I’m sewing curtains for August’s nursery today. With drapery hooks. Wish me luck.
Tag: Nursery
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August’s Nursery Design (Sources)
Dresser and Play Chairs Provided by The Land of NodNow that Eleanor is in her new bedroom (which I’ll share soon!), I can finally concentrate on August’s nursery. There aren’t too many big changes to be made, so it will be a quick makeover. I just need to find time to sew curtains and a crib skirt out of the Joel Dewberry fabric I bought for the room.
This was the plan for Eleanor’s nursery:
And here is the new plan for August:
Consistency in design and reusing furniture in different ways seems to be a calling card for me, yes? Making it Yours, baby. Making it Yours.
We’re keeping the same crib, lighting, glider and ottoman, side table, bookcases (used as a changing table), and the paint color. I’m swapping out the curtains and crib skirt, as I mentioned, and bringing in some more orange pieces. Eleanor’s pink dresser is in her new room, so I have a more masculine wood dresser for the nursery now. Plus it’s named after my town, Oak Park! I’m switching the art to a print that I bought at the Renegade Craft Fair years ago by Three Sheets 2, and I also brought in two little orange chairs.
I’ve made a page with a full list of sources (and Eleanor’s is here). Now hopefully I can find a little time for some sewing… and let’s hope it goes well!
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An Update on the Lack of Updates
The basement still isn’t done. STILL.
No, you haven’t missed August’s nursery (many people have been asking). Eleanor is still in the nursery until we can convert my studio into her bedroom, and the studio needs to be moved into the basement for that to happen.
The bathroom is nearing completion, and the laundry room is nearing what I’ve begun thinking of as the 1.0 version.
Also, sleep? We could all use a little more. August is somewhat nocturnal. He’s a sweetie though, so we forgive him.
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New Nursery Sneak Peek
It’s going to be a while before I can share the complete new look because the room is currently occupied by its first tenant.
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Fabric for Our Boy’s Nursery
I would still like to use orange in the new nursery, but I love orange paired with chartreuse/green, and I had wanted to use those colors together all along. I was just waiting to find the right fabrics to really finalize the design, and I think I’ve finally found them. Hooray!
The tree print (Modern Meadow Grass Majestic Oak JD38) will be for curtains, and the herringbone (Modern Meadow Grass Grass Herringbone JD36) is for a crib skirt. Both fabrics are from Joel Dewberry’s latest line for Freespirit.
If you google the full fabric names you should be able to find it in stock somewhere. I ordered mine here.
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Orange Nursery Ideas
I’ve chosen orange for the new nursery. It’s such a fun, poppy color, and it could easily work for either gender (we’re having a boy!). Once you veer from pastels though, it’s hard to find essentials for the nursery like bedding and changing pads. Here are a few of the things I’m considering for the room:
