Well I put the last items into the nursery this evening and I am not declaring it done!! Just in time to make a little mess in it while I switch out clothes. Our sweet little Abbie is finally outgrowing the newborn size so a purging will be happening soon.
The whole idea for her room started with the paint color. They boys' room is painted the same color and I love it. I have to say I LOVE gray walls. It's a neutral but different then the khaki/ brown color that is always used. I wanted her room to be feminine but not girly. For her bedding I couldn't find anything I really liked for under about $700. So I made it and I really enjoyed it. It turned out to be the perfect maternity leave project. The room also has to function as a guest room so I didn't want it to be too baby. So here it is......
Her bed. And yes we will finish putting the bed together before she sleeps in it. We are borrowing the crib and we are missing a piece of hardware we just need to get from them. But it made for a better picture.
This is a bulletin board. I found the frame in the Lowe's parking lot, cleaned it up and added some paint. I should have gotten a better picture of the details. It is gorgeous and FREE. The ink print is one I did in Middle School. It will be replaced with her art work when she gets older.
A candy dish now holds her extra pacies
I'm not thrilled about the glider. Since I use it everyday I don't know if it will get redone.
The daybed has a trundle. When we have guest it can be used as two twin beds or made into a king bed.
The small canvases where painted by Tyler and Nolan.
The butterflies were my grandmother's. I gave them a coat of white spray paint. I also spray painted some sticks from our backyard and made a mobile.
And every girl needs a place to keep her hair bows.
So where's the changing area? Well most days the bed looks like this....
One of the best things about it is I estimate the room was completely redone for about $200. Luckily we didn't have to buy any furniture. The bed and dresser came from Drew's parents. They were Julie's when she was growing up and Abbie and Julie also share a birthday.
So there it is and of course I have to include a picture of our sweet girl. I think this picture is hilarious!