Calmly Chaotic

It's week five of the One Room Challenge and I am equal parts excited and frazzled (note the iphone in this staged photo... oops). This week Andrew completed the DIY shelves for our twin daughters bedroom and just like the DIY plywood arc headboards from last week, these shelves have trumped a…

I've had a thing for all things arched for a while now. I also have a plywood obsession - I think because I deem it as inexpensive and attainable and also minimal and fresh. So this summer when I happened to see this on Instagram, my wheels started spinning.
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So natu…

I was standing in our twin daughters bedroom yesterday in awe of how much has changed in there in three short weeks. I think I underestimated the impact that taking on this project would make. I'd assumed that after tackling a full bathroom renovation for the last challenge - this one would se…

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Lately I've been feeling the speed of time. It's not something I want to feel - this race towards what's next, but often times it's hard not to feel it. Summer time was an immersive time - spending twenty five nights camped out a…

It's week two of the One Room Challenge and progress is well under way for our shared twin daughters bedroom. During week one I laid out a design plan for the space and we cleared out their room and closet so that the project could begin.


This week involved maximum impact for minimal work (on m…

Week one of the One Room Challenge feels a little surreal. I fully intended to be much better prepared this time around than I was during April's challenge - and for the most part I am - yet here I am at the final hour getting this first blog post written.


If you're wondering what the One R…