ORC Final Reveal – Gym/Guest Room
Can you believe it’s the final reveal of the One Room Challenge?!?! I also can’t believe that I am completing my 6th challenge!! I always get so excited right before the bi-annual One Room Challenge begins because it means another space I get to redo! My husband doesn’t always agree with me but always loves the end result! 🙂 Here are the previous rooms I have done:
Everything got done on our checklist! I can’t believe it! Looking back at the before photos really make me wonder why it took so long to make over this room! It was awful!
There were a lot of steps in making over this room! One of my favorite changes (who am I kidding? I love them all!) is our new fan. We installed the Anderson Fan by Stile. I love how the fan is hidden within the light and the lines really go with the masculine yet feminine style for our room!
The drapes also added another dimension to this room! I love every drape I have ever gotten from Carousel Designs and these don’t disappoint! I also had a matching pillow made through their website!
Our new flooring really contributed towards the finished look to our gym/guest room! We went with . 
With the help of the HomeRight PaintStick EZ-Twist Paint Roller we painted the walls with Sherwin-Williams Dovetail. And my absolute favorite part of the room was made possible by RYOBI and Wayfair. We built the murphy bed with the help of our RYOBI Miter Saw and Stand, RYOBI Orbit Sander, RYOBI Table Saw, RYOBI Drill and RYOBI Angled Nailer. We then attached the Athea Standard Bookcases to each side and left one shelf off and installed the Aidan 1-Light Swing Arm Lamp on each shelf. Stay tuned for a complete tutorial on how we made our murphy bed!
Alright, you ready for some photo overload?!
FINAL REVEAL
Here’s a little-hidden storage…
And we are from Minnesota so it’s fitting we use a hockey stick as decor! Ha!
Last but not least here is some before and afters for you….slide from left to right.
Well, I can’t believe my 6th One Room Challenge is finished! Don’t forget to follow along with the featured designers as well as the guest participants! Stay tuned for some detailed tutorials for projects in this room! Thanks so much for stopping by and happy Wednesday!
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Monica Benavidez says
Looks great, Ruthie! Love the murphy bed and the flooring the most.
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Monica!
Amanda says
So good!! I love how you combined the gym and guest room so well! Love it!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Amanda!! I’m so happy with how it turned out!
Jewel says
Wow! What a great transformation! Can I come work out? LOL
Ruthie says
Come on over!
Jess says
I’m a Minnesotan too! Grew up in Chanhassen! Your room is perfect. That murphy bed is genius! Nice work getting it all done!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Jess!! Minnesotans are the best! 🙂
Toni says
I can’t believe you built a Murphy bed during the challenge! When we built ours it took forever. Isn’t it the best 9 square foot guest room ever?
I love that fan and wish I discovered that for my house. Your multi use room turned out awesome!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Toni! I was very surprised and how quickly it took to build the bed. I want to do another one in our other guest room! I love how you said the best 9 square foot guest room! Haha that’s great!
Susanne says
Your room looks great!! Love the Murphy bed and storage and all your motivational artwork! It is such a functional space now!! That is a workout room I would love working out in!! Great job and congratulations on a beautiful makeover!!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Susanne! I’m hoping I can get my butt off the couch and work out in this room now!! It’s so much more pleasing to look at than what it was before!
Ellen from Ask Away Blog says
WOW!!! You did an INCREDIBLE job!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Amy!
Vicki and Jenn 2 Bees in a Pod says
OMG – this looks great! Love your vision come to life. BUT, we have to say…don’t let anybody sweat in this gorgeous space LOL. You did a terrific job!
Ruthie says
haha I feel like I could sweat in this room! So much prettier and nicer to look at! Haha
Rachael @ This is our Bliss says
Amazing!! What a transformation! I love how white and bright it is in there! The hidden storage is so cute, too! Beautiful job, Ruthie 🙂
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Rachael! I’m really happy with how it turned out! I’m anxious for our first guest!
Keki says
The before and after is crazy! This turned out fabulous, and the built in! Love
It. Congrats.
Ruthie says
Thank you so much Keki!
Brittany Goldwyn says
Holy crap Ruthie. That murphy bed is awesome!!! Way to make great use of the space! I want one of these in our basement room now!! Fall ORC?? Maybe if you come make it for me.
Ruthie says
Thanks!! My husband and I definitely surprised ourselves with the murphy bed! Seeing what your Dad has done with your outdoor space he could easily build this murphy bed! I’m going to put a tutorial up for it in the next couple weeks!
Carol@BlueskyatHome says
Ruthie, what a fabulous transformation. Not only is the room so much more useful and practical, but so pretty and stylish, too. Love the storage you created ~ again pretty and practical for your space. Congratulations for completing the ORC.
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Carol! I’m so happy with how the room came together!
Lindi says
You have such a beautiful and functional space now! You’re guests will be happy to stay here 🙂
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Lindi! Our guests have really enjoyed it!
Denise says
Very nice, turned out beautifully.
Ruthie says
Thank you, Denise!
Tee at Beauteeful Living says
Congrats on another great makeover, Ruthie! Love how that murphy bed turned out. The floors and the paint color came out awesome! Enjoy your new home gym!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much!!!
LuAnn says
Ruthie…this looks fantastic! Love the duel purpose of the room! You did awesome!
Ruthie says
Awe thank you so much, LuAnn!!
Jessica says
I would totally work out in here! I love the color palette and the murphy bed is such a surprise addition! Love it!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Jess!! I’m so happy with how it turned out!
April R - Uncookie Cutter says
Ruthie, this looks great! I bet you will get tons of use out of this space, and that murphy bed is amazing! Congrats, girl!
Ruthie says
Thank you, April! We are loving the murphy bed!
Jessica | Petal + Ply says
Perfect! Functional and beautiful! What more could motivate you to work out!
Ruthie says
It is quite nice to look at that’s for sure! 🙂
Jen @Jenron Designs says
This room turned out great. I love that you did a Murphy bed, that is awesome, I wish more people did them. Also your flooring choice is spot on, perfect for a gym yet pretty for a guest room. Nice job!!!!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Jen! I’m so thrilled with the outcome of this room!
Emy says
Wow! Such a transformation!! I love that fabric on the curtains! The murphy bed is so cool! Great job!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Emy! We love the murphy bed!
Susie says
Your Murphy bed is hands down one of my favorite DIYs for this season. It turned out so great!!! I’m so proud of you and so thrilled you have this beautiful ..new… multi-functional space. congrats on a great job! ~~ Susie from The Chelsea Project
Ruthie says
Wow thank you so much Susie! I have to say I’m pretty proud of ourselves for pulling it together with the murphy bed!
Joy says
You did an outstanding job! Such a huge change from the before – great room!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much, Joy!
Lisa says
Wow!! This is such an awesome makeover! I love the Murphy bed tucked away!!! Great use of the space!!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much Lisa! We are loving having that open space in the room!
Diane Rath says
Who wouldn’t want to workout in this gym!? And cool multi functional rooms always have my heart!