A new old room.
Posted by VictoriaFeb 24
When I found out I was pregnant, Mike and I made a list of things we wanted to get done around the house before my due date. So far we have had the last remaining rug in the basement pulled up and laminate and tile put in, a little kitchenette ripped out and a closet installed in its place and a bathroom repainted.
upperc.drywall@gmail.com- that's Alejandro's e-mail.
(Many thanks to the amazing Alejandro!) We also hope to get a new downspout and put in a fence before the end of April.
Two rolls of vintage wallpaper for the back wall of the room. Thanks to Diana!
Needless to say I hadn’t even started to think about pulling together a baby’s room… or at least that is what I thought. Without realizing it, I had been gathering things for this little nest…and the feel of the room is quickly, organically taking shape in my head.
My old cedar lined trunk-dragged home from a vintage store in 1996. With a little paint a new toy box will be born. 7 years of taxes need to find a new home!
My goal is to buy as little new furniture as possible and to get my creative juices flowing!
Sarah's baby chair from her childhood (and long before that) on loan to us!
I hope to repurpose what we already have, move things from one room to another, re-use, re-paint, paper, find thrift shop jewels, treasures in the trash, hand make crafts, pull out old things from childhood, swap items with friends and let it evolve naturally.
Mike's first camera.
I am very lucky to have many friends offering to pass on pieces of furniture that were much loved by them or their children or pieces that they no longer use! Very lucky indeed!
The vintage red Samsonite cases will make for bright storage!
You don’t need to be decorating a kid’s room to get creative – any room will do!
From the bedroom to the baby's room.
Please feel free to pass on any ideas or inspirations my way!
Childhood essentials from Mike!
**Watercolor by Michael Chan.
11 comments
Comment by diana coatsworth on February 24, 2010 at 10:40 am
i love it! that’s what i would do for sure!
this baby’s gonna be vintage/modern cool!
Comment by carole Adilman on February 24, 2010 at 11:00 am
Lots of wonderful finds Vic! Love the wallpaper. if you need a help installing; I’m pretty good at it, since all we do in England is put up wallpaper:-) This is usually to cover up horrendously uneven walls.
Comment by Stephanie Lavoie on February 24, 2010 at 11:34 am
I look forward to these Wednesday posts Vic! Love this one:)
Comment by hinners on February 24, 2010 at 12:00 pm
watercolour is woooonderful.. so lovely. baby looks like a mini keith haring! and you look like a gorgeous mother nature..
ps – also, dying a little for your wallpaper. adore!
Comment by Jojo on February 24, 2010 at 12:09 pm
ok i am the first person who has lobbied to make wallpaper illegal but i do love that one. you need to send me your address would like to send you a little something. there is nothing i find more creative than adorning your home whether your decorating or improving. it’s your space that you need to feel safe in. about to embark on some of that myself. only i’ll be taking some wallpaper down!
: )
Comment by kerri on February 24, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Great post! I love Wednesdays. Looks like things are really taking shape.
Comment by Julie on February 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Lovely things!
My only advice would be to stay true to your hope not to buy too much furniture!! We never used a crib, nor do our kids have their own rooms (yet, it’s in the plans). We all sleep together still, going on 5 years. It’s the best choice we ever made
Comment by Jody on February 25, 2010 at 9:36 am
Wow! I sure do love that painting. You two are such a lovely match.
Comment by sarah on February 25, 2010 at 10:13 am
i can’t wait to see that basement romper-room scattered with toys and sticky finger prints.
i also love that your spine is a trail of butterflies…
Comment by Winnie on February 25, 2010 at 2:04 pm
What a creative THINKING GREEN MOM you are going to be.
It is wonderful to have a beautiful soul like you caring so much about the environment and to instill this kind of virtue to the next generation from such a tender age.
I have always looked forward to reading your post since it has started, and I have learnt so much from it.
Thank you Victoria.
Pingback by Room to grow. :suitably cool on June 2, 2010 at 8:50 am
[...] June! A few months ago I wrote a post about getting a nursery together for the fresh baby on the way. Cut to a few months later and I am [...]