Wednesday, March 6, 2013

One Room Challenge Week 5


                                         Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4

Greetings challengers and friends! This week we have been waiting for fabrics to arrive, installing a light fixture and working on a wall treatment that will be revealed next week.  Today's progress shows my fabulous new Morovian Star pendant; a light I have oggled for years and finally found a place for it!   Do you know about Dovecote Decor?  They have a great store in Winston Salem, NC and their prices are so affordable.  There are many of these star styles available, but mine is antique bronze and clear glass. I do love the mirrored glass, but opted for this beauty, and I am so happy with it.



Here is how you get into it to change a bulb, so cool, right? I hope you're making the switch to Eco friendly bulbs like this one. It will only cost about $1.10 per year in electricity.



Here it is at dusk:



And did I mention I never install a fixture anymore without one of these? Ceiling medallions just add a little layer (for as little as  $9.00)...


As I've mentioned, this is the room people come into from the driveway, not my front door, so I wanted to make this laundry room more special.  The fabric that I've chosen is Lacefield's Cub Fossil. It is $40 a yard and is a heavy cotton that could be used well for upholstery, but I did find it here .  There are so many other colorful choices I was wanting, but this one melds the best with the Turkish Runner I am using, which makes the whole room:



In searching for the perfect color trim, we tried Bethany's Fratelli Tea Rose fabric from her ORC draperies and it is a perfect match to the rug, and just the pop this room needs. Luckily she has some leftover fabric, so I am making trim pieces from that.




Check out my girls today!





Best of luck on your projects challengers! It is so fun to see what you're up to, and wishing you the best in your final push to the reveal March 20th!

xo

Nancy


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33 comments:

  1. Wow love the rug!! And the light- I have used that for a client before!

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  2. Ah Nancy, I love the rug and the fabrics!! And the Light fixture!! It is going to be so welcoming coming in your door!! xo

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  3. OOOh I love the colors you are pulling in with the rug and fabrics! It's so much fun to see all these details come together at the end. And I have long ogled that same light, but alas, my ceilings are too low. I turned my best friend onto it, she's in love too, and HER ceilings are too low. So we will live vicariously through you - it looks fabulous!!

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  4. oh my gosh, I have a feeling I'm going to want to LIVE in your laundry room. I'm not even kidding. So much goodness going on in here! Do you have anymore of that velvet fabric???

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    1. No sadly there is not more fabric, just a few scraps. But it is THE STUFF I tell you, so brilliant and awesome.
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  5. I adore the moravian lights! I have them hanging in my tree at the entry and in my porch. LOVE!

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  6. OMG, I am absolutely smitten with the stunner of a rug!!! The fabrics are perfect and no one will forget the welcoming entry to you home, even if it is a laundry room! The light is pretty awesome as well, nice work Nancy!

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  7. Nancy!!! That light, rug and fabric ~ amazing choices, my friend!

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  8. This is going to be such an elegant laundry room. Love all your choices.

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  9. I'm in love with that runner...and your fabrics...and your fabrics!!!! SO good!

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  10. I am giddy just looking at that rug! Love it all!

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  11. The fabric, the rug, the trim, the LIGHT- LOVE! I am DYING to see this space all finished!

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  12. Seriously? OMGoodness I LOVE the runner and the fabrics you're combining. OH, and the light fixture -- PERFECT!! This laundry room is incredible already!

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  13. Love the light fixture and the runner and the fabric!

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  14. Be still my heart, I am in love with your lighting. I had Monrovian stars for Christmas and I am like you, I have wanted one for my house for a long time. Unlike you, I can't think of a place to hang one right now, but someday I will!! The rug and fabric are wonderful together,Loving what I see!!
    Kathysue

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  15. That light is fantastic. If money weren't an object, I've dreamed about having one of those where each can light is that lines my hallway. Love your rug and fabric selections as well, this room is going to be really pretty!

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  16. Love the star! Ive wanted one forever too. Your Kelim is gorgeous!!

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  17. You're making magic over there. Fabric/rug/lights. Love it, Nancy!

    www.chattafabulous.blogspot.com

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  18. Nancy, this is turning out to be a really cute room. I love the fabric choice and the runner.

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  19. I love that star light, and it is so funny....I was thinking, how do you change the bulb? And then you showed it. I love my LED bulbs, and have been adding them when I change a bulb. That rug!!! enough said.

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  20. ooo I am so tickled with these teasing photos! I love ceiling medallions too!

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  21. Loving it. Sorry if I missed it but where did you find the Turkish runner..love, love, love

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    1. Hi Brandy, I went all the way over to Bethany's house and got it. She bought it on eBay a year ago and hasn't really found a spot for it, but I sure did!
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  22. Oh boy! I am so in love with that rug! The fabrics you chose are going to be awesome....can't wait to see all these fabulous makeovers finished!

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  23. I love all of your picks- especially the fabric!

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  24. Nancy I have been in love with the star pendants too! So happy for you that you got one :)

    Love that rug...so warm and gorgeous! It's really gonna make that space look awesome!

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  25. I love that rug! The colours are amazing. As for your light, I adore Moravian stars!

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  26. Adore the beautiful rug, the colors are fabulous! Also love that the light fixture adds a touch of whimsy in the laundry room. Good job!

    Jessie
    www.mixandchic.com

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  27. I love that lighting too! Perfect match for all the other brass/gold accents in the space. I can't wait to see the final reveal Nancy! When you posted about the ceilings, I thought you would be doing some sort of ceiling treatment, but the light alone is enough to give this room more pizzaz. :-)

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  28. OMG love hte chandy and the rug and fabric!! I want to do laundry there!!

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  29. I love the rug and fabric together...its perfect!

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  30. Love the rug! Looks fantastic with our Cub Fossil textile - we are thrilled that you selected one of our fabrics for your project!
    XO,
    Lacefield Designs
    www.lacefielddesigns.blogspot.com

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