Week 4

Here we are at Week 4 of the One Room Challenge®. It’s been a challenging week for me. Frustrating and disappointing.

• Lots of people have projects on the go, after all, we’re at home a lot, so…

  Orders at Home Depot take three days to be filled, and…

  Wait times for curbside pick-up mean it’s best to get that iced coffee on the way there!

• Online stocks are limited as well, and…

  Projected delivery dates are stretching into 2022 for furniture, so…

  Six weeks doesn’t seem too long for a light fixture that I love. It’ll be worth the wait!

I had a light bulb moment this week. I realized that the One Room Challenge® doesn’t really start on week one. If I’m honest, I impulsively jumped on board. I’d been on Pinterest finding inspiration when the ORC came to my attention. Just the push I needed to get things done, I thought! And off I went. After impressing on my clients the importance of a plan, it’s clear that I need to take that advice myself. LOL.

Despite the frustrations and disappointments, some progress was made. When the Home Depot order finally arrived, I taped out a plan for the molding. This led to another realization: I like symmetry and balance and this powder room is not symmetrical or balanced!! After trying a few different layouts, I’m sure that any molding is going to emphasize the wrong things. And drive me crazy.

So, I’ve nixed the molding plan and will go with just a chair rail instead. The wallpaper will go on top and paint on the bottom.

Teachable moment here. When you’re planning to put moldings on the walls, you need to think about the Golden Ratio. What’s that you ask? Think “pleasing proportions to the eye”. Artists and designers learn that how you divide a room, or a building, or a painting makes a big difference to how it’s perceived. (Click here for examples and further explanation.)

The simplest way to find the Golden Ratio in this case is to divide the wall height by 1.618. My 8’ wall comes out to 59”, so I’ll place the trim at 5’. The proportions will be more obvious once the wallpaper is up.

Next week we’ll talk about toilets, vanities and paint colours. See you then!

You can see the progress of the other participants of the ORC here.

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