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Looking for Vintage Wooden Blocks

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There are built-in shelves along one side of the nursery, and I’ve been thinking about what to use them for. They’re shallow and spaced fairly close together so I need something small.

I was thinking about using lots and lots of vintage wooden blocks. I figured they’re easy to come by and several sets jumbled together would look really sweet in a kid’s room. I’d like to just buy a bunch from garage sales, Craigslist, and eBay, but should I be worried about lead paint or other problems?

Classic Embossed Alphabet Blocks

Generations of kids have stuck wooden blocks in their mouths and we all seemed to turn out OK, right? Or should I just stick with brand new blocks to be safe?

Nursery • 46 Comments • November 7, 2008

Possible Nursery Design

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I’ve ordered the Harrison Vintage Ceiling Fixture, and I already have the gold Syroco branch and birds (which may or may not get spray painted). Everything else is still subject to change. :)

For a boy:

For a girl:

The crib, glider and ottoman, bookshelf, and stuffed dog are the same in both versions. The only differences are the paint colors and fabric choices.

Of course, I chose fabric for both versions, not ready-made crib sets. Yeah. I may not actually be up to making my own bedding. The fabrics are all from Sew Mama Sew if you’re looking for them.

Nursery • 36 Comments • October 22, 2008

Updating an IKEA Lamp

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This is a super simple IKEA hack that took about 10 minutes this morning.

I wanted a light in the alcove in the nursery, but I was concerned about little fingers meddling and getting burned by a hot bulb. IKEA sells the TASSA NATT lamp for $5, and the main draw is that it’s tamper-proof and it doesn’t get hot. Great, except for the little frog/bugs on it.

The cover comes off very easily though.

I just traced it onto prettier paper and recovered the lamp.

The new cover may not last as long (the original was vinyl), but it’s easy enough to switch out every so often.

Crafty (& Handy), Nursery • 28 Comments • October 13, 2008

Early Nursery Ideas

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Thank you for all the kind words and well wishes! I don’t know why, but I was nervous about announcing my pregnancy. Excited, but nervous. I think announcing it on the blog was the closest thing I could experience to telling one’s employer – not that it’s the same, but still…

Anyway, no I have not planned the nursery yet. Now that I’m feeling better though and the little blob is here to stay, you can bet I’m gathering ideas! The design I did for the first installment of Making it Yours (Sophisticated Nursery) is gorgeous, but it’s not the style I’m going for in my own house. Although I do love the crib that I used.

We do have a dresser for the room, but it currently looks like this…

Yikes. Brandon primed the main part of it, but the priming needs to be finished and then the actual painting. At this point I’m thinking white, but I might hold off because I think it would look pretty great in a glossy bright color.

I started looking at changing tables too. I had something in mind, and I found exactly what I was thinking of at Land of Nod and Target. I’m a little confused though, because they have the same name (Jenny Lind) and look nearly identical, but they have very different prices. So which one?

Actually, I think the changing table would be really cute in a bright color too. I like the small size and the open look, since the nursery (currently our guest room) is so small and oddly shaped. It will take the place of the black table that’s in there now.