Room to grow.

Happy 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 realizing that the nursery is really more for me than the baby. I don’t think the baby will care too much at all and will actually be in our room with us for the most part.  But I sure had a blast putting it together!

The beginning:

My goal was to repurpose, re-use and borrow as much as we could. (There are of course deal breakers!)

Part two:

My mom and sisters Amy and Emma gave up a Saturday and came to wallpaper. If anyone can get vintage wallpaper on a wall it is my Mom. I know it wasn’t easy but she has the magic touch!

I asked them to take some shots for me as I had been banished.

There was laughter, tears, a few meltdowns and lots of chocolate and 2 hours later: ta-da!

The change table from craigslist needed some love. I didn’t think I wanted a change table but I have heard that it can be killer on your back without one, so we started to look on craigslist and got this one used  for $25.00. The lady I bought it from was very cool!

Some paint and left over wallpaper did the trick…almost ready to put things back together again.

Part 3:

I had some old hooks from Ikea which made perfect towel holders. I added sweet little Chinese/English flashcards as decorations.

This mid-century bench made its way from another part of the house. I think it’s happy here. (Truth be told, this bench originally came from my sister Amy. I not so secretly coveted it for years.)

Baskets under the bench will be perfect storage for books and toys. I bought these baskets on Spadina a year ago. (They used to hold my underpants!)

We added a bit of low VOC paint around the trim to match the crib and I papered inside the drawers and on the bottom. We bought an organic cotton change pad with a very fancy gift certificate! The painting is by Mike and the Chinese horoscope hanging was a gift from my Mama from a trip to Hong Kong.

We decided to use the dresser we already had. It is stocked full with baby clothes from friends and family! I love knowing our friend’s kids wore these clothes. The little horse is Michael’s from when he was a baby! It is in pristine condition.

You can never have too many globes! Did I mention I know where you can get great vintage globes? Atouchofvintage. Ahh shameless plugs!

This fixture was purchased new specifically for the room. Cheap and cheerful. The old one was like a 1980s spaceship but not in a good way.

The rug is a faux sheepskin was bought last winter to keep a draft out of our bedroom.

The crib and change table and faux Eames rocker. The rocker was a gift from Michael a few years ago. It’s one of my favorite things.

Wow- this room is long and skinny. It’s hard to get it all in one shot!

There is still a few things to be added- Mike is designing a big alphabet poster for the blank wall by the crib and we are making a cool mobile next week, we have cloth diapers to pick up and a couple of blankets but we are in pretty good shape! I wanted to make sure it was a room to grow into and not a room full of stuff right off the bat.

Thank you so much to all our family and friends for their advice, time, encouragement and generosity.

Have a great week!