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A brand new yr, a brand new venture in our home! We’re nonetheless working away on our bed room (I shared a little bit sneak peek not too long ago and I’ll have extra to share quickly). However I’m additionally excited to begin turning my consideration to different areas upstairs this yr, after focusing totally on the primary flooring for the previous few years.
Our upstairs is the Comfortable, two bedrooms and two bogs, however I’ll speak about these different rooms individually.
The Comfortable
The Comfortable…that is the room that stole my coronary heart probably the most once we first noticed this home after which purchased it 4 years in the past.
It’s been a comfy, multipurpose area the place my husband and I loosen up on the finish of on daily basis—we watch exhibits, my husband does puzzles, it’s a spot the place we are able to 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 at all times been a little bit little bit of every part.
What I plan to do upstairs this yr would be the simpler, extra inexpensive tasks—no main renovation proper now—however I’m nonetheless very excited. Truthfully, smaller, less complicated tasks are my favourite.
One huge enchancment we did make upstairs throughout the renovation: we eliminated the carpet from the entire second flooring and added new hardwoods all through. That actually made every part really feel so significantly better.
Over time, I’ve thought-about every kind of potentialities 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 format just like what we’ve got now and make a number of easy adjustments that refresh each the texture and the operate.
A observe 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 wish to change out ranging from what we’ve got proper now.
The plan for this yr (and the 2 new daybeds!)
I’m presently awaiting supply of those two lovable trundle daybeds, which we’ll use as an alternative of the one single rattan twin daybed we’ve got now (plus the double mattress on this room). I believe it will make the Comfortable a lot extra purposeful 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 teenagers or pal teams.
I’ve seen nice critiques from individuals who purchased the identical beds. They’re so inexpensive and are available different colours, too. The colour we ordered is named brown, however there are different colours I cherished too.
By the best way, when you’re inquisitive about how I make adorning selections (or wrestle with making them!) I’m sharing the precise course of I take advantage of to carry each room collectively in my Room Recipe Workshop. I’ve a lot to say concerning the worth of this intentional method—particularly tips on how to use what you have already got and really feel assured in your selections whenever you do purchase one thing—that I turned it right into a 5-week video workshop so I may help you do it, too. Be taught extra right here.
What I’ve executed already (or determined to this point):
We began the yr by rearranging furnishings between rooms so we may be sure we had every part in the best locations.
I additionally introduced in one in all our white rattan chairs (longtime followers would possibly keep in mind these from earlier properties!). I’ve needed to make use of these on this home someplace ever since we moved in.
The rattan chairs positively 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 believe a little bit refresh may make them actually enjoyable—perhaps one, perhaps each. They’ve at all times been comfy, and I 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 2 daybeds which is able to arrive this weekend — we love the lovable scalloped design! I like the basic gingham, the beds really feel timeless and add a little bit whimsy, which is enjoyable at a seaside home! I’m certain our grandkids (present and future!) will get pleasure from this room and the daybeds, too.
Plus…I’ve an ideal concept for the place to place our present rattan daybed, so keep tuned for that!
Subsequent Up:
I’ll be clearing every part 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 yr.
