We have spent a lot of time working on the nursery lately... It's coming together, considering at this point that genders are unknown and we still have plenty of time, it seems. But you've got to start somewhere, right?
First to change - the red walls. My advice for the day...
don't ever paint any wall red unless you plan on moving before you want it changed again. Holy moly was that not fun. Granted, we chose a light color to cover it, but 4 coats of paint later, there are finally no traces of red paint! :)
The front room, (it still feels weird calling it "the nursery"?) has three walls of windows. For now, we are putting curtains on one window only, on the front wall, facing the street. I felt if there were window treatments on all walls, you'd walk into a room of fabric! right? So, here's the inspiration for the room, a
Cloud 9 fabric called Leaves, color Sky. Isn't it lovely?
And here are the curtains. I made two panels. We've got some puckering, so please don't investigate closely when you're over! Also, these aren't the permanent tie-backs... just waste from the fabric. :) But I like them because they say "My Happy Nursery", the name of the collection.
Here is a dresser we picked up for a steal at one of our favorite antique stores. Also, here, you can see the red paint. eek.
And here is the dresser painted white. This will double as a changing table.
Below is the abacus. Lucas suggested we repaint it to match the fabric. Good idea. I love it in here. Plus, who am I to keep one or both of our babies from becoming accountants one day?
After a long Amazon saga that I don't want to get into and you don't want to hear about, we do not yet have our cribs, but below you can see what they look like when we
did have one that had a big gash in it! They're lovely, too, and I can't wait for the real ones to arrive so we can forget about the whole ordeal!! :) :)
Thanks for taking a peek. I hope you approve and you think it's a good start. We like it, and certainly hope our babies do, too!
