Nursery Notes & Special Artwork

The nursery has been revealed and we are anxiously awaiting baby girl's arrival. Since I didn't go into much detail on the reveal post, I thought I would mention some special details about her nursery that I left out!

First of all, this pretty print just arrived from Dana at Indigo Home. I have been a follower of Dana's for a long time on instagram and totally missed that she did these beautiful prints of my very own Meredith College! Every Meredith girl is proud of her college and we all share a special connection. As soon as I saw the bright pink, I knew it was meant to be in baby girl's nursery. It has been the perfect finishing touch for this nook.

A little note about Dana- what a total sweetheart. She was so pleasant to work with and I admire her work so much. If you want to see some of the prettiest hand painted blue and white pieces, see my favorite vase here, a beautiful trivet here and ginger jar trivet here. As you all know, I am a blue and white lovah...so her beautiful work is right up my alley! I love the unique finds on etsy, but when you find an artist that has such a kind personality, it makes shopping small even better.

A little detail about the wallpapered book ledges: we finished the accent wall and I had quite a bit of wallpaper leftover. I had thrown so many ideas back and forth in my mind about what could go behind the rocker and finally it all clicked at just the right time. We measured out the space we wanted to be papered, cut it, and pasted it on the wall. Next, Stephen cut trim molding to make the box around it, attaching it with a nail gun. It got caulked, patched and painted. We had the ikea shelves from Weeks' nursery and Stephen cut them down to the appropriate size. Voila! Instant art. I love this addition so much! 

I'm newly obsessed with felt flowers for a baby girl. I made several that you might have noticed in my post. They are fun and simple, but added a special touch to a few places in the nursery I needed that something else. Next up, I'm making some hair bows! 

The ribbon banner came together at the very last minute as well. I had a bag full of bows from my baby shower and put them to good use. I tied a bunch of them onto a fabric strip and added leftover buffalo check fabric strips, and excess pom pom trim. I love this punch of color and is that airy feel I needed on this side of the room, especially since we skipped the mobile this time around. 

For the original nursery reveal post with sources, see here. 

Nursery Reveal: One Room Challenge

Today I am sharing our baby girl's nursery, that I completed just in time for the One Room Challenge reveal! I have to say, it feels so good to have the nursery done, done and done! I really waited to the last minute in designing this room for the little lady, who is scheduled for her arrival on June 1st. There were some frantic moments over the last few weeks on what direction this room was taking. I caught a few breaks, trusted myself, and just ended up having fun with this room. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I am already!

 

I couldn't be happier with this "sweet and chic" little room. I'm so glad that I took a risk and combined many shades of pink, incorporated some of my favorite design elements, and kept it sweet enough for a baby. After all, they are only little once.

Sources

Framed prints- Etsy

Ribbon garland- DIY

Mirror- Seaboard Studio 123

Dresser- Bratt Decor {no longer available / similar here}

Knobs- Hobby Lobby

Bench- Vintage

Crochet pillows- TJ Maxx

Love pillow- Hobby Lobby {with added poms and new down insert}

Drapes- West Elm

Drapery Hardware- Ballard Designs

Mini pom pom trim- Etsy

Bamboo Shades- Lowes

Crib- Bratt Decor {no longer available / similar here}

Crib skirt- DIY

Crib sheet- Carousel Designs

Lamb pillow- Dee Gee's Gifts and Books

Buffalo check pillow- custom

Unicorn rattle- Dee Gee's Gifts and Books

Watercolor floral- Vintage original {thrifted}

Vanity- Antique

Buffalo check fabric- Calico Corners

Story of You Baby Book- Dee Gee's Gifts and Books

Bookends- Gift

Doll Mannequin {for hats}- similar

Wallpaper - Hygge and West

Bow Holder- Dee Gee's Gifts and Books

Unicorn - Target

Rocker- Nursery Works

Pillows- H&M

Lamp, Candle, Throw- Dee Gee's Gifts and Books

Closet Containers- H&M

Chandelier- Amazon

With that being said, I am off to relax! I hope you all enjoyed another round of the One Room Challenge here on Miss Dixie, and with all the other fabulous rooms that were just revealed. Check out the featured designers here and the linkup here. Thanks for cheering me on through this and following along!

And, you can catch my other One Room Challenge Reveals here:

Den- Fall 2014

Hall Bathroom- Spring 2015

Living Room- Fall 2015

One Room Challenge: Baby Girl Nursery Week 5

Week Five was a productive week for us, thank goodness! The list still seems fairly long but everything is pretty much in progress that hasn't been checked off. Here is a look at our master list and then I will show you what we did this week:

Things that need to be accomplished:

-Trim work painted
-Ceiling Painted

-Closet door 2nd coat of paint/new hardware

-Install wallpaper {my MIL is handling this, thank goodness!}

-Hang window hardware {one is done} and drapes

-Embroidery detail on crib skirt

-Put together new chandelier and install

-Decisions made on wall accessories/finishing touches
-Attach pom pom trim to drapes

-Mirror over dresser to be painted

Let's start with the most exciting update: the wallpaper! Oh. My. Goodness. I am so in love with it. This is my first wallpaper experience in our home and it sort of makes me want to add it in 10 more places {I know, bad idea}! The impact of the paper as you first walk in the room is just so much more than I could have accomplished with paint. So glad I took this leap, it already feels rewarding! 

My MIL knew all about wallpapering and she handled the job, and executed it perfectly. I learned a little bit about it from her, and maybe, just maybe I could attempt it in the future. I had a fair amount of our second roll leftover and we decided to add a fun accent with the paper on the opposite wall. This project has me SO excited. It isn't quite finished but here is a peek: 

The new dentil trim over the wallpapered wall is completely finished- the other three walls are caulked and just need their final coat of paint. I'm really happy with the decision to add the trim addition. It seems like each room we work on we add something special like this and those are the details that make it go above and beyond. 

One drapery rod is hung so I could get the correct length for my drapes. I decided to re-use the drapes from Weeks' nursery and give them a fresh new look. This included the unfortunate task of removing the no-sew tape that attached the old fabric accent, which took an unfortunate amount of time to remove. Think: Goo Gone. But, once I started I was absolutely determined that these drapes were going to be IT and I would have them in like-new shape. So glad that is over with! After consulting with several helpful people we have a fun pom pom trim picked out too! Totally out of my little box but I am really happy with this fresh take on the pink in the nursery. What do you all think?

Some decisions have been made on art and that all will get finalized really soon. Oh, and fun story! I spoke with my Mom as she was heading out for some shopping a few days ago and I mentioned to her to keep an eye out for an arched mirror for the dresser. Low and behold, she finds one not even 20 minutes later. It will need a coat of paint this weekend but I feel like it is meant to be!

So looking forward to wrapping this one up this week. Stephen is even more happy his task list has dwindled down to just a few things to help me out :)

Catch up with the featured designers here and the link up here.

One Room Challenge: Baby Girl Nursery Week 4

Here we are again, another week into the Spring One Room Challenge! We are busy squeezing in a nursery project before our baby girl makes her debut. Let's cut straight to the chase since everyone is short on time :)

Things that got accomplished this week:

-Walls painted

-New trim addition {to add to our crown molding}

-Crib Skirt made 

-Wallpaper, window hardware and new chandelier is here
-Fresh coat of paint on vanity

Things that need to be accomplished:

-Trim work painted

-Closet door 2nd coat of paint/new hardware

-Install wallpaper {my MIL is handling this, thank goodness!}

-Hang window hardware and drapes

-Embroidery detail on crib skirt

-Put together new chandelier and install

-Decisions made on wall accessories/finishing touches

You can see below the trim that we added. Loving the dentil trim. The original crown is at the top, then a gap, and then another piece of trim over the dentil. All of this will be painted White Dove by BM.

I'll be honest, I've been feeling quite scatterbrained about the nursery. One day it seems like it is headed in the right direction and then the next day I am changing my mind and coming up with another idea. I'm finally at the point where I want to get this all out of my head and into real life...ha! Does that make sense? I think after last night I am finally headed in the right direction with some decisions and that is a big relief.

Here is a peek at the inspiration for the crib skirt I made:

I loved this crib skirt but wasn't fond of the drop length, and I had my mind set on an adjustable length as the crib starts high and moves down. This was really a simple project- the ruffling added a learning curve but was otherwise easy. I love the detail of the embroidery and want to do that as well.

I also don't want to overdo the room, which is why simplicity keeps coming back around. I want there to be room to grow. Room for accessories and new decor as she gets older and accumulates more treasures from gifts, birthdays, and experiences. But, I want it to feel like a finished space at the same time, ready for her arrival. I know there is a happy medium in there somewhere and I intend on finding it! So, here's wishing everyone a good week ahead!

Catch up with the featured designers here and the link up here.

One Room Challenge: Baby Girl Nursery Week 3

Thanks for joining me back here to the halfway point for this challenge. If you are just tuning in, we are designing our baby girl's nursery that we are expecting in June. Nothing like the last minute here y'all. The design is sweet and chic {see design board here}: plenty of neutrals with pops of pink, a hint of glam, and plenty of girly things to keep it sweet enough for a baby. 

Here is what got accomplished this week:

We have a paint color! I ran by Benjamin Moore on the way home from my checkup yesterday and one of my samples was a perfect match. The color I selected is Timid White and it pairs with our wallpaper choice perfectly. I'm really hoping the walls get painted this weekend, even though that was on the list last week!

Some of the trim and doors in our fixer upper house are still yet to be repainted our trim color, White Dove, and the doors in the nursery are two of them. Stephen got one painted and switched out the hardware to brass {we are going all brass in our house!} and the other awaits.

My window hardware should be arriving today...I ordered it the beginning of April and have gotten delayed shipment notifications since. That is rather frustrating because I am waiting to decide on the window treatments until they are here! So that is in limbo.

Crib sheets are on the way...check, check! I really would like to do a crib skirt myself after really not liking the one that we had for Weeks. Crib mattresses are SO snug against the crib these days and I practically had a fight with the mattress and skirt each time I changed his sheet. The skirt I would like to make actually ties onto the wire underneath the mattress and is adjustable as the mattress moves down. On the lookout for fabric this weekend!

The vanity needs a coat of paint, which is ready to go. I also removed the hardware to strip it of the decorative paint it had. After a few pinterest searches, the hardware is restored to original brass and they are beauties! Pics to come.

I showed you last week these sweet pineapple knobs...well they are no longer part of the nursery. I managed to cut my finger on the outer edge of the end piece and Stephen nicked two pairs of dress pants on them! What?! Seriously, how does that happen? They are knobs! I still love the knobs and hope I can incorporate them somewhere else in our home, but they are not ideal for a piece of furniture you brush against, let alone in a nursery. Instead, I found these at Hobby Lobby and love them!

And for one last design change, Stephen installed the light and it isn't quite enough light for the room. He also called it "weird" and I frantically searched for something else. I found a chandelier at a great price and I am hoping that is the winner! 

Per usual, we are behind schedule and Week 4 is going to have a lot of making up to do! That is all for my update this week, I can't wait to see what everyone else has accomplished!

Follow along with the rest of the One Room Challenge here:

Claire Brody | The Curated House | Design Manifest | Driven by Decor | Honey We’re Home | Hunted Interior| The Makerista | Making it Lovely | My Sweet Savannah | Pencil and Paper Co. | The Pink Clutch | Savvy Home | Simplified Bee | Sketch 42 | Jill Sorensen | Orlando Soria | Thou Swell | The Vault Files | Waiting on Martha | The Zhush | Media Partner House Beautiful | TM by CIH

and the guest participants here!