In the beginning I had it stuck in my head that I wanted to do all gender neutral in the nursery so everything could be used again in the future. I had a bedding set picked out and was waiting to order because of it's price ($300...RIDICULOUS!). I was randomly searching one afternoon and came across Amy Butler fabrics and completely changed my mind on everything I had planned! I took this fabric (Love Paradise Garden Wine and Love Sunspots Wine) and picked everything out from there...
CJ pretty much agreed to let me do whatever I wanted, because he knows how much I love to decorate. The only catch was he got to pick the paint color. I wanted a light turquoise, but he wanted green. I gave in! :) The color is actually a little brighter on the walls which I don't mind.
The crib is the first thing you see when you walk into the room. The bed skirt, blanket, and pillows were all made by my amazing aunt. We have several sheet colors to choose from, but I started with the lilac. My aunt also got that for us from Babies R Us. I looked everywhere in the area for that color, but came up empty-handed. Luckily, Camille found the last one when she was shopping one afternoon! :) The mobile came from Target (source) and plays music. It matches the room perfectly with the cute little flowers and owl.
Directly above the crib are three painting that amazing friends made for sweet Quinny. The two owls were made by Kristen Reasoner (go to her ETSY SHOP shop and buy something from her! She can also make custom pieces like she did for me!). The name canvas was made by my awesome friend Ali. I seriously gave her paint colors and said "GO!" :) Isn't she amazing?!
The curtains are from JCPenny and match the purple in her bedding. I didn't want to use too much red or pink since there's so much in the fabric so I chose my favorite color. I don't have the link to the curtains currently, but I'll try to find that later. (picture to come!)
We put the papasan in the corner so there was some sort of seating in the room. I have a rocker, but I'm keeping that in the living room for now since that is the main place I'll be going at night while she's staying in our room in her pack-n-play (Thanks Nana!!!). The two bears are ones that I've had for a very long time. The grey bear was my most prized possession until I was seriously almost 21 (I know, ridiculous). I hope Quinn loves it as much as I do. I'm going to try to convince her Daddy that she needs a bear from him so I'm sure there will be another one in the chair soon. There are two blankets I have thrown over the back. The multi-colored knitted one was given to me by my Nana so it's incredibly special to me. The purple and multi-colored tied blanket was made by my awesome Aunt Karla and cousin Mallori. I LOVE this type of blanket and will most likely use it daily to lay Quinn on.
The antique window with Quinn stenciled in was made by another awesome co-worker Brenda. I'm pretty sure we have the EXACT same decorating taste. If only I could hire her to come re-do my house! :) CJ is planning on hanging this diagonally in the corner above the papasan chair. It's going to look SO good once it's finally up.
The dresser is pretty full with random things from showers right now. I tried to hang most of her clothes so we would have room in the dresser for pants and miscellaneous things since it's so small. Eventually, we are going to re-do CJ's old (and big!) dresser and put it in here. That will be quite the undertaking so I'm sure it'll be at least a year before that's done. I got the green lamp from TJ Maxx. The owl piggy bank is from Hobby Lobby, and the two diaper cakes are from different showers. Those will soon be put away and replaced with some sort of decor. This will most likely be her framed birth announcement made into a subway art piece by her awesome Daddy. The shelves above the dresser are from Kohl's and have random frames, etc. on them for now. I'm sure this will constantly be changed out, but everything that's up will do for now!
And now to her closet....it's crazy RIDICULOUS. I'm 99% positive the girl has more clothes than CJ and I combined. I'm most excited about a few monogrammed outfits and her TOMs. :) We have a ton of diapers stored in the top and will eventually put some sort of toy storage in the bottom when she's old enough to have more toys than we know what to do with (I'm sure we can thank the grandparents for that eventually!).
Her changing table has a lilac cover with butterflies to match her sheet that Camille got her. The pictures above it were taken by Brenda when she was on her European adventure several years ago. The castle is in Germany and it's what Walt Disney based his castle off of in his theme parks. And obviously the Eiffel Tower is the Eiffel Tower. Her initials came from a wreath made by my aunt Camille. Under the changing table are a few bins - the chevron ones and cream & green one are from Target and the green one was a gift from my Mom's best friend and daughter.
TJ Maxx for only $20!! I was SO excited when I found it, because the colors match her bedding perfectly.
And to go ahead and officially make this the longest post ever I'll include a few pics from her bathroom. I'm using turquoise and pink. The turquoise framed chalk board was made by Aunti Ali. :) The frame is from CJ's Aunt Kim. There will eventually be pink towels hanging from the towel bar. There are turquoise mats from Target and the chevron basket is also from Target. The pink basket full of wash cloths and towels is from Bed Bath and Beyond. I got it while in college and pulled it out of a closet to use since it matched the colors of the bathroom. CJ's Mom got us a pink tub at a shower and we have tons of shampoos, body washes, and lotions stashed around in drawers and the closet.
And I'll end with my three favorite outfits and the pack-n-play that's in our room for my Nana to see! I'm posting shower details soon with another picture overload post!
