One Room Challenge- Week 2 With Better Homes & Gardens

This week I made my way back to ikea to pick up my second ikea cabinet base and worked on painting!

So the built-ins are the main focal point of my room renovation so they are definitely going to require the most work. Everything this else is just some painting and furniture updates.

Again this is my mood board for the room…

So my first step of the room was painting everything white for a nice clean base!

Don’t mind the mess I’m working in between nap times and after bedtimes so my time is limited and cleaning has taken a back seat to DIY lol. But once I got it all painted, I moved on to getting the base for the built ins I’m using the BESTA tv stand from ikea with the Havenka cabinet doors. I couldn’t decide if I wanted (A) three cabinets in the center in between floor to ceiling open shelving or (B) six bottom cabinets all the way across and then shelves on top of that!

So I opted to buy just one (with the three cabinets) and see how it looked in the house before I bought both but after consulting with my best friend & seeing it in the house I realized that 6 bottom cabinets would definitely be the way to go with the amount of kids crap (I mean toys) I have! Better to hide it away then in open shelving!

This is it with just one base…

Two was definitely the way to go!! I think you’ll be shocked to see how wide it actually made the room look! And SO MUCH STORAGE!!

In order to get to units side by side I as to built them 5.5 inches off the ground so 1. They sit above the baseboard and fit snug wall to wall and 2. That they have more of a custom built in look!

So I built a frame out of 2 by 4s 5.5 inches off the ground for the units to sit on. I pan to cover the legs with a matching baseboard to tie it all together BUT…. I’m still trying to decide if I need to add secret baseboard drawers in the foundation or just keep it simple and cover with a baseboard like I originally planned… go leave your choice on my latest Instagram post! Secret drawers or is that a waste of space???

So here is how it looks with two units side by side on the frame that I built!

I still have to go back to get three more doors because they were out of stock but should have those next week! And all those decorations will also be out eventually!

So next week I will be up to building the actual shelves…this is my rough idea for what they will look like

After those are built I’ll move on to adding the shiplap and painting everything the same color as the walls! I feel like I can definitely see it coming together just how I envisioned and I am loving it so far!! I can’t wait to share the progress for next week!! I’m like kicking myself for not doing it sooner!! Okay make sure you add your email to get updated when week three comes out & let me know your thoughts on those secret baseboard drawers! Necessity or keep it simple?!

Leaving you with one last before picture so you can see how much progress just one week can make!!

Make sure to check out all the other One Room Challenge Participants at this link here! There are a lot of spaces that are making me want to start another project ASAP lol