I thought it would only be fitting to start with my new favorite room in our home, the nursery!!
The nursery started out like this:
All the decorations in this room were left over from our previous townhouse. When we moved in, I didn't invest in anything new because I hoped one day this room would be a nursery.
We started by moving everything out of the room and putting down laminate floor way back in March. The nursery was the first room that we put the flooring in so it became our bedroom while we put the flooring down in the master. After weeks of laminate flooring installation and getting our second floor put back together, it was time to start on the nursery.
I wanted to install board and batten in the nursery. Several pins and tutorials later, I convinced my husband. The Shanty2Chic tutorial on Ryobi Nation website is the one we ended using with some modifications for our room.We also added crown using SawDust Girl tutorial.
After getting all the board and batten up, it was time to paint. We painted the inside of the closet accessible beige. The board and batten was painted antique white and the wall above it was painted perfect greige. All the colors are by Sherwin Williams.
The view of the nursery from the door:
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| View at night |
The doors on either side of the crib came from the Athens Habitat Restore East Side for $5. They originally were bi-fold doors that we took apart and added the lights to. The lights are wall mount lights that I got at Athens Habitat Restore West Side for $6 because they were missing some parts. My husband rewired them into plug in lights using this tutorial.
The mobile is Pottery Barn Brand that I got from Young'uns Children Consignment store in Athens for $13. The bedding is from Pottery Barn website called Bright Border in navy. It was on sale and I used a coupon so it only cost me $100. The blanket on the crib, my husband's nana had made for us. The crib itself was a gift from my in-laws and my husband's grandparents.
The window wall:
The tractor is being passed down to our son. It was my husband's uncle, his father's, then his and now will be our son's.
The curtains are from Tuesday Morning. I got them for $20 a pair so $40 for both sets. They are lined so they work perfect in this room. This room is in the front our house and gets a lot of sunlight not to mention is it on the second floor so I wanted lined curtains to help maintain the room's temperature.
The Atlanta Braves hat was my husband that he has had forever. The bat we got from Antiques and More for $7. The glove came from the Woodstock Market for $13.
The lamp we got on vacation at the beach for $13. We like to go shopping when it rains at the beach. The home plate was my husband that we dug out of a shed at his parents along with some of the balls. The other baseballs and football came from various antique stores we have visited. The cabinet was my husband's nightstand when we first got married.
The chair is from Athens Habitat Restore for $25. I spent $16 on a drop cloth and recovered it. The ottoman is from a yard sale for $5 and got the same treatment. Beside the chair is a wicker hamper I got at Goodwill for $5.
The dresser we got off Craigslist for $60. It is solid maple and Ethan Allan brand. We sanded it down and stained it with Rust-Oleum Kona Brown Stain. My husband sealed it with several coats of poly. The bar hardware is off the cabinets in our garage and the cup hardware is from here. I had a coupon code so they only cost me $22 with shipping. The changing mat was a gift from my husband's nana along with the cover. The tiered storage I moved from my office to in here. The diaper Genie was a consignment find for $4. It was nasty yellow color but still worked so I spray painted it navy.
The shelf above the dresser was made with scrap wood that my husband routered and wooden corbels from the Home Depot. I can't find a link to them but they are located in the molding section and only cost $1.50 each. The framed outfit on the left was my husband's coming home outfit that his mother let me have. I got the frame from Goodwill for $3 including the mat. The silver cup and spoon was my husband's as well. The sock monkey was a consignment purchase for $2. The bulldawg plaque was an antique store find for $6. The sign in the middle is from Goodwill for $2. The other frame outfit is the one we hope to bring our son home in. I got the frame from Hobby Lobby for $5 and the outfit at consignment sale for $2. The little dog looks like our Holly Jayne so we had to have it. The football was a gift from my husband's nana. The Hairy Dawg is from Goodwill and was $1. My husband had to have it because it plays the UGA fight song. GOOO Dawgs.
The rug in the room was another Habitat Store find for $12. I always question buying used rugs but after checking this one out and looking for stains on the back and having my husband smell it, I went for it. Not much to lose for $12.
The closet started out with one single wire shelf and was an ugly yellow color. I saw this closet on Pinterest and was determine to have something similar. Sorry I've searched for the link to the original closet post but can't find it. If you know the owner, please let me know. I started by drawing up some plans for our closets dimensions. A $5 Craiglists dresser and $100 worth of supplies later, this is what we have. We made the closet to accommodate adult size clothing so that we wouldn't have to modify it in the future. The shelving in the middle is adjustable. I like having the four hanging rods so I can divide the clothes up. One rod holds NB-3months, 3-6months on another, 6-9months on one, and 12months plus on the last one.
The dresser is solid birch and was in pretty bad shape when we got it. It still has some missing corners. I knew it was going in the closet so I didn't bother spending a lot of time or money repairing everything. We did sand it down, stain it with same stain as other dresser in room, and my husband sealed it. The drawer pulls is one of my husband's old belts I cut up then used bolts and nuts to attached to the drawers. We already had all the supplies so we spent nothing on the pulls!!
The closet wall:
What do y'all guys think? Definitely a thrifty decorated nursery with southern style. Can't get much more southern then a monogram, Atlanta Braves, and Georgia Bulldogs.
If you want to see anything else or want more details on a piece in the room, let me know.
For those who asked, we spent $717 for all supplies, molding, and decorations not including the crib. Our budget was $1000 which we would be at if we had bought the crib ourselves.
Melissa
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