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    One Room Challenge Guest Bathroom Week 3

    October 17, 2019
    • Home Decor
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    One Room Challenge Guest Bathroom Remodel

    October 3, 2019
    • Home Decor
    Here are a couple of my favorite ways to use water Here are a couple of my favorite ways to use watermelons! Take off the top— scoop out melon balls and use to decorate a watermelon slice cake — and use the small watermelon for a vase. Just fill with flowers! Which one will you try? #watermeloncake #watermelonvase #tablecenterpiece #watermelonparty
    Invite your friends to an art gallery for light bi Invite your friends to an art gallery for light bites and drinks like we share in The Supper Club book. The perfect combo is @jessicahagenfineart showing art by @huntslonem and absolutely setting a table with matching tableware by @huntshopup Truly a match made in art heaven 🖼️ We combined so many beautiful pieces of tabletop art to reflect the art hanging from the walls. These are behind the scenes snaps. I am heading back to Newport this week to celebrate this shoot and sign books that share these ideas. Entertaining doesn’t always have to be at home- use this idea to celebrate your friends and the beauty that art brings to us everyday! And- hop to it to create a colorful table using the iconic and masterful Hop up Shop plates, glasses, napkins, trays, placemats, serving dishes, bowls- it’s endless and so fun to collect! #huntslonem #hopup #dinnerpartyideas #dinnerpartydecor #dinnerpartyvibes #gathertogether #sipsipsoiree #mysupperclubstyle
    The cottages/ mansions of Newport were built for e The cottages/ mansions of Newport were built for entertaining- take a look at the grand ballrooms, the dish storage, and the backyard that begs for a summer soiree. Have you been to Newport? Seeing these homes and imagining what it was like to host parties every night was a treat! Honestly, I would be happy in the beautiful garden at the end of the reel! 😉 #gildedage #gildedagemansions #soireeallday #summersoiree
    Getting ready for an all-American birthday celebra Getting ready for an all-American birthday celebration this week- how about you? If you live in America, tell me in the comments which state you’re from and let’s see how many we have represented from the 50 states! #happybirthdayamerica🇺🇸 #tablesettingideas #tablesettings #setthetable #julyfourth
    Come with me for a personal tour of the brightest Come with me for a personal tour of the brightest and happiest summer art soiree @jessicahagenfineart The show is a solo show of the work of world-renowned artist @huntslonem  It’s a treat to see it and I tried to capture the colors and textures that Hunt Slonem creates that make his art exquisite and unique- and wildly collectible! I hope you can see the details! Which one pops out at you most? Tell me below in the comments- I would love to know what catches your eye! #graciouslivingstyle #artsoiree #colormehappy
    When you get to spend the weekend and share your b When you get to spend the weekend and share your book with your biggest art crush 🩵🌼🩵 @huntslonem  Never getting over it @jessicahagenfineart Swipe for lots of photos and tell me yes if you would like to see more! #huntslonem #artforyourwalls #artcrush
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    ORC logo One Room Challenge guest participant

    Welcome to our home! We recently purchased a 100-year-old house to restore and rehab. I am excited to participate in the One Room Challenge as I also begin sharing our home renovation. If you are not familiar with the One Room Challenge, it is a wonderful idea put together by Linda Weinstein (of the blog, Calling it Home) that encourages participants to transform one room at a time in their home and share the process along the way. The ORC celebrates creativity, inspiration, and originality. In addition, Better Homes and Gardens partners with the One Room Challenge as the official media partner of the ORC. For my very first time as a guest participant, I am going to show you the transformation of our guest bathroom over the next 5 weeks. Take a look at these photos of the bathroom that I took when we first bought the house (we were living in another house while we began this DIY project)...

    vintage bathroom with wallpaper on half wall and wood trim on bottom half of wall

    This bathroom served as the only bathroom in the house when we purchased the house. The home was built in 1918 and was a 2 bedroom and one bath residence. This bathroom was between the master bedroom and the child's bedroom and was originally shared by the occupants. I love reminding my children that having a bathroom inside of a home was a luxury back then! You can see the bathtub in the photo below. ..

    retro bathroom with dusty pink tile in shower bath

    The bathtub is one of the items that I immediately wanted to update. It's a beast of a bathtub because it is cast iron! It weighs a ton and we knew it would be a bit of a challenge! And, you can see that the color scheme was ivory, beige, and dusty pink...

    You can see in the photos above and below, the bathroom opens to each adjacent room. Below, you can also see the linen closet that is in the bathroom on the left wall as you look into the connecting bedroom- it is surprisingly large for the era that it was built. We would like to keep it intact and in keeping with the home's history.

    vintage bathroom linen closet with viewer looking into connecting bedroom

    Needless to say, we committed to quite an extensive renovation and redesign while also wanting to maintain the history of the home. My husband headed the huge project of bringing this little gem of a home back to life. It has great bones, wonderful ceiling height, genteel history, beautiful natural light, and an excellent location. Really all it needed was a little (okay, a lot) of love and attention. We are happy we could restore this little lady and we love how she continues to come together. These are our intentions for her one original bathroom and bringing it up to date...

    1. Redesign the layout of the bathroom
    2. Replace the flooring
    3. Replace the tub with a shower only
    4. Remove wallpaper and repaint room
    5. Add more cabinet space

    Everywhere I go, I take photos of flooring that I love. I really like the timeless look of black and white tile and knew right when I first saw this bathroom that I wanted to replace the original all white with black and white. My camera roll looks a lot like this (see below) because whenever I see flooring that piques my interest, I snap it and try to visualize what will be best. Here are a few photos that I took for floor inspiration while out and about in Atlanta...

    black and white retro tile floor with repeating t pattern
    black and white tile flooring with retro feel and diamond pattern
    black and white tile floor in checkerboard pattern

    For paint color, tile, and cabinetry, I really want to give the room a clean, white canvas and a fresh start. I love an old feel with some glamorous touches. I would love for the personality of the room to shine through with the accessories and art while the foundation of the room stands firm through trends that come and go. I also would like to keep a touch of pink as a slight nod to the original colors (not to mention that I just really like pink).

    I am excited to get this entire room completed and shared with you! Please check back each week to see the progress of this restoration, remodel, redesign! I will also add more of our home restoration, in the coming months if you would like to read more about it! Here is what the exterior of the house looked like when we started!

    front of house with green lawn and trees

    Thank you for stopping by to see the first week of photos in the room transformation. I will add more of the project each week, and I hope you will follow along! Remember to check out all of the rooms that are being designed in the One Room Challenge- it's like a virtual home tour reaching all across the country (and maybe globe?)!

    I look forward to seeing you back again soon!

    Cheers xo,

    Lydia

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