Last week at my super-fab & delicious Ladies Wine Club meeting (cool your jets, I drank Fre!) I was asked about our nursery plans for this little gender unknown bundle of fun. Definitely no princess theme, and as much as i adored my matchbox race cars growing up, I think a NASCAR nursery might send the wrong message.
I decided on a "whimsical woodland" theme...because what kid in their right mind wouldn't love a daily romp in the woods that are filled with whimsy? Here is what I came up with (disclaimer: I am in no way a designer. I used PowerPoint for lords sake and stole pictures from the interwebs)
It all started with laziness. I just repainted that room from "Grandma's Lilac" to Valspar's Sweet Georgia Brown, a color I spent a good hour and a half at Home Depot picking out. It reminds me of melty chocolate ice cream. It's delicious and I adore it. So that stays on the bottom, with our favorite creamy beige landing up top. I plan on dividing the colors with a painted chair rail in a fun green to complement the forest green plush carpet. I have been eyeing those funny creature photo's from Etsy seller Berkley Illustration for a while now, along with the World Market curtains I've been dying to find a home for. A baby certainly provides redecorating inspiration!
I'm not tied down to a particular crib style - I'll most likely cruise Craigslist for some worthy finds that don't cost an arm & a leg. We may be having a baby, but I'm still trying to redo my kitchen in this decade. The green talk bubble on one leg is my sad attempt to represent a tree mural that could double as a growth chart. I'm pretty sure I could pull that off myself.
I might change my mind before August 7th, but I think that I could pull this design off for under $300, new crib included. We'll see! Have you seen any real-life nurseries lately that have had you swooning for a baby bump?
A friend of mine just made her own tree out of scrapbook paper I think. Either that or wallpaper scraps...I forget. Either way, it looks AWESOME. I will try and find a picture and email you....it's buried in my emails somewhere :)
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