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One Room Challenge: Playroom Makeover - FINAL REVEAL!
I can’t believe week 8 is already here and that somehow I got this playroom DONE! I must admit, I took on a few too many DIY projects with this one but I also had so much FUN each step of the way. I learned a lot and we now have an amazing playroom for JW that I know he will enjoy for many, many years to come. Not to mention, my husband and I love this space so much that we have even been hanging out in here after he’s already asleep at night! If you’ve been following me on social media, you’ve likely already seen some after photos of the space but this post will be a complete round up of every project, every item linked to shop, and overall my design process for the entire space!
One Room Challenge: Playroom Makeover Week 7 Update: Music Corner
Week 7 is wrapping up and although you may not be able to tell from these photos, the rest of the room is a disaster zone! I’ve got about a million projects going on and one more week to finish them all up! I can’t believe how quickly the past 7 weeks have flown by! This week I completed this little music corner centered around the piano.
One Room Challenge Playroom Makeover: Week 6 Update
This week was all about the walls! I made more progress on the DIY stenciled wallpaper wall and also added some fun new additions to the book wall (read more about that here)! Check out the videos below for a peek at the process for both of these. I also explained more in depth the DIY wallpaper process in week four’s post here. I started peeling the painter’s tape off of a couple sections and it was so exciting to see the completed look. I just have one more section to go before we are done!
One Room Challenge: Playroom Makeover Week 4 Update: DIY Stenciled Wallpaper using Silhouette Cameo
Well I feel like I don’t have a ton of progress to share this week even though I actually HAVE made a ton of progress this week, it’s just all about halfway done and not very attractive for photos! We are kind of in the phase of the makeover where I have about 10 projects going at once and the room is a hot mess: paint cans everywhere, ladders, toys and regular decor thrown everywhere, walls stripped down and covered in painter’s tape. But despite the mess we are making a little more progress every day!
One Room Challenge: Playroom Makeover Week 3 Update: Lights + DIY Chalkboard
We made some good progress this week in the playroom: we have LIGHT, we completed the DIY house chalkboard, and we finalized the plans for built-ins and shelves. I’m loving the light and although I was concerned about it hanging down too low, it ended up being perfect for the space and isn’t in the way at all. But as with all old houses, when you fix one problem, you create more. Now we do have a few holes in the drywall from where our electrican had to cut in to run the electric (since this room had not ever had an overhead light. Hopefully we can fix those this weekend (we are going to try to patch it ourselves so I’ll let you know how that goes!).
DIY Giant Playroom Chalkboard on a Budget
I kept seeing these cute chalkboard walls in the rooms I was saving for inspiration for our playroom makeover and fell in love with the idea of an oversized chalkboard to fill one of the walls. We decided to tackle this project ourselves, as I wasn’t able to find a pre-made chalkboard like this for a good price. This entire project cost about $30 to make (assuming you already have the tools you need!). Below I’m laying out what supplies you need and step by step instructions for this easy project! You really could make this other shapes as well besides the house shape if you want! It’s such a fun and functional way to fill an empty way in a nursery, kid’s room, or playroom!
One Room Challenge: Intro to My Project!
I am so very excited to participate in my very first One Room Challenge starting THIS week! I have always loved following along with this challenge and have found many of my favorite bloggers and designers through it. I really am kind of kicking myself that I hadn’t participated sooner, but the timing finally worked out perfectly so here we are!
This week there’s not a lot of progress to be shared but I wanted to reveal which room I am going to be working on AND some of my ideas and inspiration for the space. I can’t wait to hear your feedback and hope you are exctied to follow along with the transformation of this space! So the space I will be making over is (drumrollll)……..
Our Fixer Upper: Playroom Makeover Progress
Another project we have been working on lately at home is transforming this extra room on our main floor into a playroom for JW! It’s still a work in progress but SO much better than before- scroll down to see some scary before photos . This is one of the only rooms we didn’t touch AT ALL during our renovation (not even paint) because we really didn’t have a use for it at the time. It makes a perfect playroom because it’s on our main floor right off the entry and living room but still completely separated and able to be hidden when messy (which is always). I have a lot of fun projects in mind to make it even better but just wanted to share the progress so far.