I don’t know about you, but I need something happy to look at! I need a lot of happy things to look at, actually. I’m sitting here listening to an audiobook by Rob Bell called ‘How to be Here’, and just pondering. And then, up pops Jewel Marlowe’s One Room Challenge Space. YES. This is the content I want to be absorbing. I want the color, the creative, the happy. How about you? I’m sharing my 17 favorite colorful eclectic spaces from the fall One Room Challenge. If you want some happy, follow along!
I’ve written about the ORC a few times before and I usually enjoy following along to see what everyone is doing. This spring, I skipped my typical scroll of the room reveals. Why? Well, it was the beginning of the pandemic and it all seemed so…meaningless. Is that the right word? I was having daily anxiety and didn’t feel like focusing on people who are making over their homes. I wanted to be present with my own feelings of impending doom (lol). It felt weird to enjoy something when everyone was panicked.
Fast forward many (too many) months, and I have a renewed and deeper appreciation for creative endeavors. I believe creativity is what keeps us afloat. Do you remember the episode of The Office when the entire office was worried about losing their jobs? So Michael Scott got everyone to play the murder mystery game. It was a creative game with role play that took everyone’s mind off the fact that their way of life might be slipping away. And hey, it worked! It kept the office from imploding, and everyone was ok.
I think it’s ok to recognize that things are scary, uncertain, anxiety inducing, etc etc, but we can’t go down with that ship. We have to acknowledge the terror, and also make an effort to get in front of it. That’s what this post is today. I am celebrating these joy-inducing colorful eclectic spaces created during the most important One Room Challenge season yet..
17 Colorful Eclectic Spaces from the Fall One Room Challenge
I want us to look beyond the design and consider the person behind each of these designs. This creator, during the state of the world, chose to create beauty to share with us. They were able to refocus and spend their energy on creating the positive instead of consuming the negative. These spaces are AMAZING; so colorful, bold, creative. I feel something when I see them
I think this fall, everyone is getting more into tasks for the soul, and it’s showing up in their designs. Take a scroll through these colorful eclectic spaces and you’ll see what I mean. This season, you’ll feel something:-)
1. Cynthia Zamaria
- This is a laundry room! Can you believe it? Notables: art, vintage furniture, dramatic florals.
2. Jewel Marlowe
- THIS CUSTOM TABLE OH MY GOSH. Notables: the table, the blush hues, the wall mural.
3. Joyful Designs Studio
- This is actually an entryway leading outside. I love this full expression of personality right when you walk in! Notables: the blue, the wallpapered ceiling, the architectural elements.
4. The Mid-Coast Home
- There is a LOT of personality and design savvy in this space. Notables: wall mural panels, gray undertoned hues, painted wall architecture.
5. The Dandy Liar
- It’s the red faucets for me; the seamless mix of old world and pop art. Notables: pops of red, graphic floor and rug, red cane cabinet.
6. Zig & Co
- So much color and pattern, but because of all the white elements, it’s not overwhelming. Notables: yellow vanity, modern black tub, grounding grid tile.
7. Design Maze
- The playing with scale does it for this space! Colorful accents that are pared down as pastels. Notables: the small pendant light, repetition of terracottas, graphic textiles.
8. Mocha Girl Place
- THIS. I feel like with this space, I have slipped into a different world and am surrounded by a warm summer breeze in a space overlooking grasslands. Notables: painted ceiling and headboard, textile layering, world traveler accents.
9. Swatts & Co
- Old world apothecary meets Anthropologie. It’s a blend of elements. Notables: combining very masculine and very feminine, glass and brass shelving against reflective black tile, mustard cabinet.
10. Hommeboys
- Dreamscape, but make it interiors. This space has hidden surprises at every angle! Notables: stained glass arched window, faux finish walls, repeating curved elements.
11. Nancy Parrish Interiors
- The asymmetry of this vanity is pure genius. Notables: brass accents, strong vanity, topographic sink basin.
12. My Design Playbook
- That little sculpture on the toilet is the perfect accent. Notables: pairing of gold tones with muted green, old world meets modern fairytale.
13. Jennifer J. Sullins
- As someone who loathes shelf styling, and always judges herself for her own, nothing makes me happier and more relaxed than this! Notables: WOOD PANELED SHELVING OH MYYYYY.
14. Haus of Vorwith
- Just WOW. Notables: the antique mirror, that gorgeous counter slab with matching flooring.
15. Handmade Weekly
- Yes, your pantry (and any closet) can have a happy and bold surprise! What greater gift than brightening up utilitarian space? Notables: bright bold wallpaper, painted shelving.
16. Plot Twist Design
- This powder bath is small, but super super MIGHTY. Notables: p whimsical wallpaper, bright sculptural flush mount, vintage vibes.
17. Kevin Francis O’gara
- Would you believe me if I told you this was a digital design??? So cool! Notables: oversize art, awesome oversize pendant light, soft hues with bold blues.
How do you feel about these? Pretty inspiring, right? I know!! So that is my little love letter of happy to you today. I hope you can still find beauty and peace in your surroundings, and if you cannot, just know you can create it yourself:-)
-Kristen
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