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    One Room Challenge: Week One-The Room I Chose & Why

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    Don’t you just love it when God sends you a message that you were secretly hoping to hear?  For me it came in the form of the One Room Challenge.  Let me explain.  I’d been feeling a bit down about things in general this week.  I’m not sure if it was because I was feeling run down from all the work I did around the house this past weekend, or just other negative ramblings in my head that pop in from time to time, but God knew I needed a pick me up and so He sent me one.  A wonderfully supportive challenge to create a new space in my home!  You might know a bit about the One Room Challenge, but let me fill you in, just in case you don’t.  Hosted by Linda from Calling it Home, 20 design bloggers are chosen to share the transformation of a room of their choice, over the span of six weeks.  Luckily for those of us that have blogs, and weren’t chosen as one of the 20, Linda gives us the opportunity to participate via a link party.  That means that for the next six Thursdays I will be posting updates concerning my chosen room for each of you to see. Okay, so enough with the formalities!  I am super excited to participate in this challenge.  If you have found me via the link I welcome you to Around the Watts House.  I’m Iris!  If you looked me up in the dictionary, you’d see the following description:  Wife, Mother, Designer Wannabe, Crafter, Builder, Determined, Astrological Sign: Cancer (Should explain it all!).  So that pretty much sums me up!  The posts I share here on the blog chronicle all of the above (Minus the astrological sign.), and I would love for you to stop by every once in a while to see what’s going on “Around the Watts House”. On to the good stuff!  The room I have chosen to transform is my………Home Office!  I know that the majority of my friends from Instagram asked me to share my Laundry Room, as I posed the question to them on Monday, but after looking at the design options that I had come up with, as well as a bit of a push from my husband, I chose the home office.  I’m sure one day I’ll share a Laundry Room makeover, but for now, it’s closed up behind doors for no one to see so I can live with it for a bit longer.  My home office on the other hand is located in the most in-your-face location of the house; right off the entry. I had already started cleaning it out over the weekend, or as I would like to call it, making a bigger mess of things.  I wanted to rearrange some of the crafting supplies and overflow of home décor that had been sitting in the room for the past few months.  It’s been so full that we haven’t actually gone into the room for anything other than to sift through the mess to find whatever it was that we were looking for.  Imagine how embarrassing it is to have that mess welcoming my guests each time they come to visit.  I won’t claim to be a very tidy person, but I do not like to share that trait with the world.  Haha! The plan for this room is to organize it in a way that will be functional for the adults in the house, as well as our little one.  Now that he’s two, he is much more excited about participating in small crafts, or just scribbling beautiful pictures of our “vacuum cleaner”.  I really want the space to be a place that he and I can escape the eye of the television, and just enjoy creating and learning.  As for John and I, we could really use a space that helps us organize all of our paperwork, and keep it from piling up in other areas of our home.  I mean, in a world full of technology, I still can’t figure out why we get so much mail!  Each day, piles make their way into the house, and I’d say only half make their way out. As far as design, I know John (my husband) would love a more masculine place, but I have to admit, it really doesn’t fit the rest of the house.  I wouldn’t say anything is extremely feminine, but it definitely leans more towards that direction.  Knowing this, I’ve decided to try and create a nice mix of the two, combining a few rustic elements along with more elegant décor choices, and since the whole house has coastal elements throughout, they will be carried into this room as well.   To get a better idea of my plan, here is the mood board I created depicting my ideas.

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    The Plan

    Paint Walls-Color TBD

    Purchase office furniture, to complete current set.

    Find new rug, art, baskets, lighting, and mirror.

    Have outlets moved to accommodate new furniture arrangement.

    Sew Curtains

    Build Floating Shelves

    Style and Enjoy!

    Be sure to visit again next week!  I’ll be sharing BEFORE pictures of the space (eek!), and a more in depth description of my plans for the space.  Don’t forget to visit Calling it Home for links to all of the participant’s spaces.  I’m positive you will enjoy all of the designs being presented!

    One last thing.  Now that my first ORC post is finished (I’ve been so nervous about it!),  I’d love to hear your feedback, so click the comment button to let me know what you think.  Thanks so much!  I look forward to sharing this journey with you all!

    ~Iris

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    Comments

    1. just came across your blog. I know designing a space which multifunctional and has to accommodate all family members needs can be quite tricky but I think you’re on the right tract. I love your colour scheme. It’s going to look great!

      • Thank you Karolina! It’s a challenge to create as you said, but I think it’s going to work out. 🙂

    2. I am a couple weeks late seeing this, Iris but SO glad to follow along on your ORC! Your inspiration board is beautiful! So sorry you were feeling down… it’s easy to let negative thoughts come rushing in, but just remember you’re amzing and always so encouraging to others! xo

      • Thank you Kendra! It really is easy to give in to the negative thoughts. That’s why I’m glad I have such a supportive family, and friends, like you that I can always count on to cheer me up. I’ve fallen off the bandwagon of posting to the link up parties, but I swear I will be back once this is all over with. Hope you are having a great week! 🙂

      • Thank you so much Tricia! I’m excited to share my progress, and to follow along with everyone else too! 🙂

      • Thank you so much Ashley! That is my favorite of the three, so I’m hoping it works out in the end. I’m waiting to see exactly how I’m going to style the space before I make the decision on lighting though. I can’t wait to see your guest bedroom come together! 🙂

    5. Iris, this is going to be so great! I would’ve loved to see the laundry room (since I am planning our remodel), but can’t wait to see what you’ve got up your sleeve, and what fabric you choose for the curtains. Happy Easter! Chloe

      • Thank you so much Chloe!! I hope to tackle to laundry room sometime this summer. I’ve deviated from the plan to make curtains because I found the perfect pair already made. When I presented the idea to my husband, he thought it was a good idea to buy them instead of make them since it would add a little less to my plate. LOL! I think he was afraid of having wonky curtains!

      • Thank you so much Carrie! It’s been extremely exciting, and it’s only week one! I’m excited to see Bela’s room come together, so I’ll be following along! 🙂

      • Thank you Melissa! It’s going to come down to budget deciding if I can get any of those light fixtures. I certainly have a favorite, so I’m trying to manage everything to fit it in. I’m excited to see how your garage comes out! My husband and I did a quick cleaning of our garage this past weekend, and I’m amazed with how much space we have left. We weren’t able to park inside with the amount of junk sitting in it. Now that it’s cleaned up we plan to tackle it with a better plan sometime in the year or next year. I’ll be looking to you for ideas for sure! 🙂

    8. Our office/library is right off our entry too, so we had to fix our asap. Good luck with yours, the mood board looks great!

      • Thank you Vel! Just took a look at your home tour on your blog. It’s beautiful! I can’t wait to see your nursery come together!

      • Linda this is such a blessing to participate in! It’s actually making my scattered brain focus on one space instead of five at a time. LOL! I’m enjoying the peacefulness of it all, though I’m sure in a couple of weeks I’ll be full of anticipation for the reveal. Thanks again! 🙂

    10. Can’t wait to see your plan put into action!!! And had no idea you were a cancer sign too!!!

      • Thank you Audra! I’m a cancer through and through. I always pray for my husband’s sanity because of this. LOL!

    13. Iris- I loved your intro, really made me feel like I got a little insight into who you are. Love the mood board, can’t wait to see how all this comes together. I will be cheering for you!! Best of luck- though you don’t need it:)

      • Thank you so much Rajni! I really appreciate your kind words. 🙂 I’m so excited to follow along with the kitchen renovation you are doing. It’s going to be amazing!!

      • Thank you Erin! I’m so embarrassed with how terrible they are going to look, especially since I had already started to break the room down before deciding to join the challenge. They will be doozies for sure! Haha!

    19. You are going to be so happy in six weeks when your office space is DONE! I did mine in an ORC several years ago and it was the happiest day doing the Reveal!! Good Luck!

      • Thank you Kim! I’ll have to check your blog out to see your finished space! I love décor stalking. (Not in a creepy way!) LOL! They way I look at it, if the room is cleaned out and nothing every gets decorated I’ve still won. It’s such a mess, as you will see next week. LOL!

    20. Your plans look beautiful, Iris! Your new office will be sure to lure visitors right on into your house and leave them wanting more.

      • Thank you so much Dana! I really hope guests take notice. They probably will, since I don’t have a whole lot of people over, and surly I’ve already been judged on the mess. LOL!

    21. Iris this is so exciting! I can’t wait to see what you come up with in your revamped home office. I know it’s going to be totally fabulous. Hope you’re having an awesome week, CoCo

    22. love the plan! can’t wait to see the space “in person” and see how you transform it over the next 6 weeks!

      • Thank you Tara! I’m really excited to share this journey! Can’t wait to see your space too!

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