Vivid Hue Home Ottoman Giveaway!

Thank you to all of my Vivid Hue Homies who commented about the updates to my guest bedroom in my post, ORC Updates to Guest Bedroom. 

Many of you inquired about the little navy and white ottoman at the foot of the bed.  This is a new addition to the room and it gives me great storage!  This adorable ottoman is from Dorel Home Products. 

 You may recall that we also use this guest room as my daughter Vivi's sleeping room.  This little ottoman gives me a place to "hide" all of her little toys and trinkets.  Out of sight, out of mind (until she empties its entire contents throughout the room)!   I love the modern pattern and the fabric is a plush micro fiber.  I received this product from Dorel Home Products to facilitate this review, but I was not compensated monetarily for any of my opinions.  All of my opinions are expressly my own and are an honest evaluation of this product.   

And now, I have been given the opportunity to offer ya'll a chance to win an ottoman of your very own!  That's right!  I'm hosting a giveaway for the exact same navy & white storage ottoman (ok, I promise yours will be new.  Sent directly from DHP).  Read on to find out how:

 

Here's How to Enter for a Chance to Win:

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Of course, if you mention this giveaway on your own blog, facebook, twitter or instagram, I'll love you dearly. 
 

The last day for entries is Monday July 14, 2014. The winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter and announced on Tuesday, July 15, 2014.

 

Only United States residents residents are eligible to participate.

The ottoman will be the navy and white storage ottoman as pictured in this post.  It will be new and shipped directly to the winner by DHP. 

Good luck and please spread the word!

 

 

 

ORC Updates to Guest Room

Earlier this year, I made a major update to my guest bedroom.  Ya'll may recall that this was the room I selected to makeover for the Calling It Home One Room Challenge.   And my initial reveal for this room showed a Bohemian Chic meets Hollywood Regency transformation. 

The room went from a basic gray drab palette to dark navy walls (Sherwin William's SW6510 Loyal Blue) and a turquoise striped ceiling with a sputnik chandelier.  I loved the update, but I could never quite get the DIY turquoise ceiling stripes out of my head.  They were fun and daring but cheaply executed (by me).  I immediately embarked on my next mission of replacing those darned stripes with a more professional finish.  (aka, had to find the wallpaper of my dreams and then convince the husband to pay for the stuff).  Below, I'll take you through the latest transformation with this room. 

Before

Progress

Initial reveal after the March 2014 One Room Challenge:   

Now

And voila!  Here's the latest.  I fell in love with Meg Braff's Roxy print.  (I'm a huge Meg Braff fan and have her 'Up In a Tree' Kelly Green paper in my mudroom, here).  The paper definitely gives a much more professionally decorated look to the room. 

I also swapped out the previous sear sucker duvet for Trina Turk's Huntington Stripe Duvet

And added a few additional throw pillows for some pop. 

 

A little reminder of Kennebunkport... (See why I love this place so much here). 

 

 

 

What are your thoughts about this room?  What do you love?  What do you hate?  Do you think my guests will have a hard time falling to sleep at night?  Any changes you'd make to this room?

I'd love to hear your feedback! 

 

Also, check back soon for an exciting giveaway that I'll be featuring on my site! 

 

Take a tour of my other rooms here. 

 

 

 

 Sources:
Turquoise Nightstands: Parker Kennedy Living | Nail head Headboard: Ballard Designs | Brass Lamps: Home Goods |  Vintage Sailboat Painting: Antiques on Nine in Kennebunkport |  Brass Crane: Blaze and Bloom | Bed Linens: Serena & Lily | Ikat Pillow, Navy Pillow, Green & Linen Pillow: Home Goods | Bolster Pillow: Custom from Calico | Fuchsia and Orange Velvet Pillow: Blaze and Bloom, CT | Vintage Green and Turquoise Bedspread: Antiques on Farmington | Large Chevron Painting: Jennifer Moreman, One Kings Lane | Fuchsia Chair: Home Goods | Alpaca Throw: Ascher Market/ Spaces of Kennebunkport | Chinoiserie Melamine Tray on Bed: Kim Seybert | Quote Art (both): One Kings Lane | Miss Porter's Oil Painting by Dawn Lombardi of Farmington, CT |  Drapes: Target Threshold | Pom Pom Fringe on Drapes: Ichimylove on Etsy | Rhino Stool: Home Goods | Zebra Dish: C Wonder |  Turquoise Urchin Chandelier: Stimulight on Etsy |  Pink Tulip on Navy Tray: Furbish Studio | Navy Faux Wood Inlaid Tray: Home Goods | Green & White Stripe Jewelry Box: Home Goods | Striped Duvet: Trina Turk Residential - Huntington Stripe |

Ottoman: DHP Dorel Home Products

 

ORC: Week 6 Final Reveal- Guest Bedroom

Thank you for joining me for the final reveal of the One Room Challenge!  If you're just joining, you can catch up with my guest bedroom transformation here:

Week 1   |  Week 2    |  Week 3     |  Week 4   |  Week 5  |  Week 5 1/2 |  Week 5 3/4

The past six weeks have been an adventure.  One lesson I learned for next time is that I need to tackle my sub-projects much earlier!  I was worried about revealing too much too soon.  Instead, this was a "down to the final minute" finish. 

But, I won't bore you with any more small talk.  Today, it's all about the pictures.  (Speaking of which, please excuse the night time shots!) 

Introducing, my Bohemian Chic/ Palm Beach Guest Room:

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 I hadn't planned to do a gallery wall but my five year old daughter also sleeps in this guest room each night (it's closer to our master), so I wanted to add a touch of something that would have meaning and represent her.  I selected a few quotes that reminded me of her, some photos of her that I love and some artwork that she painted. 

 

  

 

 

I added this pom pom fringe to the curtains when I realized that I was going to have to rethink my plan to put ribbon nail head trim around the room (because the Petersham ribbon was on back order since August). 

 

I just found this stool today at Home Goods and fell in love.  It's perfect for this room and I love it!

  

 

I'm Home Goods obsessed.  The chair is also from there and I love how it pops against the blue walls. 

  
The wallpapered ceiling was not originally in my design plan either.  It all comes back to that back ordered Petersham ribbon.  I wanted to add something else of interest so decided to try removable wallpaper.  See previous posts to learn how it ended up as stripes versus a solid color on the ceiling. 

  

  

 

That Stimulight Urchin Chandelier continues to be the focal point of the room. 

It's definitely a show stopper! 

 

  

 

Sources:
Turquoise Nightstands: Parker Kennedy Living | Nail head Headboard: Ballard Designs | Brass Lamps: Home Goods |  Vintage Sailboat Painting: Antiques on Nine in Kennebunkport |  Brass Crane: Blaze and Bloom | Bed Linens: Serena & Lily | Ikat Pillow, Navy Pillow, Green & Linen Pillow: Home Goods | Bolster Pillow: Custom from Calico | Fuchsia and Orange Velvet Pillow: Blaze and Bloom, CT | Vintage Green and Turquoise Bedspread: Antiques on Farmington | Large Chevron Painting: Jennifer Moreman, One Kings Lane | Fuchsia Chair: Home Goods | Alpaca Throw: Ascher Market/ Spaces of Kennebunkport | Chinoiserie Melamine Tray on Bed: Kim Seybert | Quote Art (both): One Kings Lane | Miss Porter's Oil Painting by Dawn Lombardi of Farmington, CT |  Drapes: Target Threshold | Pom Pom Fringe on Drapes: Ichimylove on Etsy | Rhino Stool: Home Goods | Zebra Dish: C Wonder |  Turquoise Urchin Chandelier: Stimulight on Etsy |  Pink Tulip on Navy Tray: Furbish Studio | Navy Faux Wood Inlaid Tray: Home Goods | Green & White Stripe Jewelry Box: Home Goods

 

A tremendous thank you goes to Linda from Calling It Home for allowing over 70 additional design bloggers to participate in this challenge as linking participants.  I would encourage you to head over there to check out links to all of the linking participants that are posting their final reveals today. 

 

Also, please visit these amazing 20 ORC design bloggers for their reveals here: 

Calling it Home 

Chinoiserie Chic 

Classic Casual Home 

Cottage and Vine 

Design Addict Mom 

Design Crisis 

Design Indulgence 

Design Manifest 

The English Room 

The Green Room Interiors 

Henhurst Interiors 

Little Black Door 

Maddie’s Nest 

Mix And Chic 

My Notting Hill 

Pawleys Island Posh 

The Pink Pagoda 

Shelter 

Simple Details 

The Vault Files 

 

 Thank you for stopping by!  Please continue to come back and visit even though this challenge is over!  Would love to have you back as regulars! 

 

 

ORC: Week 5 1/2 Art GalleryWall

This week, true panic set in.  I looked at my lil ol One Room Challenge Guest Room and realized that I still had a heck of a lot to accomplish before the final reveal!  If you're just joining me for this journey, where the heck have you been?  I could have used your help these past five weeks!  Just teasing. 

The ORC is a six week makeover where design bloggers select one room to transform in this short time frame.  Each week, a little bit of progress is revealed.  You can catch up on my previous weeks here: 

Week 1   |  Week 2    |  Week 3     |  Week 4   |  Week 5  |  Week 5 1/2  |  Final Reveal



And in this last 1/2 of a week, I have embarked on many sub-projects that should have been accomplished during the previous weeks.  Including, the art gallery wall!   Now, admittedly, this wall wasn't even in my original plan so how could I have known to put it on my radar?  But after seeing the room come together, a gallery wall was definitely in need! 

I found some rustic looking frames at the craft store with the intention of gold leaf spray painting them.  I liked the imperfections in the wood.   

I hauled these babies outside for some spray painting. 

 

Put a few of my favorite "Vivster" photos in there. 

As you may recall, my daughter sleeps in this guest room every night.  (Yes, odd...but it's closer to our master bedroom.  So, in theory, this is really like our five year old's room too).  So I decided to add a bit of her art in here.  This is called "Duckie" by the Vivster. 

I pulled some items from our sunroom up for the wall.   This is a painting of Miss Porter's in Farmington, Connecticut by my friend and the fabulous artist, Dawn Lombardi.  (Check her out on instagram, farmingtonpainters

How I Create an Art Gallery Wall:
1.  I arrange the art I hope to use on a large space on the floor/bed in a desired format.

2. I cut large print paper in the size of my art so that I can position the paper on the wall prior to actually hanging the pictures. 

3.  This allows me to play with the spacing and layout of the items before putting holes into the wall.  I can get a visual of how things will appear and make sure the paper is level before the very first hole is hammered.   Then, I literally hammer the nails right into the paper and hang each picture one by one (removing the paper as I hang the picture). 

4.  Voila, done!   I don't want to give away too much before the 'big reveal', but here's a sneak peek of the art wall.  To see how the entire wall turned out, please check back this Thursday for the FINAL reveal! 

I'm a linking participant to the ORC so Thursday's my day...the original 20 design bloggers will reveal on Wednesday.  Click over to Calling It Home for the exciting reveal!