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Welcome back to Week 4 of the {One Room Challenge}! Let’s recap for those popping in for the first time…we’re tackling the ‘formal’ Living Room for this go-round (we did our Master Bedroom in the previous ORC). My goal was to create the feel of a jewel-box, with deep colors, lots of glam, and an element of drama, and I’m collaborating on the room with the most talented girl I know!

Week 1 I showed the Before shots and room layout, Week 2 was all about the Design, Plans, and a big fat Hiccup, and last week was major Demolition Zone. Okay, now that we’re all on the same page…let’s get after Week 4.


Let there be light!!

We added additional overhead lighting with this aged brass drum pendant chandelier, and I’m already in love with the statement it makes in the room. We went with the largest size so it would really stand out once the shelves are finished and styled. I think it’s going to be exactly what the room needed to pull it all together and give it a center point.

We also added additional light on the side wall with these classic aged brass sconces. This more affordable option was our first choice, but the aged brass was backordered past our deadline. Fortunately, Bellacor is one of our very generous sponsors! To simplify and minimize expense, we added just a single dimmer switch to operate both the sconces and pendant.

I’m dying to see the mirror in place, but I’m not taking the chance given all the construction still left to do!

The rest of last week’s progress came in the form of beautiful deliveries….

I also stumbled on what I hope will be the perfect side tables…and bonus they are 25% off with code FURNSHIP!

I fell down the rabbit-hole of art at Minted….and six episodes of How I Met Your Mother later, I finally chose the accent art for the room. I can’t wait to see it all framed and in-person… especially Miss Idalia.

And finally, the drapes arrived and are so gorgeous and flawlessly sewn!!! 

But of course I want to add a little something-something to them, and ordered these fun trims from DecoratorsBest. I’m waffling between two…which one gets your vote?

I believe everyone has at least one week in the ORC where things stall a bit…or at least I hope they do! This was that week for me. I feel like I was really busy and productive, yet I don’t have a lot to show for it. Hopefully that means next week is a doozy of progress! Oh Linda, what are the chances of getting an extension???

Welcome back to Week 3 of the {One Room Challenge}! Before we dive in, I was glad to hear you loved yesterday’s Look for Less post! Nothing like the thrill of finding a great deal, right?!


Now…back to the Living Room. Thanks again to Linda for including me in this fun ride…I’m so excited about all the participant’s rooms, not to mention, love meeting the new readers that find their way here! #heyyall 

Let’s recap for those popping in for the first time, we moved to a new house this year, and at this point, only the Kitchen and Master Bedroom are complete, and the Breakfast Room and Little Miss’s Room have been started. So we decided to tackle the first room you see when entering the house, the ‘formal’ Living Room. My goal was to create the feel of a jewel-box, with deep colors, lots of glam, and of course, an element of drama.


Week 1 I showed the Before shots and room layout, and last week was all about the Design, Plans, and a big fat Hiccup.


Okay, now that we’re all on the same page…let’s get after Week Three.

That hiccup? Well, it resulted in three full days of chiseling, jackhammering, cutting and glueing. It wasn’t pretty or pleasant…but these poor guys got ‘er done, and the damaged floors were replaced. Which is actually fairly anti-climactic since we had new, dark hardwood floors to begin with.

Remember that this room has the world’s largest wall, with not even a window to break it up? Okay, maybe not the world’s largest, but at 14-feet wide by 10-feet tall, it’s a big, blank span of wall. Our solution was to cover it wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling, with built-in bookcases!

Reason #478 why I’m grateful to be working with a professional designer on this project…Kristin drew the detailed schematic of exactly what we wanted!

The bulk of the unit was built off-site, then once the floors were replaced, they installed the bases and frame in the room.

They also patched the holes created from wiring the ceiling for a pendant light, and the wall for sconces.

As long as the electrician was here and we were making messes, I had him add an outlet between the windows…this will be our first Christmas in this new house, and I think that might be the perfect spot for our tree.

And reason #318 I’m grateful for Kristin?? She suggested adding outlets to the toe-kick of the built-ins for lamps! #genius

In delivery news…it was a busy week for UPS and Fed Ex. I also can no longer walk in my Dining Room, which has become the holding zone for all the furniture and packages. #victim #sarcasm

The paint arrived, and I’ve never been so excited about paint, or painting, before in my life! I’ve always wanted to try Farrow & Ball paint! And since there is no VOC or smell, even the full gloss won’t be an issue. Any guesses where we’re using this color?

Another teaser…the most gorgeous rug that ever was arrived. And I’m not exaggerating. This time anyway.

The pendant arrived, and I’m in love!! Except it’s the wrong finish. #oops But the people at Crystorama could not be nicer, and the correct one is already on the way!

Thanks so much for following along on this crazy-train with me!

Thanks for the love on yesterday’s style post, Work to Weekend. I hope you found some inspiration for mixing up your wardrobe a bit, especially for all those cute plaid tops!


Today kicks off week one of Calling It Home’s latest round of {One Room Challenge}, and I‘m thrilled to announce I’m participating again! I’m actually shocked, and quite flattered, that Linda invited me back!


For those of you not familiar, the ORC is an online event that brings together 20 bloggers with a love of design, and challenges them to transform a room from start to finish, while documenting the process along the way.


The kicker? We’ve only got six weeks to do it!! That’s about a tenth of the time it usually takes me to make over a room! I’ve been a huge fan and follower of the series for years, and was finally brave enough to take the challenge this past Spring with our Master Bedroom Makeover. It was a fun, crazed, panic-stricken few weeks, but exactly the kick-in-the-pants I needed to finally complete a room in this new house.

So let’s get to it…I waffled quite a bit as to which room to select this time…after all, I have a whole houseful of new spaces to design! (If you’re new to Hi Sugarplum!, you can read about this year’s unexpected move here.) At this point, only the Kitchen and Master Bedroom are complete, and the Breakfast Room and Little Miss’s Room have been started. 


Ultimately, I decided on the room you see first upon walking in the front door, the most ‘formal’ of them all…the Living Room.

I spy Maggie!

When we bought the house, it was hosed down in this yellowy-beige color, and the downstairs was a chopped-up mix of carpet and tile. I made these crude floor plans so you can get a better feel for the room…basically a box with a large opening and two windows. 

The ceilings are 10-feet, which I love, but also make for huge expanses of blank wall.

Here’s the room right after moving in, with all the furniture in place from our previous Living Room. The dimensions of this new Living Room are basically the opposite of our last one…so while some pieces fit, the overall look was jam-packed and cluttered.

I was a little boggled by the space, and didn’t want to miss the boat on this room’s potential, so I recruited my crazy-talented friend, Kristin, to help me design it, and have a lot of fun along the way! Our design aesthetics are very similar, and I adore everything she does, so together we brainstormed what I hope will be a knock-out, jewel box of a Living Room!


Here’s some of the inspiration we pulled from…

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I know that’s a hodgepodge of inspiration, but each contains something that will find it’s way to my room. Next week I’ll show you the design…and then ohemgee, it’s go time! I literally am still looking at the same space you see in this post…things have been ordered, but nothing has actually been done yet. #whatwasIthinking #whathaveIdone


Why did I think I could do this challenge now, with the HGTV cruise and holidays around the corner!?  But my name is on logo with all these talented friends, so there’s no backing out now! I can’t wait to share the progress and transformation, and hope you’ll follow along! And thanks again, Linda, for including me in this fabulous madness!


Be sure to click over to see what everyone else has planned!