Just two more weeks to go! Baby Natalie's nursery is finally beginning to take shape. Thanks to a cold, rainy, disgusting Sunday, hubby and I were able to spend time indoors and work on the room.
Three of the nursery walls are painted a very pale peach and the accent wall with the window is painted a darker papaya color. Most of the furniture is dark brown/espresso or white. The accent color in the room is green. Many of the elements and pieces of furniture are hand-me-downs from big brother Caleb. What a sweet, generous boy.
Shortly before our baby shower, one very loving grandmother called from Florida to ask what she could contribute to the nursery since she wouldn't be able to attend the shower. Hmmm...I thought. Why not curtains. We had never invested in nice curtains for Caleb's nursery, or for any window of our house, come to think of it. Grammie/Debbie gladly accepted the challenge.
We sent fabric ideas back and forth, as well as measurements, and she began creating. A few short weeks later and the curtains are complete, installed in all their glory. Though hard to photograph, they are gorgeous.
The letter 'N' for the wall was given to us by my friend Jenna. It was a blank canvas and I decided to paint it to match the curtain fabric...sort of.
Since I painted something to hang on Caleb's nursery wall, I decided I had to paint a canvas for Natalie's wall as well. Caleb's nursery had a rainforest theme, so creating a rainforest painting was easy. Natalie's room has no theme really, so I was starting from scratch. I knew I wanted greens and peachy pinks.
I found some inspiration online by searching for floral images. Then I attempted to replicate the painting I liked on my own blank canvas. I've never claimed to be a painter. No, mine is not nearly as good as the original, but I saved some money. (Yes, this is legal).
Real artist version at left. Homemade paint job at right.
A crib shot of baby Elmo. We finally got our crib retrofit piece in the mail Saturday. The retrofit piece prevents the drop side from, well, dropping - since that is now considered a defect in cribs.
Elmo is safe and happy in the fixed crib.
There's a photo of Natalie's beautiful white blanket, made by Pam. It is so soft. I can't wait for Natalie to treasure and cherish it.
There's our toy chest, handcrafted by my dad. Stained by hubby and myself. For Christmas I told my dad I was in search of a toy box to contain Caleb's growing toy collection. So many parts and pieces to stow away! My dad went on a lengthy hunt and came up empty handed, mostly because we wanted real wood but didn't want to spend a fortune. Finally hubby and I caved and purchased two really cheap toy boxes on Black Friday. In the meantime, my dad was busy planning to build us a REAL toy box. What resulted was this beautiful masterpiece! I never even knew my dad could build things. So now this beautiful piece has found a home in Natalie's room. It couldn't have worked out more perfectly.
Then I joined Pinterest and found some inspiring shelves. Five minutes after I found them I asked hubby to build them. He did so without hesitation. I created some framed letters to adorn the top shelf.
Sweet gifts from family and friends adorn the lower shelf.
And last but not least, a darling mobile given to me by my supervisor at work.
It has won Caleb's approval already, so I'm fairly certain Natalie will love it too.
I realize that was quite the lengthy tour of our nursery, but I hope you enjoyed. It is a pleasant space in which to sit, and I hope I continue to find it calming once the baby arrives.
