Nursery, AKA Lydia's Room

I know, we should have had the nursery done six months ago, but we were under construction over here, so it didn't get done until about a week and a half ago.  Don't worry.  We made things work for us.  And I'll admit, it was kind of nice to be able to do computer stuff while taking care of Lydia in her first few months.

That said, I am extremely happy she has her own room now.  AND that the computer isn't in her room any more.  I was a horrible mommy, constantly staring at the computer screen instead of my adorable baby girl (tsk, tsk).

So, here is the room.  The style is a bit eclectic.  That's what happens when you get stuff second-hand.  But hey, it works!  Yeah, we're cheap-o's and proud of it.

Here's the desk that stores toys, books, toiletries, and nick-nacks. The changing table stores diapers, wipes, and linens.  The glider chair and ottoman is used for nursing, rocking, singing to, and reading to Lydia.  On the wall is a bow holder, made from fabric covered card board/thick poster board, with ribbons looping around the board, and a ribbon hanger.  The fabric board is reused from the diaper cake I got at one of my showers.  The picture hanging on the wall is a Precious Moments ballerina that my sister-in-law did freehand for me several years ago (she's amazing).  That cow thing on the rolling chair is a humidifier.  Cute, huh?  Oh, and see that big green bag hanging off the changing table?  I use that to put the blown-out clothes into, so I remember to treat them before putting them in the wash.

Decorative shelves, dresser, and crib.  The lamp shade is zebra print.  The lamp and shade are from Walmart.  $10 for the entire lamp/shade combo.  I've had a tiny fetish with zebra print lately.

To cover the bite marks (like I said earlier, we go second-hand), I used fleece and tied it around the top of the crib railing.  The fleece was one of the remnants at Hancock Fabrics.  Lydia LOVES her mobile.  She wakes much happier because she has something to look at now.  Isn't she such a cutie in there?

This sign is made from fabric covered cardboard.  I mod-podged it.  It's hooked together and hung with ribbon.  After the first night, it sort of curled in, but I bent it back, and it has stayed pretty straight since.  I got the fabric in the little 1 yd squares at Hancock Fabrics, and the ribbon from the $1 bin at Michael's.  The sign is right next to an enormous mirror.  We were going to put the mirror either in the hallway pod or in the master bedroom, but Lydia loved it so much before mounting it, that we decided it would be beneficial to her in her room.

I'm so glad Lydia has her own girly room now!  It is such a relief to have this done.  I think this girl deserved an actual bedroom instead of a multi-purpose room.  And it's nice she has an actual bed, instead of a play-pen to sleep in.  She adjusted wonderfully and loves the extra room to stretch.  It's funny, because half the time when I check on her, she'll be faced sideways in the crib.  Silly girl.

So where did we get all the furniture?  The dresser and desk were mine growing up.  They're the only furniture pieces in there that actually match.  The changing table is from my sister.  The glider chair was my brothers, one of the lower springs broke, so I saved it from being thrown into the garbage and fixed the spring.  The glider ottoman used to be my parents', and it matches a set of gliders we also got from them, but they're downstairs right now, and there's another glider ottoman that matches too.  The crib was a KSL find.  The rolling chair was a hand-me-down from Lance's brother.  I think that just about does it.  So, the only item we actually paid for was the crib, and that was super cheap.

There you go.  It's been so exciting the past couple of weeks to get TWO entirely new rooms in our house!  (The nursery and the family room.)