{"id":853,"date":"2021-09-29T21:14:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T21:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildtomade.com\/blog\/?p=853"},"modified":"2022-01-18T23:33:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T23:33:17","slug":"office-one-room-challenge-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.buildtomade.com\/blog\/office-one-room-challenge-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Office: One Room Challenge Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tis the season. Lets go Fall ORC 2021! With a hammer in one hand and a wrench in another, we tore down our Laundry Room<\/a> earlier this year as a guest participant of the One Room Challenge<\/a>! Boy, was it a mess, but we powered through and finished the job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenge introduced us to a supportive community of talented designers over the course of 8 weeks – many of whom we still connect with today (raise your hand if you’ve followed our summer pergola project through our Instagram<\/a> stories). It’s this community that inspires us to tackle another room – one that we have been waiting for nearly 2 years to makeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progression: Week 1<\/a> | Week 2<\/a> | Week 3<\/a> | Week 4<\/a> | Week 5<\/a> | Week 6<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you came here from the ORC site<\/a>, hello! I\u2019m Sanju Patel. By day, I work behind a desk, typically crunching numbers. By night, you can find me in a garage. My wife and I purchased a home in Texas 3 years ago \u2013 a quick close without costly bells and whistles. As lifelong fans of DIY, we\u2019ve decided to invest into our home as our family grows with an open invitation to see our process from start to finish.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DRUM ROLL, PLEASE! We’ll be making over our OFFICE<\/strong>! Now this one is going to be fun. The pandemic brought our family closer together than ever and introduced a new working environment from home, taking Zoom conference calls, and raising a toddler. It forced us to re-evaluate our lifestyle – ditching expensive gym memberships and working out in the comfort of our home. Spending so much time together also made us appreciate some of the more quiet moments – such as reading, writing, or drawing (and ‘DIY-ing’ hehe). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This transformation will be more than just an office with a desk – it will be a place where all these different elements come together in a cohesive way while still remaining functional. The next 8 weeks will fly, leading us into Thanksgiving and Xmas. Oh what fun…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Before<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ah, the classic before shot. This room was nothing more than beige walls and carpet. Two striking elements that we’ve enjoyed are the arched windows and glass double-doors. There’s an incredible amount of good, natural light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A year in, the carpet started to run down real fast. Thankfully we swapped out with wood flooring (the same ones used in our Master Closet makeover) and added a nice rug for color. <\/p>\n\n\n\n