Ok Folks, this is the final reveal of our ONE ROOM CHALLENGE project and for me, it is the reveal of THE OUTDOOR ROOM. There is a lot going on in this room and we had to shift things to one side while we cleaned and touched up, went through our very own punch list, then shifted things to the other side and repeat. These challenges are all about transformation and how we get there.

Only one week to go and so much left to do. The hardware by @schaubhardware did not disappoint, it looks amazing with the tropical paper covering the old island. #peelandstickwallpaper. We also made progress applying the chalk board paper to the doors as the backdrop for the dart board, and to keep scores on the other side. Once we install the backing and the dart board I will show a picture.

Hope you all had a great week. Here we are only 2 weeks before the reveal of the OUTDOOR ROOM. There is not much to tell regarding the progress this week, except for we are making good progress and some of the changes are so impactful that it seems like we accomplished more. Yet, at times when our household is functioning it feels like we take three steps forward and one back. The best way to see the progress is with pictures, so check it out.

This week we made a little more progress on the outdoor patio makeover. The Old island finally got many coats of black stain on the butcherblock, the legs and frame. We are waiting for the stain to completely dry and set before we apply a satin clear coat of polyurethane.

A trip to San Diego to browse furniture showrooms, puttering around with clients, running a household as tiny as it, while keeping the freshman doing what he is supposed to be doing, at least “supposed to be” on my terms- how I was raised. That is another blog post on to itself. That was just the the highlights of the past week.

I am seeing graduation ceremonies, a lot, if not all kids back at school, more field sports games, a few celebrations here and there sprinkled throughout a few restaurant patios, so we are at the tail end of this pandemic and I am loving it.

Hope you are as excited as I am to see the transformations that all the guests for the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE have planned for the Spring 2021 challenge.

Here we go again, it is that time of the year, the time we take on the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE and transform a space and do it in eight weeks.

Hope everyone is well, healthful, hopeful that soon business will start opening. That every one will be as considerate of others as they can and above all understanding that we do not have to agree with one another to respect each other. Remember that everyone is going through their own “thing”… and we have no idea what that is, so be kind.

So now we are onto week two of the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE- , and I am sure fellow guest participants have also made a lot of progress. I am still undecided regarding colors for the table I said I would finish and pondering whether the board with hooks should be the same color as the table or not.