Jarrod and I have spent that last few weeks taking care of the last minute necessities needed for our little man's arrival, this including finishing up the nursery. Many weekends were spent getting every last detail exactly how we envisioned, and I am so happy with how it turned out! So excited, in fact, that I couldn't wait to show all of you.
So without further ado...Weston's Room.
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A lot of the room was inspiration found from Pinterest. For example, the window seat bench. We had the dresser and crib in the room, but it was looking a bit bare, even with that large furniture. I showed Jarrod the pin from Pinterest and he agreed that it would be a great addition to the room. So we went out and bought the Ikea shelf and my aunt made the cushion from the Pottery Barn Kids Madras window curtains. I think this is one of my favorite parts of the room. It just ties everything together and adds so much additional storage. I am trying to decide if I like the curtains or not, though. They were black out curtains I had from my old apartment, which we weren't using in our house, and I figured we could "recycle" them to work for the nursery. But, I am not sure I love them in the room. I may like something more like this, this or this. We will have to see. They work for now.
The gallery art wall was another Pinterest inspiration. We plan to fill the frames with some pictures from Weston's newborn session. I may end up printing a few pictures from my maternity photo session as well - still deciding on that one. Currently on the wall are a template of his birth information (which I will be updating, once I know that info), a picture of Texas with a heart over Houston (to symbolize where he was born), a paper mache letter that we spray painted navy blue, and a fortune from a fortune cookie.
The story behind the fortune cookie is...Jarrod's family was visiting back on Mother's Day (this was Jarrod's MBA graduation weekend as well). We all went to P.F. Changs to celebrate the day. After our meal, we received a fortune that said "Good news of long-awaited event will arrive soon". We thought it was humorous, since we were trying to get pregnant. However, we actually were pregnant and didn't know it yet! So we kept the fortune, since it actually came true. Just a little sentimental addition to the wall.
The other DIY project we undertook was the name sign over his crib. I had seen this tutorial on Pinterest and figured that we could make one ourselves. We bought some red and blue plaid fabric from Joann's that was similar to the madras fabric already in the room. Jarrod painted the wood letters a bright orange, to have it pop, and put everything in a white frame. I think it turned out really well. Definitely better than spending $100 or more for an Etsy one!
So, there ya have it, folks. Our nursery. Now all we need is the baby!
