Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Sawyer's Nursery



On Monday we got the nursery painted and put the bed together. Our sweet friend Mike helped Jerrod paint and then Brent and Laurie helped us put the crib together. Brent is the worship director at The Well and Laurie mentors me, so we love "Larlie and Papa" as Cooper calls them! Laurie helped me pick out the teal for the walls and think through the room. We were a little bummed when we got to the last step of assembling the crib because the holes on the front of the crib were not done properly and the bolts could not screwed in. It's leaning against the crib, though, so you can see what it will look like. It's a really pretty espresso color!



Our little helper:)


I was unsure about the yellow chair working in Sawyer's room since we had used it for the other two boys, but I think it's going to look cute, especially against the teal wall. I'm still debating on whether or not I'll paint the bright white dresser more of a cream or ecru, so we'll see. I also want to get some new pulls on the drawers, maybe something orange??, so where would be a good place to look? The changing pad that goes on top is the same kind of chocolate minky fabric that's on the bumper.


I'm planning on getting floor length chocolate panels for the window and then I purchased an extra yard of the stripe fabric that I'll attach at the bottom of each panel, maybe with some fringe or something to go in between the two fabrics. I think I'll also make a pillow out of the stripe for the chair. It's hard to tell, but the polka dots are on the bumper and blanket are a creme on top of the orange. (The extra fabric is what's over the arm of the chair)


I'm still trying to figure out what to do on the walls, so if you have suggestions, please tell me!!! I have the wall on either side of the window, the wall above the crib, the wall above the dresser, and the wall where the chair sits. The colors in the room are teal, chocolate, orange, a really pretty green, ecru, and canary yellow. I need help, so if that's your thing, bring it on :)

The cradle is beautiful isn't it?? My sweet friend Valarie is letting us use it, so that will actually be in our room when Sawyer gets here. I love all the detailing on the ends and how it has a distressed, antique look. What a blessing to use something so pretty!


We still have a ways to go, but that's a little sneak peak....

16 comments:

  1. OH my gosh, the cradle is beautiful!!! The room is looking very nice. I just love the colors.

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  2. Love it! It's so bright and I love the colors in the bedding and how they play off one another! Really nice taste. Have you looked on Etsy for anything for the walls? Maybe you'll find somethings on there. I also saw on another blog framed pictures using poster board as the mats (imagine?) so you could pull some of the colors out from the bedding and use the mats. Maybe espresso ledges or something? Can you tell I love decorating talk?

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  3. I love everything, Jen! Sawyer's room is really coming together. ; )

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  4. Love the room colors! So cute! I found really cool drawer pulls at Hobby Lobby for a chest that I painted. It totally made a huge difference in the way it looked!

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  5. SO adorable! I love the blue.
    Here's a link to a cute little boy room, just for fun :)
    http://flowerpatchfarmgirl.blogspot.com/2010/03/room-for-silas-reveal.html

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  6. Sawyer's room is beautiful!

    How about this vinyl wall decor?

    http://www.enchantingquotes.com/forthchihapr1.html

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  7. love sawyer's room..gorgeous crib!! well done girl!

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  8. OH I love his room! The colors are PERFECT for a little boy! I would suggest having a bible verse put onto vinyl lettering in the espresso color above the crib or the dresser. I would do his name above the bed either in wooden letters or again in vinyl (you can pic the color and the font and the size so it's personalized) I have a friend in Idaho that does custom orders and will mail them, she's great! http://loladecor.blogspot.com/
    I did a cute saying about little boys for my sister in law that is on there. http://loladecor.blogspot.com/2009/06/custom-design-melissa.html
    Happy Decorating!

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  9. I LOVE the room colors, so bold and adorable! I think that the light colored chair is nice in there since the wall color is so vibrant and the main furniture is dark. it brings it down a bit. I am in the middle of thinking through my girls room and have some of it thought through but not the whole thing. It's so fun to use great colors. I also love the name decal that has the letter in a circle under the whole name scripted out...especially since his name is on the longer side and has a fun swoopy "Y" in it. can't wait to see it all finished!

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  10. I think it would be cute if you painted the white dresser to match the yellow chair. Love that idea :) I like the hanging shelves too. Then you can easily put pictures and switch them out as you please. Definately a vinyl decal, very cute! Have you seen the alphabet animal flash cards? They have cute ones you can put on the wall, almost like a border or just art if you like. I love them. You can find them on amazon. I think Eric Carle has some cute sets, letters and numbers. Theyre bright and could go very cute with your color scheme...

    http://www.amazon.com/Eric-Carle-Decorative-Prints/dp/0811867242/ref=pd_sim_b_4#noop

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  11. It's beautiful Jen and you look amazing! : )

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  12. Hi,

    I love your crib and am just wondering where you bought it or who is the manufacturer. I've been looking all over and the love this style! Great job on the nursery!!

    Angie

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  13. Hi I know it's been awhile since u posted this but do u remember the name and brand of the paint u used on the walls?

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  14. love your fabric choices- where did you get the striped fabric?

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