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Fall One Room Challenge 2021: Game Room Makeover

The One Room Challenge is an online design event where designers and DIY creators devote 8 weeks to updating one room. For the Fall One Room Challenge, I did a game room makeover!

The 8 week process of doing the Fall One Room Challenge game room makeover. From stock cabinet built ins to faux marble and brick.

The game room of our house is where the kids keep and play with their toys and board games, as well as where the video games are housed. This is the room where I build my first DIY Built-in Shelving to create deep units that held even their biggest board game boxes.

However, the other side of the room was a blank wall where we had shoved a media console and hung a tv on the wall. I heard “I can’t find the charger” one too many times and decided that the room needed a functional overhaul where their games and consoles were organized, and where they could have a fun space to host playdates and sleepovers.

The 8 week process of doing the Fall One Room Challenge game room makeover. From stock cabinet built ins to faux marble and brick.

I turned to my go to stock cabinets to serve as a functional built in unit for housing controllers and systems and for organizing chargers and cords.

To see more builds where I used pre-fabricated cabinetry check out:

  • DIY Built-ins with Stock Cabinets
  • DIY Mud Room Part 2: Adding Mudroom Locker Cabinets

This game room contains a faux marble countertop made with epoxy, a faux brick wall, stock cabinet built-ins and more! Check out the posts below to see everything in this Fall One Room Challenge series.

Fall One Room Challenge Game Room Makeover

Week 1: Game Room Makeover Plan and Design

The whole plan and design for the game room makeover. Here I show you my mood board and inspiration, as well as a projected budget!

Week 2: Make a Faux Brick Wall

This wall is made with brick wall paneling and joint compound! Check it out to see how to make this look like a real brick wall.

Week 3: Built-in Gaming Console from Stock Cabinets

Use stock wall cabinets to make built-ins in just about any space. See how to build a platform and attach them together to make a custom unit.

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Week 4: Faux Marble Countertop with Epoxy

This black marble epoxy countertop is unreal. See the kit used to create this very realistic marble look on an MDF board.

Week 5: DIY Picture Frame Shelves

These are the perfect beginner DIY project, they are so easy to make and essentially fool proof. Plus, the are great for gallery type shelving to hold photos, picture frames and canvases.

Week 6: DIY Neon Sign

This led neon flex strip was the perfect material for making a DIY neon sign!

Week 7: DIY Gaming Couch

This gaming couch is made 100% out of scrap wood, and provides so much seating for this small space.

Week 8: DIY Indoor Climbing Wall

This DIY indoor climbing wall is such a fun addition to a game room for kids. Plus, it’s a very easy beginnier build with only a few tools needed.

Final Images from the Game Room Makeover

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