Week Two | October 15 | KonMari and Storage
For the Fall 2020 One Room Challenge, I am giving my son’s bedroom a hygge-infused makeover. As a not-so-little boy but not-quite tween, this room needs to be adaptable, functional, and a great place for play. I’ll let you in on the inspiration board as well as plans for this multipurpose room where organization and storage are critical and coziness is the word of the day — everyday.
If you, like me, were hoping there would be huge changes this week, sorry! We had a very busy weekend, but there’s not much to show you at the moment. Why? Well, we largely spent the weekend sorting and getting rid of the things Bambino has outgrown and no longer plays with. That’s good work, but its not something that photographs well.
I got to the end of the weekend and thought: we did absolutely nothing! But we really did. And now we are ready to pull the room apart and do construction projects with a lot of sorting out of the way.
I do have two posts about organizing a kids room with insights into how to KonMari a child’s room and some of my favorite storage solutions which we will be using in Bambino’s room.
I have a huge bin of clothes which I’ll list to sell sometime soon. I’m a devotee of Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method, and I’ve written quite a bit about how the KonMari Method has helped bring more order to our lives. Check it out!
The Floor Plan
Our big task this weekend, aside from sorting, was rearranging Bambino’s room. Before committing to moving furniture around, we worked in a different medium: Lego. We put together a scale model of Bambino’s room and his larger furniture. We left this on the coffee table for a few days and took turns moving things around. We photographed arrangements that we liked and finally came to a consensus.
This was a very effective way to involve Bambino in the design process in a way he could see and imagine, too. He got to do some measuring as well. Plus, anything with Lego is fun!
So here’s where we started…
And this is the new floor plan. We have created a zone for playing as well as some more open play space. I also have plans for more book shelves for chapter books. And there will be some storage under the new bed we are building.
The Inspiration Board
And here’s where we are headed bit by bit…
So over the next four weeks I will be working to transform this room. We have some ambitious furniture-building plans, and I am scouring the FBMP for vintage items. As always, my goal is to be thrifty as well as eco-friendly.
Here’s my proposed schedule for the coming weeks:
Week 3 | Oct 21 | Lighting & Windows
Week 4 | Oct 28 | The Bed & Linens
Week 5 | Nov 4 | Built-Ins & Furniture
Week 6 | Nov 11 | Before & After
I’ll be sharing the how-to for all of our projects along the way as well as my favorite shopping sources for all things vintage and new.
Thanks to Linda of The One Room Challenge for organizing the One Room Challenge! Thanks also to Better Homes and Gardens, the ORC media sponsor. On Instagram, check out #oneroomchallenge and #bhgorc to see all of the amazing room reveals, or visit the One Room Challenge Blog where you’ll find the link-up to all of the participating blogs. There are rooms of every kind, aesthetic, and design. It is an amazing thing to explore and get inspiration!
You can follow me on Instagram or like Mid Modern Mama on Facebook for tips, tricks, and sneak peeks along the way, too.
Ok. Gotta get back to work! Things should look dramatically different by this time next week!
Ciao!
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