Showing posts with label Nursery Projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nursery Projects. Show all posts

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Nursery Progress: Before the Shower

Hooray!  This weekend is our baby shower!!  We are super excited to see all the generous gifts Baby V. will receive and to celebrate with friends and family. 

Clint and I have been super busy trying to get the nursery in order before the shower.  Since we live in a smaller home, it can get cluttered very quickly, so we had to organize the best we could before the new stuff was introduced to the room.  I thought i would share with you the progress.


First off, I have to explain how lucky we have been with the thrifty finds and gifts!  My cousin was sweet enough to give us the crib they used!  We had to store the swing and toddler car seat in the crib because our lovely kitties seem to think they are beds for them.

And those pictures above the crib...


They are actually birth announcements my grandma made when I was born.  She used felt to cut out the objects and glued them to paper.  On the back of each is the announcement of my birth.

The rocker we decided to go with was a Craigslist find for $25.00.  (You can see the makeover of the rocker here)  It is actually super comfy and we did a test run by holding our kitty Dora in it.  She fell asleep...YAH it worked!  I know...we are sick people.


We found the shelves at Target.  The city painting I scored at a garage sale for $0.25 and to get that sucker custom framed was $88.00!  I say, it looks mighty fine on the shelf frame less.


The shelves we used as book shelves are from Ikea.  They are actually the Ribba picture ledges.


As you can see, the room is small.  It is so difficult to photograph without a wide angle lens.  Also, it was a tad difficult to fit all the furniture we needed.  We decided to make this awesome vintage dresser into the changing table to cut back on space.  The dress was another Craigslist find for $30.00. 

It's all starting to come together!  There is still lots to be done, but it is nice to finally see it taking shape.  What do you think?

Monday, August 8, 2011

Nursery Beginnings

I am not usually one who digs wallpaper often, but, the wallpaper in our guest room was always my favorite.  It was that perfect touch of vintage without over powering the room.  A few years ago, I had some left over paint from our bathroom and decided to paint below the chair rail.  The color is Behr Parisian Taupe in semi gloss.  It was the perfect cozy guest room for us!


We always knew we would use this room as the nursery.  It is the smallest room in our home, perfect for a small one.  It also had the best closet for storing baby odds and ends.
Sadly, the wallpaper came down and left us with a bunch of holes and wall repairs. 
Don't worry, I saved a piece of wallpaper to frame for baby.   



It also left us with that awful orange color!  Yikes!



Try taking pictures of orange walls with that lighting...As you can see, not fun.


After the spackling and sanding were complete, next came the paint.  We toyed with the idea of painting the top half a different color.  I had already had my mind set up on painting the ceiling a soft blue.  Behr Waterfall Mist, to be exact.  In the end, we realized the color below the chair rail was really the best choice and our favorite.


We could not be more happier with our decision!  The room feels warm and cozy.  I find myself walking in and out of the room and staring at the walls. 
More to come...