Nursery Plans

I probably dreamt of planning for a nursery long before I planned for a baby.  I absolutely love to decorate our house.  Something about switching up a furniture arrangement or adding new throw pillows to the couch gets me really excited.  So what better way to fulfill that joy than planning a whole new room for our soon to be baby.

With this new room we have had to do some furniture mix-ups.  The office furniture will go into the piano room.  The guest room furniture (what will soon be the nursery) will go into the old office, and TA-DA! a new nursery is born. WHEW! I am tired already and we haven't even done any physical labor.  Our original plan was to transform the office into a nursery. However, there is far too much light that comes into that room; and as much as I love the sea green color that could work for either boy or girl it just wasn't practical for nap time.

The soon to be nursery is painted one of my all-time colors: navy blue or as Valspar refers to it, the writer's ink cup.  I wasn't entirely keen on doing a navy nursery for a potential girl; yet, Brian said there was no chance in hell that he was painting all the way up to those vaulted ceilings again. Honestly, I can't say that I blame him. Here is a look at the guest room/nursery now:

          

                                       

 Yes. All of that junk on the bed is for our baby. I know, right! How can someone who isn't even here yet have so much STUFF!!! I will eventually stuff  organize it into the closet next to the window.  Now as the saying goes "out with the old and in with the new!"  

I have used two nurseries that I pretty much love as my inspiration. Both were found via Pinterest. 

Boy:

            

 

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I absolutely love the clean, fresh look of this neutral nursery.  I am a huge fan of mixing rustic pieces, like the wooden beam, with more contemporary pieces, like that gorgeous glider. There is a bit too much white for me, which is where I think those navy blue walls are going to come in handy.  The gold and vintage accents are right up my alley.  I am definitely going to be on a hunt for some unique pieces to throw around the room.

Girl:

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As much as I have hoped for a boy, this nursery makes me drool over the thought of a precious baby girl! I love the mixed patterns of fabric on the crib. Oh, not to mention that coral is to die for against the navy wall! There again is no true theme, but a beautiful mix of eclectic decorations. The furniture arrangement is a bit cramped. I plan to move the crib down the main wall a bit and place our glider by the window with a much smaller end table than the one in my inspiration picture.  All-in-all this nursery is a winner in my book!   Below is my design board for Baby A's nursery.