop Whoop!<br /><br />My dear friend <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/" target="_blank">Linda</a> asked me to join in the fun for the <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/p/one-room-challenge.html" target="_blank">second time</a> and I am pumped and ready for some design action. Just look who I get to play in the sandbox with this time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwcsd74b6j7a16nL4207-Q0DkqJQA9j_KO-k-jPU1HZ2tlX_FqXklkKDbrQAdOVHINwyPHElWr4aw6p6Q4nN58NVhE18_ZBEfLvP8PUVrR1keXQ_48IhKpemphiWi9d-VEbdn7LYJeIHx/s1600/ORCBanner+Fall+13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="One Room Challenge" border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwcsd74b6j7a16nL4207-Q0DkqJQA9j_KO-k-jPU1HZ2tlX_FqXklkKDbrQAdOVHINwyPHElWr4aw6p6Q4nN58NVhE18_ZBEfLvP8PUVrR1keXQ_48IhKpemphiWi9d-VEbdn7LYJeIHx/s640/ORCBanner+Fall+13.png" title="" width="640" /></a></div><div><br />I know. Good, right?!<br /><br />For those of you new to my blog, welcome and I look forward to getting to know you.<br /><br />And for those of you who are new to this addictive series, here is the gist - 20 bloggers pick a room in their house (or the house of a client) to makeover. Every Wednesday for the next six weeks we will report on our progress, roadblocks and detours, ending with a big reveal full of oohs and aahs.<br /><br />Six (short) weeks. Funny how six weeks sounds like a nice amount of time, until that clock begins and suddenly it seems like the snap of a finger.<br /><br />This time I'm tackling our <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/p/basement.html" target="_blank">family room</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRCAmSzGAHm4nVClKfY88K1oZq4zEuvz7TSHnqQH8pPhcjlusbZLuf4shyphenhyphenEhlcjY4rzQpRX6FCMzL647f7WeyTQKX44vub3ethP9P8Fmp-A-v9twp541a5190xiCHiHTjXlscx-dXRt4v/s1600/basementbefore.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRCAmSzGAHm4nVClKfY88K1oZq4zEuvz7TSHnqQH8pPhcjlusbZLuf4shyphenhyphenEhlcjY4rzQpRX6FCMzL647f7WeyTQKX44vub3ethP9P8Fmp-A-v9twp541a5190xiCHiHTjXlscx-dXRt4v/s640/basementbefore.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />You might be thinking, "Elizabeth, you fool. That room looks fine to me."</div><div><br /></div><div>But hold on with the name calling. I have a few good reasons actually.<br /><br /><div>First, those yellow walls aren't doing anyone any favors. They've been that way for five years now and I'm officially over them. While a happy choice in a lot of spaces, yellow in the basement just makes everything feel a bit jaundicey. (jaundice-like?) It's time for a change.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsdjKG5FNAZjS84AZ2kb0cPd2bmZML6UcTz8LhD-spyoRofj5cLsfdghmHu4HfF1wbIXkgHHu4Sx15trdteQdJGlji6ZI0wzzB6uXZhrjwRYZZsHyVOf3j3R2dTo_BiTHGhyphenhyphenimBr66YOz/s1600/d82e771648f85fbf9a515f0799d83343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsdjKG5FNAZjS84AZ2kb0cPd2bmZML6UcTz8LhD-spyoRofj5cLsfdghmHu4HfF1wbIXkgHHu4Sx15trdteQdJGlji6ZI0wzzB6uXZhrjwRYZZsHyVOf3j3R2dTo_BiTHGhyphenhyphenimBr66YOz/s640/d82e771648f85fbf9a515f0799d83343.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Then there is this saucy number. I found her at Goodwill for $20. She is in mint condition and after taking her vintage cushions for a spa day at the cleaners she is ready to rock the family (room). And green couch/yellow walls is not a good combo.</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kin9lux1MV6Al35c0_rj8p3Yn7I56Q6cJwLvofFl9IlyofYRQzN4D_x2kjs4_wjtnz27zSAJS_klUN2iryf6DeKqwU0Sbr-cqa5I2C05SMLk7qjK4zQucD29UGH0QrgSqJur0HEihOEn/s1600/wateronthecarpet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kin9lux1MV6Al35c0_rj8p3Yn7I56Q6cJwLvofFl9IlyofYRQzN4D_x2kjs4_wjtnz27zSAJS_klUN2iryf6DeKqwU0Sbr-cqa5I2C05SMLk7qjK4zQucD29UGH0QrgSqJur0HEihOEn/s640/wateronthecarpet.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And the straw that broke the bloggers back was this little event. We had a really wet spring/summer. Not good. The only thing that prevented tears was the fact that I HATE that carpet. So I'm taking it as a sign of good things to come. I tried to convince the girls that we got water in the basement because they never pick up their toys but they didn't buy it.<br /><br />So the plan is to change this room entirely. Something fresh, clean and most importantly dry. I'm channeling Anna Spiro and I'm going light, bright and colorful with a capital C.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4YYzVnAVn3URxAw83DQbqkqfdex8eNcj0bHAj-U_OdXnydrvkfyB-xRM-rroSD_RSMrMkdBoEObl6jppaobJ7tYby8d8rqNw8A406fW10FYgwipBYXxxnShErfkvFS-uanZnwAHTYrl3/s1600/LBDFamilyRoomOneRoomChallenge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="One Room Challenge Little Black Door" border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4YYzVnAVn3URxAw83DQbqkqfdex8eNcj0bHAj-U_OdXnydrvkfyB-xRM-rroSD_RSMrMkdBoEObl6jppaobJ7tYby8d8rqNw8A406fW10FYgwipBYXxxnShErfkvFS-uanZnwAHTYrl3/s640/LBDFamilyRoomOneRoomChallenge.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The to do list is long. So very, very long.</div><div><br /></div><div>- Rip up gross carpet (floor and stairs) and replace flooring<br />- Paint and plank walls and bookshelves<br />- Recover estate sale chairs<br />- Create some sort of art station for the girls<br />- Paint chairs and table<br />- Repair and paint coffee table<br />- Create toy storage that doesn't involve the words 'pink' or 'plastic'<br />- Get some art on those walls<br />- Find rugs<br />- New Lighting</div><div><br />I'll be referring to my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/ladybaum/basement-redo/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> on the regular, so feel free to check my organized brainstorm. And if you see a woman wandering around Home Depot with paint in her hair and a list in her hand, that's me. At Home Depot. For the third time this week.<br /><br />Now let's check in with the others and see what great plans they have for us!<br /><br /></div><div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.callingithome.com/" target="_blank">Calling it Home</a> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://chinoiseriechic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Chinoiserie Chic</a> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.classiccasualhome.com/" target="_blank">Classic Casual Home</a> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://cottageandvine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cottage and Vine</a> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://designaddictmom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Design Addict Mom</a> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://design-crisis.com/" target="_blank">Design Crisis</a> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://designindulgence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Design Indulgence</a> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.designmanifest.com/blog/" target="_blank">Design Manifest</a> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.theenglishroom.biz/" target="_blank">The English Room</a> </span></div></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><div><a href="http://chattafabulous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">The Green Room Interiors </span></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.henhurstblog.com/" target="_blank">Henhurst Interiors</a> <span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.maddiegdesigns.com/blog/" target="_blank">Maddie's Nest</a> </span></div></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.mixandchic.com/" target="_blank">Mix And Chic</a> </span></div><div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://mynottinghill.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Notting Hill</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://pawleysislandposh.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Pawleys Island Posh</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/" target="_blank">The Pink Pagoda</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://shelterinteriordesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shelter</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Simple Details</a> </span></div><div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.thevaultfiles.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">The Vault Files</span></a> </span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><br /></div>And don't forget that you too can participate in the weekly <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/2013/09/do-you-want-to-play-orc.html" target="_blank">One Room Challenge Link Party</a> every Thursday at <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/2013/09/do-you-want-to-play-orc.html" target="_blank">Calling It Home</a>.<br /><br />So let's start our engines and get to work. Now, who knows the best way to rip up carpet?</div></div></div>

one room challenge - family room week 1

Sound the trumpets and let the stop watch begin, it is One Room Challenge time ladies! Whoop Whoop! My dear friend Linda  asked me to join i...

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