The reveal day for the One Room Challenge Fall 2019 edition is here. I'm a bit late on this one but I haven't missed the link-up deadline phewf. I usually like to link up first thing early Thursday morning but this time around I needed the extra days over the weekend to finish up the space. Take a look at the final photos below and let me know what you think in the comments.

Here's a before pic to refresh your memory. You can see more before pics here.




I attempted the "grout wash" per Leanne Ford's brainchild for her kitchen wall on Rock the Block on HGTV. Mine turned out a bit more of a "grout bath" than "wash" but I still like it (to be honest my rocks were too dark anyway).


We purchased the laundry vanity from The Home Depot Canada and gave it a mini makeover with some paint and new gold hardware from Schaub & Co. I really think it elevates the piece.





I picked up this cute bench at the thrift store for $2! What a steal. It's the perfect addition to this nook and pairs so nicely with my Spoonflower wallpaper.







Special thanks to my sponsors The Home Depot Canada for the awesome laundry sink and cabinet, Schaub & Company for gorgeous cabinet knobs (that match the hardware in my kitchen),  Schlage Canada for the door knob and Spoonflower for the wallpaper.

Be sure to check out the reveal posts of the official designers and the other guest participant reveals.

If you'd like to check out my previous One Room Challenge reveals you can see them here;

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Special thanks to the event sponsor Better Homes and Gardens and to Linda of Calling It Home for creating this event.

It's Week 5 of the One Room Challenge and this week I made some significant progress. I finished staining the waterall counter top a nice walnut and I spent the majority of my time updating the old cabinets hanging above my washer and dryer.  This was an easy DIY idea that I will be sure to use again. See details below.


The original cabinets in our laundry room seem to have been handmade by the previous owner. The doors were basically pieces of plywood on hinges. I explored purchasing new doors but they have an odd size so I'd have to custom order which would have been beyond my budget. Since the existing doors were still functional I decided to give them a cheap and cheerful facelift. I added some trim around the edge of each door to give them a shaker-style look. I am really happy with how these turned out but I can't show you more you'll have to wait until next week's reveal to see how these puppies turned out.




As always be sure to check out the official designers in the One Room Challenge Fall 2019 and the other guest participants progress. Can't wait for the reveals next week!

1. Style - Your home probably already has a certain style or a style that you are trying to achieve so you'll likely want to continue this into your kitchen and bathroom fixtures. Delta faucets has something for every style; whether you're a traditionalist who appreciates craftsmanship and heritage details or someone with a transitional style that leans towards cleaner lines and classic looks or perhaps your style is contemporary with more simplistic modern lines, there is something for everyone. If you're not 100% of your style take the Delta Style quiz to help make it a bit clearer.

2. Finish - Today there are so many finishes available. There are silver undertone finishes like polished nickel, brushed nickel or chrome that tend to act as a neutral and are the most common. Then there are the warmer tones like champagne bronze or copper that can highlight a unique fixture. Becoming increasingly more popular are bold solids like black or white that can add a modern classic touch. How do you choose? First decide whether you would like a statement piece to act as a focal point in the space or if you would prefer for your fixtures to match the other hardware in the space like the towel bar or cabinet pulls. This tends to be the most common and safest bet. For our kitchen reno we selected the Delta Cassidy two handle faucet in a champagne bronze to match our cabinet hardware and sconces, I love the way it pairs so nicely with our navy cabinets as well.

3.  Technical Specs - These considerations are not as much fun as the previous two but are no less important. When choosing your faucets for your kitchen or bathroom be sure to confirm how many holes are in the sink and select a faucet accordingly. Check the spout height, ensure it will work in your space, that it is comfortable and doesn't bump into anything. Single verses multi-handle is another consideration, single is easier to clean but the symmetry of multi-handle is also nice. Finally for a kitchen faucet decide if you would like a pulled down sprayer or conventional handle sprayer. 

I feel that faucets and hardware are the jewellery of the kitchen and bathroom so it's important to get them just right. I hope these tips have been helpful. Stay tuned for my full kitchen reveal coming soon.

This post is in partnership with Delta Faucet Canada. All expressed opinions are my own. 
 

DIY Floating Candles Instructions
Step 1: Gather your supplies, you will need; toilet paper rolls, battery-powered tea candles, fishing line, hot glue, white paint, scissors and scotch tape.
Step 2: Start by edging the top of the toilet paper rolls with hot glue and make some large drips.
Step 3: Once cooled, paint the entire toilet paper roll white.
Step 4: Place two-way tape around the tea-candle and press it into the top of the toilet paper roll (paint the top white if it's not white).
Step 5: Tape a piece of fishing line to the candle and hang it from the ceiling. Voila.



Hope you have a Happy Halloween :)

I've been going back and forth on something lately, I've been thinking I might make a small change to my plans and paint the cabinets blue rather than beige. Not sure yet. Stay tuned to my instagram stories to see where I end up.



As always be sure to check out the progress of the Official Participants and the guest participants in the One Room Challenge. 

We decided on a front load white washer and dryer, it's a bit of departure from the grey that seems to be the most common but we like the way they turned out and it keeps the space light and airy.


The glacier bay sink and cabinet combo is from The Home Depot Canada. It's an all-in-one solution to add a sink to your laundry room without a ton of construction and assembly. I'm planning to paint the cabinet and replace the hardware.

The countertop is also from The Home Depot Canada, it's a bamboo counter top and it was on sale for $99 so I couldn't pass it up. I purchased two so I could install a water-fall version.


Stay tuned next week as I install my wallpaper from Spoonflower and updated the cabinet doors (these two things are ambitious so don't hold me to all of it).

As always be sure to check out the progress of the Official Participants in the One Room Challenge.

Be sure to follow me on Instagram for details on my progress and other fun stuff.

While ceramic and stone tiles are durable, easy to maintain and hygenic if the surface you are installing them on is wonky it could make the installation of the tile to be compromised. Adding a Ditra sub-layer uncouples the floor from the tile (preventing cracking), waterproofs the floor, helps with load-distribution, and vapor management. Ditra is specifically designed to allow the installation of ceramic and stone tile over any even and load-bearing substrate.



I hope you’ve found these tips helpful. Next week we will be installing our new washer and dryer and counter top.


As always be sure to check out the Official Participants in the One Room Challenge and the other Guest Participants Week 2 progress.


Be sure to follow me on Instagram for details on my progress and other fun stuff.

 I had a bit of material left over from when I recovered my dining chairs so I decided to make a few matching napkins for the table. I love these stripes and I'm a sucker for coordination.
 


The hanging centerpiece is a branch from the oak tree in my backyard. I suspended it to the ceiling with fishing line and packing tape (if you try this be sure to test the ceiling first, sometimes the tape can rip the paint off eek).