Loft Project : DIY Details From My Collaboration With Sarah Randall - Project
This past weekend, I teamed up with DIYer Sarah Randall to transform her mother’s loft! The goal was to create a vignette-design that would inspire her mother throughout the workday. I wanted to bring life into the space to really get some creativity flowing.
Here is a before photo of the loft:
This was such a fun space to transform! Now to the DIY and design details!
Lets Talk Walls!
The idea was to create texture, and we did this by installing beadboard utilizing a nail gun. It took four of us to apply a custom cut with a table saw and jigsaw for the small window cut-out.
Per my favorite staple, we painted the feature wall with Behr “Pacific Dunes” in a matte finish.
DIY Brass Sconces
Here’s one of my favorite sconces to use when remodeling on a budget, and its only $33 at Home Depot! We thought it would create the perfect “pop” by adding these sconces, but we needed to paint the black middle portion of the sconce to give the custom all-brass look we desired. We did this by spray-painting the scones with Satin Bronze Spray Paint.
We were able to avoid hardwiring the sconces by placing small remote-controlled puck lights inside, and wanted to conceal the puck lights, so we frosted the glass globes with a Rustoleum spray paint.
Custom Art Installation
Here I installed my infamous budget-friendly, yet very expensive-looking custom art.
Quick history on this piece! I ran out of budget during a client-project, and needed to source a feature artpiece with only $40 left to spare. This is when I came up with the idea for this art-piece!
That said, it was the perfect piece to compliment our loft-vignette and made for a great conversational piece in this space. I’ll be releasing a DIY tutorial this Thursday via my DIY blog newsletter, so sign up here if you want first dibs on all of my how-tos!
Custom Bench
We built a custom bench for this space, and boy is it pretty! We used 6' 1x2x12 for the seat, 2x2 for the legs and supports, and 1x2 to attach the legs to the seat (the materials were purchased for less than $20). You can find the tutorial for this build on @builds_by_kristen’s Instagram by clicking here.
Finishing Touches
As for the finishing touches, we added a patterned jute rug from Lowe’s, and basket-weaved plants consisting of some of my favorites: a rubber plant, a fiddle leaf fig, and for a bit of romance and magic - plenty of pothos!
I am beyond pleased with how this space turned out, and working alongside Sarah was absolutely amazing! I’m so excited for the next DIY collaboration!