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It’s that time of year again….actually it was that time of year about a month ago but due to COVID it got pushed back….so now it’s that time of year!! I am jumping into the One Room Challenge (ORC) as a guest participant. This year my room is to make over my home office….craft room….junk room…kids library…. into a guest room and functional home office.

What the heck is an ORC?

The One Room Challenge (ORC) is a biannual event of designers, makers, and DIYers who all sign up to be guest participants in an epic battle. Nope it’s not a battle, it’s like minded supportive people who come together for one month and revamp one room.

One room challenge to make over this small junk room into a guest bedroom and home office. #ORC #oneroomchallenge #guestbedroom #homeoffice
BEFORE

Last year I did a little DIY to my powder room and chronicled it all on my Instagram page. This year I was adventurous and decided to add the blog posts to the experience. I will have a new blog post up every Thursday to document the progress. If that’s not enough and you are looking for behind the scenes action, check out my stories on Instagram at Fun Happiness and Life for daily updates. All of the guest participants are linking up their projects on the official ORC page, go check all of us out we are awesome!

One room challenge to make over this small junk room into a guest bedroom and home office. #ORC #oneroomchallenge #guestbedroom #homeoffice
AFTER

A Clean Slate

First things first a clean slate. This little room has been through a number of changes, but most recently it has turned in to a den of neglect, misuse and destruction. If you want to see my embarrassment and lack of housekeeping hop over to my instagram highlights labeled Guest/Office and the following ORC label.

It’s all cleaned out…well mostly. I still have the kids’ library bookcase, a desk and a file cabinet in the room. The kids’ library bookcase is annoying to move. Currently I don’t know what to do with all the books, so I’m just going to imagine it’s not there. The desk and file cabinet are going to be used in the space, but they need a little DIY fluff to improve their aesthetic.

One room challenge to make over this small junk room into a guest bedroom and home office. #ORC #oneroomchallenge #guestbedroom #homeoffice

The room is on the smaller size, it was perfect for the nursery when the kids were little. It’s dimensions are approximately 11 feet by 8 feet.

One room challenge to make over this small junk room into a guest bedroom and home office. #ORC #oneroomchallenge #guestbedroom #homeoffice

It has two windows located at a corner. Actually every room in my house has corner windows. I love how that looks, but sometimes it makes styling a room and window dressings a little difficult.

One room challenge to make over this small junk room into a guest bedroom and home office. #ORC #oneroomchallenge #guestbedroom #homeoffice

It also has a small closet that has some potential, but needs a little loving care.

One room challenge to make over this small junk room into a guest bedroom and home office. #ORC #oneroomchallenge #guestbedroom #homeoffice

Plans

Tune in next week to see the plans. If you can’t wait I’m sure I will be chatting about it over on my Instagram stories. Let’s be honest I cannot keep a secret. Glad you are coming along on this journey. Drop me a comment let me know if you are participating or just enjoying being a voyeur on this experience!