I seem to always have DADD (design attention deficit disorder) when it comes to my own home. So, in an effort to be more organized, focused and deliberate, I plan to create a concept board for each room of the house, make a "to do" list and items to purchase.
I was introduced to the idea when I hired
Holly Mathis to help me with the kitchen/breakfast room.
Here's how Holly's design board looked.
And here's how the room looks today.
I still need to slipcover the chairs, move the woven woods up to the drapery rod and find one more oil painting. And, I'm thinking of painting the door SW Porpoise like the pantry door. But, you get the idea. The design board really helped me to visualize how the room would look finished and helped me to stay focused on what I really wanted for the room. I learned so much going through this process with Holly.
Here's what I came up with for the media room. I don't want it to be to "media room themed". I would like just a hint of movies with nod to our Oklahoma roots. I'm thinking Sooner football, Oklahoma the musical and old westerns. Again, not too over the top with the media room theme.
It may get tweaked along the way, but it gives me a great jumping off point and helps Juan to understand where I'm going with the room. We need a huge sectional and some soft pillows and throws. The red dresser is there to represent our built in wet bar. It's stained coffee brown and the walls and carpet are dark brown. I want to paint them red with Annie Sloan chalk paint. I've wanted one of these Oklahoma pillows forever! I love it. They make them in every state. Hmm... maybe I should get a Michigan, Texas and California pillow too... Nah, I think just the OK pillow will be perfect.
I want to make two subway signs. One similar to the one on the concept board but I would change it to include Gamma Phi Beta, Lambda Chi Alpha and maybe Boyd Hall (Juan and I had a class together in Boyd). And, for the other one, I want the song, "Oklahoma".
So, that's where it stands for now!
K~
