LBL's Nursery Reveal

It's been a while since I shared my nursery inspiration with you. I knew I wanted to fill the nursery with bright colors that worked for a boy or a girl. I knew that we'd be redoing the nursery in a couple of years so I thought bright colors were the way to go.

Last week the crib & the rug arrived (they were both backordered) and we now have a completed nursery!

But first, the nursery when we bought the Behemoth, complete with stapled on wallpaper, gross carpet & lace curtains.

And the nursery after.

View from the door.

At my second baby shower my sister had all of the guests bring a letter to make this lovely letter wall for LBL. It's wonderful to see how all of the guests personalized their letters.

Built in bookshelf with child's rocker that matches my big one.

Diaper changing dresser, Jus painted the dresser red then I pained the inset panels black with white lettering to give the illusion of chalkboard paint. (I wasn't crazy about the mess that came with chalkboards)

Handmade friends

Paint Color: Valspar Window Screen
Crib: Davinici Jenny Lind in black (apparently everyone wanted this crib this year, it was supposed to be backordered until July!) Gift from LBL's Grandma H & Papa L
Letters: Handmade & purchased by family & friends
Rug: Urban Outfitters
Curtains, bookshelf & dresser: Ikea
Adult & Child's Rocking Chair: Handmade by a family friend
Elephant Chairs: Vintage
Mobile: Handmade following this pattern
Big Bird lamp: Made by my grandfather for me when I was 3
Handmade friends: Giraffe & Teddy made by BFF Beth and Owl & Basset Hound made by me
Knit Blankets: Handmade by friends
Elephant Pillow: The Pillow People (I think I need a little one for LBL's rocker, don't you?)
Good Morning Sunshine Print: A Vintage Poster
First We Had Each Other Print: Enduring Arts (Gift from Banan)
Animal Prints: Berkley Illustration
I Knew I Loved You Print: Gift from LBL's Aunt Naughty
It's the House Telling You to Close Your Eyes Print: Gift from Banan
Giraffe Rocker: Similar one found here (Gift from Grandma C)
Changing Pad: Amazon (Gift)
Changing Pad Cover: Babies R Us
Books: All were gifts and most are Caldecott Winners
Crib Sheet: Target

Another update

I've been holding out on you.

The last time I wrote a kitchen update was in November, the kitchen was down to studs & Jus & his dad were working on butting up a beam.

When we left for our babymoon the kitchen was still in shambles, while we were in Florida our contractors were busy working on the kitchen. We got home to a kitchen that was ready for drywall.

After a couple of weeks, some beams, 6 boxes of tile & 5 gallons of paint our kitchen is anxiously awaiting cabinets.

We're still in the process of finalizing everything but I'm so anxious to get cabinets & get cooking!

How Busy We've Been

Happy Monday, dears.

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving ours was busy busy!

A while ago Jus & I made a little video to update our friends & family on our life & the Behemoth. I thought I'd share it so you could see all the work we've been doing!

I interrupt the Mudroom Makeover...

To announce that we're getting a laundry room.

Finally.

We haven't had a washer & dryer since we moved into the Behemoth, that means for 9 months & 7 days I haven't been able to do a load of laundry at our house.

We've decided to move the laundry room from the basement to the first floor. We'll be changing the small room that was originally built as maid's quarters then used as a breakfast nook to our laundry.

The plumber is coming this week & Jus will be laying the floor soon but we started with a little paint.

Still Looking

I'm still on the hunt for the perfect mustard color for the mudroom. This is the first time I've bought samples and it's proving necessary as mustard is a hard color to nail down.

I'm thinking the second from the right with a light gray ceiling and a dark gray floor with a stenciled design in the orange.

What do you think?

Joining the Grandma Club

It's official.

I'm a card carrying member of the grandma club.

No, Edie didn't have puppies.

But I did buy my very first afghan.

It's always something...

When we bought the Behemoth we knew we were in for a lot of work, but there are somettimes that I look at something that needs to be done and think "What the hell did they think they were doing?"

Case in point, our mudroom.

Our mudroom was added sometime in the 1950s (when the sisters that didn't get along lived in the house) and it's a perfectly fine room, only in need of a little paint. The problem comes (you knew there had to be a problem) with the last owners.

The woman was in a wheelchair and when they put in the elevator they also cut through the mudroom stairs & floor.

First step to fixing the stairs was to fill the floor and luckily Jus & his dad did the dirty work while I was working. Jus was sure to take some pictures to show the process and now we have new cement drying.

How was your weekend?

Kitchen Inspiration: Cabinets

Last week I shared our inspiration for the kitchen floor so I thought the best way to start this week would be to share our cabinet inspirataion.

Since the Behemoth's kitchens were very dated we didn't save our old cabinets. Jus & I have decided to bite the bullet and get the cabinets we want even if they're more expensive. We're planning on finding someone to build them for us and we'll buy them bit by bit.

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Obviously we love glass front cabinets, and lots of them. We're currently planning on white cabinets despite the fact that I LOVE pink & green cabinets.

Kitchen Inspiration: Floor

We've been waiting to hear back from some contractors with bids for the kitchen so Jus & I have been taking time to finalize the design & aesthetic we're look for.

I thought I'd share some more specific ideas that we've been leaning towards, and what better place to start than at the very bottom.

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Since very early on in the renovation process I knew that I wanted herringbone floors in the kitchen. I love the pattern and thought it would be a fun change. It would be great to use hardwoods but hardwood floors are pricey so right now we're planning on using beige & ivory vinyl tile to create a soft neutral floor.

What's your favorite floor choice?