Nursery Art Ideas

Harper was about 2 months old when people started asking us when we wanted to have another baby. I didn't know the answer to that question back then and I still don't really know it now. I feel like I get asked that same question on a weekly basis. And to be perfectly honest I am not really ready for another monkey. I really want another Mini Australian Shepherd but I don't think I can even handle a puppy right now. Our lives are hectic. We travel out of the state on a weekly basis. I feel like a chicken with its head cut off. And 19 month old boys are a LOT of work.

I spend half of my day chasing Harper around. But I absolutely love my time with him. I love cuddling up on the couch, taking him to the park, going on our date nights... It is so much fun giving him every little bit of my attention. We decided to wait for at least another year before we try for another baby. In the meantime we plan of spoiling Harper rotten and we want to do some traveling with Harper before our next baby arrives. Our dream is to move to Spain for a few months (6-9 months perhaps) and take Spanish classes. They say it is much easier to teach children another language when they are really young.   How cool would it be to teach Harper Spanish in Spain!? Now that is just a crazy dream and would take a whole lot of planning, preparation, and sacrifice. But once we have another little monkey it will be really hard to do a crazy trip like that.

In the meantime, I like to design our future nurseries in my head. I came across these awesome prints on Zulily and I am tempted to grab one and hold onto it until Huffman baby #2 arrives. You can find them here and they are only $19.99 (normally $42)!  

Which one is your favorite? What is the theme of your nursery? 

GORGEOUS Love Bird Nursery

I was a complete Facebook stalker weirdo when I came across photos of this nursery. One of my friends commented on the photos so they came up on my newsfeed. I decided to be one of those creepy FB people and send a complete stranger a message to tell her how much I loved her nursery. I also asked where she bought her bedding... it is seriously one of my favorite bedding sets I have ever seen. It is made by Carousel Bedding in Atlanta, GA. They are a fantastic company and their crib sets are absolutely adorable. They also have EXTREMELY reasonable prices on their custom bedding! You should check them out HERE!  

I would love to do a product review and check out their bedding quality. So if any folks from Carousel Bedding see this... hook a sister up! 

Anyways, Courtney was incredibly gracious and offered to take photos of the nursery for me and share all of the details about her fabulous room. Thanks Courtney for being so kind and sweet!!! I know everyone will love Baby Elle's nursery and I am sure expecting moms can grab so great ideas for their own nurseries! 

Courtney's Inspiration for baby Elle's nursery:

I wanted a nursery that was feminine and girly, but not covered with the typical animated cartoon charecters. I searched for weeks online and in stores to find something that was just right. Eventually I came across a site online called Carousel Designs which lets you create your own bedding using their interactive gallery. There were lots of cute fabrics to choose from, and many options to personalize. They also had great coordinating accessories! Once I decided on my theme, which I titled "love birds" (based on the name of one of the fabrics), everything else just came together. The green dressers you see were originally black with wooden knobs. We stripped them, re-painted them, stained the tops and added new crystal knobs. My husband handmade the armoire and changing table, and we stained the wood to match the crib and other dresser tops. One of my favorite accessories is the wall decal, which I ordered from Babies R Us. The pink circular "rag rug" is also another favorite.  I also found cute frames and nic nacs at TJMaxx. The cute lamp was a great deal at Kirklands. The pink canvas photo was bought at Target for a minimal price after I almost paid 10 x's more for the same type of print at a nice baby store. The picture of the changing table shows the diaper stacker bag and the changing pad cover which were some of the accessories I mentioned that could be purchased at carousel designs to coordinate with the bedding ~ My splurges were the custom made bedding, fabric for the chair & ottoman (plus cost to cover) and the rag rug. I also had to share a photo of the two framed pictures with the green mat because they were a special gift from my parents. They purchased these prints from an artist while traveling in Paris this past Spring. 

Vendor List-

• Owl Wal Decal- Babies R US
• The Rug Market Shaggy Rug- KidsRugShop.com
• Crib Bedding- Love Birds crib bedding by Carousel Designs 
• Crib- Just Kids in Sumter, SC
• Mobile- Kids Line Dena Happy Tree Musical Mobile 

She looked so cute preggo!

What a beautiful baby girl!

The Perfect Nursery for Any Southern Belle!

When I saw photos of Molly Kathryn's room I knew I had to feature it on the blog! It is fun and bright yet still very classic. I have to admit I am a huge fan of the lime green and pink combination! It would be a perfect fit for any soon-to-be southern belle.

Molly's Inspiration- Ultimately Bryan and I wanted a very girly room (hence all the hairbows hanging on the wall!), but not one that was pink-pink-pink, so we were thrilled to wind up with the lime green paint, and green and pink bedding. We've also tried to be very space conscious as well as leaving room to grow - we want open space on the walls for new pictures to be hung in the future as well as plenty of space for toy storage!

 How sweet is this baby girl!?

Vendor list:

• Crib- Munire Safe Side Morgan Crib 
• Furniture- Munire "Rockport" in white
• Swivel Glider-  Best Chairs "Nepal" in "Pink Rose"
• Bedding- Hoohobbers in "Green Versailles" 
• Diaper bag-found at Daisy Baby (Bethesda, MD)
• Mirror & Picture Frames-Pottery Barn
• Toychest-Land of Nod 

Big thanks to Molly for sharing her gorgeous nursery with us. Molly Katherine is going to enjoy this beautiful space for years!

Classic Nautical Nursery

When I saw Stacie's photos of baby Bennett's nursery, I knew I had to share her design with you all. I love this classic nautical look. I think any baby could grow with this design and it is completely timeless.

Stacie's Inspiration:

As soon as I found out we were having a baby I knew I wanted to do a costal themed nursery. I grew up on the water in south Florida and have always had a passion for anything relaxing with a coastal feel. We also knew we didn't want to go for the "baby" look that you typically find in a nursery. I wanted to create a soothing and relaxed enviornment that both my husband I would enjoy sitting in on a day to day basis with our son. We used soothing sea colors and a lot of neutrals to give a calming effect in the room. The coastal theme was incorporated by adding a few key nautical pieces without going too overboard and making it too "babyish.' My favorite part of the nursery are the international flag codes painted on canvas above the crib!! These spell out my son's initials, "BMT", for Bennett Michael Thompson. I thought it was a unique way to have his name above the crib and also tie in the costal/nautical theme at the same time.

Here is a list of the pieces in the room and where they were purchased from:

• Crib- Munire Chloe Collection
• Changing Table- Bargain Babies Consignment Shop in Simpsonville, SC
• Glider-  Factory Furniture in Mauldin, SC (Best Chair Company)
• Side Table- Home Goods (Bathroom section)
• Swing Shelf- Pottery Barn Kids
• Red antique wooden beach chair- Kids Consignment Sale
• Decor pieces- Home Goods, Hobby Lobby, and kid consignment sales
• Fisherman Lamp- Pottery Barn Kids
• Canvas Flags are homemade
• Woven Rug- Lowes
• Woven Baskets- Target
• Curtains- Target (White Sailcloths)
• Paint Colors: Benjamin Moore: Spring Break (Turquosise Color) and Valspar: Antique (tan color). White chair railing was added.

Make sure you check out Stacie's blog HERE!!

Ahoy it's a boy! Nautical Nursery Ideas

When I found out mister baby was a boy I automatically knew he was going to have a nautical themed nursery. Lately I have seen nautical themed nurseries and boy's rooms everywhere! I wanted to share some of my favorite nautical accessories that are perfect for any captain's quarters.

I love everything about this adorable nautical boys room featured in the July issue of  House and Home in 2009.  I think the design is flawless.

It was designed by Anne Hepfer. This seaside-inspired interior is to die for!! I doubt the products are still available but just in case:

Beds- Robert Lighton/British Khaki

 Flags, bedding-The Land of Nod

 Rug-Madeline Weinrib 

Zigzag pillows- Y&Co

Rope pillows-Williams-Sonoma.

This lordes sanchez whales pillow cover is only $34 at West Elm!

These would be so perfect on a bookshelf in a nautical nursery!! And they are only $12 at Urban Outfitters! What a steal.

I love hanging fun mobiles from the ceiling! This fun fish mobile will help give your nursery a whimsical focal point. Check out Babyjives on Etsy.

This awesome print is available on Etsy here.

These bottles would be a perfect addition to any nautical nursery bookshelf.

I love this personalized sailboat from Pottery Barn Kids.

I think these Thomas Paul Outdoor Pillows would add a great pop of color on a navy blue recliner or glider. 

This gorgeous Fisherman table lamp is a great addition to any little sailor's room!

Designed With Love: Soothing Boy's Nursery

We want to give a HUGE thank you to Laurie for sharing photos of her ADORABLE nursery! We absolutely love it. Her use of pale neutral colors creates the perfect calm and quiet retreat for her and  baby Davis.

Crib- Baby's Dream Legendary flat top crib in espresso

Bedding- Serena and Lily Dylan three-piece crib set

Glider- Rome Glider 

Artwork, cornice board and light fixture made by Laurie's mom.

Laurie's Nursery Vision:

I had envisioned, when I was pregnant, a calm, quiet retreat for me and the baby. I knew I wanted blue and white paneled walls and I thought that I wanted white furniture. I found his bedding at Serena and Lily and just adored it... I thought "this is the only time that I can decorate his room 'baby' because before long he will want sports and dinosaurs on his walls like most little boys do"... that fabric was perfect. I fell in love, in LOVE with the Baby's Dream, Legendary collection, I was looking for white furniture though. I probably visited the store at least 10 times and always gravitated to that crib, I remember sitting in what is now his glider in the store pondering a decision. I knew I had to have it and I am so glad I went with the darker wood.  It is so PERFECT in his room and so classic, it will never go out of style! He will have the furniture for a long time. As many times as I sat in the glider, I knew I had to have it too, so I had one more desicion to make... what color I would get the chair in. That was an easy decision, I simply brought in a fabric swatch from his bedding and all of the associates sat down with me to decide on a material and the matching piping for the chair. He is now 10 months and I still go in his room and sit in that glider and somewhat escape... it is the most comfortable, peaceful and calm place that I have ever been. 

Bohemian Baby Bliss

I discovered Rikshaw Design several months ago when I was preggo and I fell in love with this gorgeous line of baby bedding and accessories!! 

The Rikshaw Design collection includes crib sets, pillows, and accessories, all hand block-printed on the softest Indian cotton voile. The line is easy to mix and match with coordinating prints, florals, stripes and motifs. Rikshaw Design founder and designer Catherine Fitzsimmons finds her inspiration from Indian block-printing and she brings the compelling color combinations and charming imperfections of block printing to her incredible collection here in the states. Check our all of her gorgeous creations HERE!!

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Round and Round We Go!

Every nursery needs a good mobile. By about three months my son was really captivated by his mobile and it helped distract him until he fell asleep. 

Here are some favorites:

BlaBla sheep mobile

This hand knitted sheep mobile is absolutely adorable! It would be quite a splurge at $110 but it would be quite a focal point in any nursery. 

Bananafish Little Whales Musical Mobile

Baby Furniture Plus Kids carries the entire Bananafish bedding line. The coordinating bedding for this mobile is so cute!

 Dena Happi Tree Musical Mobile

Baby Furniture Plus Kids also carries this mobile and the coordinating crib bedding. 

I love the sweet owl, porcupine, squirrel, and bird on this one!

Mr. Moustache Baby Mobile

This mobile is perfect for any little man. You can find it Here!