Nursery-Final Product

I meant to post this before the baby came but things happen (like going into labor a week early).  Luckily, we finished the nursery the previous weekend but it took me a while to get photos of our completed work.  We attempted to keep things very neutral because we didn't know that Henry was a "he" until he arrived!

I posted a sneak peek a few weeks ago with some of the finish details, you can check it out here.

I attempted to stick on a budget with the project and receiving the crib as a gift certainly helped.  We also refinished a dresser from my childhood (repainted and new hardware), bought our glider on Craigslist, used paint we had from the previous house, re-purposed curtains from the living room, bought the rug at a furniture outlet and the bookshelf was a floor model so we got 20% off.  Still, preparing for baby is not cheap :).  We were so blessed to have a few baby showers to get us set up.

Henry is sleeping in a Pack N Play bassinet in our room right for the foreseeable future but we've got his crib ready to go:

View of the crib and rug

We use this changing station at night.  Love having the diapers stacked on the wall for easy access.  During the day when we are downstairs, we use our other Pack N Play for changing and naps.  Yes, we have two and it is so nice with a two story house-I definitely recommend!

Between the crib and the closet, we have the glider and bookshelf-which doubles as a stand for the lamp and gives me a place to put things during nursing sessions.

Close up!  I love the embroidered lampshade but it think this lamp may be a bit too bright for night time feedings.  I'm considering getting a smaller lamp or nightlight as an alternative.

That's it so far!  Now that Henry is here, I would like to make some artwork for above his crib.  Something a bit more "boy" :).

Week 36-Nursery Sneak Peek

We've officially been baby "showered" three times and this little one certainly has been blessed!  We've been trying to organize the nursery and find a home for all of the new items as well as do a few loads of baby laundry and start packing our bags.  It's still a work in progress but I wanted to share a few photos thus far:

First up, 36 week belly photo (in the freshly painted hallway):

The nursery-this is my before photo :).  Many boxes to unpack...I'm not going to post any whole room photos until we are done.

The crib skirt, I started this before the holidays but just got it finished!  Hoping to post more about it soon:

Changing table (we painted it, added new knobs and I made the topper):

The baby quilt!  I've laid out the fabric but haven't started it yet:

An entire shelf of our linen closet is now diapers.  We have an assortment of sizes ready and waiting:

Week 22-Painting the Nursery

Last weekend my Mom came up to help me paint the nursery.  The room was painted blue and was the home to two little boys before we moved in so it really needed to be freshened up!

The nursery-Before paint

We painted the walls Nantucket Breeze by Benjamin Moore.  If you think this color looks familiar, it's because we used in in the half bath remodel in our last house.  I loved it and wanted to use it again!  Also painted the ceiling and the trim.  It look us almost an entire day but it was worth it, the room looks so fresh!  As soon as the paint was dry, I couldn't wait to layout the rug that Chris and I purchased for the room from the Arhaus outlet.  It's not a traditional nursery rug but I wanted something that was versatile and would grow with our baby.

The nursery-After paint

Rug Close Up

We thought it was appropriate to take the 22 week belly photo in the nursery:    

Week 22-Baby Belly

Chris installed the smoke alarm in the nursery today and our next step will be picking out our crib, stripping and repainting the dresser we are using for a changing table (Chris) and to start sewing the linens (Sonya.