A "Pinterest Perfect" Nursery

So we have finally finished the nursery for our newest family member and I couldn't be more pleased with it!  Pieces have been planned forever (some even from when I was preggo with LG and just didn't fit into her design) and others that came about recently.  I had purchased the fabric a couple of years ago and just knew that I would find a perfect project to use it for and I did :)  Since I now have an embroidery machine and am learning to sew as well I decided that I would try to make as much as I possibly could myself (with some help from a dear friend).  I love DIY projects, Pinterest, Etsy and all that stuff so I gathered my inspiration and set off to create the nursery of my dreams.  All while trying to stay within a budget (Jay will disagree with this) and use as much as we could from existing furniture and such.

Here are pics and some of my favorite (and most proud) pieces:

The first thing that had to be done was pick paint colors.  We took a fabric swatch to Home Depot and matched the colors exactly.  This was the most expensive part as the room is just over 700 sq ft and the other parts had to be painted as well (not just the nursery bump out) since the walls were tan and well over due for a fresh paint job.  We went with light gray on all the walls with dark grey (hard to tell from pics) as the accent wall with stripe.

I wanted her name on the stripe but didn't want to do the same old wood letters I have always done so I asked my friend Kara to do it in white vinyl and we love the font choice!  It it so simple yet classy :)

The dresser is the same one we used for P and LG so of course all I had to do was paint the knobs to match the new theme and it was almost as good as new.  My new love of all things monogrammed made me fall in love with wood monograms and I found an awesome Etsy shop that does great work at reasonable prices so all I had to do was pick a name..... Well we all know how that went so I think I actually placed this order from the hospital bed I was so excited.  It came plain so some spray paint fixed it right up and it is perfect above the dresser.  The baskets we had for LG were brown and pink so I needed new ones but considering how much I spent on the original ones I wanted to save some money.  I found these wicker ones at Michaels on clearance for around $4 each but they were the wrong shade of pink so we spray painted them as well :) Jay helped me make the bow board to match.

The lampshade I came across this idea while shopping on Etsy (which I do way too much of) and I couldn't believe they wanted $60 for a single lampshade.  I just knew that I could make it myself so I went to my favorite supplier for hair accessories and ordered the trim by the yard.  I looked around for an inexpensive lamp but couldn't find one I liked and that is when I recalled having one from P's old room out in the garage.  Sure enough after a few minutes of digging I found it and was super excited it matched.  I made this for less than $15 total and think it really adds that shabby chic look to the room.

The little shelves we previously had were all different and didn't go well together so I splurged on a new set from Lowe's and added some items to them.  This is a work in progress but she of course needs a Hokies shelf :)

The crib - same white crib we used with the other girls and I still love it so it was a given we would keep it.  I did have the bright idea to paint it gray but once I researched that and realized what a pain in the bum it would be I decided it probably looks best white since the walls are gray and besides - Ain't Nobody Got Time for That!  The crib skirt was made by my dear friend Stephannie as a gift to Baby T and it is just perfect.  I LOVE the fact that I made her baby blankets all by myself.  Minky and satin are tough fabrics to work with but she will always know that I made these for her with love :)

The mobile I picked up for $5 at a consignment sale, removed the animals and fabric from it and made it my own by using the same little owls as I did on the blanket and adding the matching fabric to the top.  

And finally probably my favorite part of the room is the changing table with gallery wall.  The table and baskets were from LG and since I spent way more than I should have on the baskets I was determined to make them match - enter my friend Stephannie with her mad sewing skills to make me custom basket liners with my beautiful fabric (the bows were a surprise added touch).  The gallery wall makes me smile and I find myself just standing there staring at it.  Some of the frames were leftover from our townhouse in VA (just add some spray paint and ready to go), a few didn't fit on the family room gallery wall so they worked out great and then some items I just had to have so I bought them at Hobby Lobby when they were half off.  Can you believe the crown and mirror started out hot pink?  Well we changed that with our trusty can of spray paint ;)  I made the embroidered birth announcement and Jay did an excellent job framing it.  I am so happy with this whole wall I just adore it.

The finishing touch for such a beautiful/elegant room was a crystal chandelier.  I fell in love with one at Lowe's and sent a pic to Jay which was just over $100 to which he responded "NO WAY" (he may have added a little bit about me smoking crack or something but you get the jist) so across the street to my favorite store Hobby Lobby (see a trend here?) to grab this pretty one at half price (they do that frequently) for right around $20.  It wasn't until I asked my awesome hubs to hang it did I realize that it was a wired one with a switch on it.  I really didn't like the way a wire would look hanging down to a plug so hubby spliced it to the existing wires in the ceiling and hooked it up to the switch (he's my hero).

Although it is likely to be a while before Teagan really gets to enjoy her nursery (I may put her down to nap in there) hopefully she some day sees the pics and falls in love with it as much as I do.  And maybe just maybe someday as I am browsing Pinterest I will come across one of my pics and be able to say "I made that"!