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Final Reveal | ONE ROOM CHALLENGE — Week 8

28 May
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You guys!?! We made it!! We made it to the end of the One Room Challenge!!
It’s kind of hard to believe that it’s over – these last two weeks have been a whirlwind and now’s time to share the final reveal! Who’s ready for the week 8 FINAL reveal!? I’m so excited to share what this space has grown into!

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THE PATIO

The biggest part of the Patio project was the actual patio! Remember where we started?
All grass…
Yea…

Remember how we changed that up…
Yea…

And now… here we are!

I’m so happy with how it’s all come together and can’t wait to entertain out here!   I think this space has grown into more than I could have even envisioned and I’m so happy with the result which makes all the crazy hard work that’s gone into this project – from the building of the table, to the digging the beds, to building the privacy planters – it makes all the hard work worth it to see everything pulled together and looking so great! 

THE FURNITURE


The seating area is so cozy and inviting. We added a sofa and three chairs because, well, we have a lot of neighbors and family. I wanted everyone to have a place to sit if they wanted and no one to feel squished. This area can easily seat 6 comfortably and maybe a few more with a little squeeze. Plus, we can move a few table ottomans around for more seats if need be.

The arm chairs and sofa are from World Market’s Segovia line. They have the clean lines that I wanted and while I’m not sure I’m going to love the cream all summer, they really do have a certain cool and relaxing vibe going on.  The pillows are a from just about everywhere. 

The armless chair is our amazing marketplace find and from Outer. It’s my favorite piece of anything out there. Super comfy and it seems to be everyone’s first go-to seat pick. I love that it’s teak and includes a zip on and velcro down cover – GENIUS!


All the end and side tables are a mix of old and new from IKEA and Target.

You might notice a little something else in the “lounge” area…
Yes, these beautiful cedar privacy planters were something that came into the mix quite late. We knew we wanted a little extra privacy, but we also knew we were going to build a pergola on at some point so we wanted something that could be moved and reused if we wanted to.

For under $150 each, we made these and used these plans. I’d still love to stain/seal them, but there’s something about weathered cedar that I honestly love so, natural works for now! Plus, that smell… mmmmm!

THE FIRE PIT 

Then let’s move to the fire pit area…
I am still in love with these modern three slat back adirondacks. They really bring cohesion and weight to the patio. The fire pit was a project we had hoped to take on, but in the end, we just ran out of time. However, we do have a great solo stove so it works just fine so we’ve got something until we can tackle that project someday. Between rain, work, covid, and more rain… some things ended up having to take a backseat.

We added some planters at the four corners of the patio and included plants like lavender and lemongrass to try to alleviate the bug situation. We’ll see how long that lasts or if it helps! But until then, I’ll enjoy the amazing fragrance every time we walk back by the firepit!  

LAST WEEK’S UPDATE

The table was a beast and the biggest project we’ve ever tackled.  Who am I kidding?!  Mike tackled this one mostly by himself.   The table sits so pretty and is quite comfortable to eat at. We love having this option for outdoor dinners now. My girls love to eat outside and I’m sure we’ll have many summer meals out here.

In the end, we only added six chairs around but could fit eight, which I love. I don’t have eight, but we can bring some from inside out if we need to.  There’s nothing more homey than mismatched chairs around a table and a lot of laughs!  I can’t wait to see this table in action!   I love that it’s is big enough to entertain, but also doesn’t take over the entire space.

THE LANDSCAPING

And on to the landscaping…
Man this was my most hated project throughout.  But in the end, I am so glad that I did it! I choose hardy perennials (I hope) that will come back bigger and better every year.  The plan from the beginning was to keep it pretty basic and see how things grow and learn from this project.  Gardening and landscaping is a long haul, not a sprint, but doing this landscaping around the edges, really does give a more finished look and I have to say, I think it looks just as good as some professional landscapers might do.

While most of these plants, shrubs and flowers look small now, landscapes take time and patience. You can build on them and that’s what I intend to do with this fairly basic plan. Over the years we may add more grasses and I’d love to add some pretty hostas too. We’ll also add a few more beds around the back and around the house in general over the years while we make this house more homey.

THE GARDENS


From landscaping to gardens…
My husband also built me these garden beds to attempt to grow things in. So far so good… although, growing things in them will probably prove to be harder than making them was! Again with the cedar pickets, they took flight! I’m hoping to share tips, tricks, and fails too throughout the gardening season, but until then, here’s some pretty shots of this area which makes my day every morning when I walk out to water!  Oh and my blooming photographer honing her stills in between trips to the pool!  

THE PRE-EXISTING

And then there’s the area we already had. This space just needed cleaned up and tied in. The sofa we had here was gray wood but cream cushions. We kept the sofa, but changed the tables and area around just a little. We removed the actual coffee table and got some storage totes to keep toys and furniture covers in.

And that’s all folks!  Phew!  It’s been a long, stressful, fun, and rewarding 8 weeks and I’m so glad I did this!  It’s helped me see that sometimes things don’t come along like you hope, sometimes things take longer than expected and sometimes things are worth the wait!  

Cheers to finishing just in time for raceday!  Wooo hooo!  Now if only we could just watch the race on the big screen out here!  Happy Memorial Day weekend and congrats to all who finished (even if right at the finish line!) the One Room Challenge along with me!   What a feat and there are some really great rooms out there!  I can’t wait to hop over the blog and check them all out while I drive home to hang with the family on this gorgeous weekend!  

Here are all the weekly recaps from this Spring One Room Challenge 2022:

Week 1 – Before & Design Plans
Week 2 – Patio Pour
Week 3 – Furniture Layout
Week 4 – A Semi- Useable Space
Week 5 – Landscaping & Builds
Week 6 – The Table Reveal
Week 7 – Running Out of Time
Week 8 – Final Reveal

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Oh man, do I miss my playhouse... I mean, the girl Oh man, do I miss my playhouse... I mean, the girls playhouse! Do you all dress up your kids play zones for the holidays? One of my favorite things to do was "dress up" our old playhouse! 

Here's a quick one I threw together that first easter during Covid... With limited resources, we made birdseed eggs and a cute little doormat! The girls helped with that! It's always fun to decorate when they are involved! 
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For whatever reasons a cute place setting really m For whatever reasons a cute place setting really makes me smile. And I cannot pass up anything cute from the paper goods aisle at home goods!  So when these carrot plates made their way home, they were sure to be used! 
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#carrotdecor #easterdecor #placesetting #tablesettings #mixandmatchstyle #mixoldandnew #whimsy #easterdecoration #eastertable #eastertablescape #setthetable #tablescapes #tablestyling #carrots🥕
What’s your fave part of setting the table?! Pla What’s your fave part of setting the table?! Place settings are one of my favorite things to pull together!  It’s fun to mix old and new, different textures and colors, whimsy and classic pieces.  And it really can set the tone for a table!  I usually create this very first and everything else comes together after! ✨🥕✨

Plus, this is something that your kids can get involved with too!  Have them set it up once you’ve picked out the pieces! 
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#tablesettings #eastertable #eastertablescape #eastertabledecor #eastertablesetting #carrots🥕 #tabletexture #setthetable #placesetting
When you travel what are some of your must haves?! When you travel what are some of your must haves?! Getting ready for spring break and thinking about all of the cozy rooms we’ll be visiting!  Makes me hope that our guest room is equally cozy and inviting for our guests when they visit!
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#guestrooms #guesthospitality #hospitalitydesign #cozyroom #inviting #guestbedroom #beourguest #getcozy #ammenities
This year I wanted to create a fun tablescape for This year I wanted to create a fun tablescape for Easter, and while I love bunnies, I thought a carrot theme would be fun to try!  Everything on this tablescape was 🥕carrot-fully 🤪 selected for its color or carrot looks! 

What’s your favorite thing?! I loved using the fresh carrots 🥕around the flowers 🌷and the carrot paper plates! 

And I reused a lot of things too!  Old plates for the place settings, Christmas greenery fills out the middle, and orange tapers I had on hand helped!  You don’t have to buy new all the time!  Most times I’m using things I have on hand from other holidays or previous years!  I created the carrot bunting with help of my @cricut but you can easily cut carrots out of felt by hand if you don’t have a cricut! Then we made some homemade carrot cookies with cookie cutters I found at @target and a carrot cake! The Bunny Bait Easter tablescape  came together pretty easy and I love the brightness of it all!  And we won’t even be around for Easter to use but if you come by, you will still see it all sitting on my table!  hahah. 
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#eastertablescape #eastertable #carrots🥕 #carrotsandflowers #carrotdecor #easterdecoration #springdecor #tablescapes #tablescapestyling #tablesettings #holidaydecorations
When Ella came downstairs on Friday she asked wher When Ella came downstairs on Friday she asked where all the green was and why there were no leprechaun traps…Apparently she has St Patrick’s Day expectations. I blame myself. I’m usually more into it…
So about 11am I kicked it into gear and headed to @partycity for a little help!  Thankfully they had these green pots for $5 and grass for $1!  Plus, green candy and gold coins!  And Olive found the surprise at the end of the rainbow when she came home! 
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#greensuprise #greengoodies #greencandy #everythinggreen #luckoftheirish #potofgold #potofgreen #stpatricksdaybasket #stpaddysday #stpatricksday🍀 #leprechaunloot #shamrocks #irishmusic #endoftherainbow #makingmagic
There’s still time to share St Paddy’s Day Ins There’s still time to share St Paddy’s Day Inspo so here i go and you can do it tomorrow or save it for next year!  Here’s a quick and easy St. Patrick’s Breakfast-scape as Olive called! 

Make your own green waffles and surround them with green fruit, your favorite waffle toppings, green m&ms and of course, lucky charms! 

Easily@recreatable!  Like I said, celebrate tomorrow or save for next year!  Happy St Patrick’s Day! 
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#breakfastfood #breakfastfordinner #stpatricksday #stpatricksdayfood #tablescape #rainbows #greenfood #greenfoods #stpaddysday  #luckoftheirish #topofthemorning #breakfastboard #yumyumyum
This week the plan was to share a few last minute This week the plan was to share a few last minute St. Paddy’s Day ideas for you!  But i’m coming to realize nothing I plan happens these days 🤣 So, with one day left and plenty of time to get to the store, here are three breakfast ideas that’ll make some magic for those little nuggets in your home! 

(1) Rainbow Donuts - Grab your favorite plain cake donuts, some white icing, and fruity pebbles. Cut the do the donuts in half, dip in the icing and go to town adding the fruity pebbles in rainbow style!  Your kids will love this one! (swipe for more)
(2) Golden Coin Donuts - Same(ish) thing. You’ll need a cake donut, chocolate icing, and  gold sprinkles. Dip into the icing, then the sprinkles and you have gold for your pots of gold!
(3) Clover Cinnamon rolls. 

Do you plan on making something special for tomorrow?!
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#stpaddysday #stpatricksday #greenbreakfast #rainbowdonuts #goldcoins #clovercinnamonrolls #clovers #leprechauntrap #greenfortheday #leprechaunbreakfast
This is your reminder that a visit to @childrensmu This is your reminder that a visit to @childrensmuseum is always a good idea!  We recently visited @childrensmuseum with some cousins and, as usual, I saw things I’d never seen before!  Big crowd pleasers we’re the outfit design area of the #POPexhibit, retro video games on the top floor and if you visit now, you can visit the #minecraftexhibit! 
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Anyone else {almost} always waiting on their {firs Anyone else {almost} always waiting on their {first} husband to get out the door?!? 🙋🏻‍♀️. We are heading to IKEA for a dresser for Ella and another part of a small project!  What are your Friday plans?
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On this International Womens Day, we celebrated by On this International Womens Day, we celebrated by reading from one of our favorite books!  Do you have this one?!? One page stories about rebel girls… It’s super inspiring and my kids love it! 
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#inspiringwomen #rebelgal #rebelgirls #raisestrongwomen #raisinggirls #momofdaughters #internationalwomensday
Happy International Women’s Day! You are strong Happy International Women’s Day!  You are strong. You are beautiful. You deserve great things!  Take a moment for yourself today - make a cup of tea, go for a walk, or if you are like me, watch for eagles out the back window! ✨ You are magical! ✨
@inspiringwomenfh 
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While I should really be sharing about styling for While I should really be sharing about styling for St. Patrick's Day, Spring, & Easter, instead I'm going to take a minute to brag on these little girls of ours...
 
We got the sweetest voicemail from Olive's teacher that was a total proud parent moment.  Her class has gotten a new little girl who doesn't speak any English and somehow Olive communicates just fine with her, makes sure she has someone to play with at recess and has basically taken the new little girl under her wing.  Her teacher was sending kudos to Olls for just "being the kindest kiddo" which is what we all want to hear about our kids, right?! She also thanked us for all we are doing to have made her that way and let's be honest, I have no clue what that is, but I'll take it! 

And Ella... Ella!  She's been rocking her “new” schedule.  In the last couple months, we've realized busier is better for her and so going from not much of anything to 3 busy nights a week, which one this week included lots of squats and major quad soreness, she's done with no complaints!  Minus for her sore quads... She's been taking on new activities and challenges with style and we are so proud of her for being so mature and committed! 

Ok, so proud momma moment over. I don’t do this often, but felt this one was worth a share!  And seriously... It's been a good week for them and I love watching them grow and take on whatever life throws at them.  Do you have any proud momma moments to share from this week?! 
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Happy Saturday! Do you ever feel like you’ve go Happy Saturday!  Do you ever feel like you’ve gotten to the end of the week and done nothing for yourself?! That’s me. This is basically every week anymore – clean, cook, get steps in, take care of kids, drive here, drive there, etc. 

Where does all the time go!? Seriously, before Covid, I would do 10,000 things AND take the girls to and fro non-stop AND drive home every weekend sometimes… basically I was doing sooo much more, maybe too much!  But now, I feel like I can’t keep up.  I can’t find a groove where I can still do all the things for my family AND myself.  Were we really doing too much?  It didn’t feel like it in the moment. Yes, there were exhausting days, but somehow, they were usually fulfilling.  Or maybe I’m dreaming?  Now, most days just feel like groundhog day. 

But at the beginning of the year I set goals and I’m still working towards them.  Health & Wellness goals, home goals, family goals and more.  I am working to keep my WHY in mind and find my daily inspiration. I just hope that I can find a groove where even if I don’t complete all the goals, at least I feel like I’ve made progress on them.  And I hope that throughout this super weird, busy, boring, what feels like an uneventful time in my life, I can find fulfillment in it and stay motivated. 

Working to stay inspired can be the hardest part!  So long post short, if you’ve read this far, I’m sorry I haven’t been sharing as much.  I’m working on it and things to share but finding time to sit down and actually give you something enjoyable has been the hardest part lately!  Stick along as I’m sure things will continue to be shared in an untimely fashion! 
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#inspired #neverenoughtime #selfcare #franciscanhealth #inspiringwomenfh #howdowedoit #canthaveitall #busydays #momlifeishard #justkeepgoing #findyourinspiration #rememberyourwhy
Taking in my Friday like yea! Lunch with friends, Taking in my Friday like yea!  Lunch with friends, etsy listings, sewing, and more - all with snow flurries outside!  What are you up to today?!
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#friyayvibes #fridayishere #enjoyyourday #youtime #weekendvibes✌️ #itscoldagain #indianaweather #iputmakeupon
How did you celebrate Valentine’s day?! I set up How did you celebrate Valentine’s day?! I set up a quick little Valentine’s Day table for the girls and a quick and sweet activity!  I grabbed some peach rings and gummie lifesavers for the girls to add to some strips of fabric I had laying around!  A pretty simple setup but a nice suprise for them! 

Other than that, cut felt hearts for the place settings, added small heart boxes under conversation hearts, and used vintage floral tea plates for the necklaces!  The runner was found at @homegoods and was the basis for the whole setup!
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Yesterday was Ella’s birthday celebration with f Yesterday was Ella’s birthday celebration with friends!  It was a great time and while it was to be considered small with just a couple friends and no decorations, I told her there would be a tablescape!  More details on the blog soon, but here’s a quick recap of our little homemade (minus bowling alley) “Let’s Ro11” birthday party! 

🎉Happy Birthday Ells!🎉

Cake topper: @avalonsunshine 
Vintage Bag: Thrifted
Cookies: Me (not perfect, first try at cookies!)
Printables: Me
Cake: Meijer with my addition of chocolate covered donut holes 
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Taking time for ourselves can be REALLY HARD. The Taking time for ourselves can be REALLY HARD.  The other night I was ready to go upstairs and read my book…the one I’ve been working on forever… and noticed the basket(s) of laundry needing folded so I decided to do that instead of taking a moment for myself.  By the time I was done, I was so tired that I just went to bed.  So LAST night I decided not to skimp on the “me” time and knew I needed to get out of the house and enjoy some laughs with the neighborhood girls!  It was good for the soul!

I have a hard time doing things for myself.  I feel like I’m being selfish.  But it’s not selfish to take care of yourself!  It’s NECESSARY!  You can’t take care of others if you aren’t taking care of yourself. I’m really loving my weekly emails from @inspiringwomenfh and how they are a reminder that I need to take a moment for myself!  So do something for yourself today.  Take a walk around the block, unless you live in Indiana, I suggest you stay inside because the winds are CRAY!  Read a book on your lunch break, take a nap with your kids, or maybe even listen to a podcast or practice 10 min of mediation!

If you haven’t already, check out inspiringwomen.org for some awesome inspiration, motivation and great resources for overall health and wellness.  There are also some GREAT recipes!  The program is free and you will even get their bi-annual inspiring magazine!  It’s just the right amount of inspiration that your week could use! 
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Packed up some fun things to make their way to @ch Packed up some fun things to make their way to @chicmercantile this week!  These fairies are soooo excited to make their way into new home and take on new adventures!  Fairies will be available soon in the @adoptafairyco etsy shop too! 
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I’ve been trying to produce Valentine’s Day co I’ve been trying to produce Valentine’s Day content for at 2 weeks! I made mood boards, gathered goodies, and can’t find the time to create.  Did I not used to sleep?!? 

Hopefully this week I’ll be able to get something out, but at least for now, I’ve got these decorations going 😆! Swipe to see why I get nothing done 😂🤷🏻‍♀️🤦‍♀️
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#valentinesdaydecor #momlifeunfiltered #valentinesdayiscoming #neverenoughtime #mantledecor #tryingmybest #sleepnomore
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