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!

Probably the most frequent pregnancy-related question I’m asked these days is, “Have you started on the nursery yet?” And I’m pretty sure each person who asks it expects a resounding YES! in return. But guess what? I haven’t even started on decorating the nursery yet! In real life, that is. The room is still covered in moving boxes, clothing racks, and yes, dust. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t designed and redesigned the nursery a dozen times in my mind. I want to make sure I’ve gotten it right, you see. We’ve been saving up to pay cash for everything that goes in this little room, and by our calculations, everything will be ready for installation in August. Hopefully I can still move by then. Baby girl is due on September 21st! Yikes!

Right now I’ve been paying the most attention to the west wall of the room (see elevation below). Things that are ready for the room include: the lockers (freshly painted white), the wall art (hand-me-down from our apartment-living days), the table (old typist stand painted white), and the lamp (formerly in our bedroom). DIY projects I’ve been putting off: making the curtains (easy peasy!), reupholstering the rocking chair with an orange vintage bedspread (cheap!), and stitching together a poof to go next to the chair (intimidating!).

Almost everything’s all set to go, I just need to find some motivation to finish up all of the projects I’ve gotten myself into. But in the meantime, I’ve been thinking of cute storage solution for all of the blankets and stuffed toys which we’ll most likely have coming out of our ears. Right now I’m on the hunt for the perfect basket or two to sit atop the set of small lockers. Which option do you like best?

Baskets from Etsy: 1 2 3 4

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