Wednesday, August 4, 2010

The room where Asher will dream

fter he's out of our bed that is..then again my sister Jess and I kid that she made two out of three nurseries just for her grown up friends and family to "ohhh" and "ahhh" about.  So we'll see what happens.  After all I cannot imagine waking up and not smelling Asher's sweet breath on my cheek and feeling his miniature hand continually reaching for me.  I digress. 

So for baby A's room I found the spindle crib on CL for $40 and the dresser at GW for $30.  After five rolls of tape..Ok, maybe only one but holy moly taping the base of a circle (the spindles) takes ALOT of time!!
I left the base of the crib white and painted every other spindle with a whipped up batch of either grey or turquoisy blue.  The grey paint was a mistint from my local Habitat Restore ($3-$4 a gallon!!) that I lightened with white paint and the blue was leftover from another project.  After taping and striping the dresser I distressed both pieces and gave a coat of verathane.

Here is Asher's postage size room! Literally its like 6'x9' which makes it perfect for his little nursery. It is not complete yet (bad mommy!)Jess is making his name to hang on the wooden beach house hanger that I found at HomeGoods. I also need a new lampshade and a piece of art in the corner. Here's what I have so far.


And here's my precious angel not sleeping in his great new crib!! Ha!

14 comments:

  1. Very Cute Room! You did a great job. And you think your baby's room is small? My daughter's nursery was 4 X 8. Yes...you read that right. That's mostly why she was in there all of 3 months. LOL!

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  2. Just hopped on over from Better After. The nursery is just adorable and so is Asher! Congrats!

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  3. I love the spindles on the crib the most! Great work!

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  4. Did you make those hanging blue ball thingys?? I want them!!

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  5. Very cute room! Love what you did to the spindles! Bet it took some time, but it's worth it, huh?! Congratulations!

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  6. Such an adorable room! That crib is awesome!

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  7. Hi! I ma now your newest follower! That you for getting in touch with me! I wish you all of the luck, with your new little one, and your passion :)

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  8. Hi Everyone!!! Thanks for your nice comments! Camille the aqua pom poms are Martha Sterwart and are available at Michaels..use the 50% off weekly coupon and they will run you about $10.00. They are a little time consuming but pretty user friendly and provide a fun effect! I've also seen them on etsy available in any color you can think of!! http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_query=tissue+paper+pompoms&search_type=handmade&ref=auto

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  9. This nursery is SO cute and goes to show everyone that you don't have to spend a fortune. Plus, you kept things from going to the landfill by recycling. Love it.

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  10. BEAUTIFUL job! I am thoroughly impressed! Caught you at Holly's blog. Blessings on your sweet little boy, and congratulations.

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  11. Congratulations - what a sweet room for your little guy!

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  12. So cute, I love the colors you chose! I came over from Primitive & Proper. Just curious... I've been asked to paint a crib before but didn't know what would be safe for babies who might one day chew on the rails :) (Not that any of my children ever did that.... ahem!). How did you decide what paint to use, and what finish product? Thanks so much!

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  13. I also found your blog via 'Life in the Fun Lane'. I love how you used a few of Holly's nursery ideas and made them your own for a boy's room! That little row of houses is super cute, and I didn't realize how versatile those amazing pom poms were; they work just as great for a boy! And I like the inspiration from one of her pieces w/ asymmetrical vertical painted lines and how you made it duo-toned w/ grey for a perfect little boy's changing table.

    As an artist it's so fun to see how one beauitufl thing can inspire new takes and make whole other great works :)

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  14. You did such a great job! Thanks for the inspiration!!

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