Penelope's Nursery

Deer print is from here, bunny was thrifted.

I'm happy to say that so far Penelope has proved to be a pretty patient little baby, and didn't seem to mind that her nursery was still in shambles when she arrived.
 
Thankfully, she's also been a great sleeper, so I've been able to finish it up before she outgrew it! 


We recycled most of the furniture and main baby items from Phoebe's nursery, but went with a completely different color palette. 

Want to see a before picture (as in, before we bought the house)? Click here. But be warned, it's a little scary.
 

Once again, Polly finds herself right at home in the crib.



I want to secure and paint that darn cord the same color as the wall, but with a newborn and a 2 1/2 year old, I've got better things to do with my (almost nonexistent) free time.
 

I found that sweet little Hansel and Gretal lamp for $3 at my local thrift store and added a clearance lampshade from Target.  The house lights up too!

More info on the ABC crewelwork sampler here.
 

I totally copied these doily clouds from here.


I picked up the bird screen print from local artist Marcy Davy of All Things Grow, the book was thrifted, and the cat was my great-grandmothers.


I made the crib sheet from one of my favorite vintage sheets using Dana's tutorial - which is ridiculously simple and fantastic.  I ended up getting Phoebe to sleep in her big girl bed by letting her pick out her own fabric for her sheets.  Now she has kitty sheets, snowman sheets, and butterfly sheets.  It's crazy how much joy a fitted sheet brings her.

The stuffed lamb has been around for awhile, but has seemed to take up residence in the crib because she matches so darn well.
 

Stay tuned for a post on how I made this super-sweet crib skirt!
*The post is up!  Click here for a how-to*






The doily lamp will be getting it's own post too. 
 

The nursery at night.  Such a cozy place for a sweet baby!

Why don't we retire to the bedroom?

Remember this little sneak peak from way back when?

Well I have finally, oh finally finished painting all of that damn trim and cleaned up enough to the point to show you my progress!

You can see before pictures from when we bought the house back here, and even though it's taken us almost a year, it feels sooooo good to get that old person vibe outta here!

As I mentioned before, our "master" bedroom is really just two rooms with a section knocked out between them by the previous owners.  We actually find the whole setup incredibly annoying since there's two entrances to our room (basically right next to each other), there's still enough of a wall that there's no good way to set up our furniture, and we struggled on what exactly to use that extra space for.

We were previously using it as kind of an office, but there was still a ton of wasted space, and we hated having our bedroom in full view when guests wanted to use the computer (mostly because it's always a mess).

Please excuse the messy closet and piles of laundry - it's definitely my lest favorite chore.  Also, the closet doors will probably be going back up after they are repainted or covered in fabric.

 So it actually worked out rather well when we found out we were expecting baby #2 and decided to turn that awkward space into a nursery.

We closed off that extra door (well, we put a large piece of furniture in front of it) so it will be nice and quiet, and of course it's super close to our bed for all of those late night feedings. 

Now that the painting is done, I'm excited to start decorating!  It's definitely a departure from Phoebe's soft, girlie, nursery that was full of pinks and yellows.  I'm looking forward to a new design challenge!

My current dilemma - too many ideas!  I've been browsing way too many amazing nurseries on Pinterest and I want to incorporate ideas from them all!  Editing has always been my biggest design challenge.

If you're wondering about paint colors and curtain info, I talked about it in my earlier bedroom post that you can find here.

Bedroom Redo

 We've been putting off decorating the bedroom since we moved in last December since, let's face it - we're the only ones who hang out in there anyways and we wanted to get to the main living areas first.

These swatches have been hanging on the wall above our bed for about the past 7 months and I figured I might as well get started on it now since my motivation is directly proportional to how big my tummy is.

 

These are pictures from before we moved in (ie. not our stuff), but our bedroom is a super weird setup since the previous owners knocked out a partial wall between two bedrooms.  So our furniture is staggered between the two rooms,  and we have one of the doors blocked off with a dresser just because there are so many kooky angles to the "room" that there are no other good place to put it.

We're still working on what to do with all of the furniture, especially since we're turning the far wall into a small corner for the new baby, but at least I finally got some decent colors onto the walls!

This is as much as a sneak peak as I can give so far since there is currently junk covering every other square inch of the floor.  But we finally decided to go with Winter's Day from Martha Stewart (gray) for the majority of the room with an accent wall of Realm by Behr (deep blue).  

About a million years ago I ordered a bolt of Heather Bailey's picnic bouquet in lagoon from Pink Castle Fabrics (my favorite print ever!) and finally got 2 out of six curtain panels made.  Next step - painting all of the window, floor, and door trim - a task I despise with all my being, but ends up being sooooo worth it in the end!

Estate Sale Jackpot (Part 1)

This past weekend my mom was visiting so I was lucky enough to be able to hit up some estate sales - sans Phoebe.  I don't really do much thrifting with her, because well, she's a toddler - enough said.

Anyway, I happened to come across an estate sale taking place in a house where two antique dealers used to live.  I found all kinds of goodies, and while I was waiting in line to pay I spotted this little gem of a couch hidden and lost in the shuffle.

 

It is in just about perfect condition, and even better was the amazingly too-good-to-be-true price of only $145. 

Thankfully I was the next person up in line and after hearing it was still available, I wasted no time in snatching it up. 

I know absolutely nothing about furniture styles/periods/eras, but I do know that I just love the design of this couch and it has some pretty amazing lines.  Even though the upholstery is in great condition, I'm just not digging the green velvet with gold trim.  So once it's in our budget (waaaay down the road), this lovely lady will be getting a makeover a la Anna Maria Horner.  Ohhhh, what scrumptious fabric will I cover her in....?

So it's currently hanging out here in our dining room until we eventually get a dining room table (most likely another hand-me-down), but it's final home is going to be in my studio.

Phoebe's Nursery

I was lucky enough to have Phoebe's nursery picked up by Ohdeedoh and made into a nursery tour shortly before Phoebe was born.  Since then, it has been featured a couple more times, including today in a post about pink nurseries.  If you haven't seen it before, I would love for you to take a look here...