Casa of the Happy Sun: The Nursery

Another week, another room at Kelly's Korner Blog!

This week is my absolute favorite because we have put so much work into this nursery. Our first kiddo is due in ONE DAY (read all about it here) and everything is ready for D-day!

We have decided to keep the baby's sex a surprise, so we did everything as gender-netural as possible. Which works great for me, because I'm not a fan of pink decor and I think all little girls love green and blue just as much as little boys! So, here's the pics of our nursery. . . .

Hubs and I painted all the stripes and Hubs did the chair rail all by himself when I was out of town working one weekend. Isn't he amazing??



This is the view as you enter the tiny 10 X 10 space. The crib, which I love, was a Craigslist steal. And although there is bedding on the crib, if the kiddo happens to be a girl, I have the perfect girl bedding all picked out at Target and I'm stripping this down and going to town with magentas, greens and browns. If the kiddo is a boy, this stuff stays and I have a brown polka-dot bumper to use.

You know, looking at this picture, I think the curtains really don't do the room justice. Any good ideas on how to spice up these boring curtains and make it kid-fun??




This is a close-up of one of the plaques on the wall. They are from Scotland, where my Hubs was born, and were used in his room when he was a kiddo. They are all plaques of nursery rhymes and I think they are so unusual - have you ever seen anything like them? They're wonderful!!




Another view of this tiny little room. You can see the glider and ottoman tucked into a corner, and the dresser/changing table across from it. On the wall are my hand-painted letters and picture frame. Bjorn is the kiddo's name while he/she is in utero and when we find out if Bjorn is a boy or a girl, I'm going to make prettier painted letters. This was just a trial run. You can also see the mobile hanging on the crib.




We had to have the Texas Tech fight song playing in a lullaby. Go Red Raiders!



This was another Craigslist steal. We both wanted a dresser that would last beyond baby-hood all the way to college (hopefully!). The hutch part comes off, too, which is great, because we might decide to put up shelves instead of having that. I'm always in the process of decorating, so it could change at any time. Hubs refinished the top and made sure that the changing pad was secure.

And that will be Bjorn's world when he/she gets here! We feel like we have everything we could possibly need for the kiddo, but can't shake the feeling we're missing something. . . . . spot anything that I absolutely have to have???

Thanks for visiting my nursery - maybe next week I'll have pictures with a newborn baby in it!!!!