We'll be doing a wildflower/fairytale woods theme for our girl. I was quite the flower child growing up and DH is all about being outside in the woods. I don't believe we'll be painting the walls but definitely making a floral covered Monogram to hang over her crib. My parents are buying the crib so I'm trying to patiently wait for that so we can start setting up! I'm so excited!
OK for strips on the wall should I do the pink in eggshell or satin and blue in semi gloss?? Would that look stupid? My thinking is it will make the blue "pop". But I'm still a work in progress in the whole decorating thing so please tell me if I'm wrong!
Mom to Madison- 5 and Lillian 2....and now surprise baby #3!
Stuck in a box. But here is what I have so far. I plan on keeping it a guest room until the space is needed. My son didn't sleep in his room until about 8 months! We are going to ship lap the back wall and I still have to get some artwork made
I just made this panel for the window and wanted to share. If you're on a tight budget, it's the way to go! It's $8 for the foam panels (enough for two rooms) plus the cost of your fabric choice. No hardware is needed. It took about 10-15 minutes to make and install.
Finally!!! After moving into our new apartment this past summer, we are finally making progress on the room that my son (2) and the new baby boy will be sharing! After one prior failed attempt, where the wallpaper guy COMPLETELY messed up and having to wait for a replacement to be shipped from Europe, we put up the central mural to our "travel the world"/planes themed room today!
The crib/eventual twin bed that my 2yo currently sleeps in will be up against this wall, with the baby's crib eventually along the left side of the picture. It's just off the wall in the pic to allow the paper to dry...I am just so excited that we had one home improvement project finally work out in the past 7 months, that I had to post right away!
Now, time to accessorize...which will probably take me another 7 months that I don't have before #2 gets here! If you ladies see any bedding, lamps, wall art or shelves that might fit this general look in your decorating adventures, please clue me in...I'm clueless to the world of Etsy/Pinterest, but am willing to branch out of my comfort zone as I did with this mural.
Thats the the last time I do a DIY project! Ugh! Any ideas how to fix it??
Assuming that you used fabric paint...
Rubbing alcohol or nail polish with acetone... once it starts to break down take a scrub brush to it with some detergent and COLD water (warm/hot sets the stain). Throw in washer with cold water once you've gotten out as much as you can Don't throw it in the dryer until you're satisfied with what stains are/aren't there.
Thanks for the ideas! My SIL suggested just re-doing it on the back haha My preggo brain didn't even think of that! I used fabric spray paint so on try #2 I'm going to use paint and a brush so hopefully it won't leak. It actually leaked through the painters tape I had the entire square covered in, not the stencils.
@BellaO21 when I wash it will the letters that I want to stay fade? The directions said not to wash until after 72 hours. I'm so bad with this stuff!!
We had our furniture delivered and I just love it!
Not pictured is the armoire because it was delivered damaged so we sent it back As useless a piece of furniture as an armoire is (at least for a baby), it's the piece that DH and I were most excited about actually. It has a full length mirror on the door that I know she'll love having as she grows up and it is just so elegant looking. Plus it will be great storage for linens. We will get a replacement sent to us soon though!
@wifeinraleigh28 that set it gorgeous!! I wanted to get the armoire thT was made for our set too but DH said no Mostly because we don't have the room but still. Lol @alm52386 I would wait the 72 hours, but after that it should be fine if you didn't get any of the solution on the parts you want to stay!
We are pretty far but our theme is superhero which means everything has to be costume ordered or made which is frustrating! I am attaching some pictures.
@BellaO21 I feel like we barely have room for the armoire as well, but I found a spot that I do think will work for it! I spent a good hour on Pinterest looking at nursery set ups and pretty much copied one that looked similar to the shape of our room haha. I was much more concerned about having room for the amazing glider we ordered from BBB! Can't wait for that thing to get here!
***BFP & Child Warning***
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014 IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17 FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
So I may have gotten a little over excited to put this pack and play together... now that stupid piece where I should just be able to push in the button and pull it off won't come out apparently it was supposed to go through the changing table part before I connected it... whoops! Hopefully DH can get it apart
@gabadoo Hobby Lobby has a TON of adventure themed accessories! I'm almost positive I've seen some planes there too.
Thanks for the suggestion, @BellaO21! I'll probably browse online and see if I can order that way b/c the closest store is 20+ miles away from NYC!
@wifeinraleigh28, the bedroom set is gorgeous! Makes me a little jealous of all the space that people who don't live in tiny apartments have for normal sized furniture, LOL.
Here's what our nursery/toddler room currently looks like (you'll see how there's not much room for any additional furniture...not pictured is the wall with the closet):
It took me 3 weeks to find a crib that was small enough and Greenguard certified for the new kiddo that we'll eventually squeeze into the space in the pic above where my son's toys are currently organized. All of these companies are focusing on convertible options that just don't fit into such a small space! Luckily, we'll have the baby in our room until late fall/early winter, which gives us time to hold off on furniture delivery and finish decorating the room in the meantime. As fast paced as the city can get, I'm a slow mover when it comes to artsy decorative projects like these.
I focused a lot of the accent/main wall because of the limited space that I have. The rest of my "theme" is going to be fulfilled with wall hangings/photos related to travel, shelves to move our books to and probably a desk lamp to put on a shelf (along with a new nanny cam because we'll be hiring a new person to give us some extra help). I know it'll all come together eventually. I've been scoping out a lot of ideas on Apartment Therapy, which has a lot of awesome options for small-space living.
DH is supposed to paint this weekend and then I can do a bit of decorating. By the end of the month I'd love to have her bookshelf and crib set up and decorations hung. Next step will be curtains and the last two pieces will be the dresser and glider. H wants to either get these used or wait to see if people get them for us. I may just go ahead and buy them because it makes me anxious to not have her nursery moving towards complete. I know we have time but I need progress so I can relax!
This watercolor print is going to be the focal decorative piece. The theme is safari and DH loves elephants.
Got the decal up last night! I need to change the light bulbs in the room because they have a yellow tint and make the light grey walls look funny. Pardon the crappy phone photo...
Y'all boot me out of here if we want to keep it new baby only but I feel like it helps hold me accountable to share progress pics of our twins room which we are doing first before we move on to the nursery. It may also be random to add stuff to a non-decorating thread... again boot me out if it is too AW...
Here is the before... walls are SW Everyday White which has a pink undertone and it kills me!! Yes, their closet is pink (previous owner) and if you see the air vent, that was the color on the walls prior to us painting it SW Everyday White 2 years ago. I ripped out their entry door, closet shelving, and closet doors to replace with white painted doors to match the trim... still undecided on door style. Here we are with the new paint, SW Greek Villa being cut in before rolling... I think it shows how pink the undertones were in the SW Everyday White.
Re: The Nursery Thread
Mom to Madison- 5 and Lillian 2....and now surprise baby #3!
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
BFP #1 9/1999. DD Born 6/7/2000
BFP #2 10/2011. EDD 7/11/12. MMC discovered 11/2/11. D&C 11/4/11.
DX PCOS 10/2012.
BFP#3 1/11/13. DS Born 9/17/2013
BFP#4 9/30/17. Grow baby grow!
~Everyone Welcome~
The crib/eventual twin bed that my 2yo currently sleeps in will be up against this wall, with the baby's crib eventually along the left side of the picture. It's just off the wall in the pic to allow the paper to dry...I am just so excited that we had one home improvement project finally work out in the past 7 months, that I had to post right away!
Now, time to accessorize...which will probably take me another 7 months that I don't have before #2 gets here! If you ladies see any bedding, lamps, wall art or shelves that might fit this general look in your decorating adventures, please clue me in...I'm clueless to the world of Etsy/Pinterest, but am willing to branch out of my comfort zone as I did with this mural.
Thats the the last time I do a DIY project! Ugh! Any ideas how to fix it??
Rubbing alcohol or nail polish with acetone... once it starts to break down take a scrub brush to it with some detergent and COLD water (warm/hot sets the stain). Throw in washer with cold water once you've gotten out as much as you can Don't throw it in the dryer until you're satisfied with what stains are/aren't there.
hopefully that works!
@BellaO21 when I wash it will the letters that I want to stay fade? The directions said not to wash until after 72 hours. I'm so bad with this stuff!!
We had our furniture delivered and I just love it!
Not pictured is the armoire because it was delivered damaged so we sent it back
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
BFP #1 9/1999. DD Born 6/7/2000
BFP #2 10/2011. EDD 7/11/12. MMC discovered 11/2/11. D&C 11/4/11.
DX PCOS 10/2012.
BFP#3 1/11/13. DS Born 9/17/2013
BFP#4 9/30/17. Grow baby grow!
~Everyone Welcome~
@alm52386 I would wait the 72 hours, but after that it should be fine if you didn't get any of the solution on the parts you want to stay!
BFP: 9/29
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
Mom to Madison- 5 and Lillian 2....and now surprise baby #3!
@awoodruff27 The accent wall turned out great! Can't wait to see the room when it's all complete!
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
@wifeinraleigh28, the bedroom set is gorgeous! Makes me a little jealous of all the space that people who don't live in tiny apartments have for normal sized furniture, LOL.
Here's what our nursery/toddler room currently looks like (you'll see how there's not much room for any additional furniture...not pictured is the wall with the closet):
It took me 3 weeks to find a crib that was small enough and Greenguard certified for the new kiddo that we'll eventually squeeze into the space in the pic above where my son's toys are currently organized. All of these companies are focusing on convertible options that just don't fit into such a small space! Luckily, we'll have the baby in our room until late fall/early winter, which gives us time to hold off on furniture delivery and finish decorating the room in the meantime. As fast paced as the city can get, I'm a slow mover when it comes to artsy decorative projects like these.
I focused a lot of the accent/main wall because of the limited space that I have. The rest of my "theme" is going to be fulfilled with wall hangings/photos related to travel, shelves to move our books to and probably a desk lamp to put on a shelf (along with a new nanny cam because we'll be hiring a new person to give us some extra help). I know it'll all come together eventually. I've been scoping out a lot of ideas on Apartment Therapy, which has a lot of awesome options for small-space living.
Love the furniture @wifeinraleigh28!!
Our decal came last week and our mobile is in Chicago! Can't wait to get them hung up!
This watercolor print is going to be the focal decorative piece. The theme is safari and DH loves elephants.
Mom to Madison- 5 and Lillian 2....and now surprise baby #3!
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
Here is the before... walls are SW Everyday White which has a pink undertone and it kills me!! Yes, their closet is pink (previous owner) and if you see the air vent, that was the color on the walls prior to us painting it SW Everyday White 2 years ago.
I ripped out their entry door, closet shelving, and closet doors to replace with white painted doors to match the trim... still undecided on door style. Here we are with the new paint, SW Greek Villa being cut in before rolling... I think it shows how pink the undertones were in the SW Everyday White.