Hello Dear Reader! I’m back for another season of the unpredictable One Room Challenge. After recently completing my cozy conservatory/sunroom, I thought I would tackle something much smaller, and potentially more controllable - the powder room.

In my previous post, I shared the story of my One Room Challenge® living area renovation project. I didn't mention the photography, however, and that is a story in and of itself.

It’s a stunningly beautiful day, the air is crisp and the house is quiet. I feel at home in my newly updated sunroom and I can’t wait to give you a tour.

I wanted everything painted in one color, a flat finish for the walls and satin for the trim (repeated too many times) but my painters had other ideas. Of course I agonized on the perfect shade of white paint, don’t we all? I wanted a neutral white that didn’t read warm or cold. I’ll spare you with all the trials I ran and cut to the chase, for me, it’s Sherwin Williams Pure White

Well it didn’t take long to realize my coveted vintage dhurrie rug won’t play nicely with the living room side of my open floor plan. Looks like my daughter’s (former) room will be getting a vintage rug and I’ve found a beautiful alternative.

When I was growing up in California I never imagined I’d experience three hurricanes - Sandy(NJ), Irma(FL), and Ian(FL). Ian hit during our renovations, after our impact windows were order but long before they were installed.

I’ve spent years trying to convince myself that each piece was special enough to overcome the awkward disruption of harmony throughout the open living space. I felt justified with this theory when I heard Nora Ephron say - “the bag was a color that went with nothing and therefore went with everything” in, I Feel Bad About My Neck. During the renovation I’ve re-examined and modified my theory in light of new evidence, my house feels cluttered and incohesive.

I’m rounding the corner on a ten-month structural renovation that’s been in the planning phase for the last several years. The majority of the budget was focused on replacing, upgrading, and transforming the areas that made the most sense while walls were open and permits were circulating like confetti on New Year’s Eve.