Mr.A and I agreed years ago that we would re-use his childhood furniture for our children. The only issue with this is that the furniture is an ugly oak color from the early 80s and very boy-ish. I’ve been attempting to persuade him to paint the furniture an antique white color to help bring it into this century, but to no avail.
After we found out that we are having a baby girl, I’ve started to begin to plan the nursery color scheme and theme. Though I have an irrational fear of birds, I decided on an owl themed room with lots of vivacious pinks and greens. Normally my color palate is much more muted, but with the boyish furniture and the to-be guacamole green walls, I thought some vibrant pinks would really *pop*.
I found my initial nursery inspiration from this blog and have changed/added things to make it my own.
I found three bed sheet sets from PB Kids that I loved (please note, we will not be using a bumper):
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and ended up deciding on #3.
I found this fabric from Joann, and used this blog/tutorial to make a box pleated crib skirt. The only adjustments I made were doing three sides of the crib skirt and instead of 1 pleat per side, I did three pleats on the long (front) side. I figured the backside would likely be hidden, so to me it wasn’t worth the extra fabric and effort.
Note: Yes, this picture is from my cell phone. Sorry. Also, like a nerd, I did put the crib skirt on my futon (currently in the baby's room), with the Woodlands crib sheet on top just to be able to get the full effect without having a crib yet.
It wasn’t as trying as I thought it would be, and I am thrilled with the result. The colors match perfectly with the Woodland sheet and honestly, I like my crib skirt infinitely more than the one sold for $30-40. However, I must be honest and tell you that I grossly overestimated my fabric needs and bought around double what I used. Fabric is not cheap these days, and I spent around $40. Oh well. At least I have extras to make accents.
In addition to the crib skirt, another project I have been planning was to reupholster my glider/rocker from my grandmother’s estate. I’ve been contemplating fabrics for more than a month. I wanted something neutral enough that it would work with my current theme, yet may also work in the future with potential child #2. In keeping with the theme, I had planned a white base with a green damask pattern. However, the one I found and fell in love with online is no longer sold.
After picking out the pink/green stripped fabric for the skirt, I realized that the bold lines in that fabric are a deep chocolate brown. Neutral? Check. Work with the theme? If you add a pillow/accent, check! I looked through the store and ended up deciding on a deep chocolate, but plain cotton fabric, and ended up only spending $9 on three yards, Score!
I worked all day Saturday ripping the current fabric apart, taking pictures and notes, and following the advice of this blog/tutorial. I pined, cut, sewed, ripped and sewed some more. I will say, I did cheat slightly and omitted the piping since I had never attempted anything like it before, and also skipped the buttons and stitching within the cushions. Now, I only slightly regret it, but have decided that it likely wasn’t worth the extra work and hassle I would have undoubtedly run into.
Yesterday, Mr.A and I put up the hot pink curtains and the new 2” wood blinds.
Since we have all of the furniture less a crib and mattress, the only main things left to do are: buying the crib/mattress, painting the room, moving the futon downstairs and adding our decorations and finishing touches. I am so excited for such a bold and girly room!
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