Juliet's Room

I finally got Juliet's room to a point where I can share some photos! Some of you may remember the "before" pictures of Ben's room... Well, when we fixed up his room, the guest room became a virtual storage area. Here is what it looked like when Ben was a few months old:


And here is Juliet's room!

The dressers and nightstand were Peter's grandparent's. They are perfect in her room and will easily grow with her!

The print on her wall was in my room when I was little.

We didn't have the heart to take the comfy glider out of Ben's room because he loves it so much, so I'm using our Ikea chair. It works!

Changing table and long dresser.

I made Juliet the pink bow organizer (with tons of help from Peter), and the "J" is from our friend Jeanine.


Here is Juliet's crib quilt! I didn't start it until after she was born, so I was able to add in a lot of pink. I hope she loves it!

Painting the Baby's Room

Ben was really excited to help Daddy paint the baby's room! He did a great job, and didn't even get into any of the paint.

Nursery Tour

The nursery wasn't finished when Ben decided to make his early arrival, but we have it set up pretty well now! Here is what his room looked like before we started:



And here it is now!


My mom painted the dresser and bookshelf, and Pete's mom made the valance. I love our glider! I made the throw quilt for the back, and there is a coordinating crib quilt in progress.


Pete's mom also made a coordinating crib bumper, which we're using as a crib skirt until it's safe to have it in the crib. The alphabet print above the bookshelf is from Aunt Katy, Uncle Scott, and Cousin Charlie.


Swatches are here to finally pick out blinds for the window, and I have a few more things to do to hang on the walls, but it's almost done! I love Ben's bright, colorful nursery.

Step One

Thanks to the wonderful help of Pete's parents and my mom, we got the nursery painted on Sunday! It is really hard to get a picture of it, but it is a very pale orange. It looks even better than what I pictured in my head.

Before:



After:



My mom will be painting some furniture for us, and Pete's mom will be helping with the crib bedding and window treatments. I am so excited about the nursery it's ridiculous. I can't wait to share more progress!