• Mid Century Pink Bathroom Reveal

    Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 If you have found me through the One Room Challenge, welcome friend! My name is Bridget Holladay and I live in the Chicago suburbs with my husband, Colin, and our rescue dog, Rigby. We bought our 1958 ranch house in…

  • How to DIY Mosaic Floor Tile

    Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 Week 7 of the One Room Challenge was supposed to be a really satisfying after shot of our completed tile work. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that our pink tile finally delivered after 2 months of waiting, only for it…

  • Custom Mid Century Vanity

    It’s week 6 of the Spring 2022 One Room Challenge and we are a solid week behind schedule. This week was supposed to be focused on tile, but instead I’m going to share our plans for a custom mid century vanity. Our tile is unfortunately still in a warehouse somewhere with an unknown ship date and we can’t install the…

  • “Hidden” Bathroom Renovation Costs

    Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 When I bought our house, everyone told me that the hardest money to spend is on things you don’t see. Think the water heater, furnace, electric, plumbing, etc. Not only are these expenses out of sight, but they are usually the most costly! Today I’m going to walk through…

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    How to Install a Pocket Door

    Hello from week 4 of the Spring 2022 One Room Challenge! Time is flying, but we made huge progress this week. From the day we moved into our house, I knew I wanted to install a pocket door in each of our bathrooms. We moved and installed a pocket door in our en suite bathroom for the Spring 2020 ORC…

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    Pivoting for Week 3 of the ORC

    We have had a frustrating week of renovations over here. Despite ordering materials ahead of time, we are pivoting for week 3 of the ORC. The in-stock tile that I ordered over a month ago is suddenly no longer in stock. I let myself have a meltdown for about 3 minutes before researching where to buy pink 4 x 4…

  • Tips for Demo Day

    It’s week 2 of the One Room Challenge and that almost always means demo week! This is not our first bathroom demo and I am happy to report that we got it done in 1 day. Or more like 6 hours. Not too bad! It feels great to have it done and we are excited for the next steps. Today…

  • Spring 2021 ORC Office Desk Plans

    Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 It’s just one week until the big reveal of the Spring 2021 One Room Challenge and we are frantically trying to finish on time! Because of course! It wouldn’t be a One Room Challenge if it didn’t come down to the last minute.…

  • Spring 2021 ORC Reupholstering Cane Barrel Back Chairs

    Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | We are entering the home stretch of the Spring 2021 One Room Challenge with just two weeks left! This Spring has flown by and I can’t believe it is the second week of June already. Anybody else feel that way?! Home projects will do that…

  • Spring 2021 ORC Design Plan

    What?! We’re doing another One Room Challenge despite not finishing our last project on time? We sure are! And I am feeling very confident that we will finish this time around. Our last ORC was thrown off when Colin almost cut his fingers off and we never quite got back on track. BUT, we’re so ready for this round! We…