Post Pictures of Your Nursery

[JRPAGV]

Looking for inspiration. :) Please post pictures of your nursery!

[MurphysLaw]

Oooh, oooh ooooh!!! Me first!!! :D

Now I still have to add a few things like lamps, curtains...personal touches. But you can at least get an idea!

This is what you see when you first walk in the door:
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C98%3A723232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D%3B 83%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3B33%3B83%3B5ot1lsi



Panning to the left...on top of the armoire you can see the plaque that Gino also got for Lina today. It says "Angelina" and tells about the name, at the bottom it says "We loved you even before you were born, Love Mom and Dad." You can also see the HUGE A$$ teddy bear he got me for Valentine's a few years back. When I sit on the ground it's as big as I am!:
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C98%3A723232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D%3B 83%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3B33%3B36%3B%3Bot1lsi




Panning left again...you can see a full shot of the letters on the wall and also see most of the crib:
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C98%3A723232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D%3B 83%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3B33%3B83%3B6ot1lsi

[MurphysLaw]

Nursery pics continued:

Panning left again...you can see a full shot of the crib by the mirrors(those are the closet doors), and also the dresser with the changing pad on top:
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C98%3A723232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D%3B 83%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3B33%3B83%3B7ot1lsi



This is a shot of the entrance where the first picture was taken...you can see the glider(still waiting on the ottoman to arrive), nightstand, and part of the bed.
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C98%3A723232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D%3B 83%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3B33%3B93%3C3ot1lsi



Here's a better shot of the bed..although it's hard to tell that the linens are pink/black/white. I found the perfect jersey sateen sheets in the right shade of pink(amazingly enough) and black, and then just got a king sized duvet to go over one of our king comforters. It's a queen bed, but I like to have more than enough blanket, kwim? Add a plain black dust ruffle and voila:
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C98%3A723232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D%3B 83%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3B33%3B83%3B8ot1lsi

[Camdynlyn]

Kim, did you ever figure out something for the curtains? Did you find fabric?

[MurphysLaw]

ACK! No...I need to do SOMETHING about the curtains. I'm wondering if I should just spend the dough on that fabric?!

[Camdynlyn]

I would go ahead and do that... OR, can you not just ORDER white curtains specified to your size and then have Aunt sew on the frillies?

[LeslieR]

Kim, did you bedding set not have a valance or curtains that goes with it?

I think just a pink valance would be perfect and easy to find, too! Maybe pink eyelet-very girly!

[MurphysLaw]

Kim, did you bedding set not have a valance or curtains that goes with it?

I think just a pink valance would be perfect and easy to find, too! Maybe pink eyelet-very girly!


Yeah it did, but I wasn't crazy about it, I wanted to do something a little bigger & more solid - it seems a lot of light comes through that window, plus it's on the front of the house...not that I'm worried about neighbors getting close enough to peer in...just need something OVER those blinds ya know? The valance was cute though.

[MurphysLaw]

I would go ahead and do that... OR, can you not just ORDER white curtains specified to your size and then have Aunt sew on the frillies?

That's what I was thinking...probably a LOT cheaper that way too huh?

[LeslieR]

Yeah it did, but I wasn't crazy about it, I wanted to do something a little bigger & more solid - it seems a lot of light comes through that window, plus it's on the front of the house...not that I'm worried about neighbors getting close enough to peer in...just need something OVER those blinds ya know? The valance was cute though.

Oh, yeah, in that case, you probably need curtains. You don't want Lina up at the crack of dawn every day because the sun woke her up!

[MurphysLaw]

Oh, yeah, in that case, you probably need curtains. You don't want Lina up at the crack of dawn every day because the sun woke her up!
;)Exactly! But I fear she'll be up at the crack of dawn regardless of the light situation! LOL!! Every little bit helps though.:D

[LeslieR]

Okay, let me see if I can post my pics from MSN or not...

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0UgDrAqEY2!rhLGiCuEF6vio3n3IlVWb3WT8L578OEIk6Hp9M! !83vC6zCtw5j2oO5igQjoXJi8llYBf0YqvmkBiohOR9MnX0XMj Tf7K9uM6yzXRFanXI4m8LPpHp4XDN/DSC00328.JPG?dc=4675525241151980477
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db04b3127cce919866f7f54900000026108DbtGLls0A
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0UgDrAqIYJOvhLGiCuEF6vnWPbVdXLDk0F0FBtvdACDuMVo0KH NjLDCEa3NgwyaPyrbtULCvHRl797DBZxV13P8CT7G919i5vsCW UimlXbQi2CgvQ4UdjHy2MgKYc7815/DSC00329.JPG?dc=4675525241156159321

[LeslieR]

I don't get it-some pics work from MSN and others do not! :confused:
Here's the rest from shutterfly:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db04b3127cce9198665074de00000026108DbtGLls0A
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d825b3127cce91af7370c9f900000036118DbtGLls0A
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d825b3127cce91af735148e800000026108DbtGLls0A
(my mom made the valance out of the dust ruffle that goes with the bedding)

[MurphysLaw]

Very odd...it posted twice: once with pics and once without. Leslie...I used snapfish like I did at WC and had no problems at all. Not sure about MSN though. :confused: Wish I could be of more help!

There ya go... :)

[LeslieR]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d825b3127cce91af76db08f800000036118DbtGLls0A
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d825b3127cce91af76b5089600000036118DbtGLls0A
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d825b3127cce91af76a7088400000036118DbtGLls0A

[LeslieR]

Guess I better stick to shutterfly from now on. Weird.

Kim, you were right about the 3 picture limit. Kinda sucks. :( Oh well.

[MurphysLaw]

Kim, you were right about the 3 picture limit. Kinda sucks. :( Oh well.
I think I'll start a thread about it in Board Questions and see what happens...

[kmmommy]

Kim and Leslie - Love the nurseries! They both look great!

[MurphysLaw]

TYVM Kelly!! ;) They were a LOTTA work huh Leslie?? Whew, I know I'm glad it's done! Well except for the curtains.

And lamps.

And rug...and hamper.....sheesh.:rolleyes:

[QPDoll]

We have made a little bit more progress. Got the glider moved upstairs, hung the valances, added the rest of the furniture and accent pieces. Not sure now if I want to order the green gingham panels to go under the valances or not. We still need to finish the lamps and hang pictures.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92d4f959b87b00000016108IaM2TJw1aA

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92d4f92bb80900000016108IaM2TJw1aA

(this side still needs help)
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92d4f9f439e600000016108IaM2TJw1aA

[QPDoll]

and a couple of the accent pieces that I made:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92d4f928393a00000016108IaM2TJw1aA

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92d4f914390600000016108IaM2TJw1aA

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92d4f915b83700000016108IaM2TJw1aA

[LeslieR]

Tina, it looks awesome!!! I like the valances just the way they are. And I love the accent pieces. I'm thinking I might want a Noah's Ark theme next time! :p

[kmmommy]

LeslieR ~ Just had to ask if you plan on keeping Luke in there until 8.8.08 like your sig says?! :D

[Camdynlyn]

HAHA! I was coming to ask the same thing about Leslie!;):p

[QPDoll]

Tina, it looks awesome!!! I like the valances just the way they are. And I love the accent pieces. I'm thinking I might want a Noah's Ark theme next time! :p

Thanks Leslie! The look of just the valance is growing on me, and certainly DH is thrilled with the prospect of not forking over $80 for two stupid panels (double wide long length).

[MurphysLaw]

Tina - The room looks GREAT...love the valance & the accent pieces are SO SO SO cute! BTW....babies STAY PUT!! :p

[LeslieR]

LeslieR ~ Just had to ask if you plan on keeping Luke in there until 8.8.08 like your sig says?! :D

lmao!!! God no! I'm hoping to evict him early if possible. :p

*off to go change my siggy before anyone else notices* :o

[Camdynlyn]

HAHA, Leslie!:p

[kmmommy]

Good luck with that Leslie!

I'd say you have a decent chance. Most of the August moms from last year went early. I know of 2 who went 4-5 weeks early and I was 8 days early.

[babylove]

WOW!!!! These nurseries are amazing!!! KimandGino, I think you will have one posh little princess in that gawhgeous room of hers ;)

Keep these pics comin' so TTCers like myself have some inspiration!

[MurphysLaw]

TY babylove!!!

And I posted earlier for Tina's babies to stay put...I meant Leslie's baby, but if you're hoping for an early eviction that I retract my statement that I incorrectly posted.:p

[Mickey&B]

Kim your little princess has one beautiful room to come home too! I don't think I had seen it before.

Tina and Leslie your nurseries look so ready for your little ones!!

Such insperation!!
I just got off the phone with the company that I ordered all my furniture from 3 months ago!!! and still hasn't arrived :mad: and they are checking on it. Okay seriously this baby is going to be here in like 8 weeks I really would like to have his room ready! This is totally freaking out the planner in me :eek:

[QPDoll]

lmao!!! God no! I'm hoping to evict him early if possible. :p
LMAO -- Me too. Three more weeks is my goal...but golly - next week would be nice. Im so uncomfortable!

*edited because spelling is just not my thing

[MurphysLaw]

LMAO @ you girls with your "early evictions"!!!

TY Michelle!! ;)

[allison]

Oooh, oooh ooooh!!! Me first!!! :D

Now I still have to add a few things like lamps, curtains...personal touches. But you can at least get an idea!

Panning to the left...on top of the armoire you can see the plaque that Gino also got for Lina today. It says "Angelina" and tells about the name, at the bottom it says "We loved you even before you were born, Love Mom and Dad." You can also see the HUGE A$$ teddy bear he got me for Valentine's a few years back. When I sit on the ground it's as big as I am!:
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C98%3A723232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D%3B 83%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3B33%3B36%3B%3Bot1lsi



OMG! I love pink and black and if we ever have a girl I wanted to do her room in B&W toile and pink! I'm so envious of your nursery!

[MurphysLaw]

Allison - Ty TY!! It was a lot of hard work, but I really enjoyed it!

[alex67]

Subscribing to the thread now that I'm a member! I'll post my nursery pics a little later.

[allison]

Kim, How hard was it to paint the stripes?

[MurphysLaw]

Kim, How hard was it to paint the stripes?

Actually it wasn't so bad. The measuring is the only part that can be tricky. First I measured the number of inches all the way around, then I divided that by how many stripes I decided to put up (my room is 12'7" X 11'10", so almost 12 X 12...I figured the stripes would be around 12 inches wide so 48 total stripes). That gave me my increment for marking the stripes. I went around the baseboard and marked my increments, then I used a laser level to make a laser line to the ceiling and just lined the painters tape up with the line (instead of making ceiling marks & floor marks).
You have to make sure you put the tape on the correct side of the line though...it appears to give you stripes that aren't even in width, but you paint inside these tape lines, every other one...here's what it looks like with the tape:
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A76%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D% 3B83%3DXROQDF%3E2323843963598ot1lsi
See how the pink stripes look way bigger than the white? It's because the tape overlaps into the white part where I didn't paint(not to mention the tape is 2" wide).
You don't have to wait for the paint to dry completely before taking the tape down. With some tape, if you leave it up for too long, you'll take down original paint when you peel it off! It can even go down to the drywall...trust me...:rolleyes:, ...different tape is supposed to be up for different amounts of time, but they usually say on the packaging. HTH!!

[maplekitty]

KIMandGINO - what is the pattern on the bedding? It looks like people...do you mind posting a close-up pic? The whole room is absolutely darling!! I love it!

[SiValleySteph]

This is my son's room:
This picture was before we got the glider...
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d832b3127cce9c66477e7d2e00000016108EZuWrFs4aK
And this one was before the bedding was finished...
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d728b3127cce9c66477a479600000016108EZuWrFs4aK
And this is one after he was born and all moved in!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce28b3127cce9c664762eca500000016108EZuWrFs4aK

The pictures on the walls come from the fabric the bedding was made from.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d832b3127cce9c66477ffc1f00000016108EZuWrFs4aK
And here's the glider...
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d728b3127cce9c664778479400000016108EZuWrFs4aK

[MurphysLaw]

Steph - Very nice, I love how bright it all is!

Sarah - Thanks for the compliments! Here is a better pic...hope you can see the detail:
http://www.kidsfirstinternet.org/ProductImages/glennajean/rodeodrive.jpg

[allison]

Thanks for the info Kim! It looks hard but the outcome is so beautiful!

[shellbell516]

We just got the changing table this weekend and a rocking chair (although it's not white).

http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3C7523232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2329%3D679%3D963 %3DXROQDF%3E23239328375%3C6ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3C7523232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2329%3D679%3D963 %3DXROQDF%3E2323932834798ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3C7523232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2329%3D679%3D963 %3DXROQDF%3E23239328375%3C%3Aot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3C7523232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2329%3D679%3D963 %3DXROQDF%3E23239328347%3A2ot1lsi

[MurphysLaw]

Looking good Shell(hehe I like calling you that:))....only a little while longer!

[shellbell516]

Looking good Shell(hehe I like calling you that:))....only a little while longer!


thanks!!

[onomatopoeia]

http://members.cox.net/catharinebdixon/images/babyroom/smBabyRoom4.jpg

http://members.cox.net/catharinebdixon/images/babyroom/smBabyRoom5.jpg

http://members.cox.net/catharinebdixon/images/babyroom/smBabyRoom6.jpg

http://members.cox.net/pierceisfierce/images/pierce1/pierce77.jpg

[ssstephanie]

KimandGino: I love your nursery! I have a cousin named Angelina, so I've always thought the name was super cute;) Did you know there's also a singer with that name? She sings a song called 'Release Me' and a few others.

I hope this thread is still around when I have a baby! I love everyone's nurseries. You gals are so creative!

[MurphysLaw]

Thanks ssstephanie! My DD will actually be named after DH, FIL, & GMIL(Angelo, Angelo, Angelina) so it's a family thing. ;) And yeah, I've heard of the singer...DH is a DJ so I've heard of LOTS of them(too many I think) lol!

BTW onomatopoeia - LOVE the firetrucks!! Too Too Cute!!:D

[twinnyme]

I'll help repopulate this thread. Here's DD's nursery:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cc06b3127cce9d9f26e3836300000026109AZOHLhy1bo

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5df03b3127cce9ea58498df8300000016109AZOHLhy1bo

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cc06b3127cce9d9f258f42a600000016109AZOHLhy1bo

It's a small room but it works!

[jki]

Here is our nursery, still in the works:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d802b3127cce9221b91ee20900000016109AYtGrJu3ac

The room is really tiny, but DH insists on a TV and twin bed. The TV is for night feedings and the twin bed is for the person on 'baby duty':
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d802b3127cce9221b9fae2ed00000016109AYtGrJu3ac

DH keeps all of his clothes in the closet - I have no idea what we are going to do with all his stuff!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d802b3127cce9221b9cce2db00000016109AYtGrJu3ac
My bumper is backordered at PBK. :(

I ordered this clock from a lady on eBay:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d802b3127cce9221b9cb63ec00000016109AYtGrJu3ac


http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d802b3127cce9221b9a7638000000016109AYtGrJu3ac

I also have letters spelling out Cassidy's name, painted with gingham and flowers and some other gingham accessories for the room.

[cat_loverpq]

Subscribing!! I always love looking at nursery pics. I'm hoping to find a few ideas for our future nursery. ;)

[marteneym]

BUMP! I love this thread!

[Mickey&B]

Where are you ladies getting your name letters? I know that PB carries them but I was looking for something a little different.

[kmmommy]

Where are you ladies getting your name letters? I know that PB carries them but I was looking for something a little different.

Check out ebay. I've seen dozens of different styles and you can probably find one painted to match the theme of the nursery or maybe even his crib bedding.

[MurphysLaw]

Oh yeah, I got mine at eBay...for a lot cheaper too I think. PLUS some can paint them different colors or throw in ribbon included in the cost. I have the names of a few good sellers if anyone needs them....just PM me.

[tracer]

The nursery pictures are beautiful. I wish I had some to share but ours is a work in progress. Maybe one day it will be completely finished!

[shellbell516]

Where are you ladies getting your name letters? I know that PB carries them but I was looking for something a little different.

My FIL and DH made ours.

[BooeyJ2]

Here is Paige's room (sorry, they were taken at night, so they are kinda dark).......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/Booey143598/PJsRoomDone12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/Booey143598/PJsRoomDone8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/Booey143598/PJsRoomDone10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/Booey143598/PJsRoomDone5.jpg

[BooeyJ2]

....continued.......


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/Booey143598/PJsRoomDone2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/Booey143598/PJsRoomDone15.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/Booey143598/PJsRoomDone16.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/Booey143598/PJsRoomDone14.jpg

[BooeyJ2]

Where are you ladies getting your name letters? I know that PB carries them but I was looking for something a little different.

We got ours at Babies R Us :)

[jki]

Where are you ladies getting your name letters? I know that PB carries them but I was looking for something a little different.

I purchased these for my son from a woman on eBay, but she also has her own website:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc27b3127cce9fa74e47e99f00000016109AYtGrJu3ac

http://www.j3creations.net/

I was delighted with them, but she's very busy so it took FOREVER.... like 7 or 8 weeks to get the letters.

The ones for my daughter were also purchased on eBay from this seller:
http://stores.ebay.com/Carrie-and-Carsons-Creations
I haven't gotten them yet, so I can't comment on the quality.

[mimieliza]

Loving all the cute nurseries! So many good ideas!

[Natasha]

Julie--I love the Pink and Green...If we have a girl, i thinkt hats the color scheme i am going to go for!

[aligirl]

Julie - I love Paige's nursery! Pink & green are the colors we're thinking of using if we're having a girl. Where did you get your bedding??? Was it a lot of work to do the stripes?

[taraw]

Where are you ladies getting your name letters? I know that PB carries them but I was looking for something a little different.

I have made quite a few for girls of the WC, check out this thread (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=479) where I posted a few pictures.

[BooeyJ2]

Thank you :)

The bedding was from Pottery Barn Kids. It was called the "Newport" collection (available in crib or toddler/twin sizes)....unfortunately I believe it was discontinued since it's no longer on their website or in stores. You can always call and see or also check Ebay.


As for the stripes, my sister and my husband did them (super quick I might add). My sister owns her own business (www.eitak.com) and does painting, murals, invites, etc for a living....so Paige's nursery was NOTHING compared to the stuff she does for her clients. My husband and I wanted something very simple yet cute....we'll save the murals and stuff for later on when she's older and into certain things (like a tea party theme or whatever) ;)


Hope that helps :)

[BooeyJ2]

asianbear07 - Thank you :)

[bombedier]

Subscribing...our nursery is 90% finished - will be back to post pics soon.

[alex67]

Here is our nursery for baby Trenton due in August.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d820b3127cce925cd02e22b800000016108AZuWrRk3atS
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d820b3127cce925cd04622d000000016108AZuWrRk3atS
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d820b3127cce925cd04ba3ed00000016108AZuWrRk3atS

[alex67]

Continued...

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d820b3127cce925cd06da3cb00000016108AZuWrRk3atS
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d820b3127cce925cd02622b000000016108AZuWrRk3atS
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d820b3127cce925cd05fa3f900000016108AZuWrRk3atS

Since these photos were taken, we have added the rocking chair, the letter "A" to the wall with the "B" & "C", and a few other decorative elements.

[tracer]

Alex Where did you get your pictures on the wall? I LOVE your nursery!

[alex67]

Thanks Tracy! We are so happy with it!

The pictures on the wall are all from www.art.com. I had a really hard time finding anything in stores around town so I hunted on the web. Their prices are great and shipping was super quick. If you visit their site, just click on the SUBJECTS tab at the top and for the boat pictures, I clicked on Transportation and then Boats & Ships. They have a world of stuff though. Good luck!

[celina]

Alex,

What are those three dots on the chair rail molding?

[BooeyJ2]

I think they are silver knobs Celina :)

[alex67]

Celina - sorry not to mention that. DH sunk three drawer knobs into the moulding on that short wall area for an accent. Plus they are drilled into studs so we can hang anything from there, even little Trenton won't be able to rip them out. :-)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d808b3127cce92c0954236fe00000016108AZuWrRk3atS

[MurphysLaw]

Looking good ladies!!!

Julie! Love the nursery, but you knew that! I was wondering when you'd make it over. ;)

[Mickey&B]

Thanks girls I will be checking into those websites today ;)

[dana b]

someone asked about letters...you can barely see them in the pic, but i got our fabric covered letters at anthropologie
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4db01b3127cce9e1aa303f94500000016108AasmLhs3bsx

[TheFuture]

Dana -
I love that color blue on your walls!! What a great color for a nursery!! NICE!! :D

[TheFuture]

BooeyJ2 and Alex67 -

Can you give me more info on your cribs?
Manufacturer, style, where you purchased them...etc?

I really like the style of your cribs and I think that is what are looking for.
TIA!!!

[BooeyJ2]

Ours is called the "Emily 3-in-1 crib" by Da Vinci

We got ours from www.JCPenney.com for $299.99 (plus shipping)

http://a603.g.akamai.net/7/603/175/2005040510/cache3.jcpenney.com/images/large/0900631b809a02ceL.jpg


http://a603.g.akamai.net/7/603/175/2005040510/cache3.jcpenney.com/images/large/0900631b80bdd674L.jpg

It also turns into a full size bed.





They sell the same EXACT one at BabyStyle for $399.99 (plus shipping).....
http://a940.g.akamai.net/7/940/449/0006/www.estyle.com/images/product/13808_MID_r.jpg





Hope that helps :)

[alex67]

Sure, our crib is the Sheffield Collection from Bonavita. We purchased it at a locally owned baby store. No other store in my town carried it. The website www.bonavita-cribs.com has a store locator tool though if you are interested.

We loved the crib for the way it looked once converted to a full-size bed and for its sturdiness. It is as solid as a rock!

http://www.bonavita-cribs.com/images/sheff.life1.jpg

[TheFuture]

Alex and Booey -
Thanks!!! You ladies rock!!
I will be adding those to our collection of things to look at !
I really like the cribs that convert - much easier and you won't have to change out all of the furniture since it will be coordinate!

[Cr8nme]

Booey~ I LOVE your nursery and the green is just the color we have chosen for our nursery! Since I don't know if it is a girl or boy I thought it was perfect and after seeing your nursery I am sure! Love your bedding too! I do have a question were you able to find a green cover to go on the changing station/pad?

[BooeyJ2]

Alex and Booey -
Thanks!!! You ladies rock!!
I will be adding those to our collection of things to look at !
I really like the cribs that convert - much easier and you won't have to change out all of the furniture since it will be coordinate!



No problem :)

[BooeyJ2]

Booey~ I LOVE your nursery and the green is just the color we have chosen for our nursery! Since I don't know if it is a girl or boy I thought it was perfect and after seeing your nursery I am sure! Love your bedding too! I do have a question were you able to find a green cover to go on the changing station/pad?


We had originally registered for a sage green changing pad cover (from Babies R Us), but when we got it, the green wasn't as nice as the green on the bedding and walls....it was a lot lighter and more "pukey" looking LOL. We ended up changing to pink ;)

[kmfroggi]

i am subscribing, i hope to be able to plan our baby room soon!!

love everyones rooms! they are so cute!!

[jjsanner]

We finished DS's room a few months ago. Here are some shots:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d738b3127cce9c82c64b8e6500000016108ActHLZy1aNC
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d738b3127cce9c82c64d8e6300000016108ActHLZy1aNC
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf27b3127cce9c82c6d2af3300000016108ActHLZy1aNC
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf27b3127cce9c82c6d52e0400000015108ActHLZy1aNC

[bombedier]

Here's the nursery post-shower...
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d811b3127cce922a0164220600000015108IasmzFw5Z-
Looking into the nursery from the hallway
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d811b3127cce922a0162220000000016108IasmzFw5Z-
As you come in the door
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d811b3127cce922a016e220c00000016108IasmzFw5Z-

[bombedier]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d811b3127cce922a0168220a00000015108IasmzFw5Z-
The glider will go in this corner once it arrives
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d811b3127cce922a014a222800000015108IasmzFw5Z-

[lady1297]

I finally 10 months later, can post pictures!!! YEAH!! Our theme was Mr Roger's Neighborhood (cause I'm weird like that!)


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/lady1297/P5110114.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/lady1297/P5110116.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/lady1297/P5110115.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/lady1297/P5110117.jpg

[meatpie]

looking for ideas

[sunshineab622]

Wow I am subscribing even though I am not preg yet! yall have some great ideas - Your babies are very lucky to have such beautiful rooms.


Tina: Wow the twins room is coming together - It looks awesome - those valances turned out great.



Shell: Rachel's nursery is very cute!

[Cr8nme]

Booey~ May I also ask where you got the little book shelf and toy chest I am also getting the emily crib and they go perfect! The pictures on the wall did you do those yourself?

Michelle

[BooeyJ2]

Booey~ May I also ask where you got the little book shelf and toy chest I am also getting the emily crib and they go perfect! The pictures on the wall did you do those yourself?

Michelle


The bookshelf, wall shelves and toy box were all from Target :)

The paintings were done by my sister - www.eitak.com ;)

[Cr8nme]

Thanks Booey!

[tgray99]

Here is my nursery. It's decorated with PBK Chamois Lambie and the walls are painted with Laura Ashley "Green Apple" paint. DH installed crown moulding and painted it white.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc38b3127cce903eaf517f4600000016108AZs3LFk0bNP

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc38b3127cce903eaf597f4e00000016108AZs3LFk0bNP

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc01b3127cce903994289a4f00000015108AZs3LFk0bNP

[tgray99]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc01b3127cce9039aa141b5c00000015108AZs3LFk0bNP

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc01b3127cce9039aab19ac900000015108AZs3LFk0bNP

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc01b3127cce9039abe1da0100000015108AZs3LFk0bNP

[babylove]

Alex67 ~ I *love* your crib (and the rest of the furniture)!! Tell me, does the guard rail come down like on a typical crib so that you can easily lift the baby out? It doesn't look like it.....but seriously, I have never seen a crib that moves me and your is so beautiful!

[shellbell516]

Shell: Rachel's nursery is very cute!

thanks! There's still some more stuff we want to do, but we'll get there.

[alex67]

babylove - Thanks so much for the kind words! We felt the exact same way when we first saw the crib. No, the side does not drop down. There are three height options for the mattress though and even on the lowest, I don't see a problem with picking the baby up. Afterall, when we are on the lowest setting, our son will be big and standing up in the crib anyway.

[babylove]

alex67 ~ You're welcome! Thanks for the info...going to store that website in the back of my mind for future use ;)

[philnikki]

I have been anxiously awaiting the completion of my nursery so that I can post the pics here! We still need to get our curtains (pink gingham balloon drapes from PBK) and our rocking chair )family heirloom currently being painted white by my dad).

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92314a5bd8cd00000016108CbMmzRq1bQ

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92314946984900000015108CbMmzRq1bQ

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92314b39983700000015108CbMmzRq1bQ

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce9231342959b000000016108CbMmzRq1bQ

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce923136d5d87d00000015108CbMmzRq1bQ

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce9231318698b500000016108CbMmzRq1bQ

[philnikki]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92313096d83d00000016108CbMmzRq1bQ

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92313001599a00000016108CbMmzRq1bQ

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce923133c019c200000016108CbMmzRq1bQ

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92314effd86b00000016108CbMmzRq1bQ

View from her room!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92314de698eb00000016108CbMmzRq1bQ

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce925f17ecd0dd00000016108CbMmzRq1bQ

[duke's flygirl]

This is Ryleigh's Room as it was done in October 2004:

The crib was my BIL/SIL's, and the furniture was my childhood set, it was just a fluke that they matched perfectly!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce09b3127cce9c846423e45f00000015108AaOXDRw0aNC
We are using the desk as a change table.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce09b3127cce9c846422656e00000015108AaOXDRw0aNC
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce09b3127cce9c846426656a00000015108AaOXDRw0aNC
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce09b3127cce9c846425e45900000015108AaOXDRw0aNC

The bookshelf is in the closet for out of season clothing and extra blankets for now, but soon she will need it for all the books she has acquired!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce27b3127cce9c84643ae34900000015108AaOXDRw0aNC

We didn't find out the gender until the birth. I didn't want to do anything typically baby,so that she can grow into it. I have since bought a new more girly comforter and sheet set for the twin bed that matches the wall colour also. The Animals on the walls are stickers that are very easily removed in the future.

All the nurseries in here are gorgeous. Everyone has put a lot of love into each one.

[stevesbabygirl]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92314946984900000015108CbMmzRq1bQ

I have two of those little flowers that you have wrapped around the bed! I got them from the local fair a couple of years ago!

[LexyLou]

Beautiful nurseries! We just started painting ours, I can't wait to post the finished product....but that won't be for at least 1 1/2 months...I lag.

[sarahanna115]

I am excited that I can finally post in this thread - woohoo! You ladies have all done fabulous jobs with the rooms! We are pretty much finished with ours at last...I'm sure it'll change a *little* bit more after the baby shower 2 weeks from now! :)

Our theme was to pull several looks together for an aviation/vintage surfer feel.

Bedding: Pottery Barn Blue Island
Crib + Dresser + Changing Table/Dresser: Simplicity Ellis
Vintage Tin Signs: American Heritage
Vintage Airplane: Bob Kat Gifts
Glider: Shermag

From the hallway:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/sarahanna115/p6262979_sm.jpg

Now a 180 of the room...

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/sarahanna115/p6262980_sm.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/sarahanna115/airplane.jpg

...posting...

[sarahanna115]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/sarahanna115/p6262981_sm.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/sarahanna115/P6262982_sm.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/sarahanna115/p6262983_sm.jpg

Bedding Upclose:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/sarahanna115/p5262886.jpg

[maggieb]

We're almost finished. I just need to hang some prints from 1895 ads that I just framed and then we're done. Here's a shot:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d922b3127cce92d8c4a71f2800000016108AYs2TZu2cNE

[babylove]

Sarah (and anyone else w/ dark wood furniture and cribs) ~ I think I am officially converted to the dark wood look. Your nursery is *gorgeous*!

[blessed02]

As our nursery theme, we have selected, er, What's On Sale. I'm very proud of the nursery because we've just been patching together bits and pieces from here and there, and it's all come together swimmingly (if you will pardon the pun). The crib bedding is koi, and we have dots all over the place which my toddler daughter has retroactively designated as "fish bubbles." We have surfboards and boat mobile thingies and round dot'itude galore. We love it!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/blessed05/20050615_0016.jpg

No baby nursery is complete without its own proper swooning chair!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/blessed05/20050615_0019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/blessed05/052313.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/blessed05/052310.jpg

[LittleStar]

Your nurseries are great ladies! I'm getting some good ideas for (hopefully) the not too distant future. Must put a swooning chair on my wishlist. :)

[tracer]

Blessed02 where did you find the adorable surf boards in this pic?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/blessed05/20050615_0019.jpg

[blessed02]

Those are from Garnet Hill and come in a set of three....

http://www.garnethill.com/cgi-bin/gh/item.jsp?ItemID=VP835&search=y&Description=surf&cursor=0
http://www.garnethill.com/garnet_hill/images/product/835ks05i.jpg

If anyone's in the market for some good toddler bedding, they match my favorite kids' bedding ever. Garnet Hill has great quality linens and room decor odds and bits!

[tracer]

Blessed, I am off to check out that site, THANKS! We are in the process of redoing my son's room as all his nursery furniture is going into the new nursery. His theme is surf beach patrol and it is soooo cute, similar to the pottery barn one but with beach patrol trucks. I may post pics in here once we are done even though it isn't a nursery persay.

[LeslieR]

Everyone's nurseries look AWESOME! And seeing all of the pics of the cribs with the Symphony In Motion mobile is making me want to run out and buy ours off our registry. Apparently no one thought that was a good shower gift. :p

[maren]

Here's ours :D

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d929b3127cce92f9ded8d36300000016109AYt2zdwzaG

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d929b3127cce92f9deded36500000016109AYt2zdwzaG

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d929b3127cce92f9dedd525600000016109AYt2zdwzaG

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d929b3127cce92f9dedad36100000015109AYt2zdwzaG

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d929b3127cce92f9dec4d37f00000015109AYt2zdwzaG

[BooeyJ2]

maren - Beautiful! I love the colors. It's very calming and refreshing :)

[Kasia216]

Maren - Love the Nursery:)

[SAMIKE32700]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d802b3127cce920a596703ee00000016108QasW7Nw5aO
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d802b3127cce920a58a343b200000016108QasW7Nw5aO
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d802b3127cce920a596482dd00000016108QasW7Nw5aO
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d802b3127cce920a59f6824f00000016108QasW7Nw5aO
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d802b3127cce920a59e3036a00000016108QasW7Nw5aO

[kmmommy]

Samike ~ I love Jacob's room! Where did you get the crib?

[papergirl]

shellbell your nursery looks great. i just love the green. what a perfect color that works really well with the white furniture.

tgray your nursery is fabulous as well. those lamb pictures on the wall are SO cute. where did you get them?

[SAMIKE32700]

Kaeden's Mommy~ I bought it & the dresser and changing table from somebody. But I do believe they got it from Babies R Us. Thanks for the comments.

[snowzilla]

Finally, pictures of our nursery. We don't know the sex of the baby, so we tried to stay as gender neutral as possible. I sewed all of the bedding and curtains myself - a local fabric chain went out of business, and I was able to get 50% off on this awesome chocolate brown fabric with a jungle print on it (it includes dragonflies, which I collect, so I had to have it!).

Yes, the curtains are an odd length - I sew the way I cook - measure? What's that? ;) :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/snowzilla/IMG_1548.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/snowzilla/IMG_1547.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/snowzilla/IMG_1550.jpg

[snowzilla]

A couple more....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/snowzilla/IMG_1551.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/snowzilla/IMG_1549.jpg

The only thing missing is artwork on the walls - we purchased a variety of tropical flowers last night, and I am going to photograph them today, have them blown up and framed, to complement the jungle print of the fabric. :)

[Mickey&B]

I just love seeing all the nurseries! Still working on ours, as well as looking for ideas!! Keep them comming !!!

[lady1297]

Snowzilla, COOL room!! :) Love the curtains!

[mel7dog]

I absolutely LOVE your theme! I have seen it on PBK and fell in love with it. Perfect for us since DH insists on not knowing the sex of the baby.

I only hope my nurserey will look half as perfect as yours :)

[albuquerque]

Subscribing! Beautiful nurseries, girls, I'm so impressed! I better get moving, our little girl is due at the beginning of November and we've yet to buy anything for the nursery or even decide which room it will be! :eek:

[Camdynlyn]

I was searching nurseries and found this online. Not sure who's it is, though!
http://www.thedixons.com/babypage/posts/nursery.jpg

[UTChick]

Wow!! Just amazing! Whoever that is has quite a lot of talent. I love Dr. Seuss and would do something like that 1) if I had that kind of talent and 2) if I had that kind of patience - neither of which I possess. Very cool.

[chefker]

Glad I found this thread! :D Our peanut isn't due until 1/27/06, but I SO want to get started on furnishing the nursery very soon!

Our nursery is DH's office right now (which will change as soon as he moves his JUNK out of here)....but, luckily, it was already painted in this kewl scheme when we bought our house! I don't think I'll change a thing as far as paint:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d730b3127cce9fb9f0619a7500000025138AZtWbNk0ctO

Some more close up detail:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d730b3127cce9fb9f06c1b4800000016108AZtWbNk0ctO

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d904b3127cce9fb9f3e1eb8500000035138AZtWbNk0ctO

We are probably going to get this Cambridge furniture set from Simmons:

http://www.simmonskids.com/media/images/furniture/Cambridge-Mocha.jpg

This is shown in mocha here, but we're going to get either white or light maple---not sure yet!

[BeachBum]

Here's a few quick pics of ours--obviously we still have some accessorising to do.

[celina]

Love all the red!

[islandgirlsj]

BeachBum ~
Your nursery is just wonderful! I love the way you used red, and the fact that it is not overwhelming, you got the balance just right!
I also love the picture above the crib. Do you remember where you got it?
It fits the room wonderfully.
Thank you for sharing!!

chefker ~
Wow! I love your stenciling work! The ceiling looks wonderful! I am planning on doing stenciling also in our nursery, and yours is a great example.
Very cute room!!

[oshannon]

Maren -

Your nursery is AMAZING. Your baby's room is bigger and nicer than my room!

[Mickey&B]

BeachBum I just love that end table next to the glider. I have been looking for something exactly like that do you mind if I ask where you got it?
BTW-love all the red as well!

[BeachBum]

I also love the picture above the crib. Do you remember where you got it?

We got it at an art show. The artists name is Nedobeck. All the others in that room are originals, but the one over the crib is a print. I just love his work! It was the inspiration for the whole room. :) Thanks for the compliments on using red. All my friends thought I was crazy, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

just love that end table next to the glider.
Actually it came from Target for like $50. I was so stumped at what I was going to use (since the other furniture was white and red, but I didn't have a matching piece)and then my hubby spotted that table. What a find! and a great price :)

[Melne11]

EVERYONE's nurseries are sooooo beautiful!!! It makes me want a baby even more!!!

[Sinclair319]

Your nurseries are beautiful!

Does anyone know anything about painting a dresser and crib? MIL gave us this great dresser and I won a brand new crib--both are wood (I think?) but I really want white nursery furniture. Do you know if I can safely paint the furniture? Is there a special paint I'd need?

TIA!

[shellbell516]

Your nurseries are beautiful!

Does anyone know anything about painting a dresser and crib? MIL gave us this great dresser and I won a brand new crib--both are wood (I think?) but I really want white nursery furniture. Do you know if I can safely paint the furniture? Is there a special paint I'd need?

TIA!

We painted our dresser white with lavendar trim. I think we used enamel paint. I'll have to check with DH about that.

[shellbell516]

I checked on the paint and we used a laytex enamel semi-gloss on our furniture. If we were to do it again, I would use something without the gloss like an eggshell.

http://images.snapfish.com/3444678%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2329%3D679%3D963%3DX ROQDF%3E2323868496257ot1lsi

[Kanga]

KIMandGINO where did you find the letters for Angelina's name? I am looking for some in that style and have had no such luck. TIA

[Mystikal]

All the nursery's are beautiful!
Leslie and philnikki where did you guys find your furniture sets? I love them!

[LeslieR]

Mystical, thanks! We ordered ours from BRU. The crib is Simmons Meridian, the armoire, hi lo dresser, and hutch are Simmons Cambridge, the bookshelf is just some cheapy we already had, and the Rocker/Ottoman is by Jardine.:)

[tracer]

The nurseries look amazing! I will get pics posted soon as we are almost done with ours...FINALLY! I am only due in 3 weeks or so.

[terrys wifey]

BEAUTIFUL!! Everyone did a great job on the nurseries. I can't wait to decorate.

[Aunt Liv]

I just finished DD's nursery last week, and she moved into it on Sunday (so sad). Here are photos of the finished product...

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d901b3127cce935f8654d7e300000025108CbN2Llm5ak

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d901b3127cce935f81a216be00000025108CbN2Llm5ak

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d901b3127cce935f870c972300000025108CbN2Llm5ak

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d901b3127cce935f8706972900000025108CbN2Llm5ak

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d901b3127cce935f812d970100000025108CbN2Llm5ak

It was a LOT of work, but so worth it. I told DH to remind me of the amount of work it was the next time that I want to do stripes. :D

[MurphysLaw]

Aunt Liv - The stripes look amazing! Great job!! (They ARE a total PITA aren't they??:rolleyes: )

[mel7dog]

Absolutely Love the stripes! The whole room is simply perfect :)

[dzmattie]

All of your nurseries are beautiful - such style in this group.

Just a quick note - IMO - for crib purchases for those of you who don't already have your cribs - we bought one of the cribs that does not have a side that goes down. We thought they were more "sturdy" than the others - to make a long story short - I hurt my back when DS was 12 months old and the crib was lowered all the way down. It was VERY hard to put him in for naps etc. Also - it is very hard with these cribs to find bumpers that fit (backside is solid - we have the Jardine Madison Crib), a mobile to fit, and a teething thing for the edges. If I could do it again - I would not get this crib - although I love the look of it. Ok - that is just my 2 cents...

[tgray99]

shellbell your nursery looks great. i just love the green. what a perfect color that works really well with the white furniture.

tgray your nursery is fabulous as well. those lamb pictures on the wall are SO cute. where did you get them?

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I found them on Ebay. I just searched "lambie" and it brought up all kinds of accessories that people made to match the PBK set.

[tgray99]

I absolutely LOVE your theme! I have seen it on PBK and fell in love with it. Perfect for us since DH insists on not knowing the sex of the baby.

I only hope my nurserey will look half as perfect as yours :)
Thanks! We're really happy with it! We're buying a house so it will be relatively easy to recreate in another room! Just paint, put up molding and hang the stuff.

[marteneym]

dzmattie Thanks for your opinion on the Madison crib. That is the crib that DH and I had decided on for our future nursery. This last week I have heard a few complaints that were similar to yours. We wll be looking into something else now. I love the look of the Madison but it sounds like their is more to think about that just the look.

[maplekitty]

I love everyone's nurseries! They are just adorable! I can't wait till I'm ready to think up my own little baby's room!

More more more!! Please...........
:)

[mel7dog]

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I found them on Ebay. I just searched "lambie" and it brought up all kinds of accessories that people made to match the PBK set.

Ok maybe I am missing something, but all the bedding prices on ebay are higher than on the PBK website. Most of the ads say "SOLD OUT" but it is not sold out, I added it all to my card on PBK just to check. Am I going crazy, why would anyone pay more on ebay?!

[tgray99]

It had been discontinued by PBK but was so popular they brought it back. I'm betting that the Ebay sellers are hoping that people won't go confirm their "Sold Out" statement.

I bought all of my Chamois Lambie stuff on Ebay when it was all backordered and I did get mine for cheaper but that was almost a year ago. Yeah, I ordered my bedding way before we knew the gender but with Chamois Lambie it can be for either gender.

[windycitygal]

I still need a rug and stuff for the walls (and she is already 5 months!!)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc07b3127cce9020e3ec28ea00000035118AcMWjly2ZM8

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc07b3127cce9020e0b1682e00000026108AcMWjly2ZM8

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc07b3127cce9020e1f4a9c300000035118AcMWjly2ZM8

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc07b3127cce9020e661e9cd00000026108AcMWjly2ZM8

[AMC]

windycitygal LOVE your nursery! So elegant. :)

[Surftraitor]

Some really cute stuff. Especially for girls! I guess pink toile wouldn't fly for my little boy, would it??
http://a293.g.akamai.net/7/293/5910/0010/image1.styleinamerica.com/pkecimgs/images/products/200530/0005/img16l.jpg

http://a293.g.akamai.net/7/293/5910/0010/image1.styleinamerica.com/pkecimgs/images/products/200530/0005/img25l.jpg

http://a293.g.akamai.net/7/293/5910/0010/image1.styleinamerica.com/pkecimgs/images/products/200530/0005/img28l.jpg

http://a293.g.akamai.net/7/293/5910/0010/image1.styleinamerica.com/pkecimgs/images/products/200530/0005/img43l.jpg

[islandgirlsj]

Wow.
I love this one for a boy.... it is hard to come by ones that are cute for boys I think.

http://a293.g.akamai.net/7/293/5910/0010/image1.styleinamerica.com/pkecimgs/images/products/200530/0005/img28l.jpg

[terrys wifey]

Awwww, I am going to clear out the 3rd bedroom this weekend (God grant me the strength) at least the closet anyway. Hopefully DH will move the computer desk/computer, printer etc.. out but if not I at least want the closet cleaned out so I can start putting things in there.


Aunt Liv, where did you get that changing table from? I love it and was looking for one that style.

[philnikki]

Mystikal- Sorry that I didn't respond sooner to your post a little while back. Our crib was the Delta Bridget and we got it at Baby Depot. The armoir was something that DH had when we met and used just as a dresser. The changing table is a jenny lind that I received from a friend and was painted white :) Thanks for the compliments though!! Now we are thinking about selling our house after all this work ;) lol Oh well...

[sandt8704]

windycitygal.. your nursery is gorgeous! Would you mind sharing the color of the walls? That's exactly the pink I am looking for!

Stephanie

[marteneym]

windycity- what is your bedding called? Beautiful nursery.

[BooeyJ2]

windycitygal - Very cute nursery :) Everytime I see one with a chandelier I kick myself for not going with my original plan (which was "fu fu" with a chandelier). Oh well...maybe in a few years we can re-do our daughter's room into a super girly "tea party" theme with a chandelier ;)

[mommycal]

BUMP

[msmarieb]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2686.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2713.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2718.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2719.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2725.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2726.jpg

[LexyLou]

Beautiful nursery Marie. Do you have any pictures of the crib area?

[msmarieb]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/57cb8ce2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2815.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/1a96ecc7.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2691.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2693.jpg

[Astara]

wow msmarieb thats a beautiful nursery!~ I love the colors you have chosen!

[msmarieb]

Beautiful nursery Marie. Do you have any pictures of the crib area?

Sure! Thank you!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2680.jpg

[katmg]

Marie - I love your nursery! I lurked in your old WC journal right before the change over. So, so lovely and definitely not a typical nursery look.

[tgray99]

I love your nursery!!!! So beautiful, you have fabulous taste! :D

Where did you get the bins that are labeled that you have in the closet? Those are really nice!

[HSSweethearts]

Marie that nursery is beautiful... so well done and unique. :)

[Lisa]

http://a293.g.akamai.net/7/293/5910/0010/image1.styleinamerica.com/pkecimgs/images/products/200530/0005/img25l.jpg
My DD has this bedding and the hanging butterflies I'll have to post her pics!
I love all the nurseries! They are too cute!

[marteneym]

Mommy E&L, please do post pics. I love that bedding and would love to see how it loos in an actual nursey other than the catalog.

[yoganut]

Beautiful Nurseries ladies!

windycitygal and msmarie - I see that you both have upolstered chairs in your nurseries. Are these upolstered gliders? If so, which brand did you go with and are you happy with them?

I have an old hand me down glider from before DS#1 and one of the few things I want to get this time is a big comfy upolstered glider. I know Dutalier makes one, but haven't heard any reviews. The versions on BRU didn't get very good reviews from what I have seen. Would appreciate any input.

[Aug2002Bride]

Marie

BEAUTIFUL!!!! SO UNIQUE AS WELL!!!! You did a GREAT job!!!! :)

[LexyLou]

Beautiful Marie! I love the name (might be a little biased since I'm also Lex). :)

[Candy]

BBL to post pics. DD calling!

[MurphysLaw]

Marie - I am in awe over your nursery! It's FABULOUS! And I love the fact that it's not "typical" babyish...very classy!

yoganut - I also have an upholstered glider/ottoman. Mine is by bestchairs.com and I LOVE it! They have different styles, but mine was called the Patoka (I believe) and is a somewhat smaller model(I'm only 5' tall and DH is 5'4"). I had the same prob with the upholstered Dutaliers...NO reviews from anyone. :( I tried the BRU gliders out, but they are limited as far as fabrics go...not too bad for comfort, but I liked mine better. HTH some!!

[Candy]

Maya's nursery:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d823b3127cce925ffe76eacf00000016108AaM2jhq1aNc
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d823b3127cce925ffe6cead500000015108AaM2jhq1aNc
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d823b3127cce925ffeeb6b6200000025138AaM2jhq1aNc
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d823b3127cce925ffe2aea9300000016108AaM2jhq1aNc

[marteneym]

Candy- What is your opinion of your madison crib?
Maya's nursery is beautiful!

[Mickey&B]

Marie that nursery is awesome!! May I ask how did you hang the plane, and the hot air balloon. We have fishing line but are stumped about how to attach it to the ceiling without it really standing out.

I finally get to post some pictures of Aidan's nursery! It's not quite done, I still have the model planes to hang and I have to finish painting the trim on around the closet, and we are waiting for our glider, which will go where the bouncer is now

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d908b3127cce936f2a978b5f00000015108AcsnLZyzZNB

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d908b3127cce936f2aad8b6500000016108AcsnLZyzZNB

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d908b3127cce936f158f4af000000016108AcsnLZyzZNB

[AttyGrl74]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d608b3127cce9c3fa4c2bad100000035138EcNXDFo0ac

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d608b3127cce9c3fa4c4bad700000016108EcNXDFo0ac

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d608b3127cce9c3fa4c0bad300000045138EcNXDFo0ac

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d608b3127cce9c3fa4cd3bee00000025138EcNXDFo0ac

We did polka dots for Nora - one wall is bright blue and one is bright yellow.
I believe that these photos (from last summer) are the last time this room was really clean. :rolleyes:

ETA: In place of the bouncer is my glider - we just didn't have it yet when I did the photos

[twinnyme]

Wow, what great and beautiful nurseries have been posted in the last few messages. Beautiful job, everyone!! Enjoy those lovely nurseries!

[marteneym]

Marie and Mickey,
How do you like your cribs? There is one like it brand new at a resale shop in town I am looking into. Are you happy with it?

[sunchaser26]

Marie,

Love your nursery!!! Where did you get those canvas totes? Or did you buy plain ones and paint them?

Candy,

What a beautiful nursery... Where did you get the butterflys on the wall behind the crib? They are so percious.

Mickey,

Can't wait to see the airplane and hot air balloon. Did you do the ceiling of clouds? They look great, so real!

[Mickey&B]

marteneym Baby boy is not here yet so I can't say what it's like using it everyday, but I do love my crib. I like that the top part of the railing can swing open, since the railing doesn't slide down, being short that helps!

sunchaser26 TY yes I did the clouds using a cheese cloth and sea sponges for that "real" effect!

[amy_awesome]

Kelly -
Love Nora's nursery - so cute and cheerful!

Y'all are giving me some seriously good ideas for our nursery...whenever it turns out that we need one, which isn't anytime soon (but I can't stop myself lurking!)
-A

[msmarieb]

Thanks Astara, katmg, tgray99, HSSweethearts, Aug2002Bride, KIMandGINO for the sweet compliments.

We were trying to do something he could grow with, and if all else fails daddy would LOVE to use it as an office. I have trouble keeping him out of there as it is :rolleyes: men and their toys...

tgray99, sunchaser26
The canvas totes were a find at wal-mart under $10. I stenciled on the words with a friend...
This is what they looked like originally...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2489.jpg

yoganut yes it's an upholstered glider the maker is Best Chairs also, I think Kim posted alot about it already. Mine is in the story time series. I decided to go with the micro suede which they have in just about any color you could imagine. USA baby is a distributor but there are also independent distributors around.

LexyLou I'm glad you like the name! Figures ;)

Mickey&B DH found a stud and used a plain flat head screw with the fishing wire, you can see the wire at certain angles but not most He painted the screw the color of the ceiling afterward too...

u can see the string here: I don't really have a good picture of the screw...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2684.jpg



marteneym I love the crib but can't really say we've used it alot. Lex is only 3 weeks old and is rooming in with us for the time being. he's taken naps in there the drop gate is great for me I'm a shorty, it's easy to put him in and out

[Candy]

marteneym TY! I LOVE the Madison crib. The only negative is you can't tie anything such as a bumper. Velcro works though.
sunchaser26 I got the butterflies here (http://barnardltd.com/$spindb.query.listall4.tdview)

[kmmommy]

Marie and Mickey - Love your nurseries. When DS grows out of his crib we will be doing an airplane theme in his bedroom.

We want to use the Lambs & Ivy bedding (same style as the crib bedding Mickey has), but they only have it for a toddler bed. I'm going to see if they will take a special order - could get expensive though.

[MurphysLaw]

Marie / yoganut - Yep that's the series mine was in(story time from Bestchairs)...I swear its the same chair but a diff color, and OMG comfy!!! You really can't go wrong with it, IMO.

[LindsaySD]

I'm new around here but wanted to post a couple pics of Caroline's nursery...
https://www.babyjellybeans.com/sites/B/998/photos/998_21584_1114387310443.jpg
https://www.babyjellybeans.com/sites/B/998/photos/998_21584_1114387312901.jpg

She just turned one, so I've started thinking about her Big Girl room. I did PBK bedding in pink, green, and yellow. Too much fun!

[Mickey&B]

Kelly Have you tried looking on line? I got the lambs and Ivy "little aviator" crib bedding and didn't have to special order it.

[LexyLou]

kimandgino & shellbell-I have the same style letters as you guys (curlz) and was planning on also attaching the ribbon to it. I notice that you both actually have the ribbon tied on the top to something else, not the ribbon directly to the letter. What is it that you have between the letter and the ribbon and how did you attach it?

Thanks!

[MurphysLaw]

kimandgino & shellbell-I have the same style letters as you guys (curlz) and was planning on also attaching the ribbon to it. I notice that you both actually have the ribbon tied on the top to something else, not the ribbon directly to the letter. What is it that you have between the letter and the ribbon and how did you attach it?
Thanks!

Here is what I did step by step (X-post from my old journal):

Here is one of the BOWS that I made:
http://images.snapfish.com/3445938%3B23232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D%3B83 %3DXROQDF%3E232385354%3C844ot1lsi



Here is the backside of the bow. I used a leather type cording with knots tied in the ends. CLOSE UP so you can see the cording - Which has to be run thru *before* you tighten the bow all the way.:
http://images.snapfish.com/3445938%3B23232%7Ffp4%3Enu%3D3238%3E279%3E%3A92%3E WSNRCG%3D323294445%3B659nu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/3445938%3B23232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D%3B83 %3DXROQDF%3E2323853553353ot1lsi


Here is a shot of the back...I used a staple gun to attach the cording to the letter. There are knots at the ends of the cording but you can't see them. The staples are tight, but just to make sure the weight of the letter doesn't cause the cording to slide thru:
http://images.snapfish.com/3445938%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D%3B83 %3DXROQDF%3E232385354%3A%3A%3A5ot1lsi


And here I have the finished product, which I will gently rest on a nail in the wall. I think it will be fine like that. I think the size/weight letters you use will determine the size/strength nail you need. Ours were no more than an inch long and they were perfect - I can't see needing anything bigger/longer.:
http://images.snapfish.com/3445938%3B23232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2329%3D36%3A%3D%3B83 %3DXROQDF%3E23238535546%3C9ot1lsi

[LexyLou]

Thanks so much Kim! That's really helpful. Our colors are pale pink and pale green. I wonder if I can find so type of cording in a light color like that. I painted the letters the green that's on the bottom half of the wall and was planning on using a pink gingham bow. I'll hit up Michael's tomorrow. Thanks again.

[MurphysLaw]

No problem Lexy, and they have ALL sorts of cording...just be sure you get something that will handle the weight of your letters. ;)

[shellbell516]

LexyLou - I kinda followed what Kim did, but used a thin white ribbon instead of the cording. I hot-glued them to the letters instead of using the staple gun too.

[LexyLou]

Kim-Can I ask another question? Sorry to be a PITA...I'm having a major pregnancy enduced breakdown today. :p About how long did you cut the ribbon for the bows?

BTW, you make beautiful bows. I'm going to have to recruit DH because I am horrible at bows...our poor daughter. :D

[marteneym]

Bump!

[shellbell516]

LexyLou - I thought I would reply for Kim, since she just gave birth last night. :) For the bow, I used about a foot of ribbon for each. Then I trimmed each end hanging down to make them even. I had to use varying length of the white ribbon so the letters looked more even after hanging them up.

[LexyLou]

Thanks shellbell and CONGRATULATIONS KIM!!!

[aligirl]

Lovely nurseries, ladies! Thank you for sharing!

[JRPAGV]

philnikki: I thought I read on the WC somewhere that you were planning to get the Delta Verona crib. May I ask what made you change your mind? We're strongly considering it, so I want to make sure there aren't any negative reviews out there. ;)

BooeyJ2: I *love* your baby's crib ("Emily 3-in-1 crib" by Da Vinci)! In the pictures, it looks like it is a true white color. Is it stark white in person? I am asking because DH and I almost ordered a different crib the other day. Luckily, he saw it in person first. It was described on Sears' website as being "white", but wasn't white at all in person. It was almost off-white or a dull-white. Is your crib really white, an off-white color, or antiqued?

Thanks so much for your help, ladies!

[BooeyJ2]

philnikki: I thought I read on the WC somewhere that you were planning to get the Delta Verona crib. May I ask what made you change your mind? We're strongly considering it, so I want to make sure there aren't any negative reviews out there. ;)

BooeyJ2: I *love* your baby's crib ("Emily 3-in-1 crib" by Da Vinci)! In the pictures, it looks like it is a true white color. Is it stark white in person? I am asking because DH and I almost ordered a different crib the other day. Luckily, he saw it in person first. It was described on Sears' website as being "white", but wasn't white at all in person. It was almost off-white or a dull-white. Is your crib really white, an off-white color, or antiqued?

Thanks so much for your help, ladies!



Thank you :) It's pure white :)

[marteneym]

Does anyone have the Simplicity Ellis crib?
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002ZA2MO.16._AA260_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
Dh and I are seriously conseidering it? The only thing I am concerned about is it has a solid(unable to move up and down) front. Have any of you had problems with this feature on your crib. I am 5'4" and worry that it would be difficult to lay baby down. I love the look but function is more important.

[Jackie&Tom]

Does anyone have the Simplicity Ellis crib?
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002ZA2MO.16._AA260_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
Dh and I are seriously conseidering it? The only thing I am concerned about is it has a solid(unable to move up and down) front. Have any of you had problems with this feature on your crib. I am 5'4" and worry that it would be difficult to lay baby down. I love the look but function is more important.

We plan on buying our at the beginning of September. I'm also 5'-4", but I like the saftey of non-moving sides. From what I've read, we should be fine height wise!!

[mel7dog]

Just a thought on cribs with with stationary sides. I have read (somewhere on CC) that it may be hard on your back to lift the baby in and out of the crib once they are bigger.

[Lisa]

Mommy E&L, please do post pics. I love that bedding and would love to see how it loos in an actual nursey other than the catalog.
I just found some old pics of her nursery I'll try to download them today, but I need to take new pics too!

[vjel]

marteneym , I think w/ the non-moving rail, the crib is more solid. At least that is what I have read. I am only 4'11" and we decided against it b/c we were worried about the difficulty of me getting dd in and out of the crib once we lowered the mattress all the way down. One of the sales people also mentioned that it could be a problem for me. See if you can try bending over the crib w/ the mattress lowered and see how it works for you, I think you might be ok. I am quite a few inches shorter than you. Even when dd's crib rail is pulled up, I can barely put her in the crib w/o "dropping" her in. :rolleyes:

[curlygurl]

Wouldn't a sturdy step-stool help with the height issues? Something like this...
http://www.arhinkel.com/images/step.jpg

[marteneym]

Thanks for all the responses. I think the step stool would help. I am leaning towards the solid front just for durability reasons.

Does anyone know where this crib is from? Msmarieb?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2680.jpg
It is my favorite alternative to the lowering front vs solid. The best of both worlds but I can't seem to find where to buy it.

[LRL]

Hi marteneym-

Just wanted to let you know that the crib is made by Baby's Dream. Beautiful, isn't it? We love their cribs, but alas, they don't all come in the natural color. :(

[Paula R]

Thanks for all the responses. I think the step stool would help. I am leaning towards the solid front just for durability reasons.

Does anyone know where this crib is from? Msmarieb?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2680.jpg
It is my favorite alternative to the lowering front vs solid. The best of both worlds but I can't seem to find where to buy it.

We have that crib too. It is made by Baby's Dream. It is the Generation Next collection.

[philnikki]

Originally Posted by JRPAGV
philnikki: I thought I read on the WC somewhere that you were planning to get the Delta Verona crib. May I ask what made you change your mind? We're strongly considering it, so I want to make sure there aren't any negative reviews out there.

The main reason was because we couldn't find the Verona in stock around here, and when I saw the Bridget, I decided I liked the style better. Its a 5 in 1, has a drop side rail and a drawer underneath which has been so nice for storage of her blankets, etc.

Here is a pic:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d807b3127cce92314946984900000015108CbMmzRq1bQ

Hope that helps! Good Luck!!!

[mia's mama]

Here's Mia's room. We waited until her birth to find out if she was a boy or a girl, so we needed to stay pretty gender neutral.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce28b3127cce9ec33110ecc500000015108AYuHDNi2bs-
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce28b3127cce9ec331116df400000015108AYuHDNi2bs-
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d738b3127cce9ec3312acef700000016108AYuHDNi2bs-
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d738b3127cce9ec3312f4fc200000016108AYuHDNi2bs-

[islandgirlsj]

mia's mama ~

What a beautiful peaceful nursery. I love it! :D

[Aug2002Bride]

Heres my little Laurens room

[septembermom]

I love your nursery! That is exactly what we are thinking of doing for our baby girl's nursery. Is that the Star Bright bedding from Wendy Bellissimo? I registered for that exact bedding.

Do you mind sharing the brand and name of your paint colors? I love the combination of those two shades of yellow and blue.

Thanks in advance!

[Mickey&B]

Originally Posted by marteneym
Thanks for all the responses. I think the step stool would help. I am leaning towards the solid front just for durability reasons.

Does anyone know where this crib is from? Msmarieb?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/msmarieb/100_2680.jpg

It is my favorite alternative to the lowering front vs solid. The best of both worlds but I can't seem to find where to buy it.

I have this crib as well and even with the mattress all the way on lowest position I don't think I will have a problem with it(I'm 5'). I wouldn't recommend the place where I bought mine as I have had nothing but problems with them but you can find a retailer at www.babysdream.com I absolutley LOVE my crib!!

[December27JJB]

Girls I love your nurseries! I need to post mine! :D

Mia's Mama Wow. Our nurseries are very similar. I just called DH over to the computer, even he went "Wow!" We have the same PBK rug, my DD's walls are all blue though, and the cribs are very similar.
I'll take a picture of it tomorrow if I remember (DD is asleep in her crib right now.)

[adore_one]

Well I thought I would post pics of our nursery. The pictures are fuzzy and we are not done putting stuff up on the wall. My friend is an artist who does illustrations for childrens books and she is going to actually do three paintings for the wall in the likeness of the little guy and our dog - so we are waiting to see a LITTLE BIT of what he looks like.

Here is the glider and nursing stool from the doorway:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/adore_one/Glider.jpg
The red on the glider seems to match a bit better in person. For some reason it came out a bit lighter than when I painted even though I matched the paint to the glider. hmmmm. Oh well.

Here is the hamper and the closet - no organizer yet - we still need that in there. My dad is suppose to build that for us when my parents are here for the 2 weeks - month after birth.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/adore_one/Hamper.jpg

Here is the dressar the stripes are hidden behind it. This was right after putting it up, please excuse the mess. The lamp actually has a bulb now and a cream colored base that matches the wall. The little red thing on the side in the changing pad is actually a nightlight that will go on the table I need to put next to the glider. There will also be 3 teddy bears hanging on the wall above the dressar. Also the basket was received during the shower. I will be paining that red to match after little guy gets here. I painted all the stripes and DH wants me to avoid painting now...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/adore_one/dressarmessy.jpg

Here is the crib. It is the same GenNext crib that was posted above. The outside of the bumper is actually the same plaid as the hamper. It has a green chenile bedskirt.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/adore_one/crib.jpg

Here is the inside with the mobile. I still had not tied the bumper at the time. All fixed now.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/adore_one/mobile.jpg

[adore_one]

Lex - one other thing you can do with the letters - if you want organza ribbon or something for the stuff that hangs...something not as thick because of your colors - is actually hang the letters on the wall. Then put the bows above it then put the ribbon that looks like it is hanging ;) so the letters are actually attached. You would have to of course remove the letters after you got the measurement for the "hanging" ribbon, but it would look like it was hanging and could be a lighter weight ribbon. HTH

[kmmommy]

Adore_one ~ Your little man's nursery is gorgeous and so sophisticated! I'm loving it! Please post pics of the paintings once they're done.

You're due on my DS 1st birthday!

[LexyLou]

I love your nursery Stacy (adore_one)! That's a great idea about the letters on the wall. I went to Michael's and they were so lame and had no idea what I could use to adhere the letters directly to the wall. I'm going to a different one today and hopefully they will be more helpful.

[jen71]

Karie- Where did you get the house book case from for Lauren's room? And the cabinet with the doors? Those are so pretty! I love her room.

[Aug2002Bride]

Jen
I got the bookcase at Target and the cabinet my mom gave me when she didnt have room for it anymore and then it kinda just fit well in Laurens room so I put it there. I cut the dresses out of the wallpaper border and stuck them on the front of it to jazz it up a little.

Thanks! :)
Karie

[adore_one]

Lex what about adding tiny picture hangers to the back of the letters?

[Cr8nme]

Mia's Mom~ May I ask what brand your nursery furniture is and where you got them from. I love the look of both the crib and the dresser

[Natrat80]

Here's Addie's room. We just moved in last month and I haven't painted it yet, so the white is a bit boring, but I still like it and Addie has never complained! :D
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d624b3127cce93143368dacf00000016108AbMnLlm4ctH
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d624b3127cce93143344dae300000025118AbMnLlm4ctH
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d624b3127cce93143348daef00000025118AbMnLlm4ctH

[SQ2]

Natrat80 ~ I love the name Addison! It's my top pick for girl names right now (and I'm not even pg ;) ). I've only met or known of one other girl with that name so that makes me think it's not super common which I like.

[moderngal]

Here's DS's room... still need to hang up some art though

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d626b3127cce931d2a1a8b0f00000015108ActmLJs2buM

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d626b3127cce931d28ce0aea00000016108ActmLJs2buM

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d626b3127cce931d28cd8bd900000016108ActmLJs2buM

[amtaylor]

moderngal: I LOVE the two tone paint! Do you happen to remember at what height the color changes? I've been wanting to do the two tone with a wavy line, but didn't know how high to change :)

[JRPAGV]

Painting Question: When your baby's nursery was being painted, did you leave the house? DH is about to paint the baby's room, but I'm not sure how important it is to steer clear of that side of the house. He can open the two windows in the room (even though it's kind of rainy outside). Is that enough? It's Sunday evening, so I really have nowhere to go if I leave the house. How long should we ventilate the room until it's okay for me to go in there and be around it? I read the paragraphs in What To Expect... on the subject and it recommends leaving the house or at least leaving the windows open. I'm just curious as to what you ladies did while you were pregnant, though. Thanks in advance!

(Cross-posted in Parenting)

[shellbell516]

Painting - I actually helped to paint. We didn't use oil based though (that's the main one that you want to stay away from). We did paint with the windows open.

[Brink]

Painting - I had a ton of painting to do and did it all myself. I read as much as I could on the subject and it seems most of the sources say you can paint WATER BASED as long as you are well ventilated. Definitely no OIL BASE paint. There were a couple of times I think I pushed the definition of well ventilated too far, but if you are not the one doing the painting and don't have your face really close to the wet paint, I wouldn't worry about it at all.

Can't wait to post pictures of our nursery here. Probably another week or two.....

[JRPAGV]

We bought Eddie Bauer satin finish paint. It says it's 100% acrylic. Is that good or bad? Forgive me... I'm clueless when it comes to paint/painting. :o

[albuquerque]

Nursery question! Does anybody know if anybody sells a roll of removable wallpaper border that you can customize? I want to customize it myself (I want to stamp little hot air balloons all over it), I don't want the company I buy it from to customize it. So basically I want a blank roll of wallpaper border. Does that exist? If not, does anybody know if it is possible for me to somehow do this by myself? We live in a rental, and we have permission to paint Baby's room, but only in a plain solid color, not with murals or designs or anything. So the border needs to be removable. I don't know if there is a special kind of paper that's used for these things, or a special kind of adhesive?

Thanks if anyone can help me!

[Astara]

I finally get to post in here! :) We have a really small nursery so Im really surprised we fit as much stuff in here as we did and it still looks good~ We just finished putting stuff up on the wall so I'll add more pictures of those as soon as I take them.

From the doorway
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d624b3127cce936a55d91bfa00000016108AcuWLRq3aNx

Crib
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d624b3127cce936a55b91b9a00000016108AcuWLRq3aNx

Chloe Bedding by Glenna Jean
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d624b3127cce936a55a51b8600000016108AcuWLRq3aNx

[Astara]

So comftorble!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d624b3127cce936a55a71b8400000015108AcuWLRq3aNx

Shelves/closet & Ottoman
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d624b3127cce936a6ce8da7f00000015108AcuWLRq3aNx

Valance
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d624b3127cce93686ce09aef00000016108AcuWLRq3aNx

[ann2002]

albuquerque, I have no idea how this would look, but what if you used white contact paper? It is definitely removable, and if you got the right kind of markers/paint I bet you could make it work...

[ShannonGH]

Beautiful Astara! Would you mind telling me what paint you used for the walls? I love that color.

[terrys wifey]

Astara,
Love your nursery we too have a small room and I was wondering what type of furniture we should get, didn't want it to be too crowded.

[albuquerque]

Ann, thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into that--I have a lot of stamps with balloons and borders, so maybe I could make something pretty. If not, I guess I wouldn't have wasted too much money, anyway. Now just to find white contact paper somewhere in Greece (I haven't been here long enough to know where to look for various things). Where would you find it in the US, in a kitchen section, like for lining drawers and shelves?

Astara, beautiful nursery, I hope the green paint we picked out ends up looking something like yours when we finally put it on the walls. Our nursery is also small, maybe even a tiny bit smaller than yours--I'm also hoping to fit in the crib, a dresser/changing table, and a glider and have it look OK. Yours looks great, so that's encouraging. I'm frightened to see that you're due only about 2-3 weeks before me (I'm due on 5 November), and we have not even begun on the nursery, it's still filled with boxes of books! Eeeek!