Week Six | May 10 | Mid Modern Bathrooms Two Ways
For the Spring 2023 One Room Challenge we are working on TWO bathrooms: finishing our Guest/Studio Bathroom and then tackling our Primary Family Bath.
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Here we are at Week 6. So I had this funny observation this morning… in the Before Times (pre-pandemic) the ORC was 6 weeks long. We would be doing the big reveal this week, which would be just about right for our Studio/Guest Bathroom. Of course, that project started last SEPTEMBER, so in no way was it a 6 week project, but here we are.
In other news, I can’t tell you more, but we are beginning a HUGE project next week — because, yes, I needed another project to do. But garden lovers and pollinator friends: stay tuned. This one is going to be amazeballs!
Ok. Back to the projects at hand…
Seriously. These daffodils!
Because we have two rooms in two very different states of work, I’ll divide the updates into two sections each week.
The Studio/Guest Bath
Some before photos as well as some images of the inspiration for this project.
This week was all about light and lighting — so much fun! One of this project’s sponsors, Kichler, sent me some of their new Phix Wall Sconce from their Modern Collection, and they are gorgeous! I installed one just outside the bathroom in the hallway. Now, this area is also my laundry area, and it used to be DISMAL. I hated the wall fixture that was there, but replacing it wasn’t a high priority. I’m so happy with the new sconces! They have both an uplight and a downlight — so already they are twice as bright as the old fixtures. And they are so much more stylish!
This light comes in three different color/metal combinations, but I am a huge fan of this white and gold look. It’s perfection!
This is just a quick snapshot right after I installed the light. But it makes a HUGE difference!
I had several other small projects this week, but the biggest was rewiring the vintage bubble fixture and installing it in the bathroom. If you have never rewired a fixture before: honestly, it sounds much harder than it is. A ceiling mount light like this one is particularly easy. I used a kit which made it a quick project, and it looks fabulous in the bathroom. I’ll use the second one upstairs when the time comes. It is rewired and ready to go.
Last week we talked flamingo art, and then I took my son to the zoo. What did we see? Flamingos! I got some fun photos of them in their glory, and I will probably print and frame one. Do you have a favorite?
We are near the end of this project. Somehow I keep writing that and then find more things to do! But truly, we are near the end!
Primary Family Bathroom
Last week we got the greenlight from the insurance company to begin, but were my contractors prepared? Nope. They offered to start demolition, but did they have a path forward? Nope.
Stay tuned. I’m not sure where we are going from here, but it’s not good.
Lots of fun things on the horizon, and only 2 more weeks to wrap up this ORC. Thanks for following along! If you are doing the One Room Challenge, let me know, so I can follow your project, too. And if you need some inspiration, check out #orcat on Instagram where you’ll find all of the ORC projects. So many cool transformations under way!
To Linda Weinstein, the creator of the One Room Challenge, I offer my most sincere thanks. Thank you for offering this kind of opportunity and for opening it up to anyone. And to Apartment Therapy, the ORC media sponsor: thank you for making this possible! And to all of the other ORC participants: I’ll be sure to stop by to admire your work! It is always fun to do this together!
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Here’s to a week of work and progress! More next week!
Cheers!
Angela
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