Logan's Nursery

I should have known that once the baby was here, I wouldn't have time to write this post. Blood, sweat and tears (of joy) but here it is! Before we found out we were pregnant, Keith sanded and restained the floors which was truly a labor of love. We knew eventually this would be a nursery so we carefully worked on this room and turned Keith's man cave into a nursery for baby.

Here's an overall view on the room from the door. Too bad I can't get the whole room into one shot. Here you get a glimsp of the shiny refinished floors.

The quilt was made by my best friend Mary's mom. The floral and dot fabric are both from Amy Butler purchased through Fabric Worm. The gray and blue fabric were chosen by her mom from the fabric store to match. The quilt made such a beautiful addition to the crib especially since we didn't purchase bedding. The crib sheet is from Babies R Us and the crib skirt is from Amazon.

The glider was a hand me down from my sister in law from when she had her children. Instead of a solid color, I chose the gray and white chevron patterned fabric to make the room more fun! The fabric was purchased through Etsy from seller Hodi and Poppi. I spent $40. If you rememeber, the side table was purchased from a thrift store for $3.40 and we spray painted it a gumball red. We spent more on spray paint than we did on the table itself. I love how it turned out.

The chandelier and the shag rug is from Overstock. Also, seen here is the DIY "stenciled" wall that I painted by hand in a scallop pattern. Keith also put up crown moulding and the chair rail for detail.

Red frame from TJ Maxx. I like the swirl pattern in it. As you can tell I wasn't going for any particular theme. I was more interested in textures and patterns which "they" say is good for babies. Wooden blocks were made by Keith's dad back when he and his sisters were babies.

Print from Etsy. It's called "Rainy Day Love" by Rosy Designs Online. $20.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/rosydesignsonline

The shelves are from Christmas Tree Shoppe. They were the cheapest price (and quality), but it works for decor in a nursery that would be temporary and isn't holding up anything really heavy. The brown leather "B" is from Marshall's/HomeGoods. The silver "123" and "abc" book ends are from TJ Max.

DIY Origami mobile. This was just some fishing line, a piece of flexible gold wire and 3 cranes which I folded from scrapbooking paper from JoAnn's. Keith has a love of birds and flight, so this was my way of working that into the nursery. Plus, I think it's way cooler than a mobile purchased from the store which I'm told is now a "no no" for babies...that and crib bumpers.

Keith's grandma's cross.

DIY yarn letters. I meant to hang these on the wall behind the crib but have yet to figure out how. Our walls are plaster, so it just makes things a little trickier. We'll work on that.

Keith's christening shoes. I might put these in a shadow box and hang it as wall art.

This belongs to Keith as well. When I was looking for decor, all I had to do was go "shopping" in Keith's man cave.

One of the first gifts we received was Sophie the giraffe from our dear friend Jule over at Duet Letterpress. http://www.duetletterpress.com/blog/

To be continued...

Origami Mobile

An origami mobile has been on my to-do list. As I was browsing online looking for where I can buy the hardware for it, I found this blog. She had an awesome custom mobile made in Japan with origami animals. How cool! I love elephants so I may make one that are all elephants.

Amazon LOVE

I mentioned that I wanted myself represented in the nursery through books and Architecture. This book has been on my Wish List longer than I'd like to admit...pre-TTC...I pulled the trigger today and instead of ordering new for $30, I ordered a Used copy for $3. I figure it's going to get a little bent up anyway with a baby and the description didn't sound too bad. I love the cover and the red type! It will go with our nursery colors too ;)

Carpet tiles and fabric

I can't wait to see everything come together. Today I received 4 carpet tiles called Interface FLOR in red. I also received the fabric I ordered for the glider cushion covers.



I think this gray chevron was a really good pick! Can't wait!





The carpet is for this step in the closet. I have to step on it to reach the shelf, so why not make it pretty!

Feeling accomplished

Today I crossed a few things off the to-do list. At first, morning sickness just got to me but then I was waiting to see if we were having a boy or girl before pulling the trigger. Then there is the procrastinator cheap me who was afraid to buy a bunch of stuff and end up not using it so I waited and I'm glad I did.

I love love Amazon! Rather than going from store to store which wears me out these days, I can just find it on Amazon! I ordered a set of hooks so Baby Brown can (hopefully) hang up his coat and hat.



Also, I ordered an over the door (bathroom) organizer shelf for inside the closet door to hold all those lovely baby things like butt paste and baby powder.



Keith gave me the okay to order this print of the Macchi MC 72 vintage aircraft on etsy from seller tjneal.


We want to do a gallery of wall art and have the represent us - Keith almost has his pilot license and he has a great deal of knowledge of birds and aerodynamics. I wanted to be represented by my love of books and architecture, but I haven't out how yet.

Then I ordered this gray chevron patterned fabric for the glider and ottoman from etsy seller hodiandpoppi.



I wasn't sure about it and was afraid it was too "crazy" but for the same reason my gut told me to get it!

I can't wait to see the room come together!

Nursery over the weekend

Last week I painted a pattern in the nursery. I got the idea from a Pottery Barn nursery, but more on that later. To finish it off, I asked Keith to install a piece of chair rail on that wall. Over the last two days I have been spackling the nail holes and touching up the paint.


I started painting the closet shelf and clothing rod. It took 3 coats of paint to get it to look solid. I also painted over the wall where I did a test trial of the wall stencils.


We took an interesting trip to ikea.


Where I picked up these curtains for the nursery. I like how the pattern mimics the wall stencil.


Progress photo

Nursery: Drawer Liners

I wanted to line the drawers with some decorative paper or fabric, but found this drawer liner leftover from the kitchen so why not use it up. It's not as though anyone can see the liner and the colors are neutral.


I measured the inside of the drawer and cut the liner down to 14x17. I had just enough for 6 drawers.


Full drawers just like daddy.

Clearance finds & Good Will

My girlfriend came down to visit me and we spent the weekend doing "girlie things" like eat, chat and shop! She and I brainstormed on decor ideas for the nursery. We hit up a couple of stores including TJMax and The Goodwill Store.


At TJMax, I score this these pretty bookends for $7.50 each and the cool red frame for $5. I love the swirl pattern on the frame. The book ends will hold some little Beatrix Potter and Winnie the Pooh books I have.


At GoodWill, I was on the look out for large frames with a bit of texture on the frames. The frames were all between $1.99 to $2.99! The white frame was also on the clearance rack at TJMax for $7.50. I like how large it was and it holds 5x7 photos. In the frames, I plan to put some DIY wall art in them and create a wall gallery.