Baby Shower

I wanted to share with you some photos from my baby shower.  I kept the decor very simple and it turned out just right :)

The list:

-Balloons with decorative Ribbon

-Balloon anchors (glass milk bottles) with vinyl "B" on it.  Filled with animal crackers

-Fresh Flower arrangements

-Fabric Flag banners

-Chalkboard welcome signs

I hope this inspires you for your next party!  

Nursery Reveal!

The Nursery is finally complete.  I am so excited to share it with you!  It was worth all the sweat, hard work, patience and planning of it.  I just loved how it came together and now I can't wait to fill the room with a precious little boy!

If you remember back in February I shared with you my inspiration board for it . .here is just a peek at it again:

Here is a peek a the BEFORE pictures of the room:

Here is our Boy Nursery:

Now here is the breakdown of everything:

Paint

Walls: Behr paint Clay Beige 7750; Trim SW White Duck

Crib: SW 7017 Dorian Gray

Accessories

Lamp: Target

Yarn Animals: Target

Denim Frames: Pottery Barn

Metal Air Plane: Jossandmain.com

Rope Glass Lanterns: Pottery Barn

Rope Tie Back: Hand made, I bought the rope from Home Depot and hung it with a command strip.

Pillows: Chevron pillows I made, finding the fabric from Hobby Lobby, 2 blue button pillows from Jossandmain.com, Grey Pillow from World Market, and Lumbar Geometric Pillow from TJMAXX.

Standing Clock: TJMAXX

Drapes: Etsy

Changing Pad Cover: Land of Nod
Ceiling Light Fixture: Ballard Design Orb Chandelier

FURNITURE

Dresser: Magnussen Moreau Dresser Purchased from RC Willey

Crib: Pottery Barn Harper Crib then I painted it with a sprayer.

bedding: Pottery Barn for crib sheet and bumpers.

Window Bench Seat: Cameron Coffee Table from World Market.  I made the tufted seat cushion to place on top.

Rocking Chair: Grayson Rocker from Grandin Road

Floor Pouf: Target

The biggest transformation for this Nursery was the wood paneling.  I had someone install the wood and then I did all the caulking and painting.  It was a very time consuming job but it was all worth it!  The molding sits 6 ft high from the floor.

I hope that you enjoyed the Nursery reveal.  Let me know if you have any other questions on where I found things!  

Enjoy

Nesting: Organization

I don't know when nesting usually occurs for most people. .  but I have been feeling it the second I found out I was pregnant.  The urgency to get my whole life organized!  My first project was organizing the baby bedroom and bathroom closets.  I picked up some great metal baskets from a wholesale account that I have($12 each).  Then spray painted them a satin nickel finish.  The fabric bins, I picked up at Wal-mart for a great deal of all places.

Here is the before of my closet in the baby's room:

Here it is now(thank goodness there is no more mint green!):

Here is the bathroom closet:

I love the baskets because even messy things look organized . . and there is still plenty of room to grow into when the baby comes!  Hope this inspires you!

enjoy

Easy Nursery Art

My nursery is coming along and I cannot wait until the reveal! Just waiting on some last minute pieces . . . but in the mean time I would like to share with you some of the smaller projects that have kept me just as busy.

In my inspiration for the baby's room I had chosen some vintage storybook artwork that I saw at Restoration Hardware.  Knowing that this was something I was going to re-create, I had been thinking up a cute and cheaper alternative.  Well, this is what I came up with:

First, I went online and found some black and white silhouettes of animals that i liked:

Then using Microsoft Word I re-colored the images.  Just go into "format picture" and then click on re-color . . it will give you a bunch of color options. Here is an example:

Next, I chose a vintage book and used the book pages as the backing for the artwork.  Just set up your printer to have them print where you would like.

Then I chose a font that I could make a pattern from for the fabric letter. I found the frames at Target for about $12 each.

Here is what a finished frame looks like:

And in the room here is how it looks with all the animal artwork:

Using the same idea I also created some artwork in what is going to be the baby's bathroom:

Enjoy! I hope this inspires you!

Dreaming of a Nursery

My husband and I found out this week that we are expecting a little boy . . we are so excited to have a new addition to our family.  I have had lots of time to think of what I would like to do with a nursery as the room has been mostly empty until the time for a baby.  Here is where my dreams have led me . . enjoy my inspiration board.  

Here is where I am currently on the room, getting it all prepped and primed.

This is the color palette I want to use grey, white, and blue:

I am having molding installed around the whole room similar to this photo:

My inspiration board: