Vera's Room

When we moved to Newburgh 3 years ago, I was about 8 months pregnant with Vera.  Her room needed the most amount of work.  Several layers of wallpaper and all dark wood trim:

 That wallpaper was horrible!  It even took some of the wall with it, so we had someone come and smooth out the walls before we painted. Paint Color: Falling Star from Porter Paints

Here is how Vera's nursery looked after lots of work...

 And then after she got a little bit older, we moved things around a bit.  Here is what it looks like today (when it's clean after her twenty outfit changes a day!)

Baby Essentials (Part 1)

 My favorite diapers from {Honest Company}

You have to check out all of their adorable patterns & prints- especially their new spring line!

 Simple Onesies- You can never have enough of these :) 

I love these from Target... and be sure to get a few side-snap outfits {here} for easy changing!

 Don't forget something pretty in your diaper bag for Mama!

I love my K.Slade Tip Pouch... and I've been eyeing this Ikat one in the sale section!

They are the perfect size to keep in a diaper bag to help organize all those little items.

 

Another Honest Company favorite- Healing Balm

Great for sensitive newborn skin and for mama as well!

  

And of course everyone needs an {Everyday Pitter Patter Necklace}!

Not only is it a pretty accessory, but perfect for busy hands that need distracting while nursing 

& for later on when teething starts :)  Tuggable, Chewable & Washable!

Fall Favorites -- Baby / Toddler

1 (MissRubyLocks) 2 (EverydayPitterPatter) 3 (LittleSaplingToys) 4 (MaxMoccs) 5 (Sloan&Co)

Vera's Nursery- Part 1

This is Vera's Nursery :)  The simple cream wallpaper was a little deceiving because we thought, "oh, it's not that bad we can easily remove that and use that room for the nursery..." Little did we know how crazy things looked underneath the first layer!  We started to remove the wallpaper to find another layer of horrible vintage paper that would not come off without taking some drywall!  We used a clothes steamer and warm water mixed with fabric softener to remove the wallpaper- worked great, just the bottom layer was so old and attached to the wall that it took the drywall with it no matter how delicately we worked. 

After talking with our painter here (great guy who painted all the ugly trim on the first floor before we moved in!) He said there wasn't much we could do other than remove the wallpaper as best as possible and then he would come over and try to cover and sand the walls before we painted.  It was a mess! and we tracked wallpaper all around the house :)

In the meantime, I found this fabric (above) that was my inspiration for the nursery!  The paint color next to it is called Sea Salt, but after doing some more fabric shopping and getting some professional help from a friend Sea Salt was a little too blue.  So we went with "Falling Star"- Porter Paint.  A little more of a light mint green with hints of blue.... We will see- I'm picking up the paint today! (Sherwin Williams is color matching it for me)  The bedding is in the process of being made & I love my coordinating fabrics just as much as the main fabric above! 

Now that all this tacky wallpaper is GONE, the painter worked on the walls today to make them smooth and ready for paint.  Probably won't be perfect walls, but way better than where we started. 

 (no wallpaper, but before sanding...)

 And what I'm most excited about now- white trim!!  We couldn't afford to have the upstairs trim painted like the downstairs before we moved in, but we knew eventually we would get it done.  Well thanks to {John & Sherry} giving us the courage to try it ourselves... we purchased a paint sprayer!  This was the easiest room to practice with because we didn't have to worry about over-spray on the walls and all we had to cover were the hardwood floors.  Patrick loved it and the four layers of white were sprayed and dry super fast! (I promise I stayed clear of the fumes and bought him a mask after taking this picture!)  We will have to do a post on the paint sprayer soon once I can get some final pictures, but it sure makes us excited to start working our way down the hall and brightening the upstairs with white trim. 

Back soon with more nursery updates...  and hopefully not a baby in the nursery for a few more weeks- Doctor said today that I'm already progressing and doesn't think I'll make it past 39 weeks... Praying she stays put a little longer but her crazy movements make me think this feisty girl is ready to meet the world!  I'll be 36 weeks on Monday!

nursery frames

 
I think we finally got the pictures for the frames above
the crib.  I wanted to capture his joyful personality
and precious newborn details.  I won't be able to fully
decide until they are printed, so I can't wait until they arrive.
Here is an extra one that I love, but will put in a different spot:

big boy in his crib

top 5

{aden + anais} swaddle blankets- so many uses for these large, soft and breathable wraps

John Ryman loves this {Fisher Price Rock 'n Play Sleeper} perfect daytime nap spot that can easily move around the house & great for alert time after eating because the seat is at an angle.

This adorable {Sleep Sheep} is great for a little background noise while he is trying to fall asleep & it has a timer shut off.

I'm pretty sure this {SwaddleMe Fleece Wrap} is to thank for any sleep we have had :)  I only use it at night and he sleeps a lot longer when swaddled up in this cozy wrap.  

And for those times when John Ryman is fussy and not hungry, this {WubbaNub Monkey Pacifier} is his favorite!  It is adorable- especially when he falls asleep holding onto the monkey's legs.  I need to buy another one (maybe the puppy or giraffe?)

Now, of course, there are tons of other items that have been extremely helpful over the past month (miss medela, starbucks... alan jackson hymns- john ryman's fav) these are just the key ones that this foggy-brained momma can remember at the moment :)

John Ryman's Nursery

Furniture:
*changing table- $35 at Goodwill (already painted brown but needed a $5 spray paint touch up)= $40
*white glider- $20 at a yard sale but didn't have any cushions or pillows
*Crib from Target- gift from my sweet parents!
*Hard carved side table from Mexico- yard sale $20
*wooden piece of furniture with wire doors- $12 from Goodwill
*round leather ottoman with lid- $20 at TJMaxx
*3 bookshelves made from {Ikea} spice racks $3.99 each and leftover wall paint {pinterest idea}

Art/walls:
*4 frames over bed & changing table from major sale at Pottery Barn for $17 each  (Can't wait to put pictures of our baby in the frames!)
*fawn photograph from  my favorite Sharon Montrose {The Animal Prints}
*entry scripture art made by best friend Chelsea
*$8 for two canvases over the glider- Ephesians 1:5-7 and a powerful sermon by Matt Chandler
*Mirror over changing table from {Ikea} $10
*"JR" left over shower decorations
*chalkboard shelf- revamped from an old TJMaxx purchase- would you believe it used to have a rooster on it?!

Accessories:
*Table lamp- $40 at TJMaxx (kinda felt like I splurged on this one but I love it!)
*Orgel floor lamp from {Ikea} $19.99
*little wooden animals on shelves from my Nana Stone's Noah's ark set
*mobile- gift from my mom- Pottery Barn
*2 pillows with elephants from Clearance Pottery Barn & gift card :)
*Kvarnvik containers on changing table from {Ikea} Love these!  The inside is navy & white check!
*green hounds tooth fabric, curtain fabric with blackout liner and cushion fabric on glider all came from {Home Fabrics & Rugs} which has an awesome inexpensive fabric selection!
*beautiful knit blanket on the crib made by my Nana Stone