The Nursery

At the end of July, My Mom (Grandma) and Aunt Nancy (Nanna) planned a trip to come and help me set up the nursery. Being an interior designer, this was a big deal. Most women dream about the engagement ring and the wedding and finding out you're pregnant. Nope, not me! I cared about the house and the nursery. You're talking to the woman who picked the house over the engagement ring.

I put it together very quickly. However, I did not just go online and select pieces. I researched inspirations, drew up the space on AutoCAD and made a presentation for myself. I mean, why not? That's what I do. 

I knew I wanted a safari theme. The honeymoon was still on my mind.

I found this inspiration image on Instagram under the #boynursery. It was exactly the feel I wanted, and more space. Sadly, I could not add more square footage to my room.

This is what I came up with, except in the end I did change a few things around when it came down to purchasing the pieces.

When sourcing the animal heads, the second my eyes landed on these guys, I knew they were the ones. They're from Fiona Walker England. I got them online at Bloomingdales. They have multiple sizes.

I knew I wanted to frame some photos I took during our honeymoon. It didn't take me very long to find some of my favorites. I edited them in photoshop and uploaded them to Frame It Easy to see which four I liked the best out of the newly edited photos. These made the cut:

I ordered a few extra decorations, the main pieces which included the crib, dresser and changing table, blackout Roman Shades, carpet and some baskets. I had most of the soft goods on my registry. However, people were taking too long to buy things so in the end, I did end up buying some myself!

My Mom arrived a few days before Aunt Nancy so we really prepped and cleaned the room for her arrival. By the time she arrived, the rug was down and we were already starting to assemble the crib. It took us a day and a half with two trips to the hardware store to finish the room but we did it. 

We even cleaned, painted and built out the little closet. I was so proud of ourselves. It is amazing how handy we can be when we need to be. We might have been slow, and Leif might have come in and helped for a few minutes, completing something that took us an hour, but we did it! We also had fun doing it! 

These two were hysterical and are going to kill me for sharing these photos but in my defense, their Grandson is going to want to see how his nursery was put together by his Grandma and Nanna.

 We also learned, never let Grandma do the painting... but she was wonderful at everything else! Love you Mom!