Nursery

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Some of you probably remember my plan of attack for the bird's nursery.. you can read more about that here. I thought I would update you on what's been done so far, yahoo! I am obviously avoiding my master bedroom right now since my last update was on the progress in that room, or lack thereof... But my next round of projects for that space are a bit more involved and the bird leaves little to no time for that fun stuff, most days.

So I'm flitting around room to room working on little projects here and there, and like the terrible blogger that I am, this project is one I could have shared months ago, and didn't... yay for procrastination. 

In the bird's moodboard, I show the most fabulous mobile with paper gems and a pop of color among the remaining moody blues. I was so excited to order this guy and so excited to put it together and get it hung (way back in April of last year...) and then tragedy struck! Nobody croaked or anything, but the mobile thread (yes that is what it dangles from) broke in two places and 2 of the paper gems didn't have the sticky stuff to put them together. *Insert unhappy face here* 

Luckily customer service was wonderful and they sent a replacement right out and this one was intact. BUT... in true pregnant mama fashion I decided I hated the colors. They weren't quite like they are shown on the package or on the site. They were decidedly more muted and a bit blah to be quite honest.

Since this bad boy was paper... you know I couldn't let it rest as is and I took to it with some craft paint and crayon. I added a turquoise blue, sea green, and pink in paint and went over the browns and beiges. Then I used a white colored pencil and lightly went over the orange color which made it decidedly more neon orange in person, which is awesome!

You can see how this little corner of the room is shaping up. I still have a ton to do and of course as soon as I finish I will very likely change everything up and begin again since I have the worst case of Design ADD known to man... In the meantime it will be fun to share some of the easy peasy projects with you guys and see how baby bird likes his new digs. He will be ready to move in within the month I think, and it will likely take me till next year to get around to sharing the deets, ha... exciting times my lovelies!

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This project has been 'in progress' for literally months. It's ridiculous really, given how simple these DIY curtains actually are, but you see, shortly after starting this project I found out I was expecting baby #2, and promptly began having morning sickness... awesome. Now that things are beginning to settle a bit I have been attempting to finish all of the fabulous things I started way back when! We are only 3/4 way through the year now, no big deal... and better late than never I suppose! So, let's get started with the 'how to' on this bad boy before I lose steam again, shall we?

I have included photos for the step by step instructions, but for those of you who aren't at work, there is an adorable (and relatively short) video near the bottom of my Monster Mash boy showing you how to create these beauties on your own! Thank you to 3MDIY.com for sponsoring this post and project! I hope you enjoy... Be sure to pay special attention to the safety and prep items listed below. Even simple acrylic paint in a well ventilated area can be more toxic than you think and your eyes and throat will suffer for it.

Materials:

I began by cutting my fabric into 8 foot lengths, and then folded it in half (at the 4 foot mark) to delineate where my lines should meet (in the middle, duh). I taped off the pattern I wanted to create using Scotch Blue Painters Tape. I was sure to make the points precise on the inside of the pattern (in between the tape lines) using scissors so that it looked proper.

The small bottle of DecoArt Fabric Medium calls for a 2:1 ratio, so that means I needed 4 oz of black paint for the 2 oz bottle of Fabric Medium I was using. I mixed them well in a sealable Tupperware container so that I could cover and reuse between curtain panels. I used a 1" artist's brush to pounce the fabric medium paint mixture into my taped off pattern, careful not to let it seep under the edges of the tape.

I let the paint dry for half a day or so before pulling the tape off. In this particular instance I was careful when removing my tape template so that I could simply turn it and reapply to my fabric for the bottom half of the panel

I aligned the bottom point so that my painted pattern would meet well in the center, and began the process again. Rinse and repeat if you will...

Once it air dries completely, you will want to follow the instructions on the Fabric Medium bottle and iron and then wash to complete. Once I did all of that I simply cut down the center (vertically) to create to opposing panels and hung them up! Whether this baby is a boy or a girl they will have some fabulous graphic curtain panels to enjoy for months to come! Now that we are at the end of this how-to, enjoy this cute video with a bit more detail and fun where it comes to safety and prep! 

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Well it's confirmed... We are having a boy! Between the animals and the people who reside under this roof, I am now outnumbered 5 to 1 on the male scale. That's right, I'm the only female here, on a daily basis... eek! I guess I never have to worry much about who gets to pick the decor, and you know, for a gal like me that is rather important. Small victories people, small victories...

In honor of this fabulous news, I thought I would share a boyish nursery mood board, including my current picks for my very own boyish nursery, and a few I hope to work into the space over the next 4 months!

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It's been a while since I have given you an update on life from the baby train, so I thought I would share with you some of the recent purchases I have made for the nursery! At my last doctor's appointment (4 months / 16 weeks) the doctor was willing to wager this karate kid was a boy. He gave it an 85% chance, but since prawn baby the sequel was extremely squirmy that day, and standing on his or her head, it was awfully difficult to see much of anything other than a 'super hero like', faster than a speeding bullet blur. So as usual we aren't entirely sure yet whether it's a guy or gal, which makes planning a tad difficult, to say the least. 

Of course I gave it the old college try and still managed to do a bit of power shopping, and simply chose items I knew I wanted, regardless! Everything else will have to wait a tad I suppose.

I found a crib in a nice bright white, that was extremely budget friendly, from IKEA. I didn't want to go crazy on this item since in the grand scheme of things I know I will very likely build the baby a toddler bed so purchasing a convertible lifetime crib like we did with my Monster Mash seemed pointless. Besides my attention span on home decor is about as short as can be, so whatever I think I love now, I will detest in less than 2 years... for sure.

I chose the expedit shelves for placing baby's clothes and blankets. I will use it like an open shelved dresser of sorts. I wanted simple and clean and everything where I can see it. This certainly fits the bill.

The mobile... need I say more. I saw this fabulous little thing in the sneak peak of Joy Cho's nursery on Design Sponge and absolutely knew it was just the thing for baby.

I will be back tomorrow with an actual sneak peak of how the nursery is coming along and a project or two I even managed to tackle in there! 

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