It didn't take us long to decide on a pooh theme for the nursery: I'm an Eeyore fan, Pooh is safe and gender neutral, and lots of baby stuff comes in it. Originally when we decided on Pooh , we ordered this bedding set and called it our color inspiration:
Unfortunately, it got backordered twice and then went out of stock entirely (I'm working on a fix for that), but the influence remains. Part of its appeal was that we got to keep the beige-and-slate-green color theme that had defined the nursery back before when it was our office.
Of course, the thing that makes a room into a nursery for most people is the crib. The day of the ultrasound, we went down to the local baby boutique and - giddy with newfound excitement that the thing inside me was in fact a person, with little person parts and little person movements and pictures to prove it - fell in love with a round-backed crib by Baby Creations.
We ordered it in black because we knew from previous experience that black looked best with the color of wall we'd picked. Then came the changing table.
We agonized a little bit (well, I did) about "changing table" vs. "dresser" but changing tables are a lot less expensive and more flexible. It was hard to find a black changing table locally, but we were pleasantly surprised when the one we ordered off Amazon arrived on our doorstep the very next day.
Our showers aren't until the end of the month, so it'll still be a while before the nursery gets populated with all the little things, but I've saved the best for last.
Wanting to keep the cats out - but the baby accessible - my husband and my dad banded together to make a dutch door for the nursery. So, she'll have visibility and good air circulation, and we'll be able to check on her whenever we pass her in the hall.
Personally, I can't wait :-)
Cool stuff. Not much longer at all! So the particle board is strong enough to sit on?
ReplyDeleteThanks! I know: the other day it hit me that if she comes a week early, I only have 3 weeks to get it all done (or conversely, if she is late, 5. But you can never bank on that...). But three weeks is so much less than 4...
DeleteAnd yes, that particle board is strong enough to sit on. These cubes are left over from like, the early 80s, and I think they might actually be cut out to survive a nuclear attack. The wood they use is 3/4" thick, and it has an actual fiberboard back (rather than the cardboard) and grooves for the shelves. They weight a ton, but came through my childhood, my college, and two moves in Oklahoma intact. They're the same thing my parents have in the guest room at their place.
I positively loved this tour! And the final portal view through the dutch doorway... I can just picture a wee little one slumbering there.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the dutch door!
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