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Sledge Discovers the 21st Century

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So I’m trying to up my design technology know how.  Before our last trip to Ikea with Jefe’s parents to check out my furniture choices for their office, I decided to play around with a room planning app.  I had heard great things about Google’s SketchUp, but time was limited so I went the easier app route with RoomPlanner.

The app, particularly the free version, definitely has some limitations.  But it is a great basic tool in terms of showing room layout.  After a few quick hours messing around on it, I showed my rudimentary mock-up of the office to Jefe and his parents so they were finally able to visual some of the crazy ideas I had.

Now that I’ve had a smidge more time to play with it, I thought I’d show you all where this office is headed.

gloria & harry office - 3D

Some things to note:

  • The bookshelf in front of the window is meant to be a halfsie.  I still have yet to figure out how to change height for objects.
  • The bookshelf between the 2 doors is also a halfsie.
  • The blue paint color is not exact but it’s close enough.

I’ve also included the updated mood board for the office space based on some modifications I made after the Ikea trip.

OB-gloria & harry office - v2

I’m pumped to spend some more time with the app and really see what it can do.  My only serious gripe so far is that from what I can tell, you can save your mock-up as a picture, but you can’t save your work so if you want to mess around with another project, you’re unable to go back to the first one and make changes.  It could be my inexperience with the app, but thus far after reading a few FAQ and RoomPlanner forums, I have not found a work-around.  You also have a limited variety of finishes for all the furniture, floors and walls.  I’ve found that it’s enough to get by, but this budding designer does love her options…

I’m hoping to find time soon to mess around with SketchUp, see what it has to offer and how it compares.  RoomPlanner is a great down and dirty tool though if you’re just looking to whip up something quick on your iPad while your resting your feet in the living room section of your local Ikea.  Now it’s off to bed before tomorrow’s big purchasing trip.

Room Redo – Bedroom to Office

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So it’s about time for a new project.  Spring is coming and I’m feeling the urge to pull out my painting clothes…. So the first thing on the agenda is another room redo at Jefe’s parents place.  It’s a cute little Spanish bungalow in a great neighborhood in LA and is where my Jefe grew up.  But after a few earthquakes and raising two boys, their guest room and office could use a little TLC.

To start, I’m going to focus on the office as they both do work from home and Jefe’s dad could also really use a space of his own.  Right now the space is a little cluttered, dark and could really use a paint job.  A few challenges:

  • They’re in desperate need of more storage.  As I mentioned in our redo of their living room, Jefe’s dad is an AVID reader.  And even thanks to the new Kindle he got for Christmas, he’s still got quite a book collection.
  • A paneled wall.  But with some helpful tips from the king and queen of DIY, John & Sherry Petersik, Jefe and I plan to turn some ugly in to a great accent wall.
  • Sports memorabilia.  Jefe’s love of the Red Sox had to come from somewhere.  So we’re hoping to integrate it as much as possible.

So here’s what we’ve got to work with:

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Seeing as the space is primarily for Poppa Jefe, I’m aiming for an end result of old-school study.  It’s still a work in progress, but maybe a little something like this:

OB-gloria & harry office - v2

The whole thing will be done in stages, using as much as they already have as possible and the remainder on a VERY small budget.  I’ll keep you updated with the progress as well as plans for the guest room soon!