Nursery inspiration!

Sorry for the absence, but we've been living in limbo for a while as we are in between houses.  My in laws graciously took us in for a few months to help us out, but I am excited that God has provided a precious house in Homewood that we'll be renting for the next two+ years.  I've been a busy preggo bee the last two weeks picking paint colors and figuring out things for our new house.  We are super excited to have a big yard and great location to look forward to this spring!  I'll probably be picking up the blogging by showing you what I'm planning for the house.  I know it's a rental, so we can't do anything permanent, but I'm going to try to make it as homey and comfy as possible for the time we are there. 

So, lets get started with the NURSERY for a precious little baby girl who is yet to be named. 

Here's her wall color called Gypsy Rose by Benjamin Moore.  I'm not sure how true to color this pic is, but it seems to be pretty close.  It's a very saturated rosy pink and I heart it so much!  Her nursery has great light so I felt it could handle the color.

The bumpers that I found at Target ($45) were my starting point because unless you are making your own (which I was hoping to avoid) this is the hardest thing to find, or find affordably I should say=)  So, now that I have bumpers and a paint color, I can get creative! ( I should give the disclaimor that the color in this pic is definitely off, they are a brighter pink and  I promise they go with the wall color.  Both are almost a watermelon pink if I had to name them.)

After a little net surfing, I came across a gold mine of a fabric site http://www.heatherbaileystore.com/

Cheerful, unique and a hint of vintage is how I'd describe the feel of her fabrics. 

I am thinking this one will be the crib skirt.  I ordered 1/2 yard to see the colors before I commit.

If I like it enough, I may even use it for the windows or a pillow or something...

You can find it by going to her site and clicking on the Nicey Jane Fabrics.

 Here's another gem of a fabric from her site, apparently it's almost all gone, so I may just have to snag some of it and find a way to work it in.  Love the colors and pattern.  Perfect for a nursery=)

These next two fabrics from the same site have a little more of a retro feel to them and I can't decide which color to use.  All of these fabrics are going to be about $9 a yard so I'm trying to figure out a way to incorporate them while getting the biggest bang for my buck.  One idea I had is to use sheets or just plain white inexpensive curtains and add a border to spice things up. 

This room has 2 large windows and IMO it's screaming for drapes.  The windows are black metal, so they need to be covered beautified! 



The last plug for the Heather Bailey Store I'll do is this precious little ring stacker pattern that would be a perfect project for a rainy day (boy we've been having a lot of those lately!)  It seems like a great way to add a personal touch to any nursery while using scraps of leftover fabrics from other projects.  I haven't ordered it yet, but I may soon....  Would be great to make for a baby gift for a special friend too!
























The house has almost all hardwood flooring which we've never had so I have zilch in the way of rugs.

I am LOOOOVing these shag rugs from Restoration Hardware. 

They seems oh so soft and plush, they also don't look like animal hair which is one thing I sometimes don't like about shag rugs.  They are cotton and wool I think.  At only $129 for a 4x6, my only dilemma is pink or white???

 And last but not least, my most recent Craigslist purchase!    Scored this fab mirror for $20.  I saw it, I drooled,  and immediately emailed the guy with the subject line "want the mirror!"  When I went to pick it up, what I thought was going to be a 24"-36" tall mirror is more like 48"-60" tall.  Nevertheless, I was excited that it was so big feeling I had "gotten my money's worth."  Just needs a good coat of paint and voila!  It may be too big for the nursery, but I'm sure I can use it somewhere else.



Retail Therapy =)

I've found a few cute things lately that are worth passing along.  I am working on what to do with the girl's room when the baby gets here and they more than likely "move in together."  I am trying to work with what Sophie already has and just add to it, then when Selah moves in, I can just go buy her the same stuff.  I am having a lot of fun doing it too!  This was my first find at  Pottery Barn Kids in the sale section.  It's called the girl pennant flag and it's on sale for $9.99 right now.  I bought two and I'm not sure where I'll use them yet, but I'm sure it'll be cute =)

 My next few purchases were from Land of Nod.

These sweet letters are so precious and add just a little vintage taste I think.  I may hang them at the end of the girls beds on the footboard or just on their wall somewhere.  They're only $2.95 per letter.

 I also got them two collapsible hampers from land of nod.  Not sure if I'll monogram them yet, but at least their clothes will be separate.  I am going to try something new with laundry a tip from Lindsay, and I'm going to do everyone's laundry separately, by room.  That way you can just fold it and take it all to one room to put it away.  She says it works for her, so I am going to give it a shot!  Sorry for the blurry pic =)

This is the duvet cover and Euro sham that I picked to go with Sophie's pink matelasse from Pine Cone Hill.  I had to order it in a twin size, so it's not here yet.  The color is peony and I LOVE it!  It is going to brighten up her washed out room of pale pink.  I bought a super cute accent pillow with big sewn on polka dots in coordinating colors.  Can't wait to post a picture of the finished product!

Bright green sling from SevenSlings.  I got an email for a promo that gave you a "free" sling and nursing cover.  While it was "free"  they charged pretty high shipping and handling which bumped the total cost of both items up to $25.  I was still pretty happy with my purchase though. 

This is the nursing cover I got from UdderCovers. 



If you want me to send you the promotional email, I think it's still going on, just email me or comment with your email address and I'll fwd it to you!

Last but not least, bought two personalized iron on appliques from etsy - babycakesdesign (click to see how to order).  Not to shabby for $5.  I also bought a $5 longsleeve white shirt for each of my little turkeys from target and I plan on just ironing on!  Target also has hot pink, so when I get the applique, I may use the pink shirt.  We'll see how it works, never done this before.  I am hoping it turns out super cute though!

You're Welcome Pottery Barn

For the record, I had these BEFORE Pottery Barn

If you've been to my house in the past 2 1/2 years, you've seen my window treatments. I found a great fabric at King Cotton downtown and had drapes, a valance and a roman shade made for our living area. I love it so much and can honestly say I am not tired of it at all. I get so many compliments on these window treatments!
(these are pictures of my curtains and roman shade)



So you can imagine my surprise when I open up a Pottery Barn recently and see MY special wonderful beautiful fabric in their catalog under window treatments. While I am flattered that I apparently have good taste, I am not thrilled that my lovely and unique window treatments will now fill the houses of hundreds of thousands of Americans. Anyway, if you like mine, then you can go get them at Pottery Barn. And don't worry, they have bedding and throw pillows to match!
(these pictures are from http://www.potterybarn.com/)