Hello from my fully unpacked and almost completely settled home! Trying to get my kids to leave the house now is nearly impossible. School, playground, a toy store splurge nor Disneyland would entice them out the door. They have a space all their own again and they are claiming it! We are all happy nestling into the nooks and crannies of this house and discovering its uniquely charming vibe in each space.

Living in my ORC bedroom is allowing me to finish the space in a much more personal manner. Final layers of styling have chosen themselves as I realized some elements we needed. A bench for putting on shoes for my husband, a vanity desk for me.

BONUS MAKE-OVER SPACE
We have a strange layout with an intermediary space that is part closet, part changing area that connects the bedroom to the master bath. In need of a space to get gussied up, I am adding this to my ORC make-over.

PAINT COLOR
Our new bedroom now has three white walls and the feature wallpaper wall. I want this weird dressing area space to have its own moment. In a perfect world I would have wallpapered this space too. Budget-friendly alternative is to find a dark charcoal paint color closely matching the color in the wallpaper. I narrowed down to the following paint choices:

Winner winner chicken dinner: Kendall Charcoal.

BEFORE & AFTER
Want to see this completely disgusting little area before we worked on it? EWE the carpet!
 …and now…
 One more of the grossness that once was.
…much better…
Looking into the bedroom from the dressing area.

From the bedroom.  Ah the wallpaper paired with that paint color!! Happy dance!

KNOBS
Swapping out knobs on the closet doors with these.

VANITY
For my vanity I’d like to find a vintage piece at some point. Short on time, I’ve bought a desk that will be perfect in my son’s room once I find my perfect match. I do this often. Find furniture (or art) that I know will work in two spaces while I await the meant-to-be piece. For now this desk has clean lines and is the perfect size for my dressing room.

VANITY CHAIR
I am a straight up chair hoarder. Vintage or new, I fall in love daily. When we sold our last house with the furniture in it, the only exclusions I declared was a collection of my chairs. I normally have no spot in particular for them, and there is just an army of chairs sitting in our attic. One of the soldiers will take residence in this spot. Stay tuned on reveal day for the pick.

Well, next week’s blog post I’ll be hitting “publish” somewhere over the Atlantic on my way to Florence. It’s a crazy week ahead including finishing the master bedroom, packing, and mentally preparing my heart for turning 40 on 11/11. At least I’ll be swimming in a big bowl of pasta with shaved truffle on top, and drinking vino rosso while processing it all.

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