But like any true pregnant woman, I still have the urge to nest and have been doing *some* things little by little (oh, how I wish I was able to get more done before this baby was born). We have been working on the nursery since April and it's slowly coming together. With my last two kiddos their rooms were done months before they were born. With this baby, I know it won't be done completely until after he/she is born and I've come to terms with that. I have to choose my battles :)
The first thing we did for the room was paint the walls gray and hang charcoal gray curtains. Then we painted the crib kelly green. I had grand ideas for us to create a narwhal for above the crib out of scraps of wood we already had. After several tweaks, it turned out pretty cute.
I drew the narwhal onto some kraft paper to create a template. Jared, my husband, screwed together strips of plywood we had lying around and then I traced the narwhal shape onto what was now a large surface. Days later (this is real life, people), he cut out the narwhal using a jig saw. Several more days after that, we used some stain we already to cover the piece and then distressed it vertically with sandpaper and a hand sander. I wanted it to look older, like it was found in an old shipping vessel.
We hung it using a very lightweight and inexpensive picture cleat we found at the Home Depot. I plan to eventually put Velcro between the cleat pieces because I know how rowdy kids can be in their cribs and don't want this thing coming down to be used as a sword!
For now, I have a button taped to the head for an eye. For the longest time I couldn't decide on eye placement and kept moving it around. Depending on the photograph or image, a narwhal's eyes are pretty low on their heads so I think I will keep it where it's at and glue it down soon (again, this will probably take me months to get to-ha!).
I searched high and low for some fabric for a crib sheet that mimicked waves but felt somewhat sophisticated. I had seen Japanese fabrics that looked like handrawn waves but at $17.99 a yard, I knew I could buy a much cheaper sheet than have one made from fabric that expensive. After almost giving up and then deciding to look at Pottery Barn Kids one more time, I stumbled upon THE PERFECT SHEET on sale for $10 (I had looked at their website a million times and never seen it). I mean. I couldn't even buy 2.5yards of fabric for $10 and this was the whole shebang! That was a happy day.
The whales even matched the crib color!
I didn't start out to do a nautical nursery. I really just wanted something that was gender-neutral but still felt like it had personality with some fun quirks. I planned to combine a little preppiness with some rustic woods and industrial elements to hopefully get something suitable for either a boy or girl. I think that's happening so far, but after the narwhal went up and the sheet was purchased, it started leaning nautical and I decided to go with it. I bought some accessories for the room that feel coastal but hopefully aren't too theme-y (more photos to come!).
I will do a whole write-up on the room and show you the rest of the space when it's done... we still have to add a couple of pieces of artwork and hang a different light fixture. For now, however, this is one of my favorite corners of the room and since it's complete, I thought I would share!
I wish this were my room now!
xoxo,
Rachel
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