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One Room Challenge, Week 1


Today is the day linking participants can join in Calling It Home’s One Room Challenge, where 20 amazing designers make over a room top to bottom in 6 weeks.

I’m more along the lines of a DIY/home improvement blogger, so I’m joining the ORC this time around with a carpentry project for our living room that I’ve been dying to tackle.

Since we have a family room and a finished basement, the living room has been a low (low) priority.
In our last house we had a formal living room that I was so OVER. We want to really USE all our rooms, not go in them a few times a year, so when we moved, I parted ways with a lot of our traditional furnishings that didn’t suit our lifestyle. A lifestyle that includes tweens and teens hanging around the house, a furry dog, lazy weekend mornings reading the paper, impromptu drinks with friends, and music always on Pandora. I love sophisticated and elegant interiors, but at this time in our life, I want to create a relaxed vibe in our home where friends and family feel comfortable coming in and staying awhile.

The living room has been a land of castoffs ever since we moved 3.5 years ago, neglected whilst we spent our fun money on things like new windows, an oil burner, toilets and such. This is where the room started……

….and my vision for the space is something along these lines…..

The two big components that I need to check off the list for this room are 1// a sectional, and 2// the part I’m going to tackle for the ORC….
……built in floor to ceiling bookcases!
(oh and crown molding, but I can’t even think about that yet!)
The bookcases on my mood board are Kristin’s, from Bliss at Home – aren’t they beautiful??
A few more inspirations that have fueled my desire to tackle this project…..
{Little Green Notebook}
{Domino/via}
{Lisa Hubbard/via}
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{bhg}
{Country Living}
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Here is the future bookcase wall in my living room (as of last year.)

And now imagine bookcases on both sides of the doors – can you see it?

And now that I’ve posted this, I’m committed…..and I’m officially freaking out!

Check out all the other linking participants to the ORC here! Thanks for hosting the ORC, Linda!

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  11. Kim says

    Oh boy, I cannot wait to see how you do this … I know you will make it look easy and it won't be!! I love floor to ceiling bookcases, they give such warmth to a space!!

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  13. Calypso In The Country says

    Great inspiration Lisa! It's a big project but you can do it!! I almost jumped into the ORC again with a bathroom makeover but I knew I would be ready to shoot myself if I committed to that right now with all I have going on. Your room is going to look great! Can't wait to see it!
    -Shelley

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  14. Vel Criste says

    That built in will truly be a huge project lisa but I know you can do it!!!!! Did you know we built the built-in bookcases in our library/office? check out how we built it if you have time (links are thru the tour our home)!!!! Good luck! for sure I'll be following along!

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  17. Dana Frieling says

    Lisa, this is going to be a game changer! You're so going to wish you had tackled this project sooner. Can't wait to follow along!

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  18. Tiffany says

    I'm so happy you're doing this. We plan on having a floor to ceiling bookcase in our sunroom and I'm trying to get my husband to make it. I love your inspiration pics. I want mine to have a library ladder since our ceilings are 12 ft. I can't wait to see how you do this. Ps you can totally do this!

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  19. Cathy Wall says

    Yup, I can see it! If anyone can make it happen, you can Lisa, go get 'em. Love the casual vibe you plan to bring to the room once those bookcases are done!

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  22. Linda {Calling it Home} says

    YAY! Standing and clapping on my chair….I know you have talked about this for some time, and I really want to see this because I will be taking notes for my future home. I have always loved Kristin's bookcases…who hasn't? The dark gray one from Houzz is calling my name. Good luck and thanks for joining in.

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