Welcome to the 2021 BHG Spring One Room Challenge Week Seven

Hello design gurus and lovers. We are literally in the home stretch of finishing our Haute Bohemian kitchen refresh. There is only one week left to go and we are worlds away from the frustration and stalled progress of the last week. I’m happy to say that after several setbacks my design emerged through the chaos.

Well, we’re not at the stage that many of our peers have already achieved, the kitchen is closer to the finish line than the starter mark. If you read last week’s post then you’ll know that we moved mountains within a period of one week. This week we finished the cabinets, window treatment, lighting, and pantry projects. And I never thought I would fall in love with such a beautiful golden light-colored hue known as Tranquil Tan. However, I very much did. The black cabinet hardware and range hood give the design both a modern and global feel, the exact look I wanted to achieve.

After several oops and bloops, the lighting has been installed. We called in the pros and they solved our lighting dilemma in literally 5 minutes. Afterward, the steps in the project fell into place with little to no effort it seemed. This was especially surprising after experiencing so much frustration the week before. We literally did no work at all during week 6. I also found myself in that wicked zone called indecision.

Suddenly I wasn’t sure if the color scheme looks as good as I wanted it to. Were the Urbane Bronze and Raisin wall colors too dark and lovely put together? Would my family like my dramatic kitchen? Would my final design look as good on Instagram as all the light and airy rooms? The plague of Doubt set in and I had to step back and refocus. It’s very much like writer’s block. To get going again you just have to pick a project and roll with it. This is why creating and sticking to a concept board is very important. Don’t skip the vital step of creating and organizing your design elements at the very beginning of the process. You’ll thank me for that advice.

I can already tell that will need all of the final week for our reveal. Renovating a kitchen requires a lot of planning and professional advice. It’s not a task to be taken lightly. I’m an interior designer and I can tell you that that’s the truth. We still have the countertops and finishing touches to add to the design. As you know the decorating process takes a while and itself. And since we didn’t Marie kondo are a kitchen at the beginning of the renovation, we’ve had to do so throughout the process. Don’t do it this way. Start with decluttering first. This is yet another tip you’ll thank me for it later on.

Whether you’re choosing to do a simple refresh or a full renovation requires the same amount of time and space planning. This project was huge. It was bigger than I even expected it to be. A large portion of my budget required calling in the pros. However, doing so saved me a great deal of time and effort and costly mistakes.

What do you think of my new haute bohemian chandelier? Installing this light was a dream come true for me. It’s the first of many chandeliers that will show up in my home in the future. It marks not only a turning point for my design as we move closer to the finish line, but it also means a lot to me on an emotional level.

This is my final kitchen design. I won’t be changing the kitchen again. As I slide into a new chapter of my life, my home has changed along with it. The kitchen was one of the last spaces and to see its evolution strikes a chord in my heart.

The moral of this week’s lesson in renovation chaos is to plan and plan some more. That’s the way you make it through your renovation of any type.

Be sure to stop by next week as we reveal our final photos of the project. She’s going to be a beauty so you don’t want to miss it. Don’t forget to follow along each week to see the progress of each of the Featured Designers and Guest Participants!