The Nursery…a work in progress

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For those of you who don’t know…
I have two handsome little boys.
Parker Anthony who is 3 years old…
and
Griffin Thomas who is 5 months old.
They are my life & my whole world…I don’t know what I would do without them!
When I found out I was having another baby, I immediately started thinking about the nursery! For me, creating a space for my baby is one of the most exciting parts of being pregnant! When they have their own room & their own things…it just makes the whole experience seem more real!
When I found out I was having another boy, I knew that I could just use all of the same bedding & decor from Parker’s nursery, but honestly….how much fun would that have been? I mean, seriously, the child is already doomed for a life of hand-me-downs….did he really need a hand-me-down nursery too?
So…I started shopping!
I’m kinda picky when it comes to crib bedding. I don’t like the bedding with the big theme prints on them. (There is nothing wrong with this type of bedding, for those of you who have them…its just not me.) I just mostly look at fabric, colors, & patterns when trying to find something I like. When I saw this bedding I knew this was the bedding for my new baby boy!
Cocalo Couture Aidan Bedding
I loved everything about this bedding….
and seriously…how cute is this nursery?
Once I found the bedding, I started thinking about wall color and knew that I wanted to add some type of molding to the walls as well.  Then I saw this picture in the Lowe’s Creative Ideas catalog…
Lowe’s Creative Ideas
I loved the look of the beadboard and the white trim! This is the route I decided to take for my walls!
I again utilized the skills of my handy dandy father & this is what we came up with…
(sorry I have no before pics…just picture a empty room with blue walls..nothing to exciting…)
 His name I have above his bedding is from Uppercase Living. I have a friend from high school who actually sells it! She is my go to girl for UL expressions.
With the colors of the bedding, my mom & I thought it would be cute to incorporate old trucks, cars, vintage type road signs, etc. and use that as the theme for the nursery. I have slowly, but surely been picking up items…its still a work in progress…

That little truck is actually a picture frame…need to get a pic in it, huh?

That little gas tank…is by far my most favorite accessory to his room. My grandma actually got it for him when we were all out shopping one day…We found it at Garden Ridge.
It is A-Dorable & was perfect for his room!

If you all have shopped for rocking chairs, gliders, or anything of that nature for a nursery, you know you can end up spending a FORTUNE!! I decided to just buy a unfinished rocking chair at our local Rural King for $70 and paint it to make it blend with his furniture. This is not the most comfortable rocker, but because I do most of the rocking in our living room recliner, I wasn’t really worried about comfort! I was mostly going for looks…I topped it off with a cute throw & a couple of pillows that all coordinated with his bedding.
This is his changing table & as you can see it definitely needs some help. I planned on buying the hutch that went on top of this dresser, and then I realized, it had been discontinued. BOO!! So, I had to come up with plan B. I actually have bought some vintage road signs, shelves, & some accessories for this wall…I just haven’t hung them yet!! As soon as I do, I will be sure to post!
It will make for a good before & after, right?
So he is 5 months old today & I still don’t have his room done…
Does that make me a bad mommy?

I don’t think so…he seems pretty happy in his new room!!
Don’t ya think?
What about all of you…are you still putting the finishing touches months later on your kids’ rooms?
Maybe you are putting the finishing touches on your own room…
whatever it is, it seems like its always a work in progress…
Or maybe I’m just a slacker…. 🙂
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  1. Umm… You’ve seen Jackson AND Jayden’s rooms… totally not done!! I keep blaming it on the fact that we moved a year ago, but it’s time to get my butt in gear!! You did a great job with Griffin’s nursery! I’m thinking of doing the cars, trains, trucks idea with Jackson since he loves them so much.

  2. Hey Tonya! 🙂 Thanks for you comment on my pantry….it was SO much fun! (ok, the painting wasn’t fun, but organizing and making the little tags was fun!) LOL It makes me say “ohhhh” and breathe a sigh of relief every time I open it!
    Your little boys nursery is just lovely! I ADORE the bedding!! I never liked the themed stuff either when my kids were babies. I sew, so I made everything. (even the bumper pads…Yikes!) You always get what you want when you sew it though, so I was happy!
    Good job on his room! 🙂
    Have a great week!
    Hugs
    missy

  3. This is a great nursery! I love boy spaces that are cute and masculine enough to have a man walk in the room and want to sit in there. This is so hard to find! Thanks for sharing this. I’m trying to get a vintage fireman room going for my two boys. I would love to feature your room on my blog or maybe have you for a guest post to talk about your room and how you assembled a good boy space?

  4. The nursery looks awesome! Love the colors and I am not crazy about nursery print themes either. You should totally have your house on the holiday home tour at Christmas time.

    Kasey

  5. I love the originality….no one else has a room that looks like this! The colors are perfect for your little man. He is adorable, btw. 🙂

  6. OMG, I LOVE that bedding. And the blue bead board makes me swoon! Han Solo is due in April and we have NOTHING for this poor child. By the time I was this pregnant with Indy we literally had everything and his nursery was finished. Han Solo isn’t getting his own nursery until after we move in Sept or Oct (where? dunno…the Army will tell us. Probably the month before we’re actually supposed to move) and will be in our room until then. I am looking for cute bedding though and love yours. I too hate big theme-y bedding (Indy has never had it and never will) and go for pattern. I may have to look up that set as I adore the colors.
    The good thing about Han Solo being almost 9 years younger than Indy is that there will be few hand me downs (except perhaps for all of Indy’s Thomas the Tank Engine stuff and Playmobil toys-that stuff was expensive).

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