Nursery Tour

One brand-spanking new nursery, eagerly awaiting New Baby's arrival:

Obligatory "Before" picture:

I can place the blame for the paint color solely on the house's previous residents.

And the "After":

Dawww...

Bookshelf with baskets on clearance at Hob Lob, a ring sling my mom made (I helped), art by crafty Heidi, and books (of course). The birdcage on top is filled with baby cards, and the sippy cup is actually from my mother's childhood (and thus only for decoration).

I made the tree by painting the branches in white, cutting leaves out of fabric, and applying them to the wall with a cornstarch-water solution.

That baby blanket is the one my Grandma made for me. DAWW!

Rebecca already took awesome photos of the bird mobile that put mine to shame:

The mobile instructions are here; the hanging birds underneath are here.

And the crowning achievement, the Alphabet Wall:

My favorite is the Luigi "L." And the Z. And the K...

But believe it or not, it all started with this chair:

I know it sounds crazy, but I was debating several color schemes for this room, and I picked this one because it would go with the chair. The chair called to me at a yard sale (I believe it said something like, "Only $3? Please don't leave me here with these people - obviously they have no idea how awesome I am!") but it's a bit old and fragile. I can't always count on guests to be gracious sitters, so I've tried to keep it out of the main rooms, which before now meant keeping it in the guest room. But now there's no room for it in the guest room/office combo, so if I didn't find some way to work it into the nursery, it was goodbye. So I picked a yellow paint, and meandered about a bit until I found the fabric I used for the window shade. That pulled the whole thing together.

Thanks to Mom for making sure it all actually happened. Now there's nothing to do but wait...

Love,

Katie