Nursery Reveal-ish

Me a few months ago: "I don't want a theme or to spend a ridiculous amount on nursery stuff."

Lou: "Ok"

Me now: "I know I said I didn't want to do a theme or decorate but....."

Lou <<eyeroll>>

So it kind of just happened, but Louis and I feel that it is very important to instill an appreciation (and hopefully love) of nature. And there is actually a ton of stuff right now that is woodland animal themed, which works out really nice (and is stinkin' adorable!). So while we're not going full-on theme, we did end up choosing a lot of items that are nature themed.

We were very lucky in that we acquired a crib, glider, and dresser from Lou's Aunt (thanks Cina!). The changing table / dresser / cat lounger was a medium blue, and the rest of the pieces were cream. We decided on Spring Green by Behr and it ended up perfect. The walls are light and bright, and not too vanilla. We got fabric from Joanns to reupholster the glider (Lou went with me, because he is a TROOPER. Boys going to craft stores with you, that's love.) The fabric was blue and green and black leaves and it ended up tying the room together perfectly. I have a sewing machine and knew the basics of sewing. I wanted something to cover the nice fabric that was on the cushions, and have something that I could remove easily to wash and launder if it gets all baby-bodily-fluids-y. I made most of the cushions pillow case style, using a tutorial I found over at Katie's blog. It was easy peasy and I think really ties the room together now. I used this same tutorial to create a changing cover made of vinyl, which I'm hoping will be much easier for clean ups. Let's see how they hold up :-)

Mary gave us the book rack (and most of the books in it) to hopefully get our little reader started. I think this is what Lou and I are most looking forward to doing first with our little girl. 

The blanket was a handmade gift from Toni & Frank, a friend of Louis' family. The Owl, fox, two dogs, and dolly, are gifts from Elaine. The Pink and yellow bunny is a gift from Seve - Future AUNT! The Raccoon is a present from my cousin Nicole. And the Mickie & Minnie I picked up on a whim shortly after I found out I was pregnant. I think she's got a decent sized collection started!

We're waiting to put the crib sheets on because, well, cats. I prematurely put a changing cover on early and the boys have loved resting on the changing table. It's all hair and is going to need to get washed again, already :) We're thinking white sheets will be easy to clean and bleach, and go well in the light green room. 

I did these paintings with cheapo Michaels acrylic paint and canvases, and are loosely based off of images I saw on Pinterest. I am definitely a novice, but I had fun and it was a nice way to relieve stress. 

I made a waterproof cover for the changing table using some fabric from Joanns and using a similar but modified tutorial of the pocket pillow. The handles we scored from Etsy.

Louis and I also made some car seat blankets from this tutorial. Pretty cute, I hope they work out!

Still a few things to get and do... like curtains and crib skirts and diapers etc, but I think that's mostly anxiety over not feeling prepared for a baby.  

We are getting so excited to bring this girl home, and feel so grateful that we have such a great support group of family and friends to bring her into this world to.

Patty