First, we painted the baby room and closet ('cuz closets should always have some color!). We painted during the summer, before we knew the gender, but going on the assumption that 2nd babies are more high spirited and stuff, we went with a nice chill blue; that's a great color that can be decorated to fit any little girl or boy. Then the closet is a fabulous creamsicle orange/yellow.
Next, we scored a nice crib off the local, online exchange group, so we wrapped it in blankets, crammed it into our little car and drug it home. Hooray for hatchbacks!
With a little assistance from my ever-ready helper, the crib was assembled.
Then, I got some adorable nursery artwork and fixed up some frames for them:
I love this method of upcycling old things.. start out with some old frames from the thrift store, pick out a few sheets of scrapbooking paper and boom! Customized frames perfect for the baby room!
And finally, since this little one is due to be born in the middle of January, I'm thinking that warm blankets will be something we use fairly regularly. So, in anticipation, I've sewed a couple really simple blankets (two sheets of fleece and boom, cozy blanket!). Here's one that's safely unisex; all kids like the zoo!
There's still a ways to go until we are ready to welcome home our bundle of joy, but it feels good (amid all the restless waiting) to be making progress!
2 comments:
Looks like fun! I can't wait to meet the little one!
The anticipation is definitely growing!
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