First off - it's really hard for me to blog about the nursery today since it's not DONE. There are so many things that I want to say..."a painting is going here" "this isn't staying like this" "the needs to be hung" etc... but I'm gonna go ahead and show the progress we made in just 1 month! I started ordering/researching items at the beginning of January, we had the room painted 2 wkds ago and the wallpaper was hung this past weekend!
There are so many people that helped with the nursery...Jenny found the crib on craigslist (she is such a deal finder! amazing), my mom gifted the rocker, and my father-in-law Ross spent 12 hours on Saturday hanging wallpaper and trim for his little granddaughter! Paul and I couldn't have made this room come together without everyone's help - many many thanks!
**alsooooo. I know, I know, I KNOW some elements of this nursery are not realistic when she is a toddler. I get it. Just let me live in my dream-like, ignorant, kid-less state for now. :)
The grasscloth wallpaper was an inexpensive project (albeit labor intesive) that made a huge impact on the room. I found the wallpaper on americanblinds.com (exact product link), ordered samples, and then made the decision. We bought the trim at home depot and cut to size. In total it was a $150 project that was worth every penny. The ceilings/walls are so tall that the furniture was almost floating in a big space of cream paint before the grounding border went up.
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Some other nursery details....
Two PBkids chandeliers my mom found at the outlets years ago for my wedding reception...seen below:
The ceilings are too tall and room is too large for these small chandeliers but I knew I wanted use them....at first I deconstructed an Ikea standing lamp and hung from there...so I could just plug into the wall. Then Paul actually had the grand idea of just removing the cord from the lamp and hanging from a hook in the little nook we created...genius! and so obvious? couldn't believe I didn't think of it!
Paul and I have become 'electricians' in the past month...I use that term loosely...BUT we have hung countless light fixtures...and I have 'spliced' (is that the right term?) or connected outlet cords to a chandelier fixtures. There was a little scare - I was sitting on the couch attaching the cords, plugged it in, turned it on, and POW an explosion right in my lap...I was fine but scared and the pillows might have a few burn marks on them. I learned my lesson tho! back awayyyy when testing your electrical work. Once you connect a chandelier to an outlet cord, the possibilities of where it can go are endless! And don't worry, we used plastic connectors, electrical tape and then covered in white duct tape - it's safe.
{where they hang now}
Another cheap, cheap project is spray painting this Ikea shelf gold. $40 shelf unit + $3can of spray paint. done.
Since our baby is going to be a girl (at least that is what we are expecting), I am able to use my wedding veil and pink sash in the nursery.
The wedding veil is being hung over the crib and the sash is draped along the curtain rod. So happy to be able to reuse these precious pieces!
and....to show you there is still a lot left to do...here is the other corner of the room. The dresser is down in the garage getting prepped for paint. Mirror is on it's way and paintings are in the works...
I'll be updating again soon - the plan is to have everything done by Sunday March 2nd!
also - I will list out where everything is from in the end, but most things are from wayfair, overstock, ikea, homegoods and craigslist.