Welcome to Alexis’ Nursery Final Reveal
To view the progress, follow the links below:
Nursery Part I
Nursery Part II- bits and pieces
All the items in the room and where you can find them will be listed at the bottom of the post.
Overall, I am happy with how it turned out. The room we had for her is the smallest in the house and I was concerned that we wouldn’t be able to decorate it the way I wanted. I am not great with styling or design, I am not crafty and we didn’t have a huge budget. But I feel that we were able to do exactly what I had envisioned with minor concessions. There will be some changes to the room in the future and it’s not 100% complete, but it is as complete as it will be until Alexis starts sleeping in it ( which she currently isn’t and probably won’t be for a long time). I am planning on adding pom-poms in the ceiling corner and a bookshelf, but this is as final as it’s going to get for a while.
So let’s start:
The chair is the only thing that doesn’t completely match, but in order to get a white chair I would have had to either sacrifice my comfort or price. So this was a good middle of the road rocker/recliner that is insanely comfortable. The rug is temporary, as well. I haven’t been able to find a rug that fit the room perfectly, so this cheap Target rug will do for now until I find something more appropriate.
The blinds will get cord winders soon (if you know of good ones, please share)
The crib skirt and bows were made by my sister who lives in Russia. She did an amazing job, considering she’s not a seamstress and went off of our measurements. We opted for no bumpers (even though I had a very cute one in mind) and an organic muslin crib sheet and a Naturepedic mattress.
I debated buying children’s canvas art for the room or framing my own photography. I am glad I went with frames, because that means I can switch out photos once in a while when we get bored of them.
The dresser was a old craigslist dresser that we had refinished. And yes, I am aware the handles are upside down. No, it wasn’t on purpose :). Since the dresser is old, the only crafty thing I managed to accomplish was lining the drawers with pretty purple and white fabric that I ordered online.
We have two mobiles over the crib. Wispy soft and cute one for looks and for when Alexis is a bit older to be interested in such delicate things (see how to win one), and another developmental crib mobile made out of black, white and red plastic shapes that encourage baby’s visual development. Needless to say, Alexis loves it as much as she does her black and white board.
It took nearly to my due date to find a chandelier that we both liked. I didn’t want it to look cheap with plastic crystals and anything with real crystals was either too big or over the top. This one came in black and was exactly what we needed after some spray paint action.
The butterflies offer some entertainment for Lexi while she gets her diaper change ( that is when we use that area to change her diapers). The beautiful owl and birdie mobile is courtesy of Denise from my favorite Magical Whimsy Etsy shop
The closet dividers are courtesy of Erica from Fifi’s closet on Etsy and can be made in a variety of color schemes
Nursery Details:
Paint: Zero VOC Olympic Paint in Iris Isle
Mirror: Rooms To Go Disney Princess Mirror
Lamp: Shade from Layla Grace, base from Ebay painted white.
Owl: Red Envelope
Cloth Doll: Haba Organic Doll
Flower vase: vase and flowers from Michael’s, cut and arranged by me.
Frame: a gift from ex-neighbors. They framed Alexis’ announcement which I thought was so creative.
Dresser: an old craigslist dresser and night stand refinished. (bought for $150, refinished for $500)
Drawer Liners: Made using foam board from Michael’s, cut to size. Fabric ordered online.
Chandalier: Overstock.com
Butterly mobile over the changing table: Amazon
Owl & Bird Mobile: Magical Whimsy Etsy shop (WIN IT! see below)
Black and White Mobile: Manhattan Toy
Black and White Board: on Amazon from Manhattan Toy
Canvas: Easy Canvas Print
Crown: HomeDecorators.com
Sparkle statue: Zulily
Framed Photos: Frames from Michael’s, photos taken by me printed at Bay Photo Lab
Recliner/Rocker: Matter Brothers
Crib Skirt and Bows: handmade by my sister in Russia
Rug: Target
Shades: JCPenney (super cheap solution, but not cordless)
Shelves: HomeDecorators.com (painted white)
Organic Changing Pad: Naturepedic
Organic mattress: Naturepedic
Ugly Dolls: Amazon
ABC Nightlight: Pottery Barn Kids
Closet Door Handles: Pottery Barn Kids
Closet Organisers: Fifi’s closet
Closet cubes: Homedecorators.com Martha Stewart Collection
Closet canvas totes: Homedecorators.com Martha Stewart Collection
Flag Banner: Etsy
And that’s pretty much it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments.
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