One Room Challenge // Week One
Have you ever heard of the One Room Challenge?
It’s this gathering of 20 designers who take on a room and give it an amazing makeover in 6 weeks. It happens two times per year (in October and April), and the host of the challenge, Calling it Home, always invites bloggers to play along. I’ve watched this challenge for years and have always been amazed at the transformations that take place, but I’ve never been brave enough to jump in and participate.
Until now.
(EEEEEEK!!!)
Welcome to my master bathroom. It’s a complete and utter disaster zone. A couple of years ago we had the shower wall collapse in on us and decided that instead of just patching it up we would rip the whole thing out and renovate it. Except, we had a 7-week old baby at the time. Life happened, and that baby is now rapidly approaching 3 years old and the bathroom still looks exactly the same.
It’s annoying to only have one shower in our home but add to that the fact that from April through September we had Corey’s father living with us and you’ve got three adults and one toddler sharing a shower. Complete chaos! Corey’s dad isn’t living with us anymore, but that experience was a big wake-up call to the fact that it’s about dang time we reclaim our master bathroom. And I am so flippin’ excited I can’t even control myself. Picture me doing cartwheels and happy dances the entire time we’re working on this project because I am so ready to have this room completed!
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So, over the next month and a half, you’ll be hearing a lot about this room as we take it from basically unusable to the bathroom of our dreams. We have some majorly exciting plans in store for this little room, and I think the finished product might just blow your mind. As you can see from the photos, we’ve already chosen paint colors and we have also started to do a bit of work (we have way more than 6 weeks of work in this room, considering we both have full-time jobs, so we’ve at least got a few of the basics taken care of like finishing the demolition). If you follow me on Facebook, you’ve already seen a sneak peek at some of the demo we’ve done – if you want to stay up-to-date on all of the behind-the-scenes stuff throughout the challenge, be sure to like our Facebook page and follow me on Instagram! I’m going to be sharing some Facebook Live videos, Instagram stories, and lots of other fun tidbits throughout the challenge, so you don’t want to miss out!
From now until mid-November you can catch me here every Wednesday sharing an update on the room. There’s going to be way more info than I can possibly cram into six posts, though, so you can expect to be reading a lot about this bathroom and all of the projects we’re taking on! Let’s just go ahead and call October “The Master Bathroom Month,” shall we?
I can’t leave you with only ugly “before” photos for this post, so I’ll go ahead and spill a quick peek at our inspiration board for this room. It’s got a few sneak previews of things that we’ll actually be putting in the room and really captures the overall feel we’re going for. Of course, it doesn’t give everything away – there are still a few big projects that aren’t represented here, so stay tuned for more on that!
Tile // Vase // Shower // Towel //Hook // Baskets // Mirror // Art //Faucet // Plant
Oh, and I can’t chat about the challenge without mentioning our amazing sponsors. One of my favorite things about the One Room Challenge is that it gives bloggers an opportunity to connect with some brands that they might not have been able to work with otherwise. We’re so incredibly grateful to all of the fabulous brands that agreed to work with us, and we’re still pinching ourselves over the fact that they actually said yes!
Please, oh please – give these guys some love because they’ve been so kind and generous and they’re all amazing. Cannot say enough wonderful things about any of these brands!
Behr // Moen // Floor & Decor // Shower Doors of Austin
CedarSafe // Wayfair // Buddy’s Artisan Mix // D. Lawless Hardware
Do you follow the One Room Challenge? Have you ever participated? You’ve got to go check out all of the other bloggers linking up – can’t wait to see what they do with their rooms!
I am so excited to see how it all turns out! We are doing our bathroom as well! This is going to be quite a ride!
I’m impressed you are taking on a bathroom renovation in just 6 weeks! Our master bath remodel is on year 7. Cant wait to see it done. Pinned.
I can’t wait to see it done either, haha!
I love the look you are going for! That bathroom has so much space, and it seems to have great lighting. So excited to see this!
Thanks Emily! It really has fantastic bones!
What a change your room is going to be! We are pulling up our floors as I write this so I totally respect the demo process. Can’t wait to see it come together!
Oh boy. You have a lot of work to do in six weeks!! But I love your plan and I can’t wait to follow along. Good luck!
Holy Cow Amanda! This transformation will be remarkable and I am so excited to tag along with you. You’re gonna be one tired, but very happy, girl when you finish with this.
Hugs, Lynn
Oh the black and white tile is just lovely. I can’t wait to see this come together as we plan our own master bath reno!
Love your ideas for your bathroom…..especially that black and white tile. Looking forward to see it all come together
Isn’t that tile amazing?!
Amanda, your master bathroom is going to turn out so nice! Love the board you created. It’s going to be so calm and relaxing in there! Wish my bathroom was that size. Good luck!
Thanks! We’re so excited to get started!
This is so great ! I can’t wait to see the transformation! I love your blog!! 🙂
Thanks so much, Katie!
Wow a bathroom is such a big undertaking! I applaud you guys. I am just about finished with my bathroom renovation it took about 6 months just doing it on the weekends. I am trying to do my kitchen in the 6 weeks I think I need all the luck I can to finish.
Eeek! A kitchen is a big job too! Hopefully we’re able to actually finish in 6 weeks…
Oh yeah, it is time for you to do your bathroom for sure. And your plans look so great – just perfectly clean, simple, and beautiful!
The things we live with for years! Lol. =) Can’t wait to see this evolve.
This is going to be a fabulous transformation! It’s going to be like a whole new house when you’re able to use this gorgeous bathroom.
Can’t wait to see this Amanda!!!! I’m sooooo excited for you guys!
I’m so excited to see this come together! it’s going to be amazing!
Love your plans for this space! This is my first one too and I’m kinda freaking out! Can’t wait to follow along!
Good luck!!
I love your tile choices! It’s going to look amazing!
Girl…you’ve got this! We love your style and know this bathroom will be fabulous! Best wishes!!
You are tackling a huge job, can’t wait to see the end result. The before and afters will be amazing!
I know this is going to be an amazing transformation, I can’t wait!
Gahhhh! Makes me wanna hop on board the master bathroom train! I’d just love to tackle ours someday and yours is going to be fabulous—soon!!
I’m SO excited to finally be doing it!
Love the tile on your mood board! Can’t wait to see the transformation!!!
Enjoy this amazing transformation, take a deep breath! its going to look like a dream when its over.
Maria
It already looks so relaxing and serene! I can’t wait to see how it turns out, Amanda!! 🙂
Thanks, Heather! I can’t wait either! 😉
That looks like you have a nice big bathroom to renovate. Love the mood board ideas and can’t wait to see the finished room! Good luck!
We do! We’re definitely lucky to have a super big bathroom – I’m so excited to turn it into a space we actually enjoy!
Your inspiration board is awesome! I can’t wait to see how your bathroom comes together, and what surprises you have up your sleeve 🙂
You’ve designed like my dream bathroom. Can’t wait to see how it turns out!!
I can’t wait either! 😉
Can’t wait to follow along with this! Your design board is gorgeous!
Thanks, Meg!
So exciting! I love the stuff you picked out! It’s going to be smashing!
Thanks, Cherie!
It must be the ORC for bathrooms…I’m making my powder room over. Love your mood board! I can’t wait to see more!
So many people are doing bathrooms this time around!
Can’t wait to see!
Thanks, Colleen! I can’t wait either, haha 😉
Wow for a minute I thought I missed the one room challenge, you posted early thats smart! looks like your are very organized. I can’t wait to see the week to come. I love the simplicity.
Maria
Well, the plans definitely look serene! I can’t wait to see how it turns out!
Thanks, Lindi!
What a fun space to start over with! I can see so many possibilities and I love your inspiration board! Can’t wait to follow along! Bathroom buddies we will be!
Thanks! We’re all in this together! 🙂
I’d kill for a bathroom this size. The finished project is going to look amazing. Can’t wait to follow along!
It has so much potential!!
I can’t wait to see it all come together! Good Luck on this crazy ride!!
Thank goodness! I;d be so sad if you have to live with this for another year 😉 I can’t wait to watch the journey!