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

Nursery: Inspiration

When I started looking for gender neutral nursery inspiration I kept stumbling on neutral, beige rooms that I adored.

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And then I realized that our house is full of color. We have a teal living room, a pink front entrance, a purple bedroom, a green guest room & a red guitar room. Needless to say, beige isn't our thing. So I've revamped my inspiration and now we're going for a nursery with a colorful, fun nursery.

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Since we've decided to keep the nursery walls the same color we're planning to add pops of yellow, green & red to brighten up the nursery. 

We've started to gather cute prints & other decorations but we still have some big stuff to go before the nursery is able to be revealed.

Nursery: Where we started

We've been working to get the Behemoth finished before LBL arrives. There are some big projects, like the kitchen, and some smaller projects, like decorating the nursery, but we're ready to have the house finished and have it be a place that's safe & comfortable for our little family.

When we first bought the Behemoth I knew that the room across the hall from our bedroom would become the nursery. Unfortunately I knew that it needed quite a bit of work as well.

When we bought the Behemoth the nursery looked like this.

Dingy carpet, wallpaper stapled to the walls and glow in the dark stars all over the ceiling.

We painted the room Valspar's Cinncinati Hotel Blue & turned it into the guest room where my little sister, Banan, was a frequent guest.

We knew that when it was time to turn the guest room into a nursery we'd keep the room the color it was since it was fairly childish & gender neutral. 

Little did we know that the guest room would be turning into a nursery much sooner than expected.