In doing the One Room Challenge with 14 other amazing bloggers, I have begun to notice a contrast among the Decorators and the DIY-ers. I am not a decorator, and have never pretended to be one. Although, I do "play decorator" in my own home all the time. I am, however, a compulsive DIY-er. I am often called by one of my friends to fix things...case in point, my friends sofa. I don't usually blog about it. I think I will start doing more of that. I regret not blogging about how I built window boxes for another friend, it would have been great for you to see how easy it was.
Back to the Decorator vs. DIY-ers.....as you are probably aware, if you have followed and clicked around the challenge, some of the women are REAL decorators! Here are the noticeable differences
Decorator - Here is my room inspiration board
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| (A Lifestyle Thing) |
Decorator - Here is my room process (from Refreshing Designs)
-paint room-find industrial-look hanging lamp for above desk-find vintage lamp
DIY-er - I hated that color, so I painted this one
I'll have more contrasts for you as the challenge goes on. My question to you is, are you a Decorator or a DIY-er?
To make sure I stay on track, I am going through the proper design process for this room makeover:
1. Figure out what style and mood I want to create and find inspiration pictures I swoon over.
2. Create a design board with colours, furniture elements, lighting, etc. This will keep me on track throughout the process when I get distracted by a great pillow that really doesn't work with the design.
3. Lay out a plan. Set a budget. Make a list of things to buy or DIY.
4. Proceed with accomplishing everything on the list and see the space come together. There is room for a little tweaking along the way.
So then, here is step #2: my design board.
And step #3: my to-do list (if crossed out they are complete!)
-order eames plastic armchair (reproduction)
-purchase file/storage unit
-DIY fabric headboard for daybed
-DIY wallpaper projects
-DIY art
-DIY pillow covers
-create magazine storage solution
-style and finish room
Professional Tip: Don’t mask off squares and paint on the wall… it leaves ridges around the edge and is more difficult to sand off and prep for your painter. INSTEAD, do a freehand test, Like I have below, and be sure to feather out the edges so you don’t have to sand out any nasty ridges.
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| Nicole Scott Design |
DIY-er - I hated that color, so I painted this one
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| Nana Moon Shop |
I'll have more contrasts for you as the challenge goes on. My question to you is, are you a Decorator or a DIY-er?
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