In case you missed the first few weeks, you can catch up here, here, and here. Up until this point, much of the work has been mental or visually less pleasing. We’ve planned, prepped, roughed in, removed what we didn’t want from the space goodbye popcorn ceilings! and this last week has been the start of adding in what we do want. Along with the casings and trim, Micah’s dad and I laid out the wall treatment Saturday morning.
Micah and I liken renovation to marriage counseling, but when it comes to laying out wall treatments we need my father-in-law there to keep the next world war from commencing. John used to mediate Micah and I, but this go around Micah quietly prepped the space while John and I worked. I think we’ve reached a breakthrough! Along with the walls, Micah did the same treatment using Metrie moulding on two bifold doors that will function as the new closet doors. He laid this one out on his own, and I couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out – you’ll have to stay tuned to see the final result!
CROWN 1 . 2 . 3 | BASE | CASING 1 . 2 | WALL TREATMENT 1 . 2
Last week I started to get pretty nervous about the work we had left. Between prepping, priming, and painting the room, wallpapering the ceiling, painting the beds, shortening and painting the desk, electrical installation…the DIY list was very long and the hours in the day with two hands free were very few hello mothering an 11-month-old. We love to DIY, and if I can save in those areas to splurge somewhere else, I prefer it. But the reality this time around is I can’t.
So I called up my neighbor and with all of my fingers crossed asked if he had any room on his schedule. I haven’t showed you the after on the blog just yet, but Chris has a painting company and his guys did an AMAZING job on our wood room. I’m talking the best job ever. They are not the standard when it comes to tradesman; they are the best of exceptions and they were kind, hardworking, and went above and beyond with everything they touched in that space. When one of the painters, Brian, had mentioned that he knows how to hang designer paper, I knew I wanted him to not only paint the room but hang the paper.
As of last night the walls are primed and Brian will be caulking and spraying the color today. Hopefully by week end he’ll have the ceiling and closet papered and we’ll be moving on to lighting installation and furniture placement. I’m hopeful that a day will come again when I spend hours upon hours DIYing. There is nothing more satisfying than completing a project with your own two hands. But some stages of life require help if you want to see projects like this get done. So, as I shared this past summer, I’m chalking this one up to a season of grace and grateful help is available. And speaking of grace, the participants as a whole are getting a big ole dose of it.
Due to the magnitude of natural disasters over the last few months, many of the featured designers have experienced setbacks in their spaces, from work deferred to shipments delayed. Linda, the challenge’s creator, has decided to do something that has never been done before and give us an extra week to complete our spaces. !!! While I was pressing ahead to reveal on time, I am thrilled for an extra week! Other than feeling a bit less pressure, I am hoping to have more time to really hone in on the styling portion. So now the reveals for the featured designers will happen on Wednesday, November 15 with guest participants sharing their spaces on the 16th. Don’t forget to check in to see where the other designers are at…
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Dianne says
Coming along nicely. Cannot wait to see the end result. Love your style!
April says
Wall trim is wonderful!
Shelley says
The wood work is beautiful! I’m enjoying watching this room come together.
tim@designmaze says
wow … that’s incredible!! what a beautiful execution of the mouldings! DIY is fun too but when you have someone who can execute your vision perfectly and on time and on budget, you go for it! I can’t wait to see the wallpaper installed!
themakerista@gmail.com says
I totally agree, thanks Tim!
Andi says
That trim looks amazing! I can’t wait to see the final reveal in a few weeks!
Love how you said renovating is like marriage counseling. I couldn’t agree more 🙂
themakerista@gmail.com says
Thank you! It totally is a great way to flesh things out, ha!
Jana bek says
Obsessed with the trim, already such a huge transformation!
themakerista@gmail.com says
Thanks, Jana!
Eric says
That room looks amazing! So Classy! As I get older (46) I find my time is more limited, and i hire more and more people to do jobs I once tackled with ease. No shame at all!
themakerista@gmail.com says
Man, that’s the truth! I just don’t have the time that I used to to spend! Thanks, Eric!
mimzy says
looks beautiful! I love the way you did the moulding onto the ceiling.
themakerista@gmail.com says
Thank you!
Brina Hertzler says
I am loving all this trim… I love a century old home, but we bought a ranch house that is traditional but not grand (read 8 foot ceilings, etc)… would you still be comfortable putting this trim in the living room and a couple room? Secondly, are the trim pieces being out on textured walls, or is there something that has to happen first? Thank you!
themakerista@gmail.com says
Our walls are already smooth, and I would probably recommend having them skim coated if you can work that into your budget, but it’s not necessary. I think if you’re in a ranch I would probably lean a bit more clean with the mouldings just to stick to the style of the house more than anything. Our upstairs ceilings are only 8′ too, so I understand!