One Room Challenge Week 3 // Fireplace Makeover + DIY Art

We are to the half way point of the One Room Challenge. If you are unfamiliar, myself, along with dozens of other bloggers are renovating a room in 6 weeks and documenting it as we go. You can see my fellow one room challenge participants here.

I am tackling my basement. My goal is to give it a budget friendly, California cool update. You can see where I started and my plans on my Week 1 post and read how I removed the drop ceiling on Week 2. Since last week I painstakingly painted the entire open ceiling. One coat with a roller and one with a paint sprayer. I highly recommend a paint sprayer if you want to tackle a similar project. I use the Wagner 350 HVLP.

I also painted the walls and the fireplace, all Behr Polar Bear . To deck out the freshly painted fireplace I enlisted the help of my kiddo to create some original art on, pun intended, skateboard decks. I did a similar project last summer and I loved how it turned out so much that I decided to riff of it.

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BEFORE

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SUPPLIES:

• skateboard deck

• paint - I used samples of Sherwin Williams, Bayview Coral, Comfort Gray, Shimmery Pink, Trellis Yellow, Falkland Blue

• a fine point Sharpie

• paint brushes

1. Have your kiddo draw shapes and lines on your canvas (or skateboard).

2. He picked the color and placement and I painted the outlne of the shape, then Oliver filled in the inside.

I just love how it turned out. I should note that I chose the color palette, as to be sure I will love the combos and how it looks in the room.

Now that the major painting is over, I feel like I can breathe for a second.Though there is still plenty to do.

What’s left to do:

• finish cleaning

• assemble Ikea storage cabinet

• paint built in shelf

• organize toys and styling items

• hang tv

• hang art

• style

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SHOP THE POST

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