Baby Boy Nursery

My dear friend Kristin is having her first boy after two girls.  I was so excited to do her nursery and make it feel vintage boy.  We talked about what she wanted, shopped a little together, then I found some great accessories from my favorite places. Here it is!

 

 

Love this collage wall.  The three prints in the white frames I printed for free and framed in the $4.99 Virserum frame from Ikea.  The red and black frames were $5 each from Forget Me Not.  Love that store.  I found the little ship wheel for $3 from Hobby Lobby.  It fits perfectly layered in the red frame.  I love layering with open frames.  The black frame had this ugly flower in the center.  I simply popped it out and replaced it with another free printable.  The red mirror was absolutely perfect from Hobby Lobby for $15.  The "J" is perfect for Baby Boy Johnson as his parents aren't sure what his first name will be.  In the center of the wall, I framed my favorite quote from Winnie the Pooh.  I layered scrapbook paper on a canvas with spray adhesive.  Then I layered the quote and modge podged the top.  I added the open barnwood frame for the perfect touch of roughness.  The vintage sign was also from Hobby Lobby and is the perfect statement for all things boy.  To finish it off, I added the mustard frame with a simple polka dot scrapbook paper insert and the chalkboard tags.  Love, love, love this wall!!! (And yes, I know I used "perfect" quite a bit in this explanation.  But it really turned out just as I had hoped it would.)

 

 

On the shelf, we did two jars filled with these vintage wooden rods and marbles.  The white barnwood frame and red fire truck complete the grouping.  (The fire truck was only $12 from Hobby Lobby).

 



I did a simple grey and white chevron curtain for the pair of windows.  Chevron is so "hot" right now and adds the perfect pattern for the room.  I love the grey mixed with the blue.

 



 

I so wanted to bring a fun pattern into the room.  I made this chevron fabric backed frame and added the small pennant banners on top.  I love it as it adds color, dimension, pattern, and whimsy.  It is the perfect piece of art.

 

I love the other grouping of the free printable in the navy frame with the green frame and yellow vintage airplane. I got all three frames from Forget Me Not for $14. They were a steal and work perfectly with the bedding. The plane was another steal at Hobby Lobby for $13.

 

Kristin got this giraffe when she found out she was having a boy.  It plays the baby's heartbeat.  I paired it with two of her existing frames.  We'll put Baby J's picture in the tall one and his baby announcement in the other one.  We found this jack at Hobby Lobby and had to have it.  I love the color, size, shape, etc.

I loved Kristin's reaction when she walked into the room.  She loved it,and said it was more than she even imagined.  That is always what I hope happens.  Now she's ready for baby. 

Upon a Shelf

I've been wanting to redo the wall space by my family room window for a while now.  I wanted to somehow incorporate some book shelves decorated with pretty things.  I've been collecting fun accessories for the past few months and was just saving money to buy the shelves.  Thanks to Kristin's "thank you for redoing my front room and kitchen" gift card to Ikea, I was able to go get them.  The shelves are super inexpensive at $15 for the 43" width and $7 for the 11".  Here is the finished product!

I love the big letter "M" from Hobby Lobby.  I layered it with a print from Ikea that I've had in my front closet for the past two years.  I found the bookends at TaiPan.  They were $30.  (Restoration Hardware had the same ones for $70.)  I picked books from my bookshelf that would compliment the color scheme in the room.  I added the ball and the green bunch for color and texture.  I bought an old book, ripped out a chunk of pages, rolled and tied them with jute for added interest.  I love this shelf.  It is just what I have wanted in that space.



On the other side, I added two of the shorter shelves.  I got the @ sign and artichoke from TaiPan.  Again, I placed books that worked with the colors.  I found the cute sign at Rod Works and the darling frame at Forget Me Not.  I ripped up book pages and layered them together to create the inside of the frame.  I LOVE MY WALL!  It makes me so happy when I walk through the door!