{"id":5666,"date":"2017-04-06T00:58:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T04:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/?p=5666"},"modified":"2021-09-30T04:26:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T04:26:17","slug":"one-room-challenge-week-1-spring-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2017\/04\/one-room-challenge-week-1-spring-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"One Room Challenge Week 1 &#8211; Spring 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration1-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5679\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5679 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Francis Design\" width=\"468\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a>(via Rejuvenation)<\/p>\n<p>Hi there,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">{For those new here, I am an Interior Decorator living just outside of Toronto, Canada.}<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I do have the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.callingithome.com\/oneroomchallenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One Room Challenge<\/a> (ORC) bug. It&#8217;s quite contagious actually. Once you participate in one, it&#8217;s really hard to sit one out. Add the fact that I have a relatively new (to me) home that needs some prettying up and improved functionality and it&#8217;s easy to jump right in.\u00a0 This is the sixth time that I am participating &#8211; four times as a &#8220;linker&#8221; and twice as a featured design blogger. If you have no idea what I am talking about, in a nutshell, the ORC is an online five week event where participants transform a room and document it in six blog posts. I will link to my previous reveals at the end of this post so you can see the extent of what can happen in only a few short weeks.<\/p>\n<p>There were a few reasons I bought this house &#8211; nine foot ceilings, quiet crescent, 10 minute walk to my daughter&#8217;s school and a tiny room on the first floor for a home office. You don&#8217;t normally see spaces dedicated to home offices for a house of this size (1750 sq&#8217;) especially in the suburbs where I live. So, when I saw this home with the office, I knew that it was perfect for us. And this is the space that I have decided to transform for this ORC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here is a photo of the space from the real estate listing: <a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/before-2-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5674\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5674 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/before-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"358\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5674 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/before-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"358\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>I saw beyond what looks like furniture they brought in to stage the room. I immediately envisioned a wall of cabinetry with a desk on the right wall.\u00a0 There are two windows in the office so plenty of light.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/before-1-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5673\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5673 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/before-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"419\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5673 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/before-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"419\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>And this is a photo I captured from the real estate video where you can see the office in relation to the rest of the house. (A lot of changes have taken place since we moved in &#8211; new hardwood flooring throughout, popcorn ceilings removed, stairs lightened, light fixtures changed and shades of white paint. But those are all for other blog posts. \ud83d\ude42 )<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/before-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5675\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5675 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/before-3-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5675 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/before-3-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>And this is how I have been using the space for the past seven months. My dining table from my former home is my desk and a bentwood dining chair serves us an uncomfortable office chair. I have no file storage except for a plastic bin and the floor where my files are piled. The brass shelving unit I had custom made and I will keep it as it houses trays which has client project info and samples.<\/p>\n<p>I have already beefed up the trim (using product from <a href=\"https:\/\/metrie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metrie<\/a>), changed the blinds to wood shutters and the laminate to hardwood.\u00a0 The popcorn ceiling has been removed yet the bleak grey walls have yet to be painted.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some inspiration photos:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration6.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5696\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5696 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration6.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Francis Design\" width=\"564\" height=\"705\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5696 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration6.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Francis Design\" width=\"564\" height=\"705\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5680\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5680 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration2.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Francis Design\" width=\"564\" height=\"751\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5680 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration2.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Francis Design\" width=\"564\" height=\"751\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5681\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5681 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration3.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Francis Design\" width=\"564\" height=\"714\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5681 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration3.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Francis Design\" width=\"564\" height=\"714\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5682\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5682 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration4.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Francis Design\" width=\"564\" height=\"844\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5682 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration4.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Francis Design\" width=\"564\" height=\"844\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration5.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5683\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5683 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration5-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5683 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration5-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration7.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5697\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5697 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration7.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Francis Design\" width=\"564\" height=\"846\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5697 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/inspiration7.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Francis Design\" width=\"564\" height=\"846\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>All images via Pinterest<\/p>\n<p>I have never understood work spaces of designers with zero storage and just a desk and a laptop. Where do they put all their stuff?? Fabric samples, tile samples, client files, product info etc. etc.\u00a0 It has always remained a mystery to me. I need storage and a wall to wall built in will not only provide that but will also increase the home&#8217;s value. Can&#8217;t wait to share the design plans with you next week!<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, check out what the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.callingithome.com\/blog\/2017\/4\/one-room-challenge-spring-2017-week-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20 featured designers<\/a> and my<a href=\"http:\/\/www.callingithome.com\/blog\/2017\/4\/one-room-challenge-guest-participants-week-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> fellow linkers<\/a> are up to. Thank you Linda for organizing this and thank you for following along. Let the transformations begin!<\/p>\n<p>PS Don&#8217;t forget to follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/decorhappy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> where I share a lot more in my posts and stories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/logo.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5692\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5692 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/logo.png\" alt=\"logo\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5692 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/logo.png\" alt=\"logo\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>PS Here are the previous five spaces I have transformed for the ORC:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2014\/11\/prettying-builder-kitchen-one-room-challenge-final-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prettying Up a Builder Kitchen<\/a> (former home)\u00a0 &#8211; Fall 2014<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2015\/05\/one-room-challenge-final-reveal-spring-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teen Daughter&#8217;s Bathroom<\/a> (former home) &#8211; Spring 2015<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2015\/11\/my-parisian-bedroom-one-room-challenge-final-reveal-fall-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Parisian Bedroom<\/a> (former home) &#8211; Fall 2015<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2016\/05\/one-room-challenge-final-reveal-spring-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teen Daughter&#8217;s Bedroom<\/a> (former home) &#8211; Spring 2016<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2016\/11\/one-room-challenge-reveal-fall-2016-my-charming-kitchen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Charming Kitchen<\/a> &#8211; Fall 2016<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i726.photobucket.com\/albums\/ww267\/fabkcreative\/2011\/vanessa-sig.png\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i726.photobucket.com\/albums\/ww267\/fabkcreative\/2011\/vanessa-sig.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; 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