Wednesday, May 29, 2013

B&A: nursery

Hi all! Today I'm going to share the before&after of Melrose's other guest bedroom! As most of you know, this guest bedroom started off as a gender neutral room with two twin beds, and now it is officially a nursery for Baby Owens (due in 9 days by the way). If you missed it, here is the post of how the room took shape with the twin beds, sans the rest of the furniture, and my inspiration for the room. I knew it would eventually be a nursery so I wasn't in too big of a rush to finish it up. Along the way I updated my inspiration boards with the nursery additions and just recently shared a sneak peek of the room! Now, all the decor is in place and we are patiently awaiting Baby Owens' arrival to make the room complete! 

Here is a quick, not-so-great-quality before picture of the room so you can see the full transformation. The room was a pale yellow with a super fancy frog and bug fan (the previous owners loved silly, kid fans if you remember seeing the hot pink flower power one in the other guest bedroom!). 
The wall color didn't change too drastically, but I chose Benjamin Moore's Elephant Tusk for this room. I thought it was a nice, soft cream that would set the tone for a gender neutral room. We replaced the fan with a simple, white ceiling fan. 

And, here is how the room looks now! 
I decided to keep the gold task lamps and I am pretty happy with them now! They don't take up too much room and I like the directional lighting they provide - it saved me from having to take up more space in the corner with a reading lamp. 






One of my favorite additions - a sweet ultrasound picture of Baby Owens at 18 weeks. See his cute little legs all curled up!?

I decided to use a simple, sitting chair instead of a rocker or glider due to the amount of room in the corner and I think it is going to work out perfectly. We actually have a recliner in the den that we can use for rocking, if needed. I was immediately sold on this soft orange velvet chair and love the color it brings into the room. 

The mobile that kicked start all of my inspiration for the nursery! It is handmade by a super talented Etsy seller and I'm obsessed with all her hand knitted animal mobiles. She is definitely worth checking out!
The glass box on the shelf will be used to collect all of Baby Owens' special momentos. The brass shoe bookend is made from one of Brandon's first pairs of baby shoes! 





I love these black and white striped canvas bins from the container store! They helped me organize everything in our tiny closet and they even match the room decor. 

So, what do you think? I'm so happy to have it "ready" before his arrival, but now I am so anxious to meet our sweet baby boy! If you want to see all the sources from the nursery, check out my inspiration board or feel free to email me. Hope you all have a great rest of the week! 

10 comments:

  1. Awww soooo sweet! I bet it feels sooo good to have everything in place. Such an exciting time!

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    1. Thanks Kristen! It does feel great, and now I'm just patiently waiting! I need a new project to keep me busy until then ;)

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  2. It looks so, so great. You are motivating me to get upstairs to do something for Baby Chamblee... poor third child!!!

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    1. Thanks so much Brooke! I know most of my motivation is due to the excitement of our first so I'm sure I will be the same way with future kiddos! Can't wait to find out what Baby Chamblee is - so fun!

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  3. LOVE it, KB! You have motivated me to take pics of Brooks' nursery...since I have yet to "reveal" it. HAHA. Baby Grayson is one lucky boy to have such a precious room to come home to! Hurry up and get here Gray! "Aunt" Lauren is ready to meet you!!!

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    1. You are too sweet! I can't wait to introduce Grayson to Brooks - they are going to be the best of friends!

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  4. It is so cute! Love all the details!

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  5. Katie, I love it. We just found out we are having a boy and I am trying to pull together ideas for his nursery. I absolutely adore your bedding. Would you mind sharing where you purchased it?

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    1. Hi Misty! Thank you so much! The crib sheet and matching changing pad cover is from The Land of Nod: http://www.landofnod.com/marine-queen-crib-fitted-sheet-gold-dot/f11974. The bumpers and crib skirt are hand made from a local seamstress. I actually used a Restoration Hardware cream shower curtain for the bumpers and the piping/skirt are green velvet curtains from World Market! Let me know if you have any more questions! Congrats on your baby boy!

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  6. Hi Katie Beth,
    Where did you find the plates on either side of the mirror over the dresser/changing table? I am looking for something similar for our nursery and I have not been able to find them! Many thanks!!

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