The Nursery Tour

I don't think I could ever explain in words how glad I am to have this nursery behind me. Working full time and having everything else to prepare for this pregnancy has proved to difficult on my creativity and I was literally stressing till the last minute over this room. We knew we wanted to put both the kids in one room so we could keep a dedicated office/guest room, so the idea of putting a boy and a girl together and having it be gender neutral but having distinct areas for each of the kids was almost too much of a task for me, and many a tear had been shed. I finally figured out a concept revolving around the striped blanket on the baby's crib. Once I knew I wanted that, things kind of just started to flow, and once I picked up the rug I knew I was going to be happy with the route the room was going. :)

Although Ava no longer has a pink galore room I think she is really excited and most excited to have a roommate, at least till we move! Also I received some questions about the wood frame above the crib and how it was made. I actually made the wood frame last summer for a family photo. I went to Home Depot and purchased the thinnest fence wood I could find, I then had them cut it for me to all be the same length. I then took the pieces home and stained them with a grey stain and then took two extra boards and laid them sideways across the back of the boards and screwed them together and voila! (Although it was actually a lot more of a pain in the butt than that). Then when I was doing the nursery I decided it would look fab in the room and moved it in there. For the Darlings print, I actually made that as well! I had seen this Sugarboo print (here) but was not about to spend $400 on something I knew I could recreate sort of. I bought a canvas at Hobby Lobby and some stencils. I then painted on the letters with acrylic paint and changed it to Darlings instead of Darling since I have two:) Then I just attached it to the frame with command strips and bam! Done and done.

Oh and in case anyone is wondering, I also made the feather mobile above the crib. That one had quite a few more steps and required hubby's assistance, so maybe I will do a tutorial on that later lol. Below is a list of where all of the room items are from! Please let me know if you have any questions!

Crib: Walmart (old)
Crib sheets (both beds): Pottery Barn Kids (here)
Crib pillow: IKEA (here )
Crib skirt: Target (here)
Bear in crib: Gifted from a friend
Toddler bed: Yard sale site
Quilt and pillow on Ava's bed: Home Goods
Wall prints: Pinterest and gifted
Wooden crate on dresser: Home Goods
Dresser and lantern: IKEA (here)
Deer head: Ross
Resin letters: Hobby Lobby
Lamp: Target (here)
Book shelves: IKEA
Herringbone rug: Pottery Barn Kids (here)
Frames on wall: Walmart and spray painted
Wall mirror: Dollar store (old and repainted)
Crib blanket: Land of Nod (here)