WEEK FIVE: FALL ONE ROOM CHALLENGE

It’s officially past the midway point for The One Room Challenge , and the design is starting to take shape. The sponsored wallpaper by Tempaper arrived this weekend, and my paint from the Black-owned business Clare comes tomorrow. I'll continue to try to push sales on the furniture pieces that won't fit in the room with the new design. Plus, work on an affordable solution to repair the ceiling so the paint and wallpaper can go up, which will give a drastic change to the room.

Every week, the wallpaper has changed in my mood board due to a very opinionated client—but I can officially declare that the  Pastel Palm Peel And Stick Wallpaper from Tempaper is the final decision for the room. I’ve been going back and forth on whether or not it should be one wall or all of three, and I decided with this design, I want to push my boundaries, so the wallpaper is going to go on all the walls.    I also have been doing some design consults this year where clients want to paint the baseboards, doors, and ceilings a different color besides the traditional white. I decided to take this design up a notch with Clare’s wink paint color. It’s a dusty purple, and I think it’ll make the room feel totally different paired with the wall-to-wallpaper. The last thing I wanted to add is a bold paint color on the radiator. My daughter has been begging for teal in the design, and I feel like Clare’s Keep it teal paint can make an unexpected statement on the custom radiator cover from Fichman Furniture. 

The custom closet design remains unknown if I can get it within budget and my 8-week time frame—so I’m just going to hold tight until I get more info from California Closets on whether or not we can make a miracle happen. So this week, I’ll begin to blue tape the wall and get a repair painter in here ASAP to fix the ceiling so I can paint it and begin to put up everything else.