One week and counting to the end of the One Room Challenge and we're in the home stretch now. We've managed to check a lot more items off of the to do list since last week, but once again it's going to be a race to the finish. I'll continue to share our step-by-step progress in my Instagram Stories, but in today's update I'll show you the major projects we've accomplished and I'll review what we have left to do before we call the game room complete! Our Plans for the Ultimate Game ... View the Post
Game Room Makeover: Week 6 {One Room Challenge}
In the past, the One Room Challenge has been a six week event... thank goodness it was extended to an 8 week event this summer, because I'm going to need every minute of the next two weeks to pull this one off! If you've been following my Instagram Stories, then you know that I'm working on making the cushions for our banquette seating, but in this weeks progress post I want to show you what we've accomplished at the other end of the room. Our Plans for the Ultimate Game Room If your ... View the Post
How to Open Ikea Boxes the Easy Way
It's been a long time since I've posted a Five Minute Friday tip, but this one is just too good not to share! I think many of us would agree that often times the hardest part about assembling IKEA furniture is opening the dang boxes. I mean, I appreciate that the boxes are really sturdy because I've never opened an Ikea box to find the contents inside damaged, but the glue they use makes the boxes nearly impossible tear open. It's one thing when you're assembling one small thing, but when ... View the Post
Game Room Makeover: Week 5 {One Room Challenge}
I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We celebrated our younger son's eighth birthday with some family time in Breckenridge, and now we're back and ready to get some more work done in on our One Room Challenge game room makeover. In today's progress update, I'm talking storage and display. Our Plans for the Ultimate Game Room If you missed the last couple of weeks, be sure to check our all the before photos and design plans for this basement family room makeover in my ... View the Post
Game Room Makeover: Week 4 {One Room Challenge}
We've reached the half way point in the One Room Challenge! Four weeks from now I'll be sharing photos of our completed game room {fingers crossed!}. In the meantime, I've got a pretty exciting updated to share this week. Last week I showed you all the inspiration pics and the plans for our game table seating, and now the banquette is in place and I've got photos below!! Today I'm also sharing the plans for our custom game table. Our Plans for the Ultimate Game Room If you missed the ... View the Post
Game Room Makeover: Week 3 {One Room Challenge}
It's week 3 of One Room Challenge, and this week I want to talk about the part of this game room makeover that I'm the most excited about - the banquette seating for family game nights! Our Plans for the Ultimate Game Room If you missed the last couple of weeks, be sure to check our all the before photos and design plans for this basement family room makeover in my Week 1 post. Between now and June 24th, we'll be transforming our basement into our dream game room, and we're doing ... View the Post
Game Room Makeover: Week 2 {One Room Challenge}
The One Room Challenge is off to a good start, starting with some progress on the "home theater" end of the basement. We still have a long way to go in order to turn this space into the Ultimate Game Room over the next six weeks, but we've already enjoyed a couple of new and improved family movie nights in this space thanks to the updates we've completed so far. Our Plans for the Ultimate Game Room Be sure to check out all the before photos and design plans for this basement family room ... View the Post
Ultimate Game Room Plans: Week 1 {One Room Challenge}
If there was any upside to the lockdowns of the past year, it's that we came to really solidified my belief in the importance of creating a home you love. Having fun and comfortable places where you can just relax and enjoy family time is one of the greatest gifts! And that's exactly why I'm so excited that this spring, as a guest participant in the One Room Challenge, I'll be turning our basement family room into the ultimate game room! One Room Challenge This is my tenth time ... View the Post
Boys Hangout Room Reveal
As a Christmas present for the boys, we updated Beckett's old bedroom into a playroom and hangout room where the boys can spend time relaxing, playing, and watching movies. We revealed this updated space to the boys on Christmas day, but throughout the past month I've been sharing the makeover process here on the blog as part of the New Year New Room challenge. Today I'm so excited to share all the photos of the updated hangout room! The other seven talented bloggers participating in the ... View the Post
Playroom Refresh Progress
It's Week 3 of the New Year New Room Refresh Challenge, which means just one more week until I get to share the final photos of the boys' new playroom. As I mentioned at the outset of the challenge, we actually completed this playroom refresh early because it was a Christmas gift to our boys, but I always like to walk you through each step in the process. During week 1, I showed you the before photos of the room, which was originally Beckett's bedroom before he and Cooper began sharing ... View the Post
Playroom Furniture & Storage Ideas
It's Week 2 of the New Year New Room Refresh Challenge. Last week, I shared the before photos of the former bedroom that we recently converted into a playroom / hangout room better suited to our growing boys. This week, I'm talking about playroom furniture and how to choose hard working pieces that add both style and function to the space. Six years ago, I wrote a popular post titled "How to Decorate a Boy's Bedroom That Will Grow With Him." In that post, I made a pretty bold statement - I ... View the Post
Bedroom to Playroom Refresh Plans
I think we can all agree that 2020 was a rough year, but it also solidified my belief in the importance of creating a home you love! Having fun and comfortable spaces where you can just relax and enjoy family time is one of the greatest gifts! All of the extra time at home this past year also shined a light on the spaces in our house that aren't working as well for us as they could be - especially the kids' play area in our basement, and Beckett's former bedroom. Both of these areas were ... View the Post
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