My friend Ellen is getting married, and watching her, I don't think anything can become quite as big of an obsession as planning your wedding. After you get married, you buy a house and become all-consumed with decorating. Still, it doesn't quite compare to planning a wedding because decorating a house is a long term (really an endless) project (plus, you just blew your whole budget on your wedding, so who can afford to make over their whole house at once?) Then, you get pregnant. Budget? Who cares about a budget when we're talking about you CHILD? As evidenced in $900+ chandeliers for a baby nursery from PoshTots. My husband and I tried for years to get pregnant and when we finally did, I was hesitant to start planning our nursery (although I had been secretly planning it in my head for a very long time.) When the time did come, I was pretty disheartened with the examples of baby nurseries out there. I couldn't really find anything. Eventually I would like to start a website where people can post pictures of their nursery so that expectant moms and dads can see all the cool things that people are doing in preparation for their newest member. Until I do, I decided to post pictures of my own nursery here.
I decided to do a Farm theme based on a print that was given to me from my grandma. It's a picture of a milk maid and a little kid drinking milk on a farm with cows and cats and a farmer standing in the background. My Grandma Young would hold me in front of the picture when I was a little girl and tell me stories about the farm family. I decided to hang it in Ethan's room. My husband and I added the mouldings and I painted all of the silhouetted animals. Also, in rebellion against paying $900 for a chandelier, I made my own. I sculpted a pig, a hen and chicks, a cow and out three dogs for each arm. (If you are interested in a custom chandelier, feel free to email me. dianacweir@yahoo.com)
Here are some images from the completed room...
Here's a list of where I bought everything:
I'll add more to the list as I think of things, but if you have a specific question, just let me know.
It is the sleeping bird blanket from Lucinda Guy's 
which is the most wonderful book of children's handknit patterns.
6 comments:
I love Ethan's nursery. It's understated, but lovely. I have only one question (being so far past baby years it isn't funny). When did you get sunshine? As far as I can remember, we've only had one day this week. Was that the day? Or, did you get more sun in your part of the world than I seem to be getting? There is something so lovely about sun streaming through the windows.
I would love to see some closeups of your light! From what I can see it's fantastic! The hen and chick silhouettes are precious. Very understated and elegant. Thanks for sharing.
Jan from Unique Baby Gear Ideas, Nursery Themes and Decorating Ideas
Thank you for the comment on my blog. I haven't had the chance to look around your site thouroughly, but what I have seen so far looks great. I wish that I had found you when I was trying to design my nursery. There aren't very many sites with ideas out there.
I also have some pictures of the chandelier at the following link, but the flash on the camera sort of washes them out.
http://www.thebabiedbaby.com/babyRoom/
Do you have a blog too?
where did you get your adorable chandelier? It is fabulous! I have to have it!!!
It looks like the Post Tots link doesn't work for the rug anymore. You can get it here.
http://www.homeandgardenart.com/mcdonaldrug.html
Would you tell me what color paint is on the walls?
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