Wow - two posts in two days! Aren’t you guys a lucky crowd? It’s really because I’m so excited and I feel I deserve a pat on the back, not because of what I’ve done, but that it got done and what is it exactly? THE NURSERY!!
So I won’t win the award for best procrastinator, not like I thought I would. It only took eight months of being pregnant and three of those being in a new house but I was finally ready to nest! One could assume that moving while you’re five months pregnant should catapult you into nesting-mode but it did the complete opposite for me. The downstairs was assembled and complete, but upstairs…well now that was a different story. But this past month I got a righteous anger about it, stopped hemming and hawing over paint samples and bedding preferences and went to town.
I’ll start with the kids bath and it isn’t that special, I’m just glad it’s painted and put together (had to say no to the beige!). Conner is the only one who uses it (and not even anymore since he’s been showering with daddy, which he much prefers anyways) but at least I can cross it off the list of rooms to put together. I love the yellow - I read somewhere that you should use bright colors in smaller rooms with no windows, like bathrooms and closets. So that’s what I did.
Ah, the nursery. How I loathed and sulked over you for so long. As you can see, we did not go with the mod-dots as we all had decided. It’s not because I don’t love you or care about your opinion, it’s just unless everyone could give to the “Baby Max Nursery Fund” we needed another option. I couldn’t justifying spending the money on just the bedding (not to mention the cash we were going to drop on Conner’s new bed, mattress, and bedding), so I opted for one from Target that was significantly cheaper, and I actually like it better (after I tweaked it some). Still plenty of dots to keep my heart content, but with plenty of cash left over to buy everything else I wanted, too. So I slapped some green on an accent wall, painted a tree and placed some reusable decals and voila!
I love it so much! I highly recommend doing the decals since it was easy and cheap and so cute.
Some playful prints that I sketched on the computer and framed so that the dots wouldn’t take over.
A must have for every nursery - a changing station.
Hear that whistling sound? That’s the pressure being let off in my head now that it’s done and my baby has a room! Conner’s room is about 50% done and I’m still hoping to have it done by the time Max gets here, but even if not it will be very soon after. So that’s five rooms down, only three more to go. I’m getting there and it feels goooooooooooood.
Elizabeth says:
Wow, Candace. I’m so impressed. Not that I ever doubted your decorating skillz, they are MAD, just that I really don’t feel very grown-up in my house after looking at yours.
LOVE IT!!
June 19th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Tracey says:
GREAT JOB! I am so jealous of all of your wonderfully decorated rooms. Good luck getting Conner’s room done before Max’s arrival!
June 19th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Filtering Life says:
Man, I was just at your house and didn’t sneak upstairs to see it in person. I LOVE how you broke up the decals around the room and the accent wall color…PERFECTION. You may just love green after all! I am so glad you got it done and Conner is transitioned into big boy bed. Now we just need Max to show his beautiful face after this weekend.
June 19th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
AmyG says:
It looks so cute, Candance! You did a great job & you deserve a pat on the back for both, getting it done & decorating!
Love the bathroom, too!
June 19th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
futuregirl says:
I love all the dots! Especially the ones behind MAX because they sorta look like fireworks. You did a great job arranging everything!
June 19th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Kacey says:
Candace, you are so talented! Can you come do my new house? No? Oh, that’s right - you’re going to have a baby soon.
No, really - I want to steal your ideas for the boys’ bathroom and one of the boys rooms!
June 19th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
bee says:
Oh Candace I love the nursery. Very simple and relaxing! Max will love it!
I just went to the fabric store tonight in search of some fabric for L’il Bit’s bedding… having no luck!
June 19th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Melany says:
I LOVE Max’s name. I really really love it.
I love his nursery too. VERY nice
June 20th, 2008 at 2:14 am
Emily says:
Ohmygosh it looks gorgeous!!!! So peaceful and yet so adorable. Wow, stunning!
June 20th, 2008 at 4:14 am
pinkmommy says:
Oh my word, I love it! That tree is so darling! And those pictures are just perfect!
Congrats! I hope to be able to post my own nursery picks soon.
June 20th, 2008 at 6:16 am
Cari says:
GORGEOUS!!! Can you come do Lucy’s nursery?? She’ 8 months old, and there is still absolutely NO decor in her room. It’s just, uhm, yellow. With pretty curtains. And that’s only cuz it’s how the house came when we bought it.
June 22nd, 2008 at 1:25 pm
christina says:
I second Elizabeths comment on not feeling grown-up in my own house, sigh someday~ Max’s room is so beautiful yet simple. I love it!
Good for you for getting it done!
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:24 am
Staci Brown says:
Looooooooooooooooooove the nursery! So modern but still kid friendly without being too much, ya know?!
June 23rd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
christy says:
Very very cute.
I stopped by from Kelly’s site.
HI! You have mad decorating/craft skillz.
June 24th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Julie Nickerson says:
Can you come do that for my next baby???
I’m Julie (Kelly P’s friend) and I check on you every once and awhile. I LOVE YOU CRAFTINESS!!!!
Your little craft room is precious too! I need one of those rooms.
June 25th, 2008 at 6:51 am
joy says:
love, love, love it!!! you have such a great eye for detail Candace. Max is going to love his new room. I love it!!
June 26th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
jessica says:
what a beautiful room.
July 1st, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Casey says:
I love it!! it looks soo good
July 5th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Lauren Gauthier says:
so….any chance you’ll give up the goods on that shade of green you used? it looks like just the shade i’ve been in search of for our new place….
August 5th, 2008 at 5:58 pm