A Teal and Pink Nursery For The LIttle Miss

I absolutely love the way the nursery turned out for the Little Miss.  It makes me laugh because in comparison to Sammy's nursery, second child syndrome definitely reared it's head this time around.  In fact, we didn't finish the nursery until the weekend before we delivered, didn't start it until I was 38 weeks and I am just now getting pictures taken 2 weeks pp.  We even still need to figure out what to put above the crib.  I wanted to buy this piece of art, but it's just too $$ so I'm designing something again from Dali Decals (stay tuned!) Quite hilarious considering we purchased art for Sammy's nursery long before we even started trying to conceive.

This time around my main concern was doing as little work as possible, especially when it came to painting.  I had painted our guest room three years ago and the thought of doing it again so soon wasn't so awesome.  Also, given that I was pregnant with a toddler who is the lightest sleeper ever and loves to "help" I knew chances of getting around to repainting this room were not high.  So, BM chestertown buff the room stayed. 

The nursery design came to me one day when I was looking at the ballard design catalog that had come in the mail during the spring, everything finally clicked when I saw this fabric and just like that I enjoyed some naptime pinterest and I knew what I wanted to do for the Little Miss.

The end result is very timeless and I love that most everything was purchased outside of baby stores.  Since her dresser was Paul's from when he was a kid and the crib was my niece's and the mattress was a gift from Paul's parents we were fortunate to not have to spend much money at all.  Our big expense was a new rocking chair from walmart of all places for $350 shipped.

I had most things purchased for the Little Miss' nursery in stages.  The items I bought two of had nothing to do with different genders, they were just baby items I knew we needed and couldn't share or use from Sammy.

For us with two under two and both in diapers this included:

• Changing pad and cover
• Dresser
• Rocking chair
• Humidifier
• Fan
• Crib
• Mattress
• Bedding
• Bookshelf
• Gender specific decor (rugs, art)

Without further ado, here are the pictures!

Refinished hand me down dresser in Behr Sweet Rhapsody and my favorite hot pink Lack shelf from Ikea.  They even made the Expedit shelf in hot pink, but only in the double size.

Closet with these cute Ikea Bastis Dog hooks (a loved item in Sammy's nursery too), art from a local fair.  Metal flower was a kirklands sidewalk sale find on my way into target.

Originally, I wanted this ikea Expedit shelf as a window bench with some pretty fabric as a cushion.  Once the chair arrived though, the room was just too small.  Womp Womp.  It still looks nice upright, it's just not as fun for the kids.

DIY Lampshade: So much cheaper than purchasing already made

Wrapping Paper Drawer Liner from Homegoods:
So cheap and great for baby since it doesn't have a scent.  With Sammy, I was extra sentimental and used the prettiest paper from his baby shower

Closer up of the crib skirt

 

Art from VOL 25, purchased in 2010 for the guestroom and worked perfectly in the nursery

 

 Source list:

• Nightlight: DIY using this kit and cloud9 fabric from Joann's.  $5
• Letter A: Pinterest inspiration using a cardboard letter and yarn with embellishments from Joann's.  $10
• Art: Local Artist purchased at the fairfax corner art show in Spring of 2013
• Metal Flower: Kirklands $20
• Word Art: Purchased in 2010 from VOL25 an etsy seller.  Total for three $45
• Glider: Walmart Coronado Glider $350 shipped
• Ottoman: JCP Happy Chic by Jonathan Adler Katie Round Pouf $60
• Crib Sheet: Pottery Barn Kids Chamois Sheet. (softest sheet EVER) $29 (used a coupon $15)
• Crib Skirt: Tutorial found on pinterest (we added two additional layers), fabric from joann's my friends Mom sewed this for us.  $20
• Drapery: P. Kaufmann Pooliside silsila fabric with blackout liner (from Joann's ) sewed by my friends mom.  Total after searching high and low for a discount $90
• Changing Pad cover: Minky Fabric from Joann's, sewed by my friend's Mom using this pinterest tutorial.   $7
• Pink Shelf: Ikea Lack Shelf  $17
• Bookshelf: Ikea Expedit  $60
• Floor Lamp: Ikea Vidja  $50
• Rug: Rugs USA, Tuscan Moderno Ombre Pink Rug  $123 shipped
• Dresser: Hand me down from Paul's parents when they moved.  Color is BEHR Sweet Rhapsody, paint and primer in one
• Drawer Liner: Wrapping paper from Homegoods $3
• Blanket: Homegoods
• Pillow: Clearance find from Bed Bath and Beyond $8
• Pom Poms: Party City  $15
• Mobile: 3 Sprouts Peacock $20
• Storage Boxes: 3 Sprouts Peacock purchased at Buy Buy Baby with a $5 off $15 coupon
• Closet: Closet Maid shelving and Martha Stewart Boxes from Home Depot.  Ooops Paint and Bastis dog hooks from Ikea Appx $150 for the closet redo (completed in 2011)