Spring 2022 One Room Challenge: Week 3-5
Gretchen Rose
Tile came from Lowe’s and is the 4x12” size.
Okay, folks! It is time for a few updates on our One Room Challenge!
Full disclaimer: We started early on our bathroom remodel- and by early, I mean over the winter. Thank goodness, because we still aren’t quite done! Apparently, renovating a bathroom takes a lot of time?!?! Even though it is small, it certainly has been a challenge. This is our first bathroom remodel ever, so we had no prior experience and everything has been a learning process. Luckily, Jordan’s dad has helped tremendously and he does have a little more knowledge than we do! Even still, it has taken quite a bit of time (granted, we are not working on it “full time” by any means- more like on the weekends here and there).
Okay back to updates:
Bathroom status: The vanity and shower doors are installed! We also installed the plumbing fixtures and they are SO BEAUTIFUL. I plan to spend plenty of time next week talking about them- so stay tuned. Next we need to attach the trim/baseboards. The plan is to use mortar for this! We chose a large baseboard that would cover the entire space (plus about 0.5”) of where the baseboard used to be, since there was some drywall damage when ripping everything out. The larger baseboard will cover and lumps and bumps right up! We also need to attach the vanity backsplash (came with the vanity). There are a few places we need to do drywall repair/mud/sand, as well as caulk between floor and shower pan. We plan to attack that this weekend (yes, Kentucky Derby weekend) then it will be time to paint! YAY! FINALLY.
Apparently solid glass doors are heavy?
Bedroom status: We are SO CLOSE. The bed arrived and is assembled, we have painted the room (new color not shown yet in these photos), and I have a few custom pieces of art in the works for the space. I need to source a bench or ottoman for the foot of the bed, and perhaps a small table/vanity stand situation for another spot but we shall see what vintage treasures I can find in the next week or so!
Although there were a lot of pieces to assemble, it really was pretty easy!
Speaking of THE BED… IT IS AMAZING. I wanted the vintage style with a touch of Jenny Lind meets English countryside vibe. Guess what? It is hard to find vintage king size beds- as I am sure you know! I searched high and low for a beautiful and affordable new options, and was so THRILLED to find the Beckett King Bed in shade “Morocco Brown”. Shop the bed here.
I can already tell that I am obsessed.
Finding what I wanted in a true vintage bed wasn’t possible- so we went NEW!
Y’all- this bed is heavy. We are so impressed with the quality- like beyond satisfied. Thankfully, it was fairly easy to assemble! It came in a few boxes that made it easy to take up the steps (think steep narrow staircase leading to a loft turned bedroom style steps). Dare I say it was fun to assemble? I will be dedicating an entire blog post to this gorgeous bed, but here are a few photos of the assembly process for now!
THAT FEELING WHEN YOU ARE DONE!!!!
With building the bed… not the One Room Challenge HA!
So there you have it! A quick update for our One Room Challenge. Like I mentioned before, we are hoping to finish up the bathroom in the next week or so! For the bedroom, I need a few finishing pieces (and then need to put it all together of course). Then it is time for photos and the reveal!
Thank you for stopping by and checking in on our progress! Make sure to show your support for all of my fellow ORC participants over on their site (linked here).
Gretchen