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The Breakfast Nook: One Room Challenge Week 6

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationNovember 9, 2017868Views 0Likes 29Comments

Well, you know what they say about week six of the One Room Challenge: It's usually over by now. Thankfully, there is a week seven. After an eventful long weekend in NYC, I arrived home Monday morning and went directly to work on the plywood floor in the breakfast nook. Andy took the day off work, so we…

The Breakfast Nook: One Room Challenge Week 5

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationNovember 2, 2017563Views 0Likes 15Comments

I have dreaded this week a little lot. When I was considering whether or not to participate in the One Room Challenge this round, week five loomed with complications. Ever optimistic, I thought, I've got this. I'll figure it out when I get there. Along with a patronizing head pat, Week 5 answered, You keep telling yourself that.…

The Breakfast Nook: One Room Challenge Week 4

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationOctober 26, 2017390Views 0Likes 20Comments

I promise not to make this entire post about paint colors, but ugh! The breakfast nook is only 10'X4.5'. Why is it taking so long to paint? How is it that I have worked every spare moment of the past three weeks, and I have so little to show for it? These are questions for…

The Breakfast Nook: One Room Challenge Week 3

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationOctober 19, 2017507Views 0Likes 20Comments

If the six weeks of the One Room Challenge was a complete lifetime, birth to death, week three would be the angsty teen years. This week, I questioned everything about our project. Is it too much for six weeks? Will I finish? When will I find the right color of paint? Everyone is looking at…

The Breakfast Nook: One Room Challenge Week 2

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationOctober 12, 2017389Views 0Likes 20Comments

This week's crisis of faith is brought to you by an on-line paint visualizer. Monday, was all about progress progress progress. I felt fantastic. After a full day of work, I finished priming the walls. I thought to myself; This project is going to be a piece of cake. And the universe smiled, patted me on the…

The Breakfast Nook: One Room Challenge Week 1

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationOctober 5, 2017800Views 0Likes 40Comments

The calendar goes 'round and 'round, and here we are back in October, Week 1 of the fall One Room Challenge™. I feel like we are still recovering from the spring ORC. Remember way back in May when we worked like dogs to get the library finished on time? All that blood, sweat, and tears…