{a look at the nursery.}

Such a relief that the nursery is finished pre-baby... :)  In my crazy-brain i just needed it done to feel at ease before the birth...

& I have to admit I was a little nervous about creating a gender-neutral nursery, but once i decided on a yellow & aqua color scheme (which was highly influenced by a couple of gorgeous nurseries on oh-dee-doh), everything else just kind of fell into place.

ok - so here we go.  I am going to try my best to link as much as possible to the source as i go...

if anyone's been reading the blogg-o *that* long, you'll remember that we used a similar paint treatment with evan's first nursery (in MN), and created a big stripe around the room.  I loved that look so much, that we did it again in ev's room here, and the nursery, now.  :)  I also went a little bit crazy with monkeys in his first nursery, and decided that the animal of choice for this baby would be a giraffe... ;)  and then some elephants got thrown in too.  (just for good measure!)

all of the furniture was "upcycled" ;) from evan's nursery - except for the nightstand - which was a clearance purchase from Restoration Hardware.  Because we weren't spending on furniture, I definitely had more room (financially) to have fun with decor ;)

taking a tour around the room (which is a really nice size compared to evan's first nursery!), and starting with the bedding...

...i had the bedding custom made by this fabulous etsy shop (i highly recommend emily - she was great to work with!).  I choose the fabric (aqua with yellow polkas for the bumper and yellow bumblebees for the sheet) and sent it to her, along with the solids - but she also has a great selection of coordinated prints in her shop.  The sunshine squares quilt was made by me last month... ;)  oh, & the baby's name will go over the crib once we know JUST what the baby's name is....  hehe.

To the right of the crib is a tall bookshelf that i stuffed with toys in order to add even more color to the room.  The sound machine and video monitor will eventually go here.  The abc print is from this etsy shop - and the giraffe lamp was a cheapy Homegoods find.  I think this is my favorite corner of the room.  ;)

To the left of the crib is the window, and we had a little bit of space left over, so I was able to fit in Evan's rocking horse, and this cube (from Target) which turned out to be the perfect place to store a BUNCH of baby books.

The giraffes are wall decals purchased from this etsy shop.  The curtain topper is super simple & was made by me for less than $10.

Moving past the window, is the chair corner with the nightstand...

thought it would be nice to have someplace to put stuff when i'm feeding/rocking in the chair at all hours of the night ;)

The fact that the chair we already had was BROWN, was probably the biggest color issue that i had > but i love the chair, its super comfy, and there was nothing wrong with it, so we made it work.  I had the crazy-talented crafty-crochet-lady who made me a large afghan last year, make a similar style baby sized one out of yarn colors that i choose to match the room.  (this is her online shop, i'm sure that there's contact info on it somewhere if interested!)  i ADORE how it turned out, and somehow know that there will be many baby photos taken on it!

Above the chair is a peg shelf...

...and hanging from one of the pegs is a dream ring that i'm pretty sure eric hates, but i love.  ha ;)

There's another target cube in between the chair and nightstand - perfect for more book storage...

The illuminated egg lamp on top of the nightstand was definitely one of my splurges in the room - but it is SO fun, and shoots out little stars of light all over the room at night.  ;)  The music box next to it is something that Evan has decided that he loves, along with the orange monkey!

The bottom bin of the nightstand is now full of a whole tin of burpies - I made like 15 of these at the beginning of the pregnancy, and am SO glad that I did - they were great to have with evan (so much more durable than just a prefold dipe).  I used lots of hard to find favorite fabrics on these, bc i just thought that it would be amusing at some point to me, to be wiping up burps in the middle of the night with really pricy fabric.  ha ;)  Sophie the Giraffe is hanging out with the burpies - ready to be chewed on!

To the left of the chair corner is the changing table / dresser...

...this ended up being my little 'ode to the elephant' wall.  :)

the multi elephant "print" is really a piece of matte gift wrap(!) that i've had for over a year, the elephant mirror is from petit collage, the elephant sunshine artwork is from this etsy shop - Freya Art, and the elephant embroidery hoop was done by this etsy shop.

(the cute little bunny is a brush/comb set)

Finally (almost done!) is the last wall with the doorway on it, not a lot going on there, but it helps you see the room as a whole.

& We did "recycle" 2 little IKEA prints from evan's nursery right by the door...

Love that we were able to make so much from his nursery work in this one too, and yet they both totally have their own "look".

So that is about it.  ;)

Now i guess all we need is a baby...

:)

PS -  i'm going to upload larger images to a "nursery" set on Flickr this weekend - will update the post with a link to the set when i do...

Comments

[Jen]

I don't normally comment, but I love reading your blog and seeing your amazing creativity. So I had to comment today and tell you this nursery is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen! Can't wait to see you beautiful baby soon too! Thanks for sharing : )

[april foster]

wow! i'm so impressed. you are so talented! can't wait to see what you have.

[Lisa VanderVeen]

This is absolutely beautiful and so sunny and happy :). I'm so glad you got it done! XO

[JustLulu]

It is seriously gorgeous!!! Love it :)

[gina f.]

perfect little happy baby place!

[Christy]

Love this room! Those colors are so cute together.

[Ally]

Holy Mackerel - you need to do this as a career!

[JustLulu]

I was just at Costco, and thought of you, they have a Giraffe baby blanket in Yellow & Aqua, with a light green trim.. You have plenty of blankets it looks like, but if you need one more.... ;)

[Amber Lee]

I love this nursery so much! I did a gender nuetral nursery as well, since we didn't find out the sex either, and it is hard. You really knocked this one out of the park though, so wonderful!

[Kathy]

I love, love, love, love, love it. I'm planning an aqua and orange nursery (which I suppose I'll work on decorating after we move in August, when I'm almost 8 months pregnant). So pretty much, I'm picturing it exactly like that, with orange instead of yellow. But probably some yellow too.

Where did you find that aqua and yellow polka dot fabric? I'm crossing my fingers that the analogue exists...

[Lil]

Beautiful. You are one talented woman!

[Anna]

so so cute susan, almost makes me want to have another baby. :)

[Shannon R.]

It's wonderful! I absolutely love the color scheme!

[michele]

oh, susan!! it's *gorgeous*!!!! lucky baby!!!

[Kristin Miller]

This room is FANTABULOUS, Susan!! I just love the color scheme and all the little unique touches you put in it...you are definitely a talented designer. And I gotta tell ya...I sooooo want to hire you someday to make a quilt for our family room (indian/travel theme). But I suspect you'll have your hands pretty full for awhile. =) Thanks for sharing your nursery pics (LOVE LOVE LOVE it all) and best wishes on the remainder of your pregnancy! Love from the Millers =)

[Lindsay Teague]

Hey one more thing, where did you get your chair? I'm on the hunt for one similar!

[Nicole]

Gorgeous, Susan! Just amazing! So fun and happy... this is one beautiful space for your sweet new baby!

What were the paint colors that you used. I am redoing my little guy's bedroom and am looking for those colors. The samples I have tried are "too" turquoise. I just can't seem to find the right one!

Thanks!

[nichole]

oh my Heaven's! what a precious space for your new little one!
i LOVE it, Susan! the color palette is awesome & i adore the bedding & all the details! thanks for the links-super helpful! :) blessings to you, my friend! :)

[Keshet Shenkar]

Love this room! I love yellow and aqua as a color scheme in general and the little etsy touches are just perfect!

[Ally White]

Holy babyroom Bat Man!! This room is beautiful! And that crib blanket is fabulous. I can't say wow enough! This is one lucky baby :)

[DarcyHolsopple]

LOVE. IT! Just ready for a baby now!! This pregnancy seemed to go fast.. well, at least for me! HA! Can't wait to see what you are having and the name!!!

[kristina]

You never cease to amaze me, girlie! LOVE the nursery! What happy colors and all of those little accessories around the room make it all just so wonderful! Your baby is going to love it! Thanks for always inspiring me! Hugs!

[Danielle Flanders]

wow, this is absolutely gorgeous! i love the colors you chose! such a happy, welcoming place. good luck with everything!
hugs,
danielle

[Jessica Fulkerson O'Brien]

this is just amazing, thru and thru! love seeing all the pictures and special touches. xo

[j.j.]

It's so pretty! My favorite part is the tiny littlest detail - the trim on the curtain topper!