Nursery Reveal and Introducing Amelia

Hi everyone! 

We welcomed our second baby on July 3rd and everything went perfect. 

I put a few teasers of the nursery on my facebook page last month and finally felt the itch to do a full before and after post.

Here is the room while my husband was prepping it to paint. It was very brown.

 

AFTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

(The changing table isn't this bright in person)

We painted the walls Misty Moonstone by Glidden

The crib is painted Teal Zeal by Behr

and the changing table and end table were a custom color. 

I had an "oops" paint by valspar called Texas Star and I mixed brown paint until I was happy with the color.

We took the doors off of the closet and the changing table fit perfectly plus it gave us tons of extra room in the nursery. 

We didn't paint the inside of the closet and you could see the paint line which I despised. Instead of asking my husband to paint the closet to match the rest of the room I hung sheer curtains. 

The small rug and lamp is from Walmart. I glued the pink ribbon to the shade and used the extra to tie back the curtains. 

I made the crib skirt and it is 100% no -sew. CLICK HERE to see the original post and it includes the tutorial I used to make the skirt. 

 The pillow was made by my friend Megan with left over fabric. (She sewed it)!

The embroidery hoops were made with scrapbook paper and a diaper box! CLICK HERE for that full post.

I found the pink laundry basket from TJ Maxx

If there is anything you have questions about and it's not listed feel free to ask!

Here are some detail shots from around the room

 

Now introducing my sweet Millie

Isn't she the sweetest baby?! 

I was so scared I wouldn't feel the same about the second baby but I was so wrong. 

 Her big sister is great with her and I can't wait to see how they grow with one another. 

I look forward to the fun, chaos, fights, laughing, crying.....everything that comes with having girls and being a mom. 

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No-Sew Crib Skirt

I'm a crafty person....to an extent. I can paint, use a hot glue gun, even use a few power tools but sewing is not in my list of skills.
I wanted to make a crib skirt because my white one had a mysterious large stain on it and I didn't want to buy a new one. I'm a cheap crafty person. I wanted something fun and different. Mainly, I wanted something no one else had! I like to be a little different, not much, but a little.

Since I can't sew I googled no-sew crib skirts and found three helpful tutorials. Numbers also hurt my brain....I'm serious, I get flustered and confused and once fractions are thrown in I'm a mess. Fear not if you are the same as me and you are wanting to make a no-sew crib skirt. This was painless and reasonably easy.

If you've bought nursery furniture you know it all looks the same. It's either a dark espresso, white, or light brown. I wanted a nursery that wasn't like every other nursery but I wanted to use the same stuff we bought for our first baby.

In the midst of getting the nursery (aka: storage room for junk) painted I was able to get this picture. We had the dark espresso furniture and my taste has lightened over the years. This look is way too dark and unoriginal.

However, this look is right up my alley!

I didn't make a tutorial for the skirt I made BUT I will be sharing links to the three tutorials I used as a reference.

Kelly from a View Along the Way gives great tips on measuring and different ideas on attaching the skirt.

Do It On a Dime Family has a great video tutorial on YouTube. She actually referred to a tutorial she found from Young House Love which is very helpful.

Young House Love  has a video tutorial on YouTube too. I like this one the best but they are all very helpful. I'm a visual person and I think that's why I like this one the best.


Helpful hints:

• Use a fabric with a pattern! It's easier to cut a straight line.
• Measure! Measure! Measure! I went as far as drawing a sketch of the crib and writing down the measurements for each side (told ya I'm visual).
• Cut one side at a time, don't cut all three sides at once. I figured if I did one panel at a time I could salvage fabric if I messed up.
• I used Velcro to attach my skirt instead of push pins since we have a metal frame the mattress sits on. 
• Buy a little extra fabric (maybe 1/2 a yd). 

I bought 2 yds. of fabric and had 1/2 a yd. left over. I bought the fabric at Joann's and it's called Lola by Waverly Home. Make sure to get 54" fabric or else it won't be long enough. I also only made a 3-sided skirt (nothing on the back since it's up against the wall).

Total I spent $25 for fabric and no sew hem tape. If I would have used a coupon for the fabric I could have saved a little more cash. I also had the Velcro on hand so I didn't spend any money on that. I'm sure a few people will say you could buy a crib skirt cheaper but there's no way it would look this cute!! You could also add some cute pom-pom ribbon to the bottom or ruffles but the cost would be a little more.

Here is a sneak peek of the nursery. So far, I think it's pretty original. I'm currently working on a nursery reveal that will give details on paint colors, bunting paper, art work, etc. Stay tuned!

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