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Week Three: Creating a Potting Room Challenge

January 17, 2018 By Shelley 12 Comments

The challenge continues. Our laundry room is becoming a potting room!

Right now I’m in the “looks worse before better” stage… that storm before everything calms down and looks beautiful. I hope.

Laundry Room to Potting Room

What makes it tricky is this room connects our house to the garage… so it is used constantly.

And it’s winter here in Michigan. Messy, boots-required winter in Michigan.

Creating a Potting Room

Despite what it looks like, I am making progress!

  • The walls and trim are done
  • The edges on the uggg-ly cabinets are mostly done—I’ll be touching them up forever I think
  • Plastic knobs on the cabinets have been replaced with new ones (a Target red dot find!)
  • The door leading in to the room is painted and home to a new, old sign

Potting Room Makeover

I shopped the basement and garage to see what treasures I had packed away from our move.

Don’t judge me friends, but a year later I still don’t have everything unpacked. #Ugh

I found the cute sign I used on the door (photo above) in a box in the garage. For years it hung in our covered walkway at the old house.

It had taken a beating, but I managed to clean it up and salvage it.

Potting room makeover

Here are the other treasures that I found shopping my own house…

The chalkboard was a gift from my sis many years ago. It hung in the kitchen at our old house for a while and then in the sunroom. I forgot how much I loved it!

From Laundry Room to Potting Room

This olive bucket was a housewarming gift I hadn’t found a spot for. I added some hydrangeas I cut and dried from the garden at the old house…

If you’ve never tried drying hydrangeas before, click here for a few tips and tricks I’ve picked up.

Dried Hydrangea Bucket

Sidebar: I know these pictures are rough. This room is dark (no windows!) and the days here have been grey…

Improving my amateur photography skills has been a new year’s resolution for three years now. You can see how well that is working out!

Creating a Potting Room

This week will be spent finishing up painting, organizing, and trying to make the sink skirt with the fun fabric I ordered.

Keep me in your prayers with that whole sewing thing would you? (Hoping my little momma has time to help or I’ll be using the stapler and iron-on tape!)

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Until next time,

Shelley

p.s. Don’t forget to check out my fellow bloggers who are taking part in this challenge. There are some great ideas here!!

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  1. 1

    Patti says

    January 17, 2018 at 4:12 pm

    Love all your floral touches. My kind of room.

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    • 2

      Shelley says

      January 17, 2018 at 4:29 pm

      Thanks, Patti!

      Reply
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    Emy says

    January 18, 2018 at 9:55 am

    You can do it! Just keep your eyes ahead while sewing, like driving. And iron like crazy. Before and after. It makes a huge difference. Your room is looking lovely!

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    • 4

      Shelley says

      January 18, 2018 at 7:09 pm

      Thanks for the tips!! And for stopping by…

      Reply
  3. 5

    Tracy says

    January 18, 2018 at 8:11 pm

    The door looks great black and I love the decor!

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    • 6

      Shelley says

      January 24, 2018 at 9:34 am

      Thanks for dropping in…

      Reply
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    Kim says

    January 20, 2018 at 3:45 pm

    I love all of your accents! This week is always the hardest – it’s the week where everything is started but nothing is finished. Push through, sista! It’s going to be fabulous!

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    • 8

      Shelley says

      January 24, 2018 at 9:33 am

      I think you are right… These middle weeks are a lot of work without the fun results yet!

      Reply
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    Erin- Lemons, Lavender, & Laundry says

    January 22, 2018 at 12:27 pm

    Don’t you love finding treasures that you already have and work perfectly in your space? Love that black door! And fingers crossed for sewing. I hear ya. I don’t even own a sewing machine because I have no idea how to actually use it… I feel like I should learn though, because it sure would come in handy.

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    • 10

      Shelley says

      January 24, 2018 at 9:32 am

      I agree on the sewing thing. I’ve thought about taking a sewing class but… I always find something else to do. Thanks for stopping by Erin!

      Reply
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    Maria - House by the Preserve says

    January 23, 2018 at 12:38 pm

    Love your accessories! Looking forward to seeing the space come together!

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      Shelley says

      January 24, 2018 at 9:31 am

      Thanks Maria!

      Reply

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