***I am so grateful and touched by all of the nice messages and comments you have sent about the nursery. Sally is now 2 years old and I am sadly selling her nursery bedding if anyone is interested. It is in excellent condition and includes the bumper, crib skirt and 2 changing pad covers. I am asking $300. Please comment on here if you are interested and we can work out the details.
I am so excited to share Sally's nursery with you. This project has been so fun to work on and something that I was looking forward to doing ever since I found out that I was pregnant! This was the inspiration board that I put together when I started thinking about what kind of room I wanted to make.
I think this was a pretty good indication of things to come. I am a girl who has a "vision" and knows what she wants.
Just to jog your memory...here is what our guest room looked like before we started. This was after I started packing it up. Obviously this was when it was super messy, bedding packed away, etc.
The first thing we did was clear out the room. Somehow we (and I do mean Joe and our friend, Tyler) got everything up into the attic. Hopefully we can use this furniture in the guest room at our next house. Then Joe got to work on the walls. He installed library paneling, painted it white and we painted the walls with bright blue color. I thought the color might be a little too bright, but it looks perfect now. We also painted all of the baseboards and crown molding a fresh coat of glossy white.
The finished product:
Next we took down the ceiling fan and installed a beautiful white chandelier
and new floor vent covers.
I went ahead and ordered the bedding since it had a 14 week turnaround time. When I first saw this on Etsy, I knew I had to have it. The price was more than I had wanted to spend, but it looks so freakin' cute!
I also ordered the chair. I knew that I wanted a glider/rocker that looked more like a chair. I also wanted one with a print that was safe. Hopefully We can use this chair with all of our children and just change out the throw pillow....then it can move into another room. We ordered the chair from a shop here in Memphis. It took about 6 weeks to get....not bad at all!
I started my search for an armoire early on. We found this one at a local store here in Memphis for about $200. Joe sanded it, painted it white, and added new hardware. Love it!
I made the inside of the drawers fun my using scrapbook paper and modge podge.
We used the curtains that were already in the room and I went to Hancocks and got some hot pink pom-pom fringe and hot glued it on.
I also ordered the rug from Urban Outfitters. It was backordered but I got it before Christmas.
We did some DIY art for over the crib.
I got this amazing lamp as a baby shower gift from one of my moms best friends, Susan. She found it at an antique store and painted it to match the room. She also made the monogrammed lampshade. It looks perfect in the nursery!
The side table came from my Great Uncle's house. Joe painted it white. I got the picture frame from Hobby Lobby and put a black and white picture of my mama pregnant with me in it.
The changing table was a hand me down item. It is an old Jenny Lind style. Joe's mom ordered fabric that matched the crib bedding and made a cover for the changing table pad. She actually made two different covers, but this one is my favorite.
I already had the hot pink wire baskets (bought from Hobby Lobby a few years ago on clearance}. I put lotions, creams, etc. in one basket and in the other basket I put 2 glass containers (old BBW candle holders that I cleaned out) and filled them with baby q-tips and other items. I got the glass holder from Michael's and I'm using it to store the pacifiers. On the bottom shelf I have 2 galvanized bins. I knew that I did not want baskets, so these seemed like a good option. I found these at the local Pottery Barn outlet, but the pink was wrong. No problem...I just covered them with some scrapbook paper and modge podge. I am using them to store diapers and either blankets or bibs/burp cloths.
Here is a picture of Sally's closet....little girl has a lot of clothes!! Joe installed the closet organizer from IKEA and then built the rods and shelves. I added some colorful bins and started filling it them up with all kinds of baby goodies.
Here are some more pictures:
Here is a video tour that I did:
Here is a list of everything and where it came from. Let me know if I left anything off or if you have any questions.
Hardware for the Armoire, floor vent covers and curtain rods: Lowe's
Pillow: Made by my MIL from a pattern found here.
Side Table: Thrifted and painted by hubby
Lamp: Painted one that I already had hot pink and recovered the shade using extra fabric
Changing Table: Vintage Jenny Lind painted by hubby
Closet Bins: Target
Armoire: Antique from a local store
Curtains: DIY (sheer white curtains and hot glued hot pink pom-poms from Hancock's Fabrics)
"Here Comes The Sun" Print: Etsy
Owl print over changing table: Etsy
Art over the crib: DIY inspired by this
Art on the walls: DIY from Pinterest (frames from IKEA and Michael's)
Galvanized Toy Bin: Michael's with a 40% off coupon!
Dragonfly Mobile and Shadowbox: DIY by Me :)
So that's it. I hope you like it. I can't wait to see my little girl in it! I hope she loves her room!
