One Room Challenge {Week One}: Our First Reno in the Barn House

Have yous heard the news? We bought a novel home! And it’s shaped similar a barn, lol. This solid has a lot of sentimental attachment for our whole family. If yous desire to read the whole story, yous tin detect the history of the barn solid here.  Long story short, my husband’s parents built this massively impressive house, as well as at 1 time nosotros are keeping it inward the family. Even though I’m to a greater extent than than impressed amongst their handiwork, it’s non quite our style, which leads us to this post. We are participating inward the One Room Challenge 1 time once to a greater extent than as well as embarking on our get-go renovation inward the barn house!

This volition survive my 5th fourth dimension participating inward the One Room Challenge (can that survive true?!). It’s a challenge that has us completely redesigning a infinite inward our homes inward only 6 weeks, which, if you’re wondering, is not really long!

Here are a few of the spaces I’ve completed inward the past:

Big Girl Bedroom Reveal

Guest Bedroom Reveal

Closet Reveal

Master Bedroom Reveal

 

So you’re in all likelihood wondering what nosotros decided to tackle first…..

***drumrolllllllll***

The living room!!

It only makes feel that this would survive the get-go room nosotros tackle because it’s the room where nosotros volition get together as well as pass well-nigh of our time.

The living room is 1 one-half of a HUGE opened upward infinite inward the dorsum of the home. It boosts high vaulted ceilings as well as a lot of natural light. The other one-half of this infinite volition survive the dining area.

There is SO much potential here. Eventually nosotros would similar to larn novel double doors  because the electrical flow doors are a combat hard to close, but that won’t survive on our renovation listing for this 6 calendar week challenge.

The room also has these beautiful bay windows, which were previously used every bit display shelves. They are likewise high to sit down inward correct now, but I’d honey to brand them into bench seats yesteryear lowering them a bit, but again, that projection volition accept to wait!

So what are nosotros genuinely tackling? The biggest task is going to survive the fireplace. We are edifice it upward to the ceiling, adding custom spaces for our TV as well as audio bar, as well as tiling the whole thing!

Then in that location is this niggling hidden infinite at the side of the stairs, which is a combat separated from the living room. Eventually I desire to ready a desk, as well as perchance a homework station there, but for at 1 time it volition only larn a overnice chair or bench as well as some fine art move :) Any ideas what I should exercise amongst that infinite inward the meantime?!?

And the niggling doorway? It was used for storage, but it’s going to cash inward one's chips something AMAZING when nosotros tackle the playroom side yesteryear side year. Just ignore it for at 1 time ;)

One one-half of this huge opened upward infinite volition survive done inward 6 weeks! Hopefully the other one-half volition accept a few pieces of slice of furniture then that it doesn’t await likewise bare!

Since nosotros all know I’m an obsessive list-maker, here’s my barn solid living room to-do list:

1. Figure out a coloring scheme for the room


2. Paint walls


3. Paint Ceiling


4. Buy a couch


5. Buy novel accent furniture


6. DIY some throw pillows


7. Build side tables


8. Build fireplace frame


9. Tile fireplace


10. Build bench beside fireplace


11. DIY some artwork


12. Wire as well as install novel sconces


13. Replace all switches as well as outlets


14. Pick out novel decor pieces

Totally do-able, right?! This is my 5th fourth dimension some as well as every unmarried fourth dimension I’m non certain if nosotros are genuinely going to finish! Fingers crossed that this to-do listing isn’t likewise daunting inward the middle of moving houses!

Wish us luck!

If yous desire to grab upward as well as come across our progress, follow the weeks below:

Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4

Week 5 / Week 6 / Week 7 (reveal)