Lots to choose from!

Here at Graco, I am on the fashion design team and as such, my mind is often full of  creative and unique ideas for our nursery.   We don’t have a theme, but we definitely want a colorful, fun space that feels both graphic and vintage at the same time.   Andrew and I decided not to find out the gender, so we are also sticking to a somewhat neutral color palette (which is fine because green is both of our favorite color!)  We are not planning on painting the room, we will bring in color through furniture and fabrics  (hoping it all works together in the end!) Using furniture and accessories we already own has helped to create a look that works with the overall look of our home. This doesn’t mean we didn’t bring in some newness, we had to (we didn’t already own a crib).

Along with furniture and decor, there is the problem of  where to put baby.  We are turning the room that used to be my art space / guest room into our special nursery, but we still need to be able to store and access all my art supplies, etc.   While the room is fairly large, finding a way to hide floor-to-ceiling shelving in order to make the room baby friendly was a challenge. Being creative and working through the challenges has been a lot of fun for Andrew and me.  The amount of time and love that has gone into this room is a gift not only for our new baby, but for each other.

Isn't it cozy?

Our little one is due in 4 weeks (eek!) and our nursery is not quite ready yet.  This weekend we hung curtains and shelving for books, but the furniture still needs tweaking and we have yet to buy bedding.  Here is a sneak peek of one corner of the room, but we are still deciding what to do with that little table – paint it, cover it or use something else?  And of course accessories have to be added (oh the decisions to be made).  Stay tuned in the next few weeks for the big reveal!

Do any of you have any advice for must haves in the nursery?  Things we should leave out?  How about your favorite Graco products to include in the space?  We would love any ideas you have on ways to finish our look!

I was looking forward to having an excuse for another room makeover.  Since my husband and I moved into our home three and a half years ago, I have slowly (and successfully) “redone” each room in the house, except for this one.  I love decorating and bringing a space into my own style.  See, I get a vision in my head of what I want it to look like, then the fun part is searching to find all of the necessary components and bringing them together to make a beautiful final product.

So, really, nesting for me began in the first trimester of pregnancy.  I first began cleaning out closets and reorganizing to be sure IBP would have his or her own closet dedicated to his or her own stuff, not ours. Then, I began to think about color schemes, given the fact that we had decided to wait to find out IBP’s gender.  We decided Restoration Hardware’s new baby line in silver sage and chocolate brown would be a perfect fit, whether IBP turns out to be a boy or a girl.  Next, came the crib, which I shopped around for quite a bit before I decided on one. 

Now it was time to get the room painted.  With this came a sacrifice.  We had to move out the existing weight set occupying the room and dedicate half of our garage as our new workout room.  This was quite a milestone for us, given the fact that my husband and I used this room in our house almost every day and we weren’t quite sure how likely we would be to use it as often in it’s new location.  And, we were right…it’s been used a handful of times since we moved it in September.  Hopefully now that we have the cable hooked up and a TV in place out there, things will fall back into place.  I keep telling my husband he needs to get into a new routine now, before the baby comes, because it probably won’t happen afterwards.  Am I right?

Of course, I look forward to including some monogrammed wall décor, but that too has to wait until we know the gender.

I absolutely love how the room turned out—it’s just as I imagined it.  I often find myself going in there, turning on the light, looking around, and just smiling.  It has been absolutely delightful preparing for this little one and imagining my little girl or little boy occupying their cozy little paradise just makes me giddy. 

For all of you expecting parents out there…Happy Nesting!

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