Another fun tweak to the nursery has been the addition of a Nate Berkus Tortoise Shell, or as my kids call it the “turtle shell”. My older son loves the turtle shell so much, he made a strong case to have it installed in his superhero room or to trade rooms with [...]
I made a cute little tweak to the nursery this weekend.
I saw two of these convex mirrors at Home Goods, but passed them up. They had an antique white finish and were priced at $29.99 each. That is more than I would normally consider paying for a decor item that I [...]
My youngest is growing up way too fast. A few months ago when he turned two, we converted his crib to a toddler bed. We swapped out the full rail on one side for the toddler rail. This is the same Room & Board crib my hubby hunted down for me at the outlet when [...]
There have been lots of DIY projects floating around for numbered dresser drawers, but most involved painting the numbers on. Although I think the idea is adorable (even more so for a kids room), I did not want to do anything to permanently alter the dresser. Removeable vinyl was the perfect answer. I found this [...]
I now have two rooms in my house with a teal and lime color scheme, but they each have a completely different feel. Different choices in the application of the colors lends a different feel to each room. The same colors are preppy and playful in the nursery, yet sophisticated and romantic in the dining [...]
Recently I have focused on a few big things in the nursery, like the alphabet flashcard art and the no-sew striped shower curtain curtains, but it is all the little details that make the room personal. There is one special little corner [...]
The bold grellow stripes and bubbly pattern on these curtains add immediate personality to the nursery. As if the deep teal walls were not intriguing enough, I had to add a big pattern and pop of color. Both curtain panels were made from one fabric shower curtain and a couple yards of my own fabric [...]
Yesterday when I shared the animal alphabet art I originally made for my oldest’s nursery, I got very nostalgic. I loved his nursery and have many fond memories in that room. It was bold and blue. I dug up some pictures of it to give you a little nursery [...]
I made this animal alphabet card art for my oldest son’s nursery and loved it so much that it is one of the few elements we have also used in my youngest son’s nursery. I thought today I would share the tutorial for how I made the art in the first place. Here it is [...]
This rocker has spent many hours cradling mama and baby. We purchased this Storytime Rocker in blue, because it was on sale and because it worked well with my first son’s nursery. The blue does not work so well in my youngest’s teal nursery. A slipcover became a necessity. It also proved highly [...]
Our family photographer created this beautiful two-sided birth announcement for Jax. I simply adore the photo of him curled up on the big yellow platter. Don’t worry he wasn’t cold. They warm up the platter and the studio before doing newborn shoots. He curled right up for a nap when I laid him down. I [...]
Instead of buying a new changing pad cover, I upcycled muslin swaddling blankets my son was no longer using. We stopped swaddling our son around 6 months old, but we still had a drawer full of adorable swaddling blankets. Our changing station is from Room and Board and designed to sit on top of the [...]
A box pleat crib skirt is simple to make and gives a tailored look to the nursery. I especially like this style for boys, as opposed to a ruffled crib skirt. If you only need a crib skirt on one side, then you only need one yard of fabric. Otherwise, you can also make a [...]
I originally saw this idea from Old Brand New last year around the holidays. I procrastinated and before I new it the mini ornaments were off the shelves, so I filed the idea away. When I saw it pop up again on Ohdeedoh, I did not hesitate to immediately [...]
All that is left in this room is fun. This was actually one of the first rooms in the house we painted, nearly 18 months ago (yes, my baby is hardly a baby anymore). This was the original plumage room that inspired use of the same color in our dining [...]

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