May 2017 Moms

Nursery Thread

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Re: Nursery Thread

  • @pshaortao @SKZW @CherryBananas @JKp7749 Thank you!! And JK that homemade artwork is sooo cute! You are talented!

    They offer the moon decal (and a zillion other designs) in many colors AND sizes! It was definitely a slow process putting it up (all the specks are separate pieces so you have to be careful when peeling off the backing) but we loved it and wanted to build around it! I will say as the sticker "cured" it shrank a bit and left a gap so if you get a decal from them, I round overlap them by 1/8" instead of matching up the edges exactly to leave room for them to shrink a tad. I love moons, stars, and constellations and nature so we landed on a nighttime woodland scene. I think we might paint the dots of our constellations of all of our signs once the baby is born! He's on the cusp of Taurus & Gemini so we'll have to wait & see when he comes. :)


    The dresser is from All Modern and I love it , but I will say the wood drawer fronts are little "dirtier" in tone than I had hoped. Also it was a beast to put together! The instructions were poorly written and it was just very awkward. All that said we love it now and it's the perfect size for a small-ish nursery :) It's also on sale!!


    The Mobile is from etsy, she has really great mobiles, all handmade & really great colors. The most beautiful little girl mobile she has looks like wisteria and is seriously gorgeous, for all you girl moms out there!! I think she's based in Russia so it does take a bit to arrive but worth it IMO :)


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  • I love mobiles and want to get one but I don't understand the positioning of the things that hang. Isn't it supposed to be for the baby to look at from below? I keep imagining what the item would look like from underneath from baby's POV and it seems all mobiles do it from the parent's POV. Am I missing something? 
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  • @chailife34: You're right about the POV. Here's a random example of a mobile in which the little items are more "flat" from the baby's perspective.

    So those types are available! This isn't a great example of one I'd choose, though, because a newborn's eyesight is still blurry for awhile, and contrast is the best aspect to look for in a mobile. Then it's the movement that captures their attention. But then again, any mobile is good to have, for strengthening the visual acuity and giving them something to focus on and be (even slightly) entertained/soothed by.
  • @chailife34 @SKZW yet another thing I never would have thought of as a FTM. That makes perfect sense, though...next time
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  • @sweaterboots love it all! Is that a mini crib? If so, where did you get the bedding? Our minicrib is still shrinkwrapped but I'm sure I can get DH to put it up over the next month or so lol. 
  • @starphish18 i love the mobiles with the animals done like that. I cant remember what they call it, its a certain way to do felt and my pregnancy brain is getting me right now, but they are always expensive! There was a beautiful one i wanted for dd that had soft white bunnies on it. 
  • mdlorenzmdlorenz member
    edited February 2017
    @chailife34 Most mobiles are totally geared towards parents and nursery adorableness. I thought the same thing (why doesn't the baby get to look at something cool?) when I was pregnant with my first so I copied the Manhattan Toy style of mobile and it turned out looking like little sailboats from an adults perspective and fun pictures from the kiddos perspective. I used this photo for inspiration of what designs to have facing baby:

    And I posted on page 1 of this thread with our "nursery" corner for DD (changing table and mobile/paper lantern installation in our room when we lived in a wee apartment) if you want to see how it was actually done. 

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  • I don't really get mobiles, whether from a cutesy or stimulating standpoint. Isn't the whole point is for the kid to be PTFO in their crib? 

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  • sweaterbootssweaterboots member
    edited February 2017
    @erinh2005 it's a community playthings crib! We inherited it from our friends whose boy just outgrew it, and it came with the bedding. I wish I could be more helpful!

    @starphish18 that mobile IS beautiful. You're right that is pricey! I bet those animals take a long time to make with the felt fibers. BTW the leather moose we got is by a company called ZUNY on Amazon, they have a really cool leather hippo you might like! It's more of a bookend/doorstop but a cute decoration nonetheless that your mobile pic reminded me of :) they have a ton of different animals!

    Zuny Classic Series Hippo Brown Animal Bookend https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QP9XW6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_dnLQybEKAPE5V
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  • @mdlorenz Looks just like the Manhattan toy one. Nice adaption! This was exactly what I had in mind about baby POV. 

    @WombThereItIs I'm with you, baby needs to go the f to sleep, let's limit the stimulation. I like the idea over a changing area as a distraction so business can be handled. 
  • Yea, i think it's more just about movement and color. I better get to making ours! I'm ordering 2 crocheted Wes Anderson characters and then making the other 2 and hanging on an embroidery hoop.
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  • @Kipperoo I love Revere Pewter...my whole house is done in it :) 
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  • @MrsFreeman2010, it really is such a pretty, multi faceted neutral. I'm debating on it for my main floor living space, but currently really loving my white walls, so I haven't taken the plunge...
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  • @Kipperoo thanks for the pic! I am seriously considering that color for the walls in what will be DS' new room. 
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  • @WombThereItIs the mobile was actually a lifesaver for me with both my kids!  I had the kind that you could wind up, and it spins and plays music. It lasted approximately the same amount of time I took to shower, so I would put baby in the crib with the mobile going and take a nice shower! With older daughter I didn't have to worry about dog being in her face, with younger daughter I didn't have to worry about older daughter being in her face and trying to pick her up! 
  • @chailife34: What a great use for an old umbrella!  :)
  • @Kipperoo I love that chair! Do you know where its from?
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  • @GlitterFish , the blue one? I got it from Buy Buy Baby 2 years ago as a clearanced floor sample. So, probably not available anymore, but thank you!!
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  • @chickyclg that looks amazing!  Great job!
  • @mcvgal I think it would go, and it's super cute!!

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  • @mcvgal that's adorable!  I love it!
  • @mcvgal - I love it!
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  • @mcvgal. Very cute. I think it would go great with aqua walls. 
  • @Kipperoo have you tried goo-gone?
  • @absbubbs, no...but that is something I should have obviously thought of, lol...I will add it to the Amazon order I'm working on!
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  • @Kipperoo We have almost matching cribs! I hate the stickers on it too.
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  • @KMD1106 Omg! I love those so stinkin' much!
  • @KMD1106 Omg! I love those so stinkin' much!
    Thank you! They were fun to make! 
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  • @Kipperoo We have the same crib! It's so lovely. Haven't figured out the stickers part yet. Your nursery looks great!
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