One Room Challenge – Spring 2021, Week 1: The Room?!?

Hi Everyone! The time has finally come for us to start Day 1 of The One Room Challenge! I’ve been waiting for this moment for a while now and have had so many ideas and creativity flowing through my brain haha. If you’re new to One Room Challenge (ORC) it is a design event created by design blogger Linda Weinstein of Calling It Home. Across the nation 20 designers and guest designers are challenged with renovating a room in their home. I am so grateful to be apart of this group and for the next 8 weeks you will get a behind the scenes look into my design process from start to finish. In every post not only will you get to see the transformation but also the transformations of all the participants linked below!

One Room Challenge: Week 4, Virtual Tour - Floor Plan

Let’s talk about one of my favorite parts of the design process... problem solving! This week’s post is all about using function to solve David & Nicole’s design dilemmas! In Week 1, we discussed the importance of problem solving in the design process. Over the years I have discovered that problem solving is often the reason why most clients seek out an interior designer.

Rasheeda GrayOctober 28, 2020one room challenge, orc, orc fall 2020, video tourComment

One Room Challenge: Week 1, The Intro

It’s Launch Day! The Fall 2020 One Room Challenge starts today, and I am thrilled and honored to be one of the 20 featured designers for this round. A dream come true!

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Like most of 2020 (what a year huh?) … This season’s challenge comes with a twist! :-) This is the eighteenth season of the ORC and for the first time it is VIRTUAL (for featured designers). Also, this time around the #oneroomchallenge has partnered with High Point Market! Double the fun.

One Room Challenge - Week 7 Spring 2020, Install & Styling

Welcome to Week 7 of this year’s Spring One Room Challenge. One more week before the big reveal! Now that construction is complete, we’ve come to what I consider the most exciting part of the project. We are at the fifth and final step of our design process – Installation and Styling. There are a few steps in our install process – Furniture Assembly, Furniture Placement and Décor/Styling – to create the ideal space. From the larger furniture items to the smallest accessory, all the pieces work together to create a harmonious design. And I want to share with you some know-how on how I put mine together.

Rasheeda GrayJune 18, 2020one room challenge, better homes and gardens, living room, dining room, interior designComment

One Room Challenge – Week 4, Spring 2020 – Construction & Project Management

Now that ordering is complete, my husband and I are rolling up our sleeves and getting to work! In last week’s post, I’d mentioned that I am both the designer and client; but now as a result of covid-19 and the construction ban here in Pennsylvania we will be our own subcontractors – phew! This marks step 4 in our design process – Construction and Project Management. But before starting any work, we needed a plan.

One Room Challenge – Week 3 Spring 2020: Let's shop!

In Week 2, I revealed our design plan for the space, and now we’re ready to get this transformation started. That brings us to Step 3 of our design process – Procurement - and that means shopping!! Who doesn’t love the idea of shopping in Paris? Even though I didn’t exactly do that, here’s how I am bringing Paris into my home with furniture.

Rasheeda GrayMay 20, 2020one room challenge, gray space, ORC Spring 2020 Comment

One Room Challenge - Week 2, Spring 2020: Design Reveal!

Now that we’ve have a room or rooms selected, we can now begin the design process! This is the 2nd step in our design process. This is where we dig deep to uncover what the true design needs and wants are. When developing design, it’s important to ask yourself questions like; how would I like the space to function, what do I want the space to feel like, etc.? These types of questions will help to uncover what it is that you truly desire…

Rasheeda GrayMay 13, 2020one room challenge, gray space, living room, dining room Comments