A Sweet Art Studio Makeover By Chris Loves Julia: a house log
Psst- We did it. We survived hosting our quite first Christmas dinner at our house. So of course Sherry’s hyper and giddy about sharing all of the photos and details next week (we are spending the rest of the week with the family, but we are dropping in with a little post today and another one for you tomorrow too). Hope you are all enjoying the holiday!
When it comes to Reader Redesign submissions, sometimes it is the room pictures that truly get me, sometimes it is the story behind the room, and sometimes it is both. That is why we enjoyed the tale Julia and Chris’s studio tells… and the result is fairly sweet too. Here is her letter: Hey The house team, I hoped to share the studio we wrapped up in our home. When our little family of three moved into our house last April, we had plans to turn the third upstairs bedroom (a seriously creepy and outdated nursery) into a second nursery for a second child.
After over a year and a half of no-such-luck in the baby department, we chose to open the door to the stale room and turn the room into a useable space that we could enjoy right now–a studio for me with room for our little girl, Greta, to “work” in too.
Over the course of a month and a half, we painted the walls a crisp white and the ceiling a lively turquoise. We changed the light fixture and the floor covering and the window treatments (which are in fact two tapestries from Urban Outfitters) to inject life into this room.
What used to be a sad reminder of what we were wanting in our lives, became a beyond glad and exciting experience for our little family and the friends who cheered us on. One of the last projects I did was Hands-on a 3D quote on the wall that encompassed what this room represented, and our new mantra: “Be Open To Whatever Comes Next.”
Next on our agenda is having a picnic lunch right on the floor in here–we enjoy it that much. Thanks for all that you do and your constant and daily inspiration! -Julia
I do not say this quite frequently about a room – but I think my go-to things about it are the ceiling and the floor. The color on the ceiling turns the whole space glad while the FLOR tiles below feel downright cozy. If you want more info on Chris & Julia’s makeover, hit up their journal for extra photos, sources, and links to the various Hands-on projects involved. And a big thanks to them for sending the inspiration our way! What about you folks? Do you have any go-to parts?
