One Room Challenge – Week Five

You guys, the end finally feels like it’s in sight! We made so much progress this past week, and I am so so excited with how things are coming together.

The builtins were installed on Friday, and I’ve been so tempted to start styling them. We ended up going with solid White Oak for the front of the shelves and frame, and went with White Oak plywood for the sides and shelves to save some cost. I was a bit worried you would be able to see we used two different products, but you can’t at all! I really love how simple they are, and how the white shiplap back gives it a casual feel.

Now that the builtins are in, Steve was able to install the wall mouldings from Metrie. One of the decisions we had to make was how to centre the 3 panels on the walls. When we set up the furniture, it will be centred on the window, however the window is not centred on the wall. So to centre the wall mouldings behind the sofa, the panel on the left hand side would be 8″ larger then the middle and right hand panels. If we divided the walls into 3 even panels it would then not be centred behind the sofa. Since that would be much more noticeable, we ended up going with the first option, and it turned out really great! To add a bit more detail, we paired a 1/2″ trim with the 3-1/2″ flat stock. If you are considering wall paneling in your home, I would really suggest going this route as it really took it to the next level! We also built the baseboard and casings out with flat stock behind them so that they would stand out more then the wall paneling, and I love how it gives more depth to the room!

On Monday the fireplace was installed, and I was doing a happy dance! I am so looking forward to cozying up in this room this winter!

You can follow more of the progress on Instagram! And a little reminder to check out all of the other great room transformations!

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It is looking so fabulous!! It will be the best cozy winter spot!!

Thank you! I think so too!

are the shiplap wall panels from metrie?

Yes they are! They are the 5″ primed mdf shiplap.

Love seeing built-ins especially with a fireplace!! perfect timing to welcome winter. love the way how to trim up the wall panels. looking forward for reveal in 2 weeks!

The progress looks great! Will you tell us the fireplace you went with & how you Decided on it? Thanks so much.

Thank you! It is a 36″ gas burning fireplace from Continental Fireplaces. I ended up going with this one because the width worked really well in the room, and the I liked the clean style front.

Thanks for the tip about building out the baseboards a bit. I’ll be installing board and batten in my snoring room (guest bedroom) over thanksgiving break, and think it will look better this way.

It really makes such a difference when its built out! All the best installing the board and batten!

Your Makeover is very nice So far. We are Thinking if Doing A Similar Built in In our Living room. Could you tell Me The Width of your BUILT-INS Wall is? Thanks

Thank you! And the built ins walls is right on 11′.

I love what you did with the built-ins. do you mind me asking how deep they are? they are gorgeous!

i’ve got another question haha. love the space so much. is the built in wood from metrie as well?

Thank you! The built-ins are 10″ deep. And the wood wasn’t from Metrie. We purchased it from a local lumbar yard! We went with a combination of solid White Oak and White Oak plywood.

Hi Alyssa and steve! I know this post is fRom last falls one room challenge but im really hoping you have time to answer a few questions.

I love your wood bult-ins and would really like to use the same techNiques for a small book nook in my kitchen.

Can you please let me know where you pUrchased the oak from?

Are the shelves hollow? Trying to undersTand the whole white oak plywood and how it fits into the build process.

Thank you so much for sharing this. Tons of inspiration.

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