Nursery Furniture!

The great debate is over!

Well, I guess it never really began, except for in my head.

And this week, it's wham-bam D O N E.

Furniture AND bedding, that is!

Final bedding choices:

Carousel Designs' gorgeous gorgeous line of fabrics at babybedding.com.
-2 bubblegum pink fitted sheets (one for use while one is washing)
-gathered lovebird damask bedskirt (a splurge, but I just ADORE the fabric)
-no custom bumper (opting for a breathable green one, instead)
-no custom quilt (opting for a cheaper, softer fuzzy blanket - maybe green or pink) instead

Final furniture choices:

Munire's Rockport Collection (which is being discontinued!) - in white

-the 3-drawer dresser/changing station
-the lifetime crib
-the armoire

Oh, and this guy!

NOT BROWN... celery green

Best Chair's Storytime Series
-the Tryp in celery green, no contrast cording




We've still got quite a few main things (like a rug and lighting and curtains) to knock-out but at least there is furniture ordered and on its way in the many weeks to come (this stuff takes FOREVER to come in) hence my nail-biting over getting it done this week. And all this week I've been making trips here and there to our local craft stores for supplies for my DIY nursery accents and I can't WAIT for that week to come... yay for getting things done!

Baby Bedding...

is positively maddening. Well, for me at least. Because, quite frankly, I'm picky... and a planner. So I know - or at least - have an idea of what I want and what I can find in the store JUST isn't cutting it. And so, of course, that means we might end up spending a pretty penny for something custom... and once I researched my options for going that route, I'm afraid I can't turn back. 

There's just so much and all of it is absolutely gorgeous.

Most recent design...

(verdict's still out on the bumper... I'm pretty certain, as pretty as they actually are, we won't be using one. and in that case, the sheet set would maybe be green... and yes, that is our actual floor, wall, and trim colors. www.babybedding.com is amazing.)

I'm not married to this design, it's just the one I happened to come up with today... after these two, yesterday:

Upon further review, this might be my favorite.

and this one the day before:

and so on.


What do you think?!

Virginia's Nursery

About in the same way the name-planning came relatively easily, so did the nursery themeing. Granted, we haven't got started on too much when it comes to the nursery except for clearing it (mostly) out and having the walls painted (thanks to some chance of foresight when we bought and subsequently painted the house more than a year and a half ago)... but somewhere, early in the game, the idea for the colors and concept came to me. I was sitting, in fact, on this very same couch e-mailing my best friends with the idea... "what about an oh-the-places-you'll-go (as in, travel-like) theme?" 

Which paired perfectly with the already existing Benjamin Moore Waterfall of the room and our love for travel... and books! Dr. Seuss is classic and I plan for Virginia to have the motherload of children's books. BUT. I didn't want it to be too Dr. Seuss-y, if you know what I mean? So leave it to colors, printed quotes from the book, and maybe a few hot air baloons (oh, and hopefully the full Dr. Seuss collection)... and then a good dose of maps, globes, possibly a few vintage suitcases and you've got our nursery.

Can you see it?

If not, check out my Pinterest Board for the Nursery that I've been collecting ideas in for the last, oh... (according to Pinterest) 15 weeks (which is only a week after learning we were pregnant - how's that for planning?!):

CLICK on the picture to see more :)