Oh week five, how did you get here so fast?  This ORC week was filled with high highs, my drapes are in and they are fabulous, and low lows, furniture delays…major furniture delays.  But lets focus on the highs first.  The drapes were installed at 10:00 pm last night and I couldn’t be more in love.  The mango-peach velvet pop of color is what dreams are made of and the tassels, well everything is better with a tassel.  They completely softened the room and elevated my office’s overall look plus they’re the perfect compliment to my modern Thibaut Tanzania wallpaper and horned sconces.  Drapes, done and done.

The second big progression this week was my AllModern Blu Dot Strut Desk which I’m equally loving.  The simple white desk is the perfect size and doesn’t distract from everything else going on.  However, because the desk doesn’t have drawers I did need to purchase a small rolling file cabinet from Ikea.  Also to keep my desktop clutter free I flanked the desk with my favorite Tini Table from Oomph to hold a few necessities.  And on a total side note I’ll be working with Oomph soon to create an exclusive, limited edition Tini Table so if you have any colors or shapes you’re dying to see please holler at me below in the comments!

Okay the bad-I-don’t-think-we’re-going-to-make-deadline-news.  A few of the major pieces of furniture, specifically my table and other shelf has been delayed.  The Knoll Tables are custom made and it looks like we’re a week or so out.  I only have myself and my procrastination to blame.  So next week at the final reveal, we may only get a partial reveal and have to take the ORC to week seven.  Chalk it up to the joys of design!  Truly, MKR

…AS PICTURED…Balloon Dog, Waiting On Martha  ||  Stacked Book Towers, Hayneedle  ||  Brush Stroke Lamp, Jana Bek via Waiting On Martha  ||  Blu Dot Strut Desk, AllModern c/o  ||  Panton Chair, AllModern c/o  ||  Tini Table, Oomph c/o  ||  Blue Acrylic Charm Bowl, Alexandra Von Furstenberg  ||  Acrylic Pencil Holder, Waiting On Martha  ||  Embrace Nude Print, Minted c/o  ||  Skull Print, Made By Girl  ||  Wallpaper, Thibaut Tanzania  ||  Horned Sconces, Waiting On Martha (email for details)  ||  Books; My Greek Island Home by Claire Lloyd, Manners by Kate Spade New York, The Kinfolk Table by Kinfolk, The New York Dog by Rachel Hale McKenna, Summers in France by Kathryn Ireland, In With The Old by Jennifer Boles

…THE PLAYERS…Abby M. Interiors  ||  Because It’s Awesome   ||  Bijou & Boheme  ||  Chinoiserie Chic  ||  The Decorista  ||  Design Chic  ||  The Design Daredevil  ||  Design Darling  ||  Design Indulgence  ||  Design Manifest  ||  House of Turquoise  ||  Jana Bek Design  ||  Jill Sorensen  ||  Maddie G. Designs  ||  Mimosa Lane  ||  A Piece of Toast  ||  The Pink Pagoda  ||  Stone Textile  ||  The Zhush  ||  Trademarked by Calling it Home

*All images original to Waiting On Martha

Week four of the One Room Challenge is all about the waiting game.  Waiting for the furniture to arrive.  Waiting for the drapes to be complete.  Waiting for my rugs to be rolled out.  Basically everything has been moved out of my office and nothing has been moved in.  And it’s no ones fault but my own as we all know I’m a procrastinator for life, but lets just say I’m so ready to move out of the kitchen (my interim office) and back into my actual office.   But since it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen till next week at the earliest I thought I’d take this time to plan out my gallery wall.  Truth be told I’m not even sure I’m going to create a full blown gallery wall, but if I do it will look a little something like this.  Simple, a few small pops of color, prints mixed with photos mixed with paintings mixed with memorabilia, and a whole slew of different and interesting frames.  It’s been fun to work with Minted as I’ve always used them for paper, but this was my first time really diving into their art marketplace which is both well curated and well priced.  I’m anxious to see how the pieces work into the design as art always seems to be the most personal tell of the designer themselves.  truly, MKR

...AS PICTURED…Embrace by R Studio, Minted c/o  ||  Calculation by Stephanie Nowotarski, Minted c/o  ||  Too Many Heads by Gail Schechter, Minted c/o  ||  Botanical Study by Kate Wong, Minted c/o  ||  Juju Hat, Waiting On Martha  ||  Rolling Stones Ticket, fromt he night the Mr. and I met  ||  Point of View by R Studio,  Minted c/o  ||  Gestural figures by Becky Nimoy, Minted c/o  ||  Grass with Seeds by Jorey Hurley, Minted c/o  ||  Over the Shoulder Nude, Inslee

 The Players…Abby M. Interiors  ||  Because It’s Awesome   ||  Bijou & Boheme  ||  Chinoiserie Chic  ||  The Decorista  ||  Design Chic  ||  The Design Daredevil  ||  Design Darling  ||  Design Indulgence  ||  Design Manifest  ||  House of Turquoise  ||  Jana Bek Design  ||  Jill Sorensen  ||  Maddie G. Designs  ||  Mimosa Lane  ||  A Piece of Toast  ||  The Pink Pagoda  ||  Stone Textile  ||  The Zhush  ||  Trademarked by Calling it Home

Last week I talked about procrastination and this week its like the gates are opening and angels are singing as my room begins to come together (dramatic much?!).  And while I can’t share any new pictures I thought you might like to see my design board.  Besides my signature mix of traditional and modern pieces the room is finally becoming more functional for my growing team with the addition of a team table and I’m also softening up the space with a lot less black and a lot more white.  Plus how amazing is my Smythson Blue brush stroke lamp!?  Till next week my Loves!  Truly, MKR

…SHOP THE STORY…Nude Fixing Her Top Knot, Inslee  ||  Point of View Drawing, Minted c/o ||  Hand Painted Brush Stroke Lamp, Jana Bek via Waiting On Martha (also available in these 9 colors)  ||  Strut Blue Dot Table, AllModern c/o  ||  Vernon Panton Chair, AllModern c/o  ||  Jute Rug, Pottery Barn  ||  Wallpaper, Thibaut Tanzania  ||  Knoll Saarinen Table, AllModern c/o  ||  Ghost Chairs, AllModern c/o  ||  Ginger Jars, collected but similar HERE  ||  Tini Table, Oomph c/o  ||  Modloft Bookcase, AllModern c/o

The Players…Abby M. Interiors  ||  Because It’s Awesome   ||  Bijou & Boheme  ||  Chinoiserie Chic  ||  The Decorista  ||  Design Chic  ||  The Design Daredevil  ||  Design Darling  ||  Design Indulgence  ||  Design Manifest  ||  House of Turquoise  ||  Jana Bek Design  ||  Jill Sorensen  ||  Maddie G. Designs  ||  Mimosa Lane  ||  A Piece of Toast  ||  The Pink Pagoda  ||  Stone Textile  ||  The Zhush  ||  Trademarked by Calling it Home