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ORC: Emmy’s Room Week 2

Hey everyone! It’s already Week 2 of the One Room Challenge. I’m linking up at Calling it Home as a guest participant for the full 6 week challenge. For my first week’s post, I shared my before pics, mood inspiration board and a general plan of the room’s direction.

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To be completely honest, I’ve been feeling challenged to go a bit more bold with the direction of this room. I’m feeling the desire to stretch my design skills and add a little more drama to the space. I don’t really want to makeover this room again down the road when Emmy gets older. I would love to just go with a more mature design so that she can have many years to grow into this room. With that in mind, I’m thinking of adding a slight modern twist that I can’t share yet. It will either be a total bomb of a failure or an awesome highlight to the room. I’m really hoping for the latter but I won’t know yet until I try it. Super vague I know!! Sorry, I will hopefully share more the next two weeks. 

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This past week, I worked on updating this old dresser. The bottom part was really getting beat up and the whole thing needed a makeover. 

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One of my sponsors is Velvet Finishes and my friend, Kellie Smith generously sent me a creamy white color. Here it is with one coat of paint. 

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Here it is with two coats of paint. I decided it needed one more final coat.

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I was happy with the third coat of paint. It leaves a slight undertone of the original color which I like. I left the dresser pulls as is but may change my mind later.

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The room is currently a disaster zone. Emmy has the smallest bedroom and it only has one window so the lighting isn’t that great in here. That’s one of my reasons to update the furniture with white paint so that the small room looks bigger than it actually is.  

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We brought the vintage bed in here and my plan for this week is to get that painted and assembled. 

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Of course, I had to take a few minutes and style one pretty picture! It’s been a lot of fun receiving all the packages from my awesome sponsors. The chair, blanket and chandelier have all arrived and are simply gorgeous. 

Thank you to these amazing companies who have partnered up with me to make this makeover possible!

Thanks for following along, everyone!! You’ll want to check all the design bloggers’ progress as well as all of the guest participants this week. 

Have a wonderful day, friends!

Yuni

Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:14

*edit: To check the progress from each week, click below. 

Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5

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  1. Yuni, I can’t wait to see the modern twist/surprise! I love that you are creating a room that will last. Looks like you are making great progress!! xo

  2. Yuni that dresser redo is PERFECTION. And I can not believe this but my daughter’s name is Emmy too!!! Can’t wait to see your progress on the room next week!

  3. I’ve worked with Velvet Finishes for a few years now and that stuff is AMAZING. It can transform anything with such little effort and prep. My kind of furniture paint 🙂

    I’m so excited to watch this room progress!

    • Thanks so much for saying that, Jenna! Yeah, I used Velvet Finishes the last time around and loved it. I’m excited to see all the furniture transformed with this paint!

    • Thanks so much, Daraka!! So glad you like it! It definitely has an old vintage feel to it and I love how it’s looking even after a couple coats of paint.

    • Thanks so much, Mysha!! I’m excited to see it all come together and hope the modern addition will actually be a good choice! #fingerscrossed

  6. Wow Yuni! The dresser looks so much better! I can’t wait to see what you have in mind for a little extra drama….hope you share that next week! Also, I adore the Pom Pom at Home throw. I have it in white and it’s fabulous!

    • Thanks so much, Jennifer! I really hope my bold choice actually works out. We shall see! Yes, the blanket is so soft and luxurious and a perfect complement to Emmy’s room.

  10. I’m so excited for you that you are trying something bold to stretch yourself! I’ve always been a play-it-safe girl, but something about the One Room Challenge gives me courage to make bolder decisions. I’m always so glad I went for whatever crazy idea pops into my head. I can’t wait to see your modern twist on this space!

    • It’s so true, Melissa! I feel the same exact way! I’m really hoping that it works out because sometimes, it looks different in my mind than in reality! We shall see, my friend!! Thank you, so much for the encouragement!

  11. It’s turning out so well, Yuni! I love that you’re repurposing so many pieces, because I’m doing the same for our living room!!

    What does Emmy think of the space? Is she excited about her big girl room?

    • Hey Oksana! Yes, Emmy is always hanging out near me when I’m doing stuff to her room so she’s super excited. I love seeing her reactions. I’m so glad you’re repurposing too! It’s such a money saver!