Months before we were even pregnant, my friend Courtney joked with me that Drew was welcome to come stay with her and her family when the 6-7 month nesting hormones hit. And after just a mere 2 months or so of pregnancy hormones, and I think he might be willing to take them up on that offer.
In my defense, Amazon Prime day hit about a week after those two pink lines decided to make an appearance into our lives. And I may have taken advantage of the sales, along with the outlets on our family vacation in Michigan.
Anyway, let's just say I've been nesting since we found out and Baby Logsdon already has a pretty full closet. And a rug, crib, rocker, drapes, a few sheets, a menagerie of stuffed animals... Say a prayer for Drew around December, would you?
I've been trying to settle on a theme and can't decide between a world travel theme or woodland creatures/camping theme. I already had a bunch of "vintage" world travel posters framed, so I'm thinking that's what I'm going to have to stick with. Maybe the toddler/big kid decor can feature the woods and camping. Or not...watch my kid hate camping.
The thing I can't quite nail down is the bedding. I've got some sheets that I picked up on clearance at Pottery Barn Kids. And I've narrowed down the colors to navy, off white, and aqua. But from there, I really don't know what to do. I've found a lot of different sets that I like, but nothing really stands out as a favorite.
Here's what I'm working with:
So one problem I'm having is the crib skirt. I need a 12" drop, and while I know how to tailor a longer one if needed, I haven't found one that I like without a border pattern on the bottom that gets lost in the crib slats. If I go with a solid color, what kind of quilt do I need to find? Most the sheets I have are patterned as well as the ones I registered for. Maybe just a stripe or large print pattern?
Although you can't tell, our walls are a light blue color. We aren't going to bother painting since it's relatively fresh paint, and we're having a BOY!!!! (More on that in another post.) I am going to recover the rocking chair in a neutral fabric (probably a leftover fabric from one of the couches I've recovered.
You can also see 5 of the 9 travel prints we are thinking about using. I found those on a Groupon for $4.50 a piece!!! Then I had them framed at Michael's with the simplest (read:cheapest) white wood frame I could find. Side note, I had a 70% of custom framing coupon that I was able to use on all 9 prints. It saved me roughly $900 or more. Kind of insane, right?
I'm also pretty sure my beloved Pottery Barn ladder shelves are going to be resigned to the storage room once again. I have three of these dang things and do not need more than one in this house. We have tons of built ins, which is great, but renders the ladder shelves kind of redundant. But I just can't bear to get rid of them. I think it's because they were one of the first big girl furniture pieces I bought on my own.
Anyway, I have a more child friendly (shorter) bookshelf that was my dad's growing up and then mine as a child too. I have since painted it an aqua/mint color and plan on lining the backing of the shelf with a white and navy striped contact paper. Hopefully it won't look ridiculous, but at least our kid won't be inclined to climb on it like the ladder shelf.
So that's what I'm working with. We registered for a Hemnes long white dresser from Ikea that will double as our changing table and station. I've picked up a few items to accessorize like a globe, some apothecary jars for easy access to pacis, mittens, teeny tiny baby hats, etc.
Any suggestions are welcome, because the pregnancy brain is no joke, friends.
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