Shortly after we moved into this house, I started imagining what a nursery would look like in the second bedroom. I had this light teal, ocean-themed room planned out in my mind. Above the crib, I'd hang whale decal with his/her name spelled out in the water splash coming from its blow hole. You can see one here.
Well, once I found out we were having a little girl, my delightfully unisex nursery plan came crashing down amongst the excitement of tutus, ruffles, and pink polka dots! (Really, who can resist pink polka dots??) So I came up with a new plan, centered around a tutu crib skirt. My mother-in-law, Chris, had been asking about making something for the nursery. What she really wanted to make was curtains, but I felt that curtains would make her window look too busy since it already has blinds and a cornice box. Then, I saw a pink tutu crib skirt on Pinterest. Of course, it came from Pottery Barn and cost about a bazillion dollars! Chris made an absolutely beautiful one for us that I think looks even better and can stay on Madeleine's bed through her toddler years until she needs a big kid bed!
Over the course of the next few months, we gathered together the usual supplies: a glider from Babies R Us, a changing table/dresser I found at Once Upon a Child, and a Whatnot bookshelf from my old bedroom. My Aunt Sally gave us two cute pictures that matched our bedding set (Cocalo Taffy). I used Cocalo Taffy wall decals to decorate the cornice box and the dresser. One of my favorite pieces in Madeleine's room is the horse clock. Our friend, Peter, carved it with his grandfather as a boy! It's very sentimental and beautiful!
After Madeleine was born, I pulled out a few more things that I wanted to hang on the walls. I even pulled out the hammer and nails to hang them up! This was in January, people. Guess what? I JUST put them on the walls this past weekend! I'd like to thank two people who are responsible for helping me do this - Aunt Sharon and Lucy MacLeish. Aunt Sharon and Uncle John popped by for a visit and weighed in on where to put the pictures, which was helpful since I am not the best at visualizing. Next weekend, Lucy will be taking some professional photos of our little one. Her work is amazing, and I can't wait to see all the photos of our cutie! You can check out her work, here.
And just because...
Here's our little M&M - 100 days old today!
Well, once I found out we were having a little girl, my delightfully unisex nursery plan came crashing down amongst the excitement of tutus, ruffles, and pink polka dots! (Really, who can resist pink polka dots??) So I came up with a new plan, centered around a tutu crib skirt. My mother-in-law, Chris, had been asking about making something for the nursery. What she really wanted to make was curtains, but I felt that curtains would make her window look too busy since it already has blinds and a cornice box. Then, I saw a pink tutu crib skirt on Pinterest. Of course, it came from Pottery Barn and cost about a bazillion dollars! Chris made an absolutely beautiful one for us that I think looks even better and can stay on Madeleine's bed through her toddler years until she needs a big kid bed!
Over the course of the next few months, we gathered together the usual supplies: a glider from Babies R Us, a changing table/dresser I found at Once Upon a Child, and a Whatnot bookshelf from my old bedroom. My Aunt Sally gave us two cute pictures that matched our bedding set (Cocalo Taffy). I used Cocalo Taffy wall decals to decorate the cornice box and the dresser. One of my favorite pieces in Madeleine's room is the horse clock. Our friend, Peter, carved it with his grandfather as a boy! It's very sentimental and beautiful!
After Madeleine was born, I pulled out a few more things that I wanted to hang on the walls. I even pulled out the hammer and nails to hang them up! This was in January, people. Guess what? I JUST put them on the walls this past weekend! I'd like to thank two people who are responsible for helping me do this - Aunt Sharon and Lucy MacLeish. Aunt Sharon and Uncle John popped by for a visit and weighed in on where to put the pictures, which was helpful since I am not the best at visualizing. Next weekend, Lucy will be taking some professional photos of our little one. Her work is amazing, and I can't wait to see all the photos of our cutie! You can check out her work, here.
And just because...
Here's our little M&M - 100 days old today!
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