FINAL REVEAL - One Room Challenge

Melissa Mae November 10, 2019

Woo, man! Finished up right in the nick of time.

Painting almost every square inch of a room takes a lot of drying time between multiple layers!

I love how it turned out, the colors make me so happy.

Here is my first One Room Challenge project, done and done:

The artwork I bought online about 3 years ago and the font color on the tattooed man was actually what inspired the base color for the walls. I saw them and thought it looked like Jarrod and me. :)

I found this statue second hand and used it for a movie set I production designed (Fatherly Obsession - Lifetime). It’s been hanging out in my garage so I gave her a makeover from gold to orange/yellow.

The sinks were the most work. It took layers and layers of paint and sanding down, then adding the droplets, sanding those down, varnishing, etc. The second one took about half the time, as the first one was trial and error. But so worth it.

I figured since everything was so colorful we would go with white towels.

I bought this album cover years ago and have had it in my kitchens as I’ve moved around. I thought it was perfect for the space.

This little room is still a work in progress. I’ll add some fun plants and weird knick knacks to the yellow wall shelf. (I just grabbed some things from around the house for temporary staging.)
As you can see, this is where Jarrod and I write notes to each other. Love notes, funny notes, inside jokes. It’s so fun, I highly recommend making a wall in your home for this kind of thing!

For this abstract wall I cut into a few different sizes of paintbrushes to create different textures and layered the colors.

Jarrod got two of these old gas signs at an antique shop and mounted it before we did the One Room Challenge. He also made that rad Darth Vadar light switch plate. I think they fit right in to the new design. :)

Little vintage shelf I found secondhand and spray painted. I’ll add some plants and other things to this little shelf.

You can see right into our bathroom from our bedroom door, so if anyone ever walks in (kids) I thought I’d provide a little more privacy by painting stripes in black and then varnishing over the glass in between to create a frosted glass look.

I love our spouty guy, Oh look, there still painters tape on there…oops.

As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, I really love to just create on the fly. My brain seems to work best that way. With a rough plan, I just start and then the next idea comes and I start to put the room together step by step while I’m in the actual space.

My goal with our house is to make it fun, inspiring, and unique. Each room will be hand painted, like this one. This is the fourth room I’ve done in our house, and my daughter just asked me to redo her room next. I already have lots of fun ideas brewing.

Thanks so much to whoever came and scrolled through and took the time to look at our new bathroom. I had so much fun doing it, but I’m also glad its complete! I had a great time taking part in the One Room Challenge.

Hey Melissa Mae / Funky Master Bathroom / One Room Challenge Week 5

Melissa Mae November 3, 2019

This week for the One Room Challenge:

Painted the countertop with Rust-Oleum Countertop Coating in Pewter. This is my first experience using this product, and it was a bit tricky. I did a few layers and used a paint brush in quick short strokes to create a texture. Once that was dried, I added a strokes of white, black and orange.

Before. Sometimes I make it into the shot looking like a weirdo.

When that was complete and dry, I taped off the first sink and painted it 2 layers of black, sanded it down, added water drops, then painted another layer of black around those. Jarrod took the handle off of the faucet, which has been spray painted blue.

Next step is to add more water drops with shading and then move onto the next sink.

Jarrod started working on the mirror frame:

Four boards stained teal will be cut down to size and mounted around the mirror above gray backsplash tile.

Not pictured: Shower metal frame painted black, closet and bathroom doors painted black, and inside the separate toilet space, the molding, door frame, and ceiling have been painted orange, pink and blue. I’ll post photos of those once I have better photos.

This week:

Paint the floor
Mount hand towel bars
Hang art and plants
Touch ups

I’m really excited for this final week! I love the entire process of creating a space, but the best part is standing back and taking it all in when it’s done.

To end this post, I’d like to share how I found my glove the other day:

Well, I never!

See ya next week!!!

Hey Melissa Mae / Funky Master Bathroom / One Room Challenge | Week 4

Melissa Mae October 27, 2019

Welcome back to our master bathroom makeover for the www.oneroomchallenge.com.

Week 4 was a slow one for me. We got back from a four day trip to Sacramento where we stayed at a friends vineyard in their guesthouse. It was so peaceful and the views were breathtaking. The best part of the trip was watching my stepdaughter officiate my stepsons wedding. It was a beautiful event. Everything about the trip was magic. Anyways, I got back in a fog and pretty much spent the first part of the week laying around listening to records, taking hot showers and reading.

Once I finally came out of la la land, (where I spend 99% of my time) I got back to work.

I finished painting the cupboards with the base in Behr Marquee in Watermelon Smoothie and the cupboards and drawers in Behr Marquee Inferno.