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A brand new 12 months, a brand new venture in our home! We’re nonetheless working away on our bed room (I shared a little sneak peek not too long ago and I’ll have extra to share quickly). However I’m additionally excited to start out turning my consideration to different areas upstairs this 12 months, after focusing totally on the principle flooring for the previous few years.
Our upstairs is the Comfortable, two bedrooms and two bogs, however I’ll discuss these different rooms individually.
The Comfortable
The Comfortable…that is the room that stole my coronary heart probably the most after we first noticed this home after which purchased it 4 years in the past.
It’s been a comfortable, multipurpose house the place my husband and I calm down on the finish of daily—we watch reveals, my husband does puzzles, it’s a spot the place we will work or write, and it additionally doubles as a visitor room. It holds a few of my workplace issues, a number of craft provides…it’s actually a room that has all the time been slightly little bit of every thing.
What I plan to do upstairs this 12 months would be the simpler, extra reasonably priced initiatives—no main renovation proper now—however I’m nonetheless very excited. Truthfully, smaller, less complicated initiatives are my favourite.
One massive enchancment we did make upstairs in the course of the renovation: we eliminated the carpet from the entire second flooring and added new hardwoods all through. That basically made every thing really feel so significantly better.
Over time, I’ve thought-about all types of prospects for this room—tips on how to use it, tips on how to furnish it, and tips on how to make it work higher. And I’ve determined probably the most sensible plan is to maintain the structure much like what we’ve got now and make a number of easy adjustments that refresh each the texture and the operate.
A notice concerning the temper board:
Take into account the preliminary temper board beneath the “the place we’re beginning” level—with what we have already got—not the completed design of the room! We start making selections on what to maintain or something we need to change out ranging from what we’ve got proper now.
The plan for this 12 months (and the 2 new daybeds!)
I’m presently awaiting supply of those two lovable trundle daybeds, which we’ll use as a substitute of the one single rattan twin daybed we’ve got now (plus the double mattress on this room). I feel this may make the Comfortable a lot extra practical because the daybeds double as seating—and with trundles this offers us three extra mattresses obtainable for a complete of 4, plus the double mattress nook! It’s not an enormous room however this association means the room can comfortably work for an entire household, and nonetheless be versatile for youths or good friend teams.
I’ve seen nice critiques from individuals who purchased the identical beds. They’re so reasonably priced and are available in different colours, too. The colour we ordered is named brown, however there are different colours I cherished too.
By the best way, if you happen to’re interested by how I make adorning selections (or battle with making them!) I’m sharing the precise course of I take advantage of to deliver each room collectively in my Room Recipe Workshop. I’ve a lot to say concerning the worth of this intentional strategy—particularly tips on how to use what you have already got and really feel assured in your selections while you do purchase one thing—that I turned it right into a 5-week video workshop so I might help you do it, too. Study extra right here.
What I’ve carried out already (or determined to this point):
- We began the 12 months by rearranging furnishings between rooms so we might ensure we had every thing in the best locations.
- I additionally introduced in considered one of our white rattan chairs (longtime followers may bear in mind these from earlier properties!). I’ve wished to make use of these on this home someplace ever since we moved in.
- The rattan chairs undoubtedly want contemporary paint, and so they’ll want new cushions and covers (we don’t have the seat cushions anymore). If we preserve them right here, I feel slightly refresh might make them actually enjoyable—possibly one, possibly each. They’ve all the time been snug, and I really like that they’re simple to maneuver round and never as cumbersome as different chairs.
- We bought a brand new slipcover for our sofa awhile again—it’s the mineral blue in natural cotton.
- And we ordered the two daybeds which can arrive this weekend — we love the lovable scalloped design! I really like the traditional gingham, the beds really feel timeless and add slightly whimsy, which is enjoyable at a seashore home! I’m positive our grandkids (present and future!) will get pleasure from this room and the daybeds, too.
Plus…I’ve a terrific concept for the place to place our present rattan daybed, so keep tuned for that!
Subsequent Up:
- I’ll be clearing every thing off the bookshelves and beginning contemporary.
- We’ll be portray the room.
- I’m nonetheless undecided on the rug (or rugs), so keep tuned for that too!
Heaps extra selections forward for this room (and our different visitor room), however I’m excited to share because the upstairs evolves this 12 months.
