Nursery Project: Picture Frames Up

The nursery is starting to look nice - hubby put up the picture frames yesterday.  It sure took him a while!  Anyway, they aren't 'perfectly hung' but I think they look pretty cute.  He still has to put up the little yellow mirrors and the shelves, which he said he'll do on Thursday.  I should really take the pictures during the day, they come out far better, but here are some sneak peaks... 

The "art wall" done above the bed, and also the cot...

Some pics of me, and one of Ashton's awesome little shoe collection.

Nursery Project: Mirrors

I bought two little pink heart mirrors a while back, and I wanted to put them up in our bedroom.  Actually I did.  Hubby hated them so much he took them down and put them away in the cupboard.  He wanted to throw them away!  Bottom line is I think he hates pink.  Especially baby pink.  Oops.

Anyway, I took them down this morning.  I decided to paint them and use them in the baby's room.  That way I can still have them up and enjoy them!

So my beloved little hand painted mirrors went from PINK to YELLOW.  I actually really like them in yellow, have a look.  Will put them up as soon as they have dried.

BEFORE:

 AFTER (ok probably more of a DURING, but you get the idea):

Nursery Project: Changing Station Before & After

I got home after class yesterday (it was test day too!) and we took a drive to Builders Warehouse to buy some paint for the changing station.  While we were there we also picked up 2 floating shelves, and some hooks for the picture frames.

So daddy to be's project yesterday was to paint the changing station.  The lime green has changed to Acqua blue!  I took a sneak peak of him while he was busy working on it, and one after it was done.  The table is actually a lot bigger than I thought, so now I'm trying to think what I should put up where.  I'd still like to change the handles, but if I don't find what I'm looking for at a good price, they will stay white like in the picture.

Here are the before, during and after pics!   I'd still like to change the handles, but only if I find what I'm looking for at a good price.  If not, they will stay white like in the picture.

BEFORE:

DURING:

AFTER:

Nursery Project: Some Progress

I think the nursery is starting to take shape!  I wanted a happy room, so I think the aqua and yellow works really nicely for this!  Can't wait to put up the little pictures I've found.  They are all printed and ready, just need to get the frames painted and put them up.

Hubby put up the mozzie net, and we shuffled the room around a bit.  Need to get a little table for the lamp to stand on.  It will go between the two chairs.  Also need to put the bunting up.  

Cot with teddies etc, I'll move them when we put up some shelves.  We eventually decided to get a cot bumper.

Storage under the cot!  This stuff will need to move into the cupboard.  The cupboard will need to be emptied, we have to find another place to store the linen and towels.  We planned to get a linen cupboard, but with the likely early arrival we'll probably have to make another plan for now and save our money for hospital expenses.

This wall will get two floating shelves in white, and maybe some cut out letters.

This wall will become the art wall.  The changing station will stand next to the bed.  Hubby's going to collect it from my step sis next weekend.  Then 'we' will have to paint the top.

Nursery Project: Preparations & Setting Up The Cot

Today was a long day at the office... and I couldn't wait to get home...  I wanted to do some more work on the baby's room.  I'm not sure if this is nesting, or if nesting involves cleaning and scrubbing, but nevertheless, I enjoyed this.


This is what I've done so far.  Also packed a lot of the things in the cupboard, and cleared the room a bit.  Really hope it turns out nicely, and excited to get it finished. 

I've set up the cot bedding, just quickly to see what it will look like.  Not too bad hey.  Haven't decided if I'll have the bumpers made up, been reading up about it and I'm in two minds at the moment.  Maybe just needs something blue added.  The white bear may or may not stay.

Teddy and toys.

 Close up of the bedding, I love it!

Mozzie net.  I've been looking for an affordable one for white a while.  Done!

Now to find some pretty bunting.

Bought this really cool floor lamp - it looks like a big globe on a pole!  Not sure where I'll put it, but for now I just unpacked it and set it up. 

Some fabric I bought - going to ask MIL to make two covers for cushions for the bed, and lining for the  little baskets that will hold cream, shampoo, etc.  Not bad for R9,00 per m.

These are pillow covers.  Just to add a little colour.

 I folded the blue star fabric over a cushion... can't wait for MIL to help out with the sewing!

Nursery Project: Before Photos & Getting Started

I've been itching to start decorating the spare room (trying to get used to calling it the nursery), but at the same time wondered if starting it now already is too soon.  I suppose there's no better time like the present, and I like to be organized - I think I have about 3 and a half months to go before baby arrives, so here we go... 


It took us a while to agree on colours. We're not doing a 'themey' or 'matchy' room, so I hope it still turns out nicely.  I'd like the room to have a happy feel.


Here are some pics of the room:

This is what you see when you walk in the door.  The first thing I did was sort out and remove anything from the room that we didn't need - that took a month and a half to get done - I just didn't feel like doing it.  The orange is going to be packed away.  The bed may or may not stay in the room.  Looks more like a store room, doesn't it?  Every time we get something new we just put it in the room.  My dad dropped off the cot last Saturday, so that gave us more 'packing space' for the soft/ small things and the clothes. I've put up some dark grey curtains for now, just a set I had in the cupboard - will look for better ones later once the rest of the room is done.  I'd like to put up some shelves there above the 2 chairs, and maybe also a cool floor lamp in that area.

The view from the window facing the door.  The room is 3,75m long and about 3m wide, so hopefully everything will fit.  

See how full the cot is? 

The bedding we bought the other day - we wanted calm colours for the bedding.  A little duvet cover and pillow set, and a quilt, in grey and white.  Mind you, I think I have a thing for baby blankets.  We already have about 6.  My mom in law is trying to convince me to return some of them and exchange for something else... but I think for now I'll keep them.  A also found a really nice mosquito net in white which we'll put up above the cot. 

Here are some more things taking up floor space - nappies, monitor, wet wipes, bottle, and a carry cot.

 Loved this little yellow clock and the blue lamp...  will still decide where to put them.

Here are a few ideas for the art wall.  I'm on a tight budget, so need to improvise where I can.  Still looking for a few more pictures that won't pixelate too badly if I print them out.  I'd like to frame each print and then hang them up on the wall above the bed.

Here's a pic of the changing station I need to arrange to pick up from my step sister.  The plan here is to paint the top and change the handles...  

Nursery Ideas

I haven't done much for the baby's room yet.  Right now it looks more like a store room than anything else, the pram and stack of nappies the only tell tell sign.  And there's a big old double bed in there as well, which is staying in the room. 

Been racking my brains about a theme, and colours.  And would you believe it we just couldn't agree on either.  I wanted elephants.  He wanted cars.  So we've compromised on both, and agreed on an aqua and yellow room with a colourful art wall.  We also spoke about putting up some vintage comic images - now to try and find them.  Else I'll have to get DIY'ing, and fast.  I think time is going to start running out before I know it - considering this has been the quickest 4,5 months of my life.

Here are the pictures of rooms in these colours which I saved for inspiration, taken from all over the web.  I just love the blues, yellows, greys, white and a bit of black.  Wish me luck for project Nursery.  I hope I can get the room to look half as gorgeous as some of these pictures.

Here are some gorgeous fabrics - I need to get to a fabric shop and see what I can find, hopefully stuff in similar colours etc.

And here is some furniture for inspiration.  Again, I love the aqua and yellow.  Also love the detail on those tressels - need to do test that out on something.

Okay so now that I've put all of these together, time to get cracking.  I was so excited about decorating the room that I didn't sleep last night and then, all of a sudden the alarm went off to get up for work.