Her crib. I'm in love. I originally saw the idea to paint an old crib on Pinterest and LOVED it, so Jack spray-painted my littlest brother's crib that my parents still had sitting in their garage. *Side note: This was our first ever stray-painting project and Jack has vowed never to do it again (even though I've since had him do one more project). I hugely underestimated how many cans it would take ... I started with buying 2 and had to go back multiple times, finishing with 8. Ugh. Though it was still cheap to do so, it was more frustrating than anything. Poor Jack was out there a few weekends in a row working on it. I thought spraying it would be better since it has so many spindles, but we should have primed it first (covering dark wood).
Reusing old family crib: $0
Rustoleum spray paint: $4/can
It bothers me that the room looks so barren from the doorway, but that's where the extra 2% of unfinished room comes in. I'm still looking around for a bookcase, and would like to leave space for the kids to just play. Eventually I imagine a little table and chairs going in there for tea time and possibly a play kitchen ... but that will be in a few years. I did find a fabulous Victorian-esq frame at IKEA in their as-is section (it was missing the back of the frame), that will be hanging above the baby's crib. It will have her name on it, and since we'd like to keep her name a surprise until she's born, the frame won't be hung until then either. Her white curtains I love as well. They're sheers, but have a tiny little pin-stripe in them with polka-dots every few inches. Hard to tell from the photo, but they add a nice texture. There was so much color going on between the wall color, the crib and the bedding that the room needed something soothing. I wanted to add in gold/burnished brass as a metal in the room and did so through accessories and the curtain rods. I don't know why, but I am in love with her curtain rods. So silly.
Behr wall paint: $30/gallon (paint and primer in one ... a must)
IKEA frame for above crib (not pictured): $7
IKEA curtains: $15/2 panels
JoAnns curtain rods: $11 & $16 (sale plus coupons ... I saved 60% on these!)
Her bedding. This is what inspired it all. And this was the splurge. I think it's okay to have one splurge per room, as long as it's a statement piece or jumping-off point. I loved all the flowers and all of the colors. It's feminine without being sickly girly. I love rooms that are so monochromatic or have soft shades, but I am also drastically attracted to color (hence my first car being a lime green VW Beetle). So when I saw this bedding ... dainty and lively at the same time ... I just had to get it. It gave me the wall color and the crib color. Love love love.
Land of Nod bedding: ~$200
Another look at the lovely curtains and a (dark) peek at the botanical prints I got from Etsy. More to chat about below.
I was toying with the idea of buying an actual changing table, but decided to save some money and repurpose an old dresser that Jack has had for years. After painting it white, I changed the knobs and it looks like a brand new piece of furniture. I love mixing materials, so when I saw the hot pink lucite butterfly knobs, I knew I wanted to pair them with something more mature, hence the burnished brass pulls (I'm still needing to get a couple extra screws to install the missing pull). I love the look together. I'm debating on whether or not to purchase an additional changing table mattress, or just take Seth's out of his room. Though he's showing signs of progress in his potty training, he's not there yet. Hmmm. Regardless, the changing pad will go on top of the dresser. I got a simple bookcase in the corner to store diapers, wipes and other diapering items since the table top is so small. Love the pink baskets to bring not only practicality, but also the color pink to the other side of the room. Also a laundry basket in a fun print.
Reusing old dresser as changing table: $0
Target butterfly knobs: $15/4 pack
Knobs.com burnished brass pulls: $3/each
Target pink storage baskets: $5 and $7
Home Goods laundry basket: $14
One of my surprise favorites in the room has to be these prints. I got the yellow botanical prints from Etsy, the polka dot "mat" (which is really scrapbook paper) from Michael's, and the frame from IKEA (which came with the white mat). By buying a larger frame than needed for your artwork or photo, you can add in another layer with paper, acting as a mat, and make the whole piece bigger. One things I hate to see is when wall art is too small for the wall it's hung on. I don't know why, but it gets me to the core! I'd rather see an empty wall than one with something too small for it.
Etsy botanical prints: $30/4 different images
IKEA frame: $10/each
This wall was one of my first creations for the room. I got the idea from Pinterest and it's so simple! Taking scrap fabric or quilting squares and put into embroidery hoops. It's that easy! And since it's so cheap, you can do lots of them of all different shapes and sizes. I originally wanted these to be hanging above the baby's bed, but when I put the bedding on I realized it was WAY too much color, so I moved them over the a large blank wall to bring the color to the other side of the room. Love it.
JoAnns fabric quilting fabric: $10
JoAnns embroidery hoops: ~$1/each
Some of the little touches that I love ... a simple golden box that my Grandma gave me the last time I went to visit her. I absolutely love older pieces. So much character, and something you could't find now if you wanted to. I think I'll be putting the baby's hair bows in here.
Family heirloom box: $0
Fun accessories for the room. No real purpose but cuteness. (I was thinking of you, Abby!)
Home Goods pink owl: $8
The only think missing from the room is a floor lamp that we got off of Craigslist for $25. It's a new lamp, but made to look old and a little Victorian. It was a dark mocha color with a glass shade, but it's in the process of being spray-painted white and I'm looking for a regular shade for it (Where do I get one??? Anyone know?). I haven't decided yet if I want to do something fun on the shade. I probably will. And there will be another post about that.
So now we wait for our bundle to come. 9 more weeks until my due date. I cannot believe how fast it has gone.
