One Room Challenge Fall 2017 - Week 7: The Reveal

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My office makeover is finally here! It's reveal day for the One Room Challenge Fall 2017 edition! If you've been following along you know I'm tackling my office makeover. I selected this room because it was out of control. It had turned into a storage room rather than an inspiring workspace. To get caught up on my progress so far, you can check out Week 1 (The Plan), Week 2 (Painting) and Week 3 (Stencil Tips), Week 4 (Furniture Makeover), Week 5 (New Metrie Door), Week 6 (Outlet update, Chair-upcycle).


Here is a peak of what it looked like before - more pics can be found here.


I feel this space has been transformed into a 1920's San Franscico writing studio (kinda Gatsby-esque). It is the perfect juxtaposition of masculine and feminine in work space design. You'll notice I reused a lot of the existing furniture pieces because when things work they work. Some of the new elements that really elevate this space include; the Metrie Fashion Forward glass door with an oil rubbed bronze New York door knob from Nostalgic Warehouse, the Legrand light switch plates, the wall stencil and sconces from The Home Depot.










Another item that I love in this room that might go unnoticed is the wooden hammer under my pin board. My Dad hand-carved this wooden hammer for his brother who, like my Dad, was really good with his hands (he built his own home from scratch and even carved his own violin). When my uncle received it from my dad he joked that he tried using it and it got a big dent in it (typical of the men in my family to laugh off something that gets them a bit choked up). My uncle passed way in January and unbeknownst to my dad, he had had this hammer on his desk for years. After his passing my dad handed it down to me stating that I'm pretty handy - this was such a wonderful recognition from my Dad, almost a passing of the torch, an encouragement to continue to follow in the great footsteps of my creative/handy lineage.



Be sure to check out the One Room Challenge featured participants progress and the guests participants. Also, follow me on Instagram for updates on future projects.




A special thank to Linda from @callingithome for again hosting an amazing @oneroomchallenge and to the sponsor @housebeautiful
Special thanks to my sponsors

 

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16 comments

  1. fabulous Andrea!! can't believe that was a stencil wall and not wallpaper ... and the mod black and white palette will for sure inspire you everyday you work in your office! love that metrie door and it sets the deco vibe before we walk into the office. my favorite item here may have to be the vintage chair you painted the cane black ... so chic!

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    1. Thanks Tim! I'm really happy with how it turned out. I agree that chair is my favourite too - I wanted to use it as my desk chair but it didn't fit under the desk (bummer).

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  2. This is so stunning! I am in awe over the accent wall. Crazy that is not wallpaper. And the door is in a league of its own! I must have one now ;) Well done Andrea!

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  3. Woohoo! Looks fabulous, Andrea! So clean, bright, and graphic! Well done!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Jordana! And thanks for the nice note : )

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  4. Whoa, that's the most gorgeous wall I've ever seen and it's stencil, blown away! I love your modern style - you are a trend setter lady! Congratulations on crossing the ORC finish line and killing it! xo

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    1. Thank you Laurie - you are so sweet : ) Made my day.

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  5. Gasp! Andrea, it turned out even more gorgeous than I could have imagined! What an inspiring space. That door alone has me swooning, especially with the stenciling peeking through. The wooden hammer is so sweet. A beautiful reminder of your creative lineage. Congrats on a successful ORC!

    Kat @ dreamybeast.de

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    1. Thanks Kat! I love the stenciling peeking through too! Thanks for stopping by :)

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  6. Gorgeous office and loved the hammer story too!!! Congrats and Cheers to us for another room done!

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  7. TOTALLY Gatby-esque and so inspiring. That door is amazing as well. Really great job!

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  8. Wow, your office turned out so great! Love all the black and white -the stencil wall adds so much wow factor. What an inspiring workspace!

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  9. Andrea - the before and after! I can't even! That accent wall is gorgeous! Congrats on a stunning reveal - hope to join you again for the spring ORC!

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