Nicholas House Project Update

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I am a participating designer for Room Service Atlanta which will be making over some of the rooms of Nicholas House, a local shelter for homeless families. (More details can be found on this post.) The install is only a few weeks away and I’m getting things pulled together for my room.

I’m working with a palette of blue with reds and yellows and so far, I’ve bought new bedding, rug and pillows. I’m going to try to squeeze in this red leather chair so the occupant has at least one place to sit other than the bed.

To recap, this is the room:

As you can see it’s really small so there aren’t a lot of options for furniture placement but I’m going to do my best to make it flow better.

I’m having new doors made for the armoire:

I’m also going to have this dresser touched up, painted white and find replacement handles:

It’s going to move against a wall and I found a pretty gold mirror to go above it.

So the plans are coming together and I can’t wait to see it all executed!

Nicholas House has served the Atlanta community for over 28 years, helping over 1,500 homeless families reach self-sufficiency. In 2010, it helped more families than ever before and could use your help to continue its work. If you would like to make a cash donation, you can send a check made payable to “Nicholas House” to:

Nicholas House
Attn: Yvonne Druyeh
830 Boulevard SE
Atlanta, Georgia 30312

If you’d like to earmark it specifically for my room please note “Room Service-Ally” in the memo section.

I’ve also set up a Paypal button in the sidebar if you prefer to donate directly to me.

Thank you so much for your support!

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  1. Tereza

    This is a fantastic, noble work, I want to see the final result.
    Here in Brasil we have so many people without a home, it would be so nice to do something like that.
    Have a nice day.
    Hugs
    Tereza
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  5. Mary

    Found your blog and love your work (and I love that you are as indecisive as me-too many beautiful things) Donating to your cause and good luck with your project!

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    • Ally

      I LOVE the pillows – they’re even better in person. :) Yes, the bunks have to stay. I thought about painting them but keep changing my mind so to answer your question, I don’t know yet! :)

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  14. MarkH

    A worthy venture indeed.

    Looks to me like they may have a storage problem? There’s a lot of clutter on the floor and surfaces. Maybe you could incorporate some simple open shelves to go on the walls? That would get the pile of books and some of the other clutter off the floor?
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    • Ally

      You are absolutely right – storage is a big issue. I just bought some shelving that I hope will take care of the problem. :)

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