Nursery Reveal

I'm so excited to finally be able to reveal Isla Rae's nursery! I love projects and anything personalized in the nursery! You can also view our nursery reveal on Project Nursery along with many more great nursery and party ideas!

We turned our sitting room into the nursery. We knew we wanted our baby as close to us as possible and on the same floor, so we ended up redoing our sitting room to become our new nursery. We utilized every inch of the space for storage and  functionality. Our base colors are cream, brown, and yellow with a pop of raspberry pink. All the wall decor was handmade by daddy-to-be and me. The changing table was repurporsed and I used wall decals to add more excitement to the piece.  We also managed to finish the entire space for under $350, and that's including the major furniture pieces as well!

The lovely McChillin Photography captured all of our pictures for us!

My inspiration for the nursery space was to keep it functional, some what gender neutral for future children and to personalize the decor as much as possible. I also used non conventional things, like wind-chimes above the curtains verses the traditional mobile.

I combed the internet for DIY projects for babies, wall decor and furniture. I decided early on that I wanted to make special keepsake items for my baby girl to be able to use in future rooms as well.

I also knew I wanted to do more sophisticated colors so I chose brown, raspberry pink with a butter cream yellow as the base wall color.

My decorating style is very eclectic. I love shabby chic, rustic and even contemporary designs, but I have a soft spot for anything DIY. There is something so special and fulfilling about making something yourself.

My favorite items in the nursery are the DIY items and most were very easy to make!

I got the personalized name sign above the crib from a deal on Pick Your Plum and once it arrived I decided I wanted to add a pop of color so I painted it raspberry pink.

The two flower art pieces hanging beside the name sign I made from canvas, fabric, quilt bunting and rosettes. You can view the entire project here.

The nursery plaque was an inspirational item I saw on Shanty 2 Chic. You can see my post here. 

I also made the toy box on wheels. Originally, I saw the post on Running with Scissors.
We already had an old fruit crate, so the easiest thing for me to do was to take the one we have and repurpose it. I sanded, stained and attached wheels to the bottom. You can view my how to here.

We got the repurposed changing table on craigslist.com for only $35. I then painted it white. I found hydrangea wall decals at Joanns and applied these to the front of the table. I was originally planning on stenciling the piece, but found this to be way easier and less time consuming.

Hope you like all the DIY pieces. Please feel free to share any of yours with me. 

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