@Sweet Sadie, that is my hold-up at this point, too. The nursery has wood floors, white walls, and white furniture, and I am mentally blocked from decorating until I have a rug I like so I can match the colors to it. Which probably makes no sense. But I can't find a rug that I like that's a reasonable price! I want something that can still be used when she's older.
@dlav the stripes are black and they're vinyl stickers from wallsneedlove.com. I actually work at a company that makes customized vinyl wrap-type things so I had our designer do her name with the Kate spade font
@morganabyrd where did you get your bedding, I love it!
My mom and I actually made it. Thank you!! I'm so happy with how it turned out. I kind of copied a set I saw on Etsy that I fell in love with, but was far too expensive for my liking, and ordered the fabric from spoonflower.com.
moved my almost 2 year old daughter out of her crib today and gave her her big girl bed. That's the update with our nursery! (they'll share when new baby is about 5 months old)
babyvelasquez2015 we have the same crib and dresser, love it! You're further along than we are with decorating since you have a rug. We have white furniture and white walls - I'm calling it the sanitorium-themed nursery.
Waiting on the dresser to arrive, then will rearrange and hang some things! Also wanted to wait until after the baby shower to finish it up, which is on the 29th. Closet is done now just don't have a picture of it finished.
Here are the work in progress for both of our nurseries. My shower is this weekend and my biffle is an art teacher so I am dying to see the custom art work for the rooms!!
I've never really been traditional, and definitely not into everything pastel and plastic and baby. Yes, our kid will get older and he will choose things i won't love, but when it comes to that first year where he gives zero cares, i get to pick SO
may i present our:
Explorer-Themed Nursery
*I've hyperlinked any purchasable items, mostly from Amazon
My mom tells me every time she sees it that I'm mean and that babies need more color in their lives and basically that she hates it. I love it, but I wish people wouldn't say they hate it.
Walls
I knew i wanted brown whether it was a boy or girl and the nursery got painted early. Then the decals- it would have beencherry blossomsfor a girl, but i went withjungle vinesfor our little man. (here's a similar one i also like)
We replaced the light fixture with something that's way cooler, but was also smaller than the old light fixture, which meant there was a ring on the ceiling with the inner paint as white and the outer paint as off white. Rather than paint the whole ceiling, i opted for a compass rose decal that disguises the rings, matches real-world cardinal directions, and just looks very cool.
When we emptied the room, we had taken out a roman-looking shield i had randomly bought during a halloween sale a year ago and never found a home for. When the room was painted, I stared at one wall and said "something goes here". My husband immediately returned the shield to the space and it was perfect.
There is an extra door in this room that leads to our kitchen, and that door has a window. Rather than replace the door (which is also stained to match the woodwork), i added a stained glass film reminiscent of a castle or ship in a fishscale pattern. At this point, i was definitely leaning a bit pirate, and you'll see lots of nautical inspiration. Theframedseahorse printandglass fishing orbsreally add something
You'll remember that i cast our gender reveal/baby announcement into a resin paperweight. I later decided to frame and hang it. Thisframewasn't quite a perfect fit for a 3" paperweight, so i used a dremel to widen the opening and some clear glue to keep the paperweight mounted. The back still opens to reveal our "It's a Boy! Coming October 1st, 2015..." message. The birds were extra perfect with the egg/nest
One of the first wall decorations was this Skyrim (videogame) map. Again, this was something that was laying around the guest room because i liked it and never found a home for it that was converted as perfect. I ironed it flat, burned the edges and glued it to asafety glass framefor a floaty effect.
Little Touches
These aren't necessarily "wall" decorations, but they're decorative touches
Thisarmillarywas a great mantle piece, thetiny telescopewas a gift from Grandma and pappy, and the pelican was a gift for the mobile that just didn't quite go
I decided i wanted a coolpirate shipfor the mantle and found this one affordable. The bamboo had been living elsewhere in the house and looks great here. The shark (which i LOVE) was a gift for the mobile that ran just a tad too large. It looks great terrorizing the ship here on the mantle
I got thisoctopus printfor myself a very long time ago, i just love how gleefully happy he is to find a sunken ship and it's just the right amount of adorable for a baby room. Those socks were snuck into my purse by mother in law about 4-5 years ago on vacation.
Furniture
There had already been a guest bed (my bed from my medieval theme room in high school actually) and we decided to leave it. We did add a crib, and though it converts, we'll probably upgrade him to the real bed, rather than super convert the crib. I had chosen the blue and gold brocades for the guest bed in years prior, and had the red brocade baby bedding picked out for YEARS
I chose this bedding years ago, with every intention of it being for a little girl (in her brown and red room with cherry blossoms). I was so in love with it, and so upset that it might be "too girly" for a boys room. That is when my husband said "who says? who says it's girly?" and I kept the bedding i loved. The curtain matches.
My dad built me this desk/wall unit in middle school and my sister and i originally used it as a dresser. I padded the desk as a changing table, with diapers and swaddling blankets on the shelves above. Bottles supplies are currently left and right. From there down, there are baskets on every shelf for clothes and two large baskets below the changing table full of books. An owl piggy bank i love has a home here as well and the mantle is perfect for decorations.
I really wanted a place for toys, especially since they'll undoubtedly clash with the decor. An "authentic" lookingtreasure chestwas the perfect solution. This reinforced chest is designed to hold over 100lbs on top (and i have stood on it) and we're adding some bumpers to keep the lids from pinching tiny fingers
The Mobile
I love how this is coming along. It currently has 6 glass sea creatures dangling from aships wheelanchored to the ceiling with abrass hookin front of the window (where light can make it sparkle). I have 6 more animals coming and would not be surprised to receive others. It has a whale from "Aunt" Wendy, a hermit crab from Aunt Lori, apufferfishfrom Sandy, a seahorse from Pappy, anOctopusfrom me, and a dolphin from our babymoon (it was a gift in our room). It also has an angelfish for good measure. I will be adding: a jellyfish, sanddollar, starfish, seashell, sea turtle, and snail, as well as seaglass from Grandma Corder and some doubloons too.
Chasing a 13 month old my motivating is very slim. We got the wall painted. DS1 is still using the crib probably until December then we will put it in DS2 room. No other furniture and still looking for cool artwork. It will be a helicopter themed room since my DH is a helicopter mechanic. But at least I was able to paint the walls during nap time!
I used chalk paint and then floor wax to seal it. And, I put a clear plastic guard on the top edges. From what I read, as long as paint is lead free (which all new paint should be), it's ok. I'm sure someone could disprove me, though!
I finished up most of my nursery this weekend and just wanted to show it off after looking at all these adorable nurseries the past couple months!! All of our wood furniture was hand me downs that we painted to match one another, my mother in law made the bedding and curtains, and we purchased the glider. I still have a few things left to do but am so excited with how it turned out!
Still waiting for the dresser/changing table and a few decorative items to hang on the wall but besides that, my hubby has made my nursery Pinterest dreams comes true
Ignore the boxes in the corners! Turned out to be a kind of southwest theme I guess. I refinished and painted the dresser/changing table and my friends and I made the mobiles and vintage-inspired arrows at my shower. the rug is faux cowhide
My house isn't even ready ( I want to get his room ready so bad, one wall is painted but the house itself isn't even done.They are laying the tile and still have to put in kitchen cabinets and toilet. It should be done here in a few weeks, then its all hands on deck trying to unpack everything. I just pray I get mostly everything in its place by the time he comes.
We still have something's to do. We need an end table for next to the rocker, the cradle will actually go in our room and the swing will go into the living areas. We also don't have a changing pad yet for her dresser and the mattress for her crib should be arriving on Friday!
My house isn't even ready ( I want to get his room ready so bad, one wall is painted but the house itself isn't even done.They are laying the tile and still have to put in kitchen cabinets and toilet. It should be done here in a few weeks, then its all hands on deck trying to unpack everything. I just pray I get mostly everything in its place by the time he comes.
I feel your pain. We completed gutted and updated our house last summer. Can't imagine doing it while 7 months pregnant BUT we did it all in three weeks because we had to so even when everything looks really far from finished, it can come together quicker than you think! Hang in there!
Re: Show Off Your Nursery!
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I can't only on page 3 for some reason
I've never really been traditional, and definitely not into everything pastel and plastic and baby. Yes, our kid will get older and he will choose things i won't love, but when it comes to that first year where he gives zero cares, i get to pick SO
may i present our:
Explorer-Themed Nursery
*I've hyperlinked any purchasable items, mostly from Amazon
My mom tells me every time she sees it that I'm mean and that babies need more color in their lives and basically that she hates it. I love it, but I wish people wouldn't say they hate it.
Walls
I knew i wanted brown whether it was a boy or girl and the nursery got painted early. Then the decals- it would have been cherry blossoms for a girl, but i went with jungle vines for our little man. (here's a similar one i also like)
We replaced the light fixture with something that's way cooler, but was also smaller than the old light fixture, which meant there was a ring on the ceiling with the inner paint as white and the outer paint as off white. Rather than paint the whole ceiling, i opted for a compass rose decal that disguises the rings, matches real-world cardinal directions, and just looks very cool.
When we emptied the room, we had taken out a roman-looking shield i had randomly bought during a halloween sale a year ago and never found a home for. When the room was painted, I stared at one wall and said "something goes here". My husband immediately returned the shield to the space and it was perfect.
There is an extra door in this room that leads to our kitchen, and that door has a window. Rather than replace the door (which is also stained to match the woodwork), i added a stained glass film reminiscent of a castle or ship in a fishscale pattern. At this point, i was definitely leaning a bit pirate, and you'll see lots of nautical inspiration. The framed seahorse print and glass fishing orbs really add something
You'll remember that i cast our gender reveal/baby announcement into a resin paperweight. I later decided to frame and hang it. This frame wasn't quite a perfect fit for a 3" paperweight, so i used a dremel to widen the opening and some clear glue to keep the paperweight mounted. The back still opens to reveal our "It's a Boy! Coming October 1st, 2015..." message. The birds were extra perfect with the egg/nest
One of the first wall decorations was this Skyrim (videogame) map. Again, this was something that was laying around the guest room because i liked it and never found a home for it that was converted as perfect. I ironed it flat, burned the edges and glued it to a safety glass frame for a floaty effect.
Little Touches
These aren't necessarily "wall" decorations, but they're decorative touches
This armillary was a great mantle piece, the tiny telescope was a gift from Grandma and pappy, and the pelican was a gift for the mobile that just didn't quite go
I decided i wanted a cool pirate ship for the mantle and found this one affordable. The bamboo had been living elsewhere in the house and looks great here. The shark (which i LOVE) was a gift for the mobile that ran just a tad too large. It looks great terrorizing the ship here on the mantle
I got this octopus print for myself a very long time ago, i just love how gleefully happy he is to find a sunken ship and it's just the right amount of adorable for a baby room. Those socks were snuck into my purse by mother in law about 4-5 years ago on vacation.
Furniture
There had already been a guest bed (my bed from my medieval theme room in high school actually) and we decided to leave it. We did add a crib, and though it converts, we'll probably upgrade him to the real bed, rather than super convert the crib. I had chosen the blue and gold brocades for the guest bed in years prior, and had the red brocade baby bedding picked out for YEARS
I chose this bedding years ago, with every intention of it being for a little girl (in her brown and red room with cherry blossoms). I was so in love with it, and so upset that it might be "too girly" for a boys room. That is when my husband said "who says? who says it's girly?" and I kept the bedding i loved. The curtain matches.
My dad built me this desk/wall unit in middle school and my sister and i originally used it as a dresser. I padded the desk as a changing table, with diapers and swaddling blankets on the shelves above. Bottles supplies are currently left and right. From there down, there are baskets on every shelf for clothes and two large baskets below the changing table full of books. An owl piggy bank i love has a home here as well and the mantle is perfect for decorations.
I really wanted a place for toys, especially since they'll undoubtedly clash with the decor. An "authentic" looking treasure chest was the perfect solution. This reinforced chest is designed to hold over 100lbs on top (and i have stood on it) and we're adding some bumpers to keep the lids from pinching tiny fingers
The Mobile
I love how this is coming along. It currently has 6 glass sea creatures dangling from a ships wheel anchored to the ceiling with a brass hook in front of the window (where light can make it sparkle). I have 6 more animals coming and would not be surprised to receive others. It has a whale from "Aunt" Wendy, a hermit crab from Aunt Lori, a pufferfish from Sandy, a seahorse from Pappy, an Octopus from me, and a dolphin from our babymoon (it was a gift in our room). It also has an angelfish for good measure. I will be adding: a jellyfish, sanddollar, starfish, seashell, sea turtle, and snail, as well as seaglass from Grandma Corder and some doubloons too.