Hi, there! It’s Week 3 of the One Room Challenge, and we have made our first physical change to the home office. If you missed the past two weeks, make sure you check out where the room started and where it is headed.
Current Reality
Here is what our week has really looked like.
We have been busy hitting the buy button, tracking those deliveries, and temporarily setting those boxes in the middle of the office. So many things have been delivered in the past week: a cart, a storage cabinet, two chairs, a wall sconce, and trim paint. 😅And a desk and rug are on their way! All of these things will be fun to show off in the future; they just aren’t quite ready yet. But! We did squeeze in a small DIY this week and the office got updated overhead lighting.
Overhead Lighting
Just as a reminder: here is what we were starting with as far as overhead lighting goes (aka there was none, just a ceiling fan that was original to the house).
When planning for the office, we came across this light fixture and were intrigued. We had an old light fixture from when we redesigned the sunroom that had a similar shape. Could we repurpose a light fixture that we had previously discarded with a little paint?
First up, the middle portion of the chandelier got two coats of gold spray paint. Then, that portion got covered, and the outer portion was sprayed with white.
Here is the finished product! Not an earth-shattering DIY, but it checks all the boxes: Will it look good in the finished space? ☑️ Is it cost effective? ☑️Does it feel good to repurpose something you already own? ☑️☑️
What do you think? Worth the DIY to save over $600?
To keep on track, here is our to-do list. Italics indicate the item is in progress.
Choose a paint color for walls and trim
Decide on flooring (dependent on time frame)
Paint walls and trim
Source a desk or paint the one we have
Source or DIY art
Millwork
Source lighting
Source chairs
Decide if we want a window treatment
Source or DIY a rolling cart
Source organizing options: baskets, bins, boxes
Source labeling options for baskets
See you next week,
Staci and Kylie
