BEFORE
AFTER!
It's funny – in some ways it's similar to the virtual nursery I made a while ago, but in other ways it's completely different.
I didn't put the finishing touches in there until a couple weeks after the baby came home. I took a look around and instantly thought, "vintage!" It wasn't really my goal, but it totally worked out that way and I love it.
Shall we take a tour?
This mirror came from my grandma's house. My aunts gave it to me when she passed away. It's made out of plastic. I love the gaudy gold pop it gives the room.
The craft hoops are filled with leftover fabric I had after making the birds you'll see below. The silhouette is of my mother-in-law at the age of 6, I believe. I used a stamp to paint the face of that hamper, which I've had for a long time. If you can see the ivory pillow on the bed, that's made with with two Pier 1 napkins sewn together. The little white shelf holds a bud vase of my mom's and my dad's silver baby cup and rattle. The infamous sewing table sits beside the bed and is normally stacked with dirty bottles!
I spy a baby below! Above her hangs my homemade mobile. It turned out completely different than I intended, but I like the dimension that the branches add to the room. I found the pattern for the birds here.
Like the crib skirt? The look was inspired (stolen) from this website, but the pattern on that site made no sense to me. A gal from high school emailed me a step-by-step of how she made hers, and I found that much simpler. Not simple, but simpler.
This hand-stitched quilt is more than 60 years old! It was my dad's. It's pretty worn, but it's (mostly) clean and soft and has held together beautifully.
Here we have a gift from Kate's great-grandma, an owl from Pier 1 that I am obsessed with, and a little lamb from my friend that prays "Now I lay me down to sleep" when you squeeze it. Kate doesn't sleep in the crib often. Once she starts, I'll clear this stuff out.
Here are my beloved grandparent photos! I love the way the concept turned out, even though we're still missing one. Workin' on that!
Austin made the little K above the dresser. Before she was born I handed him a wooden block, a wooden K, fabric swatches, scrap paper, Mod Podge, paint, a staple gun and more. He was instructed to do something -- anything -- to contribute a personal touch to the nursery. (Other than replacing that awful brass ceiling fan. PTL!) He chose a sparkly gold knit to cover the block and painted the K yellow and gold. Cute! I wish the lampshade showed up in the photos. It's killer.
And that's it. What do you think?
I didn't put the finishing touches in there until a couple weeks after the baby came home. I took a look around and instantly thought, "vintage!" It wasn't really my goal, but it totally worked out that way and I love it.
Shall we take a tour?
This mirror came from my grandma's house. My aunts gave it to me when she passed away. It's made out of plastic. I love the gaudy gold pop it gives the room.
The craft hoops are filled with leftover fabric I had after making the birds you'll see below. The silhouette is of my mother-in-law at the age of 6, I believe. I used a stamp to paint the face of that hamper, which I've had for a long time. If you can see the ivory pillow on the bed, that's made with with two Pier 1 napkins sewn together. The little white shelf holds a bud vase of my mom's and my dad's silver baby cup and rattle. The infamous sewing table sits beside the bed and is normally stacked with dirty bottles!
I spy a baby below! Above her hangs my homemade mobile. It turned out completely different than I intended, but I like the dimension that the branches add to the room. I found the pattern for the birds here.
Like the crib skirt? The look was inspired (stolen) from this website, but the pattern on that site made no sense to me. A gal from high school emailed me a step-by-step of how she made hers, and I found that much simpler. Not simple, but simpler.
This hand-stitched quilt is more than 60 years old! It was my dad's. It's pretty worn, but it's (mostly) clean and soft and has held together beautifully.
Here we have a gift from Kate's great-grandma, an owl from Pier 1 that I am obsessed with, and a little lamb from my friend that prays "Now I lay me down to sleep" when you squeeze it. Kate doesn't sleep in the crib often. Once she starts, I'll clear this stuff out.
Here are my beloved grandparent photos! I love the way the concept turned out, even though we're still missing one. Workin' on that!
Austin made the little K above the dresser. Before she was born I handed him a wooden block, a wooden K, fabric swatches, scrap paper, Mod Podge, paint, a staple gun and more. He was instructed to do something -- anything -- to contribute a personal touch to the nursery. (Other than replacing that awful brass ceiling fan. PTL!) He chose a sparkly gold knit to cover the block and painted the K yellow and gold. Cute! I wish the lampshade showed up in the photos. It's killer.
And that's it. What do you think?
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