Nursery

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Jenny Lind Style

February 26, 2009
We chose a Jenny Lind crib for the nursery. I love the classic design, and Brandon and I each slept in one when we were babies. I chose black, though everyone else seems to pick white. I didn’t want the room to get too pastel and girly, so I figured a few dark [...]
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Rockin’ Out

January 26, 2009
Brandon and I went out to test rocking chairs and gliders this weekend, and we chose an upholstered glider with a matching ottoman for the nursery. SO COMFORTABLE. I think I could have taken a nap right there in the store it was so big and squishy and soft. And then of course, we [...]
Living Room, Nursery | 30 Comments »
75

Toy Storage / Play Area

January 15, 2009
The nursery has very strange little alcoves at each end. One side is setup as a closet, but the other side is just open. It looked like this when we moved in: I had painted the woodwork white and sewn white curtains to close the space off when we had the room setup as [...]
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Pink Painted Dresser

January 14, 2009
The dresser for the nursery is finally finished. I never took a true ‘before’ shot, but it was a lovely wood dresser with a poor finish. It was in our garage for a while and then it sat primed in the basement because I wasn’t sure what color to paint it. White [...]
Nursery | 82 Comments »
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No More Popcorn Ceiling

January 5, 2009
No More Popcorn CeilingThe popcorn has given way to a smooth, flat ceiling, thanks to Brandon’s hard work. As I mentioned before, the ceiling did not contain asbestos (always check before removing because many popcorn ceilings do), so we felt comfortable trying to remove it. It came down easily enough in just a few hours (he sprayed it with water and scraped it off), but smoothing the resulting mess took a little longer. He did a rough sanding (60 grit) first, wiped all of the dust away with a damp cloth, smoothed over all of the imperfections with joint compound, and then sanded everything again (220 grit). […]
Crafty (& Handy), Guest Room, Lighting, Nursery | 49 Comments »
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