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  • Home Office Mockup | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 2 (Office Design and Layout)

    I have the design for the office to share with you this week! First up, let's talk layout. Look how…
    October 11, 2017
  • One Room Challenge Fall '17: Office, Before | Making it Lovely

    One Room Challenge: Week 1 (Hello, Office!)

    This is my third One Room Challenge. Enough time has elapsed that I've sort of forgotten the worst of the…
    October 4, 2017
  • Oak-Paneled Victorian Staircase and Front Entry with Curved Window | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (Front and Back Entry, Stairs, and Hallways – Final Reveal!)

    Hey, who needs a distraction right now? Today is reveal day for the Fall 2016 One Room Challenge! Let's get…
    November 9, 2016
  • Getting Ready to Paint — Dutch Boy 'Sandstone Quarry'

    One Room Challenge: Week 5 (When it Rains, it Pours)

    I had planned to finish — completely finish — two flights of stairs over the weekend. The old paint beneath…
    November 2, 2016
  • Stairs and Floor After Pulling Up Carpet

    One Room Challenge: Week 4 (Those Stairs, That Hall)

    Some things look better (the ceiling and the third floor doors), most things look worse (everything else). It's gotta get…
    October 26, 2016
  • Nostalgic Warehouse Door Hardware

    One Room Challenge: Week 3 (Work Very Much in Progress)

    We have a ceiling in the hallway! It's all very exciting. I mean, it looks like this, but still. It's…
    October 19, 2016
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  • Home Office Mockup | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 2 (Office Design and Layout)

    I have the design for the office to share with you this week! First up, let’s talk layout. Look how fancy I am! Marvel at…

    October 11, 201733 commentsAttic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • One Room Challenge Fall '17: Office, Before | Making it Lovely

    One Room Challenge: Week 1 (Hello, Office!)

    This is my third One Room Challenge. Enough time has elapsed that I’ve sort of forgotten the worst of the end rush, so here we…

    October 4, 201743 commentsAttic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • Oak-Paneled Victorian Staircase and Front Entry with Curved Window | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (Front and Back Entry, Stairs, and Hallways – Final Reveal!)

    Hey, who needs a distraction right now? Today is reveal day for the Fall 2016 One Room Challenge! Let’s get into it. I have been…

    November 9, 201675 commentsAttic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • Getting Ready to Paint — Dutch Boy 'Sandstone Quarry'

    One Room Challenge: Week 5 (When it Rains, it Pours)

    I had planned to finish — completely finish — two flights of stairs over the weekend. The old paint beneath the carpet we ripped up…

    November 2, 201624 commentsAttic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • Stairs and Floor After Pulling Up Carpet

    One Room Challenge: Week 4 (Those Stairs, That Hall)

    Some things look better (the ceiling and the third floor doors), most things look worse (everything else). It’s gotta get worse before it gets better!…

    October 26, 201616 commentsAttic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House, Upgrades and Maintenance
  • Nostalgic Warehouse Door Hardware

    One Room Challenge: Week 3 (Work Very Much in Progress)

    We have a ceiling in the hallway! It’s all very exciting. I mean, it looks like this, but still. It’s an improvement. It might be…

    October 19, 201619 commentsAttic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
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