The Nursery

Here it is - FINALLY - a peek into Zoey Kate's nursery.

Of course, I had to do a chalkboard! :O) 

Yarn covered Z - DIY by me

(wrapped and lovingly rewrapped after Scout decided to gnaw on it . . . the hooker!)

Crib - Target

Blanket and Sheet - Pottery Barn Kids

Stuffed Elephant - Jellycat (Zoey's first stuffed animal, ordered when we found out we were having a girl)

Stuffed Thumper - gift from the folks that work with the Hubs

Curtains - DIY by my mom and me (fabric found here) 

We followed great curtain tutorials here and here.

Zoey letters - wooden letters from Michaels, painted by me

Basket (similar here) - Target

Animals in basket - from my childhood

Crib skirt - DIY (inspired by this PBK skirt)

Crib skirt - DIY (followed this tutorial)

Wall color - Behr Subtle Touch 

Elephant Prints - Trafalgar Square (Etsy)

Frames - Ikea

Dresser - Ikea          Dresser Knobs - Anthropologie        

Changing pad cover - Little Owls Nest (Etsy)

Elephant bank - PBK (a sweet gift from my MIL)         

Lamp - Land of Nod          Basket (similar here) - Target         

 Bookshelves - Ikea         Chair - PBK         Owl - Pier 1

Elephant - PBK (a sweet gift from my cousin and his fiancé)

Print - Made by me :0)

Frame - Ikea

Print - Raw Art Letterpress (Etsy)

Frame - Ikea

Bookshelf - Ikea

So that's it. Baby Tuna's nursery. There are still a couple of things that we need, like a small table for next to the chair and a cute ottoman or pouf. I am so close to finishing a super cute elephant mobile, but since she isn't sleeping in here just yet, I've put that project on hold. I'll be sure to share it with you guys once it's all finished. :0)

And what would a posting be without a pic of the little princess?

A leftover pic from Easter. Notice how she's almost smiling? It's gonna happen one of these days! 

Nursery Inspiration

Because the nursery is still mostly junk room/office, we have been stuck in the planning phase for the nursery these last few months. I have spent a zillion hours online looking for décor ideas. Anyone who knows me even a little bit will tell you that I am decidedly NOT a pink person, so the idea of a pink nursery kinda makes me want to gag. We love the yellow and gray color combination, with some hints of blue, and elephants are just too cute to pass on. Who doesn't love a baby elephant?! We don't want to go too theme-y, something that will grow with her, just an elephant here or there...

I made a little inspiration board for Baby Tuna’s nursery.

We've ordered the crib (a great deal thanks to my Target card…free shipping AND a 5% discount.  Woot woot!) and the glider (a supreme splurge of epic proportions from Pottery Barn Kids), and the stuffed elephant arrived about a week ago (Jelly Cat from Amazon). 

Now that the glider drama is behind us (it took us me forever to decide if it was worth it to splurge on a glider), we now move on to the paint dilemma. We rent our current home, and although our wonderful landlord has given us permission to paint, we just aren't sure if we want to go to the trouble (it will have to be painted back to the current color when we move out). The color that is already on the walls is a very nice creamy white. But wouldn't Subtle Touch from Behr look sooo much better with all of the white trim in that little room? 

We think so. We will probably paint. Or I should say, the Hubs will probably paint. I'm going to have a  difficult time relinquishing control of the paint roller, but I know he will do a great job. And that frees me up to surf Etsy and the rest of the web for ideas! 

One final note...

Some of you guys have said that you are unable to leave a comment on the blog. Recently, I set it up so that anyone can comment (you shouldn't need to be a member of anything special, if I did it right) but all comments must be approved by me, so it won't show up right away. Just thought you'd like to know that. :o)