{"id":5730,"date":"2017-04-20T01:04:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T05:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/?p=5730"},"modified":"2017-04-20T01:04:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T05:04:23","slug":"one-room-challenge-week-3-spring-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2017\/04\/one-room-challenge-week-3-spring-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"One Room Challenge Week 3 – Spring 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello,<\/p>\n

{For those of you visiting for the first time, welcome! Thanks for stopping by. I am an Interior Decorator living just outside of Toronto, Canada and I started writing my blog Decor Happy back in 2009. I recently moved into a much smaller home which I am transforming one space at a time.}<\/em><\/p>\n

Welcome to week 3 of the One Room Challenge<\/a>! I am transforming my home office for this round and there are just over two weeks left until the photographer arrives to shoot it. For some reason, I thought there was an extra week in there. Oops!<\/p>\n

You can see the before photos and inspiration (week 1) and the design plan (week 2) here:<\/p>\n

Week 1<\/a> | Week 2<\/a><\/p>\n

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There hasn’t been a whole lot happening this past week and as I mentioned, I won’t have any progress photos to show until the built in is installed in a couple of weeks (fingers crossed) as that is THE major change. As a decorator, I require a built in for storage of files, samples and supplies. So, this ORC is the easiest (though certainly not the least expensive) one that I have worked on to date. Everything is contingent on my cabinetmaker building and installing the built in on time.<\/p>\n

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Inspiration via Alice Lane Home<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is the design concept again:<\/p>\n

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Here’s my to do list:<\/p>\n

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  1. drive to the border this weekend (also include a Target run for office accessories) to pick up my office chair that I ordered online from West Elm. I could have had it delivered to my home but that would have taken 10-12 weeks which doesn’t quite work with the ORC timeline. Yes, I suppose I could have ordered it 10-12 weeks ago, but who is that organized?? It took about a week for it to arrive at an address (UPS) at the border.\u00a0 I have never had anything delivered to the border before, so hopefully everything goes smoothly when I go to pick it up.\u00a0 On the other hand, I did have the West Elm ceiling fixture delivered to my home and it is somewhere in transit. Certain lighting can be ordered through the store but again, it takes a lot longer so I decided to order it online. Note that although it may be quicker, it is more expensive to order online as there is duty etc.\u00a0 Again, if I knew I was doing the ORC and had began planning months ago, I could have saved some $. Lesson – plan ahead.<\/li>\n
  2. Order\/source art, rug and hardware – see prior post to see what I’m thinking. Hoping this all comes together as time is running out.<\/li>\n
  3. Order the crown moulding.<\/li>\n
  4. My painter is painting the room next week and I’m thinking it will be Benjamin Moore Silver Satin (an off white) if I go with the two toned cabinetry idea. However if I don’t, then I’m thinking of doing a pale, blush pink on the walls and a light grey on the cabinets. I better decide soon as the clock is ticking!<\/li>\n
  5. Electrician is also needed to hang the light fixture and add another outlet.<\/li>\n
  6. Figure out what to do with the gazillion cords – is there a way to streamline this? May need to bring in a professional. I was going to upgrade to an iMac (had been meaning to make the switch from a desktop for years) but I heard that a new one will be introduced this Fall hopefully so I am going to wait.\u00a0 I’m probably one of very few people who don’t have a laptop as I prefer a desktop along with an iPad for client visits.<\/li>\n
  7. Style and accessorize.<\/li>\n
  8. Get the room professionally photographed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Go check out what the 20 featured designers<\/a> and my fellow linkers<\/a> (there were almost 250 last week!) are up to. I for one cannot wait to see some of the reveals. Thank you Linda<\/a> for organizing the ORC, House Beautiful<\/a> for being a partner and all of you for following along!<\/p>\n

    PS Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram<\/a> where I share more in my posts and stories.\"logo\"

    Prettying Up a Builder Kitchen<\/a> (former home)\u00a0 – Fall 2014<\/p>\n

    Teen Daughter’s Bathroom<\/a> (former home) – Spring 2015<\/p>\n

    My Parisian Bedroom<\/a> (former home) – Fall 2015<\/p>\n

    Teen Daughter’s Bedroom<\/a> (former home) – Spring 2016<\/p>\n

    My Charming Kitchen<\/a> – Fall 2016<\/p>\n

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