The Nursery (So Far)

We are almost finished with the nursery.  I actually have some artwork that needs to be framed and hung and a few more small pieces of furniture to be brought in. BUT, it certainly won't get done before he gets here so this is what it currently looks like.  I'm really happy with the way it turned out.  I wanted a calm and soothing space for our baby boy.  Originally, I wanted aqua walls, but the hubs wasn't going for it so we settled on a soft gray which I ended up loving.  

We live in an old building that was built in the early 1900's.  I have a love/hate relationship with this building.  The character is what sold me and is why I love living here. However, small things like lack of electrical outlets and lack of storage can be tricky.  We've had to get clever with bedroom configurations and storage. Still, the white crown molding, old windows, and glass door handles cannot be surpassed. 

Our nursery really is an eclectic mix of so many things that I've been picking up along the way.  I bought the wrought iron bed from my friend's mother when I was in college.  I adore this bed and am so happy it fit in the nursery. His crib is a Jenny Lind crib from Rachel Ashwell in Santa Monica.  The linens are from all over the place. I don't really like sets so I ended up mixing and matching various linens from Serena and Lily, Land of Nod, Pottery Barn Kids, Ikea, and West Elm.  The rocker is one of my favorite things in the room.  We had originally wanted a white rocker, but when it went to back order, we settled for the blue and I'm so glad we did. It adds a soft punch of color and looks perfect with all of the white.  The white side table is a family heirloom that I painted. It used to belong to my great-great grandmother.  The dresser is also vintage. I found it at a shop in my hometown and just switched out the knobs with white porcelain knobs Brady found at Anthropologie for $2.95 - score!  

The little trinkets in his room are from all over - gifts from friends, vintage shops, Etsy....and a few handmade things from his mama.  I also found his mobile on Etsy - the feathers sold me. 

So, there you have it for now. I'll post more pictures when it's completely finished.  Next time you'll see our baby boy in the pictures though. :)

xo