The Nursery is FINISHED!!

I am so happy that we have finally finished the nursery and it came out exactly how I imagined!  The library wall is perfect, the clouds and airplane above his crib are so sweet, and the changing station is organized.  We have his name on the wall above his crib too, but I blurred that out since we're not announcing the name til his birth.

We moved the blue IKEA dresser from our bedroom into the baby's room.  We ordered new furniture for our room from a fantastic place in town called Amish Originals and it should be due to arrive in a couple weeks.  But we moved the dresser in ahead of time so we could get things organized.  The airplane and hot air balloon wall art above the dresser is from this great Etsy shop, Kindertype.  The cloud decals are also from Etsy.  Mom got the airplane toy for us in France, and it's perfect hanging above the crib!  It looks really dimensional flying over the cardboard block letters spelling his name floating among the clouds.

Oh how I LOVE the Library Wall!!

Nursery Update - Library Wall

Now that our showers are done, we can really get to finalizing all the details in the nursery.  Our big project this weekend was the Library Wall!  This is one of the first ideas I ever found on Pinterest, way back when I first joined the site back when it was new.  I found this image and immediately knew I'd have to do something like this when I had a baby someday.

THE INSPIRATION:

So today we drove down to IKEA to get some of their white photo ledge shelves to create our own Library Wall.  We got the 45 inch shelves but had to cut them down to 42 inches using Tim's circular saw to fit the section of wall we wanted to use.  Luckily they cut pretty cleanly, and the cut sides butt up against the corner so you don't see them.  The end result is just as I imagined it!  We stocked them with all the wonderful books we got at our showers and voila!  A reading nook for our little Boo :)

THE RESULT:

25 Weeks - Making Progress on the Nursery

BABY BOO IS 25 WEEKS ALONG, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CAULIFLOWER

BRAIN TISSUE AND NEURONS ARE GROWING FAST!

We are making some progress on Boo's nursery and I'm loving how it's coming along!  I hope he loves his eclectic, colorful nursery as much a I do.  First up, we ordered that huge 8ftx10ft colorful rug off of Amazon for an amazing deal!  First I found it at Target for about $350, which was a great deal to begin with, but then I decided to check Amazon before ordering... I'm so glad I did!  They had the same one listed for $189!!!  Rugs are so expensive, especially large ones, so I had resigned myself to the fact that we'd probably have to shell out upwards of $800 or more for a cute one.  Nope!  And with our Amazon Prime subscription it was at our house in 2 days with free shipping whoop whoop!!  

Then the other day I found those pretty curtains at Target.  I love the ombre effect and fun orangey-coral color.  I was stuck on what to do for curtains, but when I saw those I knew they were perfect.  I've also ordered a super comfy upholstered glider and ottoman from Buy Buy Baby, but they probably won't be here til around the time Boo is born!  Hopefully they arrive before he does but if not, oh well.  I didn't realize there would be such a long manufacturing and shipping time frame.  It's similar to this one but solid green, not patterned, and comes with a matching gliding ottoman.

Little Castle Glider

And last but not least, I found the most adorable print shop on Etsy, Kindertype.  The artist, Rachel, creates charming and whimsical graphic prints for kids rooms.  

I LOVED her style and her adorable Hot Air Balloon print, so I contacted her about creating an airplane print that could coordinate with the balloon.  We want to include as many aviation details in the room as we can, but almost every airplane print I found wasn't what I wanted.  But I knew if she created one I would love it.  Well she was totally receptive to the idea and created a darling set, which we will order in the Orange and Blue colorway above.  She has been so lovely to work with, and her work is amazing, so if anyone out there is looking for fantastic wall art for your little one's room be sure to check out Kindertype :)

Nursery Inspiration

Whether we have a boy or a girl, we know we want a nursery that's fun, colorful, and eclectic.  No mountains of pink or blue for us!  The wall color and key pieces should be gender neutral.  This way we can start on it early and then fill in with more gender-specific items once we know if Boo is a boy or a girl.  I created two inspiration boards to guide us along the way, and once we know the gender of the baby we'll focus on the appropriate one.

I love the idea of a soft turquoise for the walls.  With the wood trim and breezy white curtains I plan to hang, it'll give the room a very fresh look.  We had the room painted this week and it looks great!  We also ordered our crib - the DaVinci Jenny Lind crib in white.  I would love to paint it a fun color but worry about Boo eating the paint when she's teething... not safe.  Another feature that is a must is an awesome front-facing library wall, but there really wasn't a good way to represent that on the boards.  

| Photo prints | Cloud Mobiles | Chair | Pillow | Bunnies | Paper Flowers | Letter S | Crib | Floral Rug |

| Striped Rug | White Dresser | Blue Dresser | Lamp | Elephant Bookcase |

| Screen Print | Chevron Pillow | Fox | Toy Blocks | Rug |