Baby Girl's Nursery

I've been a little busy of late.  Renovate a house - check.  Move in - check.  Have a baby - check.  Decorate a girly nursery - check.

This is the first room that we feel is totally finished in our house.  Here is a before shot:

Could not WAIT to ditch those blinds, tear down that wallpaper, and cover up that mauvy pink paint!

We started with the wall color.  I knew I wanted gray, and we went with Silver Chain by Benjamin Moore.  It's a perfect gray.  Just gray.  Not blue, not green, not purple, not tan.  Just gray.  And we love it!

It is one of my favorite colors we've used so far.  I may repaint my Master Bedroom this color, I love it so much.  It makes the room look and feel so calm and pretty, and I love the way it plays with the pink.  Gray makes pink more soothing.

Next came the curtains.  Good old Walmart had these from Better Homes and Gardens and I love them too.  I love that they're not baby curtains.  But, they still look great with all her baby things. 

 We already had the furniture from our two boys.  My husband actually built - yes built that changing table for me.  Isn't he the greatest!!?  

And the bedding is Wendy Bellissimo Sweet Baby Dreams, with a bumper I found at Babies R Us.  I wanted to go with pink, but especially after drooling over all the bedding at Restoration Hardware Baby & Child, I wanted there to be tan mixed in.  I think the tans and greys really tone down the craziness pink can give a room. 

So, I was really excited to find this bedding on the cheaper side on Amazon. :) 

Above the crib are some shelves filled with little nic nacs I found mostly at Michael's.  I fell in LOVE with this little crown!  Princesses all need little crowns in their bedrooms!  And the pedastle from Hobby Lobby was perfect for it! 

I love the tiny little flowers I found to accessorize the shelves, too. 

At the head of the crib, I hung a mobil that I made using styrofoam balls, ribbon, fabric, and an embroidery hoop. 

I saw the idea on Pinterest and about died!! 

I mean, so cute.  I'm in love with the way it turned out. 

And I think it adds the perfect touch to the head of my princess's bed. 

Love this pillow from the bedding collection. 

The shelf is of course filled with baby essentials like diapers, creams, and clothes.  But there are a few nic nacs on it as well. 

My favorite piece is probably the little children figurine.  It was my Mom's.  The basket is filled with burp clothes, and the canister holds binkis. 

I really love this little display shelf. 

Found the cute little cherry blossom canisters at Michael's, and they hold the hair accessories that don't match the room. :)  Perfect!   

These blankets were a gift and I'm completely in love with them.  There will be newborn photos taken with them shortly. 

The ducky and block box were re-used from my boy's nursery decorations. 

These headband holders I found on Amazon.  I LOVE them.  They are white leather and really sturdy.  I found the candlesticks they're sitting on at Marshalls, and I think it just gives them a prettier perch.  The headbands were all given to me at my baby shower.  This is what we did instead of play games. 

I saw these headband holders on Pinterest, and through the links I found out that you can get a kit to make them at a baby shower from {LB Boutique}.  I LOVE the idea, and I LOVE that my host did it for my at my shower.  She's the best! 

Last but not least, a little pretty clock sits above the door, so I know how long thost night time feedings last. :)  It was a photo clock, but I just covered the holes with paper to match the room.

Ta-Da!  I love it.  Girls are so much fun.

Nurseries

I kind of collect nursery pictures.  There are so many ways to create a cute baby room!  And I love looking at all these great ideas!!

I mean, don't you love how simple this room is??  And yet, it's adorable.  Maybe baby stuff just makes it cute.  I love the french chair and the pastel colors in this space!  I love the simple bedding!  I love the cute pillows, and I LOVE the little stuffed animals.  So cute.

This is a really cute room, too.  Love the pretty pastel pinks.  I also love how they decorated those shelves above the crib.  And that chair is adorable.  Love the big bows on the crib as well.

This nursery is so masculine.  It makes me feel like the little boy who lives in this space will grow up to be a stud.  I love the moody colors!!  Seriously.  So cool.  I love the bedding, too.  Nice and neutral.  I'd look to this room for ideas of what to put on a bookcase in a child's room.  It's so cute!  Love those elephant book ends and the globe and suit cases.  What a cute nursery!

Love this neutral room, too.  I love the pokadot chair!!  I love the miniature ledges above the crib and the ceramic animals on them.  LOVE that huge giraff.  How cool is that?

I love this airplane room.  My favorite part is that aviator jacket framed on the wall.  I found a jacket like that recently at Ross and almost bought it just so I could do this!!  Super cute.  Love that airplane cart on the ground back there...I want one.  It's just so cool.  My son would be in heaven.

This room is adorable!!  I love the pretty little table.  I love the pretty crib.  I love that horse cart.  I love the colors, and the rug.  It's just a pretty baby room.

Sitting Rooms

Here's a collection of sitting rooms I've gathered over the years.  I use them to give me decorating inspiration from time to time.

I love the window treatments in this room.  I love Roman shades so much better than miniblinds.  And I love this relaxed style of Roman shade.  Also loving that huge vase full of lilys.

This room just seems amazingly calming to me.  It must be all the white.  I love how simple everything is.

Love this room!  Those twin chases are adorable!  What a great place to cuddle up and read a book!  I imagine that they face a wall full of windows with a beautiful view.  I also love that art on the wall!  It almost looks like fabric with embellishments on it.  Loving the ruffle pillows as well.

The French pieces in this room are really sweet to me.  I love how cushy those couches seem!  Also loving the many flower arrangements.  I really like how this room feels really comfortable and cozy, but has that touch of sparkle and glamour to dress things up a bit.

Obviously, I love the chandelier!  And that mirror is stunning, right?

Another super cozy sitting room.  I love the touches of antiques in here.  And I also love the window treatments.  The flower arrangements on the coffee table are pretty, too.

Very symmetrical - but I love how that birdcage is off center.  It gives the room some interest.  Loving the calming colors in this space as well.

I especially love what they've filled the fireplace with.  What a great idea when it's not in use!  Other than that, everything in this room just seems really comfortable - the pillows, the throws...love it.

I kinda just love this room because it's so girly!  What a pretty parlor!  I'm especially loving that tufted ottoman and the tray sitting on it is adorable!  Love those flowers!

Pretty little sunroom, eh?  I love how it's so tropical feeling.  Love the furniture, and the shutter window coverings.  All the plants are a great touch too.

Love the mirror in this one!!!  Seriously, love it~  Those candlesticks are gorgeous as well.  Also, the cream color scheme is great in this room as well.  I love the use of different patterns in the accessories.  They all tie together really well without being matchy.

I mostly love this room because of the way they decorated those shelves.  Turning those books around so the pages are all you see makes things a lot more uniform, I think.  I love the way they look!  I also love the accessories they threw into those shelves.

Another view of the same room...  Loving the cream colors.  Looks so inviting!

I really love the pale blues and greens in this room.  Very calming.  I also think that pillow ladder in the back corner is adorable!  Lovc the coffee table.   It's very unique.  And I love what they've put on it.  The lantern, the flower arrangement...

This is probably a nursery, but I think it would work anywhere.  And I also think it's a great idea to have baskets like that in rooms throughout the house to put toys in, because they inevitably end up throughout the house.  LOVE what they've done with the window treatments in here!  I think the knots are adorable!  What a great bay window!  Perfect little sitting area.

This room just reminds me of a beach house.  Loving the whitewashed paneled walls.  I also really like the flower arrangements in here.  And the furniture is just really great.

This Room Is Beautiful!!  I love it!  I love that it opens up to a patio - with not one, but two sets of french doors!  I love that the flooring is tile.  I love the beamed ceiling.  I love all the natural light in here!  And I love the furniture.  Those window treatments are great - casual and nice at the same time.  It just seems so inviting.

I am in love with the window treatments in this room as well!!  There are so many things you can do besides put blinds in windows!!  Sheers and curtains are my favorite.  Cute lamp, too.  It's filled with seashells.  Love the dark wood flooring.

And there you have it: My current sitting room inspiration.

Boys Rooms

As we get ready to move our toddler from his nursery into a little boys room, I've been collecting some inspiration.  Here's what I've got so far.

Love restoration hardware.  I don't understand why it's so hard to find the most basic bedding sometimes.  I love the simple stripes.  No character beds for my little guy.  Also loving the truck on the floor.  How cool is that old thing!!  Jason would love playing with it.   The vintage clip boards hanging on the wall are a fun idea, too.

I've always loved the nautical look.  This room is so simple, yet really cute.  I love how all the furniture and even the wall covering ties into the theme.  Cute little paddles resting against the wall...

I've always had a thing for airplanes.  And this room is one of my all time faves.  LOVE the giant world map on the wall!!  How easy would it be to do that yourself using a projector!?  Also loving the compass above the bed, and of course the airplanes.  The bedding is adorable, as well.  i love the mixed stripes and plaids.  Might try to make a quilt like this.  It's just strips of fabric sewn together.

And another airplane room.  This is a nursery, but I think a lot of this room could translate toward a boys room.  Love the airplanes on the wall, and the giant ridable one, too.  I gotta find one of those!!  I'm also in love with the miniature aviator jacket hung in the frame.  How cute is that!!?

Loving the colors in this room.  I love the way that name looks above the bed - like giant type setting.  Also love the globe and the little traveling figurines - the elephant, the hat, the giraff, the basket.  All really cute.

Here's a cute baseball themed room.  If I were going to go with baseball as a theme, I'd try to pattern it after this one.  Isn't that bucket of balls cute~!?

More stores need to get in on the similar bedding in different colors trend.  It seems like Potterybarn is the only one to get the memo.  Makes it so much easier to make a shared room look nice!!!  I love the "matching" bedding in this boys room.  It's just a standard boys room, but the similar bedding makes it look really good.

This may be one of my favorite shared boys rooms of all time.  So simple, yet so cute!!  I LOVE the similar bedding in different colors.  It gives each child a sense of identity even though they are sharing a room.  I also love the black and white posters of different sports hung above the beds.  Maybe the child's favorite sport could be showcased here.

Cute ideas~!