The Nursery is Complete!
September 4, 2006
So, my nursery is finally complete. It’s been mostly ready to go for about a month now, but we hadn’t put up the wallpaper boarder. Of course, I was silly and only ordered one role, so when my very kind mother-in-law came up to put on the boarder while I was at work, she wasn’t able to finish the room, as she ran out of wallpaper… So, I ordered more, and then we finished the project this past weekend. I am quite pleased with the way the room turned out. As you can see from the picture, we’ve got the crib all set and ready to go whenever the little one is big enough to sleep in there. We’ve got a single bed in the room so whatever parent is on night duty can catch some Z’s or cuddle with the baby, there are two bureaus stocked with clothes, blankets, etc. There is a shelf in the closet that is the start of what will hopefully be an extensive child’s library. The glider is just waiting to rock a baby, and we ended up with diapers galore (yay!) I’ve put some in the nursery, some in our room, and some downstairs with the bathing supplies, so we should be all set there as well. Hopefully the little one will like the theme that I’ve picked out for them. Even if I had known the sex of the baby, I still think I would have gone with this theme because I like it so much, and it’s not overwhelmingly pink or blue, or any one color. I’m sure at some point our kid will want to re-do the room. Hopefully by then our bedroom plans will have been completed, and we can move the baby (then a much larger child) into our old room, and redecorate in some way that they like (and something that I can stand…) But for now, I’m just happy to have this room, which feels very calm and peaceful right now, done.
that’s one beautiful nursery!
That’s a very nicely decorated nursery =) I laughed out loud when you mentioned typing “what do contractions feel like” into Google, because I’ve done the exact same thing a few days ago. Likewise, did not receive any good feedback, aside from “tightening of the stomach and then releasing”.
Hi Yael - I’m glad you like the nursery! The whole theme started with the Baby Martex lilly pond theme. From there, we picked out paint colors for the walls and ceiling (the trim was already painted that yellow), and then my mother-in-law helped by making curtains and pillows in matching gingham colors. We’re pretty happy with the results, and the room is quite calming and relaxed, which wasn’t an original goal, but an appreciated side effect!
Hi J - I’m glad I’m not the only one searching for things like how contractions feel on google
There is an interesting comment on my Week 38 post, Joanna left us a much better description of what contractions felt like according to her - and at least she describes them in terms that new mothers might be familiar with - period cramps, rhythmic like food poisoning cramps, etc. I’m not sure if everyone would use a similar description, but Joanna kindly didn’t use the term “tightening of the stomach” in her description.
your baby room is beautiful. helps give me an idea or two for my own. good luck!!
Hi Jennifer - I’m glad you like the room! I found the “inspiration” for my theme in a Baby Martex set. I wasn’t able to find the wallpaper boarder or the crib set in an actual store, and ended up finding it on a yahoo store. I don’t know if you have a Burlington Coat Factory anywhere near you, but they used to carry the Lilly Pond themed stuff I have. They don’t anymore, but they do have some very nice sets there! Good luck to you as well!