Just one more week to go with our Calling it Home and House Beautiful's One Room Challenge and I'm happy to say we are finished! We’ve been busy creating our “Stairway to Heaven” including a 12 foot library wall and art gallery and this week was all about the “pretty” - styling bookshelves with books and a few pieces of pottery, layering in floral arrangements and hanging art.
Read MoreIt's hard to believe but there is only one week left until my photo shoot and only two weeks left of Calling it Home and House Beautiful's One Room Challenge! This was the week where everything came together like a dream: bookshelves were filled, the library ladder, light and hardware were installed and my Kijiji find bench came back from the upholsterer's looking as good as new!
Read MoreWe're over the hump and halfway mark at Week 3 of Calling it Home's One Room Challenge! Our hardwood floors are down and cabinetry and bookcases are up and this week it's all about perfectly imperfect pieces that will add soul to the space.
Read MoreTime is flying by with our Calling it Home and House Beautiful One Room Challenge and we're already in Week 2! Last week I shared my completed One Room Challenge Rooms - Lily's Room (Spring) and my Principle Bedroom/Office (Fall) as well as the space that we're making over this time - our stairway!
Our stairway is the only area in our home without a window and natural light. Yes - we could install a window or light tube but I keep telling myself "this is not our forever home" and not worth the investment. So how can we make this transition space special and take advantage of the 12 foot ceiling height on the landing and a tonne of wall space? A library and art gallery of course!
Stairway Library Inspiration:
If you've read my blog, Instagram or viewed my Pinterest boards you will not be surprised that Jenny Komenda of Little Green Notebook, Jenny's Print Shop and Juniper Studio is a major source of inspiration for me in general and this project is no exception. Her home library is absolutely stunning!
Jenny Komenda
Jenny Komenda
Jenny Komenda
Jenny Komenda
We're going for the same approachable feeling that we created in our family room downstairs except this time we have the height for a rolling ladder! This stairway library will house Matthew and Lily's favourite books making it easier for reading at bedtime as the library will be located on the landing just below the bedrooms.
Similar to Jenny's library we will have a row of built-in cabinetry across the bottom which will provide great storage for soft cover books, magazines and craft supplies. Our lower pots and pans drawer that currently holds craft materials in the kitchen will be reclaimed for pots and pans! I am really looking forward to the extra storage and ability to put everything in one place.
White walls will provide a perfect backdrop for our collection of art and family photography. We took down the kids bulletin board art wall providing ample space to showcase some Matthew and Lily originals in special frames.
I love the look of loosely arranged art in mismatched frames and after seeing Morgan Hutchinson's dining room a few years ago I knew I would try to create a gallery wall like hers one day. Now is my chance!
Morgan Hutchinson
Morgan Hutchinson
After just one week everything was removed from the walls, we (my contractor/brother Paul from Brancon and I) patched, sanded, primed and painted the entire stairway in Benjamin Moore's "Cloud White".
Our not-so-helpful helper Mr. Finnigan Flowers
Our project will really start to take shape over the next week as the hardwood floors, cabinetry, bookcases and rolling ladder are installed. I can hardly wait to show you how we incorporate some amazing thrift store and online second hand finds!
If you have a chance take a look at the progress other Guest Participants and Featured Designers have made after just one week!
- Carley
For the Spring 2017 One Room Challenge with the help of my contractor/brother Paul from Brancon, I'll be taking on a tricky but very well traveled space in our home - our stairway! With 2 landings, 3 floors, 6 doors, 26 steps and an amazing amount of wall space the stairway provides a great opportunity to do something very different.
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