Still lots of decorating to do but got some big things done today! We put in closet hardware/shelving etc. and started on assembling our dresser - gotta love IKEA and the 100,009 parts!! Also pic of crib/chair included because MH says he doesn't like the way the chair looks next to the crib - that it's too close. Thoughts??
@ShadeofGreen816 I think it works. It's also smart because it minimizes the walking and time between getting up and laying them down. Transferring a baby is like handling a bomb.
It will look more open when the baby swag on the other end of the crib is put away too. You could scoot the crib down when that stuff moves as well.
@ShadeofGreen816: Love the closet shelving and organization, and color! No, I don't think the chair is too close to the crib. I think no matter how you place your furniture, you get used to it and live with it, and then don't ever think about it again. I would kindly point out, though, that you might want to consider having a small table or shelf (or low stool?) nearby the chair to place things like burp cloths, tissues, phone charger, water bottle, snacks, and so on. Having things within arm's reach, in the middle of the night, with a finally sleeping baby in your lap, can not be over-stressed.
I second @SKZW's recommendation for some kind of side table, @ShadeofGreen816. We didn't have one for my son and realized the first night home that we definitely needed one.
Thanks for the validation ladies! The dresser will (is now) on the wall to the right of the crib so there isnt much room to move it over. I'll take another pic later this week once things look a little better. I definitely love the idea of a little table of some sort for next to the chair. The room is a little furniture heavy on one side but the ther side has the window, closet, and entry door so it doesn't leave a lot of options.
@ShadeofGreen816 Samesies on the dresser and closet organizer, except different colors. Okay and I had to do 2 in the closet because we wouldn't be able to snake 1 in.
Okay, so the rug came in and is definitely different colored than the picture. Is it weird? Size wise and color?
Please ignore the printer that's still in there and the thing of books, those are moving this weekend.
@nda_roxybabe: I think the size/shape is fine, and the color (the more I look at it) coordinates with the walls and dresser in an okay way. My only concern (personally) would be the softness of the rug: is it braided?---those can be kind of rough-feeling. Or is it perhaps made of cotton strips? I'm thinking of mama's bare feet & tummy time & crawling baby, so that's my initial impression.
@nda_roxybabe funny about the closet organizer... I measured and it was the perfect size for my closet. Except I neglected to think about getting it INTO the closet. That was almost a deal breaker. We ended up taking off the bottom shelf to finagle the way into position! Thank god it was my dad and me and not MH because today would have been very frustrating for us, as MH's brain and my brain do NOT work the same way. My dad and I are much more compatible when it comes to these types of things.
@nda_roxybabe I think the rug colors look good with the dresser and carpet underneath. What's probably throwing it off right now it how the earth tones contrast against the bright white of the rib. Once you get some prints or art up on the wall I bet it ties together more.
@ShadeofGreen816 Haha yes, I actually remembered to account for the fact that the closet entrance is smaller than the actual closet. Only because H pestered me so much about making sure the measurements were right. Even so, because we have built ins he had to lift and drop the one piece into place.
@SKZW It is braided, but soft @WombThereItIs Good point! I see what you mean. I still want to get curtains on that window, I was thinking solid white to bring some light in and then a round, brass mirror on that wall next to the window. The prints above the dresser will have lots of pink, blue, a little everything and I think white frames. Then on the long wall I'm doing essentially a wall mounted coat rack to hang colorful swaddles. Do you think all that will help?
Here's the book ledge wall, which I love except that some of the books are not my style and I kind of want to tuck away, haha.
@ShadeofGreen816 They're the Knoppang Ledge from Ikea! My Dad and H anchored them in the wall so that when baby is tempted to climb them, they'll support up to 75-150 lbs (depends how you look at it).
@nda_roxybabe the rug looks great! And I really like the look of the ledges. I have a section of wall that I'm not sure what to do with - I may steal that idea.
Here's where I'm at so far. I'm still trying to find a decent glider on Kijiji but I've had no luck yet. Other than that it's mostly just decorating I still have to do. Sorry if the pics are big!
@mcvgal thanks! I've become a closet DIYer in this house. I hate the "closet systems" people sell bc unless you spend a fortune, they're so cheap and flimsy. My Home Depot sells those shelves and brackets and I just cut them to the size that works for me. Our master closet turned out super well so this was a much smaller project for sure! the cube organizer is actually Better Homes And Gardens brand and it's from WalMart and I love how sturdy it feels
Agreed with you, @ShadeofGreen816! Most closet systems suck. I did a closet bar, an IKEA shelving unit with baskets, and a hanging show organizer for baby girl and like it WAY better than the "custom" closet system that was in the house when we bought it.
Your nursery is looking amazing, @CherryBananas! I was browsing gliders on Wayfair and was surprised how many they had at decent prices. We paid a lot more for ours at Buy Buy Baby.
@CherryBananas looks great! We have had that dresser (if it is the one from ikea) for years for H and I! It has held up really well considering we've moved it from CA to FL and a couple of times while in FL!
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@nda_roxybabe You could do white/light curtains with some colored edging to bring the blend of color and white up past floor level too.
Google lead me to Anthro which has a ton of earthy tones in your style but I'm sure there are wayyyy chepaer options. I am also partial to blackout curtains or cotton panels with blackout liners (a little more flexibility on style) you just would need a double rod to hand the blackouts behind the regular panels.
I truly can't remember if I've already passed along this recommendation, so forgive me if I have...for anyone looking for blackout solutions for their windows but still wanting to use their existing window treatments/curtains, these are cut-to-size, velcro in/out blackout panels for your windows. I'd say that (coupled with a pretty strict routine), a pitch black sleeping environment and white noise machine have been the keys to successfully sleep training my son. Some of it is luck/child's personality, but the blackout shades are MAGIC for nap time, daylight savings time, etc.
@CherryBananas Looks SO good! @WombThereItIs The colored edge idea is great! I had been thinking a white velvet blackout for some additional texture. I could totally DIY an edge onto those though. I love Anthro, sigh...omg the pom tassel ones I wonder if I could do that... @champhe Beautiful!
@cherrybananas I can never remember the name of it and when I saw a few pictures I was like "hey that's our dresser!" haha and seems to be the go to one on our thread! I'm 5'5", but we aren't using for the nursery, my parents are giving us one that they won't be using anymore that I think is a little shorter and not quite as big. Thought about using the hemnes if we weren't getting this one from them. Could always use a step stool if you needed to, just maybe don't pick baby up while standing on the stool, especially at night
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@StephyM89 Loving the mint! It is so tranquil, but still bright.
@ShadeofGreen816 I love cube storage in a kid closet! We did it in the nursery last time and it is been wonderful! We added a 4 square one to the closet in what will be DS's room. Now to find a few bins that fit. We too had an argument about the placement of our glider. There isn't a great location since it has to be out from the wall far enough, but now that it has been there so long it just feels right.
@SKZW Agree on the small table next to the rocker. We figured that out real quick and ended up with something makeshift until we found a piece that he couldn't pull over onto himself once he was mobile. Ended up with a drum shape storage thing, so it could hold toys too.
@nda_roxybabe Love the rug! And the book ledge! I would feel the same way though and only want specific books on the ledge.
As far as white noise machines and blackout curtains go, we have never done either. The biggest reason is travel. We visit family and travel quite a bit and I would hate for my kids to rely on either of those things to be able to sleep. We've never had an issue and I have never felt like we needed them or were missing out on something.
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As far as white noise machines and blackout curtains go, we have never done either. The biggest reason is travel. We visit family and travel quite a bit and I would hate for my kids to rely on either of those things to be able to sleep. We've never had an issue and I have never felt like we needed them or were missing out on something.
That's awesome that you've had good sleepers without any kind of sleep crutch! I'm not sure if it would have been different had we not done blackout/white noise, but I am pretty thankful for 3 hour nap stretches on the weekends these days. My son naps at daycare in a room that isn't pitch dark, but his naps aren't nearly as long as they are at home. We travel a lot, but it's never an issue because the noise machine we use is a free app on an old ipad and we blackout windows using black garbage bags and tape. It usually takes no more than 15 minutes to get the whole thing set up and doesn't require much extra thought.
As with most parenting decisions, I think it's entirely personal and there is no "wrong" way to do it!
I use the lullaby channel on Pandora for my girls "white noise". It travels easy as I have it on my phone/iPad. I think it definitely helps drown out the outside noises and is super necessary for us! We live on a military base with constant flyovers of helicopters, a shooting range at all hours, and the morning/nightly cannon that is down the street from our house! I can hear it all from my bedroom but it never disturbs our kids.
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I don't love the wired shelfing that we have but it will do for now. We did put a fresh coat of paint in the closet since it looked pretty grungry before. I also love having the cube shelf in it. DD has almost all the books so hopefully we can transfer a few more later this year without protest. I'm also thinking of adding a 3rd color bin but am undecided at the moment. My mom went a bit nuts on her local bst group so he is good on clothes through 9mos so thats why theres so much hanging up already I'm not complaining though!
For those of you with the cube storage, what are you planning on storing in them? I have an extra cube storage shelf in our basement that I keep thinking I'll move up to the nursery closet, but I can't figure out what I would want to store in it!
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@hp_momma I have 8 cubes. The top 4 I left open for standing up extra books and bigger toys. The bottom 4 I put storage cubes in for toys. I'd like to use one of the cubes for outgrown clothes, we will see.
@hp_momma , I love me some cube storage! I have 4 in the closet for baby girl and 4 out in her room under her changing table. I use the ones under her changing table space for things that I would normally store in a dresser and want to have easy access to and anticipate changing frequently (so I've got one filled with onesies, one with leggings/bottoms, and one with sleepers) and the 4th bin is toys. In her closet, I've hung all out her "outfits" and the cubes are: 2 cubes of next size up clothing, 1 cube of towels/washcloths, and 1 cube of sleepsacks/swaddles. Her closet also has a bunch of baskets for socks, burp cloths, medical stuff (thermometers, diaper rash cream, etc)...
I have a 4 cube system in my son's room--now that he is older and wearing mostly tees/tops and jeans/pants, that stuff is all hung in the closet/in a couple of bins (sleepwear, towels) and the 4 bins under his changing table are used for toy storage.
ETA: That's just what I put in the actual baskets of the cubes. In both DD and DS's rooms, the storage under their changing table has 8 cube shelves, 4 with baskets and 4 without. In DS's room, one of the open cube shelves is a basket of diapers, the other 3 are books. In DD's room, one is a basket for diapers, one is for books, and the other 2 just have cute little knickknacks, but will likely be replaced by books in the near future.
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It will look more open when the baby swag on the other end of the crib is put away too. You could scoot the crib down when that stuff moves as well.
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Okay, so the rug came in and is definitely different colored than the picture. Is it weird? Size wise and color?
1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
May '17 labor memes
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@WombThereItIs Good point! I see what you mean. I still want to get curtains on that window, I was thinking solid white to bring some light in and then a round, brass mirror on that wall next to the window. The prints above the dresser will have lots of pink, blue, a little everything and I think white frames. Then on the long wall I'm doing essentially a wall mounted coat rack to hang colorful swaddles. Do you think all that will help?
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@nda_roxybabe I think the colors of the rug go well with your other colors.
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@nda_roxybabe the rug looks great! And I really like the look of the ledges. I have a section of wall that I'm not sure what to do with - I may steal that idea.
Here's where I'm at so far. I'm still trying to find a decent glider on Kijiji but I've had no luck yet. Other than that it's mostly just decorating I still have to do. Sorry if the pics are big!
the cube organizer is actually Better Homes And Gardens brand and it's from WalMart and I love how sturdy it feels
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." ~Charlie Chaplin
Google lead me to Anthro which has a ton of earthy tones in your style but I'm sure there are wayyyy chepaer options. I am also partial to blackout curtains or cotton panels with blackout liners (a little more flexibility on style) you just would need a double rod to hand the blackouts behind the regular panels.
https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/fete-tassel-curtain?category=curtains&color=046
https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/thayer-curtain?category=curtains&color=069
https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/pom-tassel-curtain?category=curtains&color=041
https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/chevron-trimmed-curtain?category=curtains&color=061
Window dressings are one of my favorite things to buy for some weird reason.
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@WombThereItIs The colored edge idea is great! I had been thinking a white velvet blackout for some additional texture. I could totally DIY an edge onto those though. I love Anthro, sigh...omg the pom tassel ones
@champhe Beautiful!
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@BabyMC517 thanks! It is the Hemnes. I'm concerned it's going to be a little too tall (I'm only 5'3") but it's an awesome dresser.
@champhe I love the colours you've used. And your friend is super talented!
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@StephyM89 Loving the mint! It is so tranquil, but still bright.
@ShadeofGreen816 I love cube storage in a kid closet! We did it in the nursery last time and it is been wonderful! We added a 4 square one to the closet in what will be DS's room. Now to find a few bins that fit. We too had an argument about the placement of our glider. There isn't a great location since it has to be out from the wall far enough, but now that it has been there so long it just feels right.
@SKZW Agree on the small table next to the rocker. We figured that out real quick and ended up with something makeshift until we found a piece that he couldn't pull over onto himself once he was mobile. Ended up with a drum shape storage thing, so it could hold toys too.
@nda_roxybabe Love the rug! And the book ledge! I would feel the same way though and only want specific books on the ledge.
@CherryBananas Your room is beautiful!
@champhe The art pieces above your dresser are adorable! Great color scheme!
Now to just finish DS' new room and do a couple things to update the nursery and I will be ready to post some pics! Thanks for the motivation ladies!
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As far as white noise machines and blackout curtains go, we have never done either. The biggest reason is travel. We visit family and travel quite a bit and I would hate for my kids to rely on either of those things to be able to sleep. We've never had an issue and I have never felt like we needed them or were missing out on something.
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As with most parenting decisions, I think it's entirely personal and there is no "wrong" way to do it!
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The rest of the room is still a work in progress.
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1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
I have a 4 cube system in my son's room--now that he is older and wearing mostly tees/tops and jeans/pants, that stuff is all hung in the closet/in a couple of bins (sleepwear, towels) and the 4 bins under his changing table are used for toy storage.
ETA: That's just what I put in the actual baskets of the cubes. In both DD and DS's rooms, the storage under their changing table has 8 cube shelves, 4 with baskets and 4 without. In DS's room, one of the open cube shelves is a basket of diapers, the other 3 are books. In DD's room, one is a basket for diapers, one is for books, and the other 2 just have cute little knickknacks, but will likely be replaced by books in the near future.