I know, I know...I've still got what? 4 1/2 months to go? But I must say I am glad we got on top of it when we did because I can't imagine doing everything we have done and being much more pregnant than I am now. I was able to move around pretty easily which I know won't always be the case here in just a few short months.
But this room had a lot of steps we had to take before it could even begin to think about being a nursery.
After much debating, Wes and I decided to not move to Yukon before this baby arrives. We did toy with the idea for a few months but eventually had to be realistic and realize we have some saving we need to do before we can make such a huge decision.
That being said, we then had to determine which room we wanted to use for the nursery. Our house is right at 1000 square feet with three bedrooms, including the converted garage.
Therefore, with three bedrooms, it seems logical to have our bedroom, guest bedroom, and the nursery, right?
Well, if it were only that easy.
My mom will be staying with us to help out once the baby is here. So she will need a place to sleep and I want her to be comfortable and feel like she can stay as long as she or I want her to. :) Getting rid of the spare bedroom was not an option for me at this point.
Soon after Wes and I got married, Wes claimed the converted garage for his "Studio B" so he could work on music and mixing whenever he wanted without having to always go out to Yukon to the studio. This has worked great and he has learned to actually work better in this room than his own studio!
Okay, so here is the before picture of Wes's music room:
The spare bedroom is right across the hall from our bedroom so most people would think there wasn't much to debate about which room to put the baby in. But...after discussing the amount of moving of furniture and painting that would have to be done if we moved one room versus two rooms....we decided that the spare bedroom would stay"as is" for my mom and Wes's beloved music room would soon become the new nursery.
This was hard to convince Wes of let me tell you. We discussed this for a good month before he finally gave into the idea and just went with it. I have promised him that once my mom is not staying with us, we can move his desk into the spare bedroom in place of the bed and he can have his music room back.
I'm sure he will continue to remind me of this every day until that day comes, trust me.
I am pretty spontaneous with home projects. I usually don't plan on when I am going to do what, it just happens. So one Saturday, I asked Wes if he wanted to do some "spring cleaning" and starting cleaning out the shed, closets, maybe his music room, in preparation for starting the nursery.
Well once we got started, we didn't stop! We started at 10 AM and I don't think my feet came off the floor until 10 PM that night. Whew!! I was one tired momma!!
We completely cleared out the nursery, cleaned out closets, took a ton of stuff to Salvation Army for donation, and moved Wes's computer to the spare bedroom. Doesn't sound like much just typing it, but it was a ton of moving stuff around which really takes it out of you!
And here's what the rooms looked like after this phase of the process:
Not all of Wes's music equipment could make it to the desk. There just isn't as much space on this desk. He has added two speakers that take up most of the rest of the desk, but it's all about compromise. :)
My mom's "home away from home" come September!
And the new nursery!
I got this glider for FREE from a girl I work with.
I was pretty excited about free and it's in great shape!
The room stayed this way for a few days before I decided on what I wanted to do with the color scheme of the room. Now you have to remember that this was two weeks ago before I knew for sure if he were having a boy or a girl. So I really couldn't do too much with the color and I was not allowed to by Wes or my mom to paint any pink until April 11th. :)
I knew I wanted green and then planned on bringing in pink or blue.
See why we ultimately chose this room instead of the other? The room was already green! Maybe not quite the exact color green I would have chose but it will definitely work just fine.
So I picked out an accent wall for the pink (or blue). One wall to paint versus four....yes please!!
I may have been told I couldn't paint any pink, but nothing stopped me from getting the wall primed and ready! :)
After the ultrasound, I figured I would be painting pink walls that Wednesday evening because I'm just weird that way. But my mom and I ended up really busy running around to various doctors appointments and of course baby clothes shopping.
So believe it or not...the painting wasn't finished until that Saturday. Luckily the pink covered great in just one coat unlike the primer which took two coats to cover the green.
PINK! "Lauren's Lulliby" to be exact. :)
And the finished product.....
Crib ended up coming from Wal-Mart and we are very pleased with it. It's not the most high quality wood, but it will definitely work for us.
This diaper caddy came from Target and cost only $22! I read reviews online and most people said it worked really well considering how inexpensive it was. So far, I like it. It was almost harder to put together than the crib!
I have yet to mention the HUGE deal I got on this crib bedding! I got the blanket, crib bumper, diaper stacker, mobile, big hamper, trash can, two sets of valances and curtains, and a lamp for only $100! I got it at a local consignment store and it is by far my favorite place to go now. I have even bought several onsies and a few other pieces of clothing for very cheap.
I ended up adding a little more pink to the little nook area just to the in-set and left the sides green. I wasn't sure if I would like it, but I love it! It brightens up the area quite a bit just by adding the color.
This was yet another great deal my mom and I came across from the same consignment store. A Chicco Key Fit 30 car seat with THREE bases for $120! Did I mention how much I love that store?
(Lexi doesn't quite know what to think of this new nursery, ha!)
The other wall stayed green and I actually think the existing color green works well. This dresser was the most expensive purchase we made but so worth it. We are going to use it as a diaper changer.
As you can see it has two small slide out drawers which I thought will work perfect for putting wipes and diapers on. Plus three larges drawers. This piece is real wood and very good quality.
The best part: it came put together, in the box! All we did was cut the box off and stand it up. I was so excited not to have to put it together! Worth the money!
That's about all the pictures I have so far. We still need to figure out what will hang on the walls, put up the curtains and hang a new ceiling fan, but we have definitely made a lot of progress.
This is where I have to brag on my wonderful husband. :) Right as we were leaving the house for the ultrasound on my birthday, UPS pulled up and handed me a ProFlowers box. I was shocked that it was there so early and right on my birthday!
This is what I found inside from Wes:
And yes, he planned the green vase and pink and green flowers to match the nursery. :) It's always the little details that end up meaning the most. <3
I am blessed!!!
So cute, Meredith! Ryker had the same crib you purchased and it's held up nicely!
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