Found on Hostess with the Mostess
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Baby Girl Shower Guest Favor Idea!
I'm loving the shabby chic look of these oh-so adorable and homemade guest favors! Definitely worth saving in my idea bank!
Found on Icing Designs
Originally from Posh Paperie
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Pillowcase Dress Tutorial
I'm obviously still banking on this baby being a girl! :)
This project just has me itching to wipe the dust off my sewing machine!!
Found on V & Co.
Nursery Eye Candy
From the How-To Gal
Monday, April 26, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Changing Table Dilemma
Ok, our nursery so far is equipped with a crib and the large IKEA Expedit bookshelf. And after putting everything together and getting it all into the room - I know realize that there isn't that much space for another piece of furniture and we already have a comfy, cozy chair on it's way!
The plan was to use a dresser from our guest bedroom set for the changing table - but after putting the dresser in at least 5 different spots throughout the room - nothing works. So, now plan B and C or D.
Plan B
Find a great priced changing table or dresser on craigslist or at a garage sale that is either perfect or will get painted (envision a light lavender dresser if its a girl and a light green/sage one if its a boy).
Plan C
Switch out the changing table that I bought at a garage sale a few years ago that I am currently using in my laundry room as a shelf.
Plan D
(My favorite plan so far) Head back to IKEA and purchase either the Hemnes 3-drawer dresser for $179.00 - which I am afraid will have the same issues as the guest bedroom dresser with being too tall for the space we have available in front of the window, or the Malm 6-drawer dresser for $149.00 - which is what I am leaning towards the most at the moment because of it's width and height I think it would work perfect in front of the window without looking awkward or the IKEA Expedit shelf for $69.00 in a size smaller than the one we have now and laying it horizontally in front of the window.
We need to go back to IKEA anyways to pick up our LACK shelves and the banana leave ottoman for the room and possibly a rug.
Here's the Hemnes 3-drawer dresser.
Width: 43 1/4 "
Depth: 20 1/8 "
Height: 38 1/4 "
And the Malm dresser.
Width: 63 1/8 "
Depth: 19 "
Height: 30 3/4 "
See it in use - looks like a good height for under the window:
And the Expedit shelf (but it would be horizontal)
Width: 31 1/8 "
Depth: 15 3/8 "
Height: 58 5/8 "
The plan was to use a dresser from our guest bedroom set for the changing table - but after putting the dresser in at least 5 different spots throughout the room - nothing works. So, now plan B and C or D.
Plan B
Find a great priced changing table or dresser on craigslist or at a garage sale that is either perfect or will get painted (envision a light lavender dresser if its a girl and a light green/sage one if its a boy).
Plan C
Switch out the changing table that I bought at a garage sale a few years ago that I am currently using in my laundry room as a shelf.
Plan D
(My favorite plan so far) Head back to IKEA and purchase either the Hemnes 3-drawer dresser for $179.00 - which I am afraid will have the same issues as the guest bedroom dresser with being too tall for the space we have available in front of the window, or the Malm 6-drawer dresser for $149.00 - which is what I am leaning towards the most at the moment because of it's width and height I think it would work perfect in front of the window without looking awkward or the IKEA Expedit shelf for $69.00 in a size smaller than the one we have now and laying it horizontally in front of the window.
We need to go back to IKEA anyways to pick up our LACK shelves and the banana leave ottoman for the room and possibly a rug.
Width: 43 1/4 "
Depth: 20 1/8 "
Height: 38 1/4 "
Width: 63 1/8 "
Depth: 19 "
Height: 30 3/4 "
See it in use - looks like a good height for under the window:
And the Expedit shelf (but it would be horizontal)
Width: 31 1/8 "
Depth: 15 3/8 "
Height: 58 5/8 "
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Picking Paint Colors: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe!
Soothing colors are the best choices for a nursery. If you're drawn to a bright color such as red, try a lighter, less active shade such as deep pink, or use it as an accent by adding red toys, pillows, blankets or artwork. If you still aren't particularly drawn to any one color, use this guide to achieve the emotional effects you're after.
Personally, I am drawn to the lavenders and light yellow colors and the green a little as well. :)
• Blue encourages relaxation. It’s often linked with peace, healing and meditation. A light blue bedroom is particularly good for inducing sleep.
• Red is very active and is often associated with passion, power and, in some cultures, good luck. Although it’s too active and overpowering for nursery walls, red can combat lethargy. Red is appropriate in small doses and will boost energy.
• Pink is the color of love—both love of self and love for others.
• Green is most associated with nature and represents serenity and growth. It has the potential to calm and revitalize. If you live in an urban environment, adding green to your nursery can be an excellent way to connect with nature.
• Yellow is associated with the sun. Yellow sheds light on our lives and helps us see things clearly. Bright yellow is energizing, but a pale shade won’t interfere with sleep.
• Purple may be a reassuring color, but it’s also stimulating. Purple is associated with spirituality and royalty. If you’re drawn to purple you might want to use lavender in your nursery. Lavender, like blue, may soothe babies.
• Orange is happy and expansive. Although perhaps too active in a room used for sleep, it makes an excellent accent color.
• White, associated with purity, is clean and works in all rooms. Because it can look sterile, you might want to accent it with warmer colors. Or try off-white, which has some yellow in it to bring in the sunshine energy, or beige, which is still neutral but much warmer.
Information from Natural Home Magazine.com
Color Swatches from The Land of Nod
Personally, I am drawn to the lavenders and light yellow colors and the green a little as well. :)
• Blue encourages relaxation. It’s often linked with peace, healing and meditation. A light blue bedroom is particularly good for inducing sleep.
• Red is very active and is often associated with passion, power and, in some cultures, good luck. Although it’s too active and overpowering for nursery walls, red can combat lethargy. Red is appropriate in small doses and will boost energy.
• Pink is the color of love—both love of self and love for others.
• Green is most associated with nature and represents serenity and growth. It has the potential to calm and revitalize. If you live in an urban environment, adding green to your nursery can be an excellent way to connect with nature.
• Yellow is associated with the sun. Yellow sheds light on our lives and helps us see things clearly. Bright yellow is energizing, but a pale shade won’t interfere with sleep.
• Purple may be a reassuring color, but it’s also stimulating. Purple is associated with spirituality and royalty. If you’re drawn to purple you might want to use lavender in your nursery. Lavender, like blue, may soothe babies.
• Orange is happy and expansive. Although perhaps too active in a room used for sleep, it makes an excellent accent color.
• White, associated with purity, is clean and works in all rooms. Because it can look sterile, you might want to accent it with warmer colors. Or try off-white, which has some yellow in it to bring in the sunshine energy, or beige, which is still neutral but much warmer.
Information from Natural Home Magazine.com
Color Swatches from The Land of Nod
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Fabric Hanging Bookshelves
Being a bit of the fabric geek that I am - the idea of making DIY hanging fabric bookshelves in the nursery is fabulous! Can you just see some of my favorite Heather Bailey swatches up there?? Adds a little pop of color and design to the room as well as being functional.
From Oh Dee Doh Nursery Tour
Hanging Book Display Tutorial from Penny Carnival
On another note: How am I ever going to pick a color scheme?!
My faves so far:
- yellow and lavender
- yellow and grey
- pink and grey
- pink and brown
- blue and brown
Monday, April 19, 2010
Weak in the Knees
Something about pink and grey just makes me go weak in the knees! I have this teeny tiny feeling it's going to be a girl! :)
Fabric Height Wall Chart from the Happy Home Blog
Fabric Height Wall Chart from the Happy Home Blog
Once Upon A Time...
My husband and I are really into books - meaning our child-to-be already has a bookshelf full - we started buying books long before we were expecting - so a book/story themed nursery is a perfect idea!
I also love the idea of the photo collage as a focal point above the crib too!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Vinyl Wall Art for the Nursery
I am not sure how our walls would do with vinyl wall art like this since it textured - but I love these Queen Anne's Lace looking graphics! Also comes in lavender and grey
$65 from blik
Monday, April 12, 2010
Our Nursery - the blank slate stage
My hubby and I have already started on our nursery! It's a little early yet - I'm hardly even showing here at 15 weeks! But we've been putting a lot of thought into what we want and it makes sense to do a little a time over the course of the next 8 months.
So here's our blank slate! We found the perfect crib already and have some cute neutral curtains and with all the old guest bedroom furniture moved out - it is really starting to look like a nursery!
This was our first real nursery purchase - a lovely IKEA bookshelf I got around the time of my birthday in February (coincidence? of course not!).
Ok, wait...maybe THIS was on of our first nursery purchases - a vintage Curious George alphabet poster we found at a local antique shop. :) It is crooked I see now - gotta go upstairs and fix that for the next photo shoot!
We are kinda to the point now, where we need to know the gender of our wee one so we know where to head in the direction of blues or pinks. The room needs a rug, that is for certain with the large space in the middle of the room, we'll need some wall art - maybe the baby's name in wooden letters over the crib, our nursery chair is on it's way already as well - more pics when that comes in and we get things rearranged to fit it in and I'm still on the fence about a changer/dresser. We had dresser in the room but it didn't look right anywhere - and now we found a good spot for it in the office/guestbedroom so we'll either look at finding and refinishing another dresser or going without since we do have a closet to put clothes, etc. Can't decide on that one.
Here's a few things that are still on our list of things to add to the space:
Cute IKEA stool for $29.99- perfect to use up a little of that floor space and ties in that wicker look I love!
Large banana leave baskets for toy storage on the floor.
A toy/dress-up clothes chest - either white or antique looking trunk.
Large rug for the middle of the room.
Another lamp for dimmer lighting.
Changer or dresser?
Heather Bailey fabric for our crib sheets and skirt.
So here's our blank slate! We found the perfect crib already and have some cute neutral curtains and with all the old guest bedroom furniture moved out - it is really starting to look like a nursery!
This was our first real nursery purchase - a lovely IKEA bookshelf I got around the time of my birthday in February (coincidence? of course not!).
Ok, wait...maybe THIS was on of our first nursery purchases - a vintage Curious George alphabet poster we found at a local antique shop. :) It is crooked I see now - gotta go upstairs and fix that for the next photo shoot!
We are kinda to the point now, where we need to know the gender of our wee one so we know where to head in the direction of blues or pinks. The room needs a rug, that is for certain with the large space in the middle of the room, we'll need some wall art - maybe the baby's name in wooden letters over the crib, our nursery chair is on it's way already as well - more pics when that comes in and we get things rearranged to fit it in and I'm still on the fence about a changer/dresser. We had dresser in the room but it didn't look right anywhere - and now we found a good spot for it in the office/guestbedroom so we'll either look at finding and refinishing another dresser or going without since we do have a closet to put clothes, etc. Can't decide on that one.
Here's a few things that are still on our list of things to add to the space:
Cute IKEA stool for $29.99- perfect to use up a little of that floor space and ties in that wicker look I love!
Large banana leave baskets for toy storage on the floor.
A toy/dress-up clothes chest - either white or antique looking trunk.
Large rug for the middle of the room.
Another lamp for dimmer lighting.
Changer or dresser?
Heather Bailey fabric for our crib sheets and skirt.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Old Navy Maternity
I didn't even realize that Old Navy carried a maternity line! Too cute and it's really reasonably priced!
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