The Abundant Abode: November 2013

It is finally done! Our little one will be here December 10th, and his room is all ready for him. His mother and father on the other hand...not so sure.

Compared to the empty dingy room that was there when we moved into the house the nursery is now bright, colorful, and simply modern. {And compared to when we moved in my belly is 15" larger...hello baby.}

As you know I'm not one for over accessorizing...sure it looks great in a magazine photo, but not practical for my life. I have better things to do than spend hours dusting a bunch of little items! The wall shelves provide just enough stylizing for me. I also liked being able to reuse those which have been sitting in a closet since we moved. (From Target back in 2006 - used in my college exit show!)

The little silver items on the shelves are from my mother-in-law. On the L shelf is a little silver cup she had engraved when my husband was born with his name and birthday. On the W shelf is a matching pewter cup she had engraved with L-Dubs first name as well as a pewter rattle.

The glider and the crib are my favorite purchases. I decided not to compromise on what I wanted for those two items. The glider is West Elm and the crib is Babyletto, but I purchased locally at New Baby Products since they had it in stock, and it's always good to support local business! I love my little aqua rolling cart by the crib and glider. Perfect for stashing extra swaddle blankets and burp cloths as well as the sound machine and monitor.

The art wall is the bane of my existance...okay not really. I just cannot ever be happy with these type of projects because I know what I really wanted, but could not justify spending over $400 for it all. So...other than the vintage camera sculpture art it is all DIY...the center one is actually a wallcovering strike-off from work...The art above the crib was also DIY. Another truly devastating compromise was the dresser. Well maybe not devastating, but certainly annoying. It is super hard to find dressers between 50-58" wide! All the ones I loved were over 60" and that wouldn't fit between the bedroom door and the closet door...I thought my life was over. Perhaps that was the hormones...