Hooray!!! We made it to The One Room Challenge Finale!! We have been working hard on the Musty Mudroom Makeover the past 6 weeks and I am excited to show you the end results!
When I entered the challenge, I didn’t have any idea what I was going to do on this wall. All I knew was that the cobweb covered FAMILY sign had to go. Originally, there was a functioning white board below the family sign, but one of my kids used it for a project and it was never returned. This is the homemade version she created to take its place. Hmmmm…I wonder why we never used it?
Here are some more before photos
After clearing out the mudroom, we added a second shelf on top of the built-in for more storage space. Then I painted the built-in and wainscoting Artichoke Green. This was a tough decision for me. I also considered painting everything a dark moody black…but I love the green! See my post for ORC Week 2 if you want to know more about my color choices for the room.
Stenciling the tile floor was next on the agenda. Overall, the project took about a week. Don’t let the time frame discourage you from trying this DIY. Most of the time I was just waiting for the next coat to dry before moving on to the next step. It is a simple project and the results are fabulous!! Tutorial and Source Info here.
The floors are pretty great! However, my favorite project in the room was the Pressed Botanical Gallery Wall(Tutorial coming soon). I really wanted to incorporate some plants in my decor. Originally, I thought about building some kind of planters that hung on the wall. But the thought of watering all of those plants…hmmm! So I grabbed some greenery from my yard and did a few trial pressings with my iron to see if it would work. Luckily it did…and now that wall is my favorite!
Thanks for all of the love and encouragement throughout the 6 weeks. It has been fun to meet new friends and I am so inspired by my fellow ORCers. Can’t wait until the next One Room Challenge!!!
Mudroom Sources
- White Spindle Back Bench
- Coat Hooks
- Baskets- At Home Store
- Green Paint – Sherwin Williams – Artichoke
- White Paint- Sherwin Williams – Pure White
- Tile Sources – See Tile Tutorial
- Farmhouse Lights – Spray Painted Flat Black
This room seriously stopped me in my tracks! I can not believe it’s the same room. It’s just amazing!
My husband asked me if I wanted to move a bed into the room because I spend so much time in there staring at the walls!
This is phenomenal!!! I love everything about it. That is one of the best gallery walls I’ve ever seen. It’s obvious you worked really hard on this. Congrats!
Thanks Brianna! Your dark moody rooms are always inspiring!
This looks incredible! You did an amazing job with the stencil, seriously so impressed. The floor + that gorgeous green paneling is beautiful.
The black and green really do look so great together!
You really did a fantastic job with this room! It not only looks great but you made it MORE functional which is huge in my opinion. I didn’t think I could like anything more than the stencil or avocado green, but the gallery wall is beautiful. It is not easy to place that many varying sizes of frames and have them look good. Home run for sure.
I am so happy with the gallery wall. I really wondered what I was going to do with that wall until week 5. So glad it worked!
So incredible girl! I love absolutely everything!! Gallery wall, stencilled floor, green walls…perfect!!! Great job!
Thanks! I am in love with this room!
I LOVE this!! That green is perfection, and the floor… sigh. Beautiful work!
Thanks! Whenever I walk by the mudroom, I just stop and stare for a while. So glad it turned out!
What a gorgeous space Loralee! Truly this transformation is STUNNING! All the details from the floor to the gallery wall to the green paint color you chose are amazing. It’s just beautiful. I’m so excited for you, CoCo
Thanks for all your love for my mudroom! I was crossing my fingers that everything would come together!
Loralee – I am simply agog! I can’t decide which is my favorite – I love it all! That feature wall is amazeballs. And you floor is stunning. I adore how it all ties together with that gorgeous green!
Congrats on a stunning reveal! You knocked this one out of the park!
Thanks for the kind comment! Makes all the work even sweeter!
So pretty!! The lighting and the floors are my favorite! Great job!
It was my first ORC but I loved it!
Your mudroom turned out so amazing! I love the colors you chose and the gallery wall is so pretty!
The gallery wall is definitely a favorite. I am loving all your posts as well. You are very talented.
I just pinned your pressed plant wall art idea. I love it! The whole room turned out so lovely.
Thanks so much! I absolutely love the space and the deadline was so helpful. Kept me on track!
You really maximized this small space with so many good decisions from the floor, to the benches, to that wonderful wall! It’s just lovely
Thanks Lindsey! Sometimes there are projects that seem to turnout better than expected. This was one of those projects.
Incredible transformation! All the choices you made were the right ones. From the floor to the paint color to the gallery wall, it all looks fantastic!
Thanks so much. I am in love with the room!