Baby Mayk's Nursery

Pumpkin's nursery is pretty much ready for his arrival. I love the way it turned out! It's so cozy and I love the color palette. I can't wait to read to Pumpkin and rock him to sleep in the glider.

My friend Ashley found the cute little door hanger randomly at Hobby Lobby. It matches the bedding perfectly! It's crazy how well it fits with the theme of the room.

We went with the Kendall Low Profile crib from Pottery Barn Kids. The crib and mattress were gifts from Rich's parents. I love how simple it is. It's also a great height for me to put a sleeping baby in without having to get on my tippie toes. 

The bedding is the Mist and Grey Chevron bedding from Carousel Designs. I picked it out very soon after finding out Pumpkin was a boy because I wanted to design the nursery around the bedding.

As you can see, we already have the camera for the video monitor set up in the right corner of the crib. It was a gift from our friends Mary and Sam. I have the monitor and charging base set up on my night stand also ready to go. We got the Summer Infant Baby Touch Video monitor. I love that it tells you the temperature in the room and you can talk to the baby through the camera. 

We received the Harper Elephant Mobile (from PB Kids) as a gift from Pumpkin's Aunt Laurie and Uncle Gene. It plays "Hush Little Baby." I love the little elephants and the way it looks with the bedding. We also have a Sleep Sheep sound machine in the corner which plays 4 songs and does 4 white noise type sounds. I've been holding it against my belly and playing songs for Pumpkin so maybe they will be soothing to him once he's here. 

You may also be able to see in the picture we have some under the crib storage. I read somewhere that under the crib is a good place to store diapers. When you live in a small house you have to find ways to make use of all the space you have!!!

The only thing missing from this picture is the letters of Pumpkin's name. I made them to put over the crib. They are currently in hiding until his birth ;)

Next up is the bookcase my dad custom made for Pumpkin's room. I love the bead board back and how all the shelves are different sizes. It's definitely a one-of-a kind piece. I put things at the top that I want out of Pumpkin's reach and things at the bottom that he can play with.

Some of the special things on the bookcase:

• On the top left shelf is a Kate Spade figurine from my friend Jennifer (I think it's a zebra). She purchased it for our future child before we were even expecting.
• On the top middle shelf is a drawing of a Pumpkin from my talented friend Ashley.
• On the top right shelf is a sign I purchased from Swoozies that says "When I Grow Up I Want To Be Like Daddy." I gave it to Rich for Father's Day.
• The second shelf down on the left is a sign given to Pumpkin by his Great Aunt Elaine and Great Uncle Steve at his gender reveal. It says "We Loved You Even Before You Were Born." 
• Below the sign I've stacked Pumpkin's large collection of blankets. One thing is for sure... he will never be cold :) I am currently on the hunt for something else to fill this space (it is 23" tall). I am definitely open to suggestions. 
• I put the elephant stuffed animal on the second shelf down on the right. This was another gift from Aunt Laurie and Uncle Gene.
• Below the elephant is a picture frame I picked up at Swoozies that says "Thank Heaven for Little Boys." I plan to put one of his pictures from his newborn photo shoot inside.
• Below the frame and blankets are shelves containing books, toys and a basket FULL of stuffed animals. We are currently keeping the nursery room door shut because we don't trust Rex with the stuffed animal basket. He don't understand yet that the baby's toys are off limits.

Next up is the "changing table" (really a dresser from Ikea). I love the lamp (from PB Kids) which was a gift from the baby's Great Yia Yia (Rich's grandmother). I'm glad I was able to position it to be near the chair so I can turn it on for late night feedings and not have to have the harsh overhead light on. I ordered the changing pad cover from Etsy to match the bed skirt. I also have a back up changing pad cover that matches the lamp (white with a grey ribbon on the side). The diaper basket was a Homegoods find. It matches the toy basket at the bottom of the bookcase. I am still loving all of the prints above the changing table. I find that when I show people the room, that is the thing most people are drawn to.

The glider looks a little boring right now. I've made a pillow for it with Pumpkin's name on it. It's white and I used blue and white seersucker fabric to applique his name onto it. 

 We have a lot of unused storage space on the cube shelves in the closet. I'm sure I will fill this up with toys and other misc. items over the next few months. We are using the other half of the closet to store some of the big things that we don't want out all the time... the pack in play, stroller and extra car seat base. Up top I have bins of clothes sizes 9 months and up and other things we've received that we won't be using for the first few months.

So after months of decorating... it's finally done! I tell people it's the best looking room in our house :) I can't wait to bring Pumpkin home to his beautiful nursery!

Until next time...

Tressa

Nursery Update

I finally got around to hanging the pictures over the changing table and installing the curtain holdbacks. So 1/2 of the room is pretty much done.

I love the way the holdbacks give the curtains some shape rather than just having them hang there (see before picture below). Also, they allow more light to come in during the day.

Before

And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the pictures I selected to go around the Dr. Seuss print. I think they are so cool! I got them off of Etsy from THEDAISYFIELDS. All of the paintings are reproductions of watercolors painted by the shop owner and I was able to customize the colors to match my nursery.

I've also been making some personalized burp clothes and outfits for Pumpkin. Of course I taped paper over the ones that have his name on them :) He is going to be decked out in personalized stuff for every Georgia and Michigan football game and holiday!

Until next time....
Tressa

Nursery In Progress.....

This is Pumpkin's nursery so far....

Before I knew Pumpkin was a boy, I knew I wanted grey and white to be the main nursery colors. I love white furniture for children and I feel like grey is really "in" right now. If Pumpkin had been a girl I would have accented with sweet light shades of pink. My plan was if Pumpkin was a boy I was going to accent with yellow. However, once we found out he was a boy and I started looking at bedding, I was really drawn to light blue. So the colors of the room are grey, white and light blue...

I searched far and wide for the perfect baby boy bedding. I didn't want something that screamed baby (i.e. bedding sets that have animals all over them or Disney themed) and I didn't want something too busy since I already have an ikat print on the curtains. I found the perfect set at Carousel Designs. I like how it's simple with the exception of the crib skirt so it doesn't fight the design on the curtains too much. I also like that the crib skirt has the chevron design instead of the bumper, since I will have to take the bumper off until Pumpkin is a little older. I also think the design would work for a girl as well if we have a baby girl someday and want to reuse it. I can't wait to get the crib and mattress so we can put the bedding on and see how it looks with the rest of the room!

We found the glider on Costco's website, but didn't end up purchasing it from Costco because they were out of stock when we went to purchase it. It's a Dawson recliner/glider. I really liked the look of the gliders at Pottery Barn, but none of them reclined and they were all more than twice the price we paid for the Dawson recliner/glider. I liked the idea of having a recliner because I can see myself being worried to leave the room at first and sleeping in the chair! We don't plan on using a bassinet, so Pumpkin will be sleeping in his crib from day 1. A recliner was also ideal since we don't have a lot of room for an additional ottoman piece. It's super comfortable and I know we are going to be spending a lot of time in it!

The "changing table" is a dresser from Ikea. I love the look of it and all the additional storage space you get using a dresser compared to having a traditional changing table. The changing pad I purchased screws into the back of the dresser to keep it secure. I plan on getting a lamp for the other end of the dresser (close to the chair).

I made the curtains before I was even pregnant. I was in need of a project around Christmas and come across this fabric that I loved! I sewed blackout fabric on the back to block out the light for nap time. 

The large Dr. Seuss print is going to be on the wall centered over the changing table. I purchased the print from Etsy to coordinate with the bedding. The frame I put it in is made of bead board and was purchased from Michael's. I am currently on the hunt to find something to go on either side of the frame. Maybe some additional Dr. Seuss quotes? The wooden sign (a gift from Rich's aunt and uncle) and picture frame will go on the custom bookcase my dad is building for the room.

So that's the nursery so far.... I have 18 more weeks to pull it all together, although I would like to have it ready in more like 14 weeks in case Pumpkin decides to make an early appearance! I will post more updates as I make progress.

Until next time...
Tressa