Project Nursery

Violet's room is FINALLY just about all together. Here are some before and after shots. Stay tuned for more as I continue to set up the room.

BEFORE:
Boring room with a splotchy yellow paint job. The gray on the wall were the different samples we got to determine the color we were going to paint. (we went with the lightest shade)

AFTER:
Pretty light gray to counteract/neutralize all the pastels I can't help but gravitate towards for a little girl's room. Painted white dresser with additional of pretty pink knobs and sweet white crib (which converts into a toddler bed AND a full size bed).

The best part is that we hardly spent any money. We did have to buy the crib, but the dresser was part of our bedroom set that wouldn't fit in our room (that Brad painted white), the shelves were left in the house when we moved in, the glider was a Craigslist purchase for $30!, and the curtains and curtain rods we already had.

Dresser- Cherry colored dresser turned pretty bright white to match her crib. I found the adorable little pink knobs at Target, and bought some pretty matching clear ones for the closet. The curtain rods (still to be hung) also have the matching clear glass-esque knobs.

note- the green carpet runs through all 3 main bedrooms in the house. (The guest bedroom was blessed with pretty hardwood.) Wouldn't have been my choice, but it's nice and plush, and with neutral walls- really doesn't offend me too much!


Bookshelves -all we had to do was buy the white scroll brackets to hang the shelves. (the previous owners had their shelves up on an ugly white track)

Crafty homemade decor
V-I-O-L-E-T wall hanging- Letters bought at Michael's covered in fabric I had hanging around (from doing Annie's room last year). My fingertips are burned from the glue gun and I think I have a couple holes in my body from the staple gun, but it looks pretty great if I do say so myself.

Flower art- using a pillow sham I bought from Pottery Barn kids (on sale) for the fabric, I cut out the flowers and put them in simple (cheap) white IKEA frames.

Glider- to be continued... I bought a crappy looking glider off Craigslist for $30. The bones were there, but the wood left a bit to be desired and the cushions were mismatched and horribly ugly. Brad painted it white to match the room and I found an awesome fabric on Etsy to redo the ottoman and seat cushion. Just waiting on the fabric to be delivered so I can get to gettin with my craftiness!

We are pretty much all the way there and the countdown is really on now... All we need is baby!