As I type this, Phil is in the nursery painting a light shade of “Pink Champagne” (Valspar from Lowes) onto the nursery walls. In another week, we’ll be filling the room with everything I’ve planned. I guess that means I had better begin to finalize my nursery plans!

I had been stuck on what to do with the wall above the crib for quite a while. I knew I didn’t want a mobile, and I knew I wanted to reuse art from our apartment that hasn’t yet found a place in our new home (can you say free?!).  But how should I arrange it all? I didn’t want anything too sparse, or too cluttered. So when I found this cute little balloon light- I knew I wanted to include it in a simple little arrangement to give a minimal touch to the kitschy art. Voila! I hope it looks alright once it makes the transition from digital rendering to real-life.

The crib we are using was found on Craigslist for a great price. I decided I wanted to paint a thick white stripe across the top, below the chew guards. So I found some baby-safe paint, and now I just need to get to work on painting! I’ll share more on that project later.

Like my selections and want to recreate a similar look in your home? Check out the links below!

1 / 2 / 3 ($50 with invite link here) / 4 (create your own signage) / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / baby-safe paint here

If you want to check out the opposite wall elevation, look here. Since I shared this rendering originally, I’ve decided on different curtains, and moved the “xoxo” signage to the opposite wall. Other than that- this wall is all ready to go! Woo hoo! This nursery is coming together!

Lately I’ve been feeling so incredibly domestic- it’s pretty unsettling, really! Or maybe just surprising. Splitting time between cooking and cleaning in the kitchen, unpacking all of those pesky boxes still lingering from our move, playing host to an out-of-town guest, and laundering loads of new baby girl clothes…. really, I spend most of my time within the confines of these elephant grey walls, working tirelessly on projects for the nursery, and then trying to ease the awful pain of ligament stretching while resting on the sofa. Since I’ve been needing to keep my feet up and rest often, I’ve been plowing through old Dawson’s Creek episodes while crocheting away at little squares for a little baby blanket. But now I’m back for a new week of blogging and to check out what you all have been up to. Anything fun?

I’ve got to admit, thinking about this baby’s nursery has been the last thing on my mind. Wondering if I had cancer, wrapping up getting life insurance, and trying to stay distracted with work has definitely trumped baby planning around our house these days. Thankfully, we received some great news, and so life continues as normal! Hooray!

So, onto more good news! A week from tomorrow we get to DTS this baby. (DTS = determine the sex) My mom, who was dutifully distracting me from my worries recently, went with me to purchase three boy outfits, and three girl outfits in preparation for DTS day. Of course, after finding such adorable baby girl clothes, I now will be a wee bit disappointed if we discover a little boy growing inside of me- who surely should not be subjected to pink polka dots and bows. But I’m prepared for anything. :)

Besides little baby clothes, my attention is fixed on finding a fun, vintage poster for above the crib. Talk about distracting! You’d never know how difficult it is to find child-appropriate posters with style. But here are our top contenders. What do you think? Again, I’m crossing my fingers for a little girl, because gosh darn if that Funny Girl poster isn’t perfect!

links to purchase posters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8