I want to first acknowledge that the good people running the One Room Challenge decided to cancel Week 5 posts to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and make space for important conversations, reflection, and planning. I completely support this decision and am just rolling up two weeks of progress into one post. While I was completing some touch up painting, I listened to Live Free Creative Podcast’s last episode on Becoming Imperfectly Anti-Racist where the host talks in detail about simple steps and actions over the next weeks, months, years and really, our entire lifetime to challenge the systemic racism that our country is founded upon. Please note the host is a white woman and this is her POV - challenging herself/ourselves to actively become anti-racist. There is so much work to be done but there is no giving up anymore.
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better. ”
With weeks 5 & 6 of my office project being complete, let’s check on progress. I feel pretty good about where we are at - I think hubs would disagree because the rolling ladder install will be a doozy but I’m gonna keep the faith.
The built-in cabinetry is looking so goooood! At the end of week 4, we had installed the window bridge unit and added a piece of flat molding to make it a seamless unit from floor to ceiling. Week 5 started with installing the plant shelf under the window + trimming out/filling all the seams around the entire built-in…
Trimmed out and looking all glowy
…AND ended with me covered in pink paint (again) from painting 9 individual shelves and all the trim work. Just in case you forgot, the pink paint is called Wing It by Clare Paint.
Week 6 was dedicated to the fun stuff…wallpaper and hardware! Did you catch a glimpse of that dark green paper in the earlier photo? I’m happy to report that 1 (of 2) half walls are papered. Wallpapering with a spouse really should not be allowed. But I am happy to report we are still married and hope to still be after the second wall is complete.
This fun paper is by one of my favorite artists/pattern designers, Kate Zaremba. She is semi-local to me - residing in Washington DC - and I love all of her creative designs but green is my favorite so Shape Theory in green was an obvious design choice for my office. KZ wallpaper is pre-pasted and easily removable so it is a good option for rental homes. She is still offering 20% off orders so if you are thinking about wallpaper, now is the time to purchase (not sponsored, just a fan).
Office muse sitting pretty
It is really important to me to support small, independent businesses in most aspect of life and decor is no exception. I’ve been following Pepe & Carols Handmade on Instagram for their unique handmade lighting options so when it came time to choose built-in hardware, these pulls stopped my insta scroll and I ordered immediately. The combo of the raw brass and matte black fit perfectly with the office design aesthetic and complement the hanging light fixture (also from an independent shop I love) while not being to matchy matchy (this is expert design speak).
So, onward to week 7! Thank you for reading and following along. Don’t forget to check out all the other featured and guest participants. There is so much inspiration to be found within this season’s One Room Challenge.
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