What better way to get excited about a baby, no matter the gender, than decorating the nursery?! I love love love to decorate. I love the freedom I have to make a blank room into something from my dreams. It usually starts off with me pitching the idea to my husband (and family and friends) and them not being sure of my vision... but by the end, they are always on board and seeing my vision!!
Pecos' nursery was no different. I wanted BOLD colors. I decided on blue and green stripes and let my husband pick the shades. The green ended up being like Nickelodeon slime!! I was scared but excited because... B-O-L-D!! We were given a black armoire and I wanted to use it in the nursery so that meant all the furniture would be black too. We bought the crib/changing table at Burlington Coat Factory and the rocking chair was from Caleb's nursery 9 years ago. The metal utility cart came from Ikea.
The sign above the crib was modeled after something I found on Pinterest. I made it out of plywood that I painted white and trim that I painted black. The words are heat transfer vinyl. It is about 2.5 feet tall and 4 feet long. And yes, I am aware it says est. 201... we left off the last number because we are waiting to see if Pecos will be a 2018 baby or a 2019 baby! I will iron that last number on after he arrives.
The side wall, where the black utility cart is on, was something I created in my head. First I wanted the arrows and then when they arrived I decided to paint them and realized that if they were on the wall alone they would look weird... so I decided to buy a HUGE letter P. Well the problem there was that I couldn't find a HUGE letter P. I found a smaller one that was white so I bought it and painted it black. The metal sign was something I found at Hobby Lobby and it was a God thing. I was literally in tears after seeing all the girl nursery stuff and then I turned the corner and there was that "You are Enough" sign. I could not not buy it! I started to put it all together and realized it was still missing something... SHELVES!!! I couldn't find any that I liked so Casey and I went to Home Depot and decided to create our own floating shelves that I could paint in the rooms colors. The perfect last touch was adding a little blue Indian head piece that my Gaga made for me MANY many MANY years ago.
The Texas above the rocking chair is actually a cutting board I painted. I bought it off Amazon for like $10! I placed Pecos' name on it in 651 vinyl and put a dot where Pecos, Texas is located. The other wall by the rocking chair will be a cluster of picture frames... I am still looking for those though.
The wall by the crib that is empty will be where I put a huge black picture frame that I am going to place a picture of Casey's grandpa (Pecos, who we are naming the baby after) holding baby Pecos. I plan on making a plaque under the frame that says "Pecos & Pecos"
I am loving how it is all coming together!! Seriously it is better than I could have ever dreamed off and best part of it all... my family is finally seeing my vision and they are loving it too!!
Next up, find a hospital door hanger I love and start working on creating it!!!
Happy 21 weeks to me!!!
