Our baby girl just turned ten months old. Her nursery is one of my favourite rooms, and although tiny it already overflows with memories for me.
I literally spent months agonizing over the tiniest details of the room. We had to work with what we had and the generosity of our families, and I think that the result is sweeter to me because of the emotion it evokes. Isn't that really what we are trying to do when we work on our houses? To create rooms that make us feel something? (Hopefully something good! Our unfinished basement makes me feel something, but it is not good...)
So, on to the room. My husband was in the middle of painting it when I was hospitalized for preterm labour. Luckily it resolved and Layla did not come until her scheduled arrival! The curtain tie backs are made from ribbon left over from our wedding invitations.
The dresser was a Kijiji find (I hope you don't get sick of hearing me say that on here - we do have actual stores in Canada!) It was already painted and I just added some glass knobs. We collected the Peter Rabbit books over the last few months of my pregnancy; every time we went to a different thrift store or used book store we would find one. These details all remind me of the sweet anticipation of pregnancy.
The crib and change table were amazing gifts from Dave's parents. I absolutely love the simple Jenny Lind style. The rug is Pottery Barn but we got it on Ebay for less than half price. The bedding is all from Target (I'm so jealous of all of you who have a Target!) Those two little pictures I found at a thrift store, however since Layla is now standing up they are no longer there...
Once we had decided on a name we went to a few baby stores to look for blocks. I specifically wanted pink and blue blocks mixed together! We kept them hidden because we wanted her name to be a suprise. That book was mine as a child.
I really wanted a chandelier, but the ceiling is too low, so I found this substitute at Homesense. That vintage picture is a gift from my aunt, and it is given to all the grandchildren in my family.
This rocking chair was used by my Grandmother to rock my Mom, and my Mom to rock us. We had it recovered but left the arms untouched to show it's history.
That pillow is the first thing I ever sewed.
Here are a few detail pictures...
My husband bought this little knitted mouse for me after we found out she was a girl.
Some of my sweetest memories of our new baby happened here...
I remember almost every night before bed we would stop in that room and look around, wondering aloud what it would be like to have a baby sleeping in that crib, rocking in that chair, playing on that rug...
Well now we know...
And it's wonderful.
And it's wonderful.