Thursday, March 29, 2012

Our sweet baby girl's nursery!

Kaitlyn's nursery is finally ready! And I can't wait to bring her home to it! Just one thing missing....Kaitlyn! I knew I wanted to do a ballet theme, but I couldn't decide if I wanted to do pink or purple, but Scott and Matthew both wanted pink, so we went with pink with teal and gray accents. I absolutely LOVE how it turned out! Scott was an absolute trooper putting up the board and batten! He amazes me with his skills...skills we need to put to more use! :)

Here is the before:


Not too bad, just not very girly!

Here is a during picture (my hot husband at work!):


We got this for FREE on craigslist:

It was exactly what I was looking for! Just needed a little TLC and some girly updates!

Got this on craigslist too:

Also just needed a coat (or 4) of paint.

Okay, so here are the after pictures of our little ballerina's room:

The view from the hallway.


I love this corner! I can't wait to snuggle her in this chair! I made just about everything in this picture (except the furniture). The flower balls were inspiration thanks to my favorite website: Pintrest! They took me FOREVER, but I absolutely love them! I ordered the wood letters unfinished off Etsy and added coordinating fabric, paint and ribbon. The curtains are made from a full fitted bed sheet that I got at Target on clearance for $3. I cut it up and added gathered fabric at the bottom and the cute bows at the top. They were kind of a pain, but totally worth it! I also made the quilt, which was the inspiration for the rest of the room. I have made a quilt for each of my babies and I hope it's something they treasure!

Here is a close up of the letters:




Here is a close up of her crib. I made the ballerina crib skirt...again a pain in the rear, but I love it! I tried finding one online, but they were all like $70. I now understand why...I will never make one again! You can see the updated bookcase and the dresser.

Here is a close up of the dresser! I think it might be my favorite piece in her room! My very talented sister Chelsey, made the sweet ballerina prints.

And last, her closet! I couldn't resist painting it and making it part of her room. I need to finish one more container for the bookcase, but I lost momentum! And I love her sweet and very girly clothes! Matthew and I can't wait to dress her up! I made the hair clip holder too!

We are all ready for you Kaitlyn! 37 weeks tomorrow...hooray! No preemie for us this time! :)

6 comments:

Thayer said...

She is one lucky girl to be coming home to such a beautiful room, with so much thought and effort put into it from her family. Looks great, I could use your skills over here, Jen, you are seriously talented!

Chelsey said...

KAITLYN YOU NEED TO COME BY SATURDAY... so that your Aunt Chelsey can win the guessing game. And because I need to snuggle you asap.

Erin Marie said...

Absolutely LOVEE what you did to the room.. I love the theme, the walls, the little details. Everything!!!

Phannie said...

The room looks FANTASTIC! I love it. We miss you guys so much. Someday we will have to plan a trip out there to see you all.

Michelle Lake said...

Love it. Hope all goes well today.

Mindy said...

The room turned out amazing! --Mindy