Baby Girl Nursery Inspiration

Over the summer, a dear friend of mine asked for my help in designing a nursery for her second little girl, due in the fall. She was looking for something different from her first nursery, and something that her baby girl could grow into.

The parameters were simple: lavender & green, simple and classic. So I sought to design a clean but romantic space, that could be achieved on a budget.

I think this is the perfect spot for baby girl #2, and hopefully a space that she'll love for many years to come!

Lily Lavender (Paint Color) // Vermont Watercolor Paintings

Calligraphy Quote // Fabric Bunting Banner // Wooden Shelf

Distressed Wooden Letter // Mini Baskets // Striped Rug

Bedding // Rocking Chair // Floral Pillow

{Bathroom Renovation} Progress Update

I mentioned yesterday that we're finally making progress on the bathroom. I couldn't be more excited! After 3.5 years of living with our current bathroom, we're ready for something clean and updated.

Here's my original inspiration board. Although we're still undecided on a wall color, and have changed our vision for the vanity, I think the bathroom will still end up looking pretty close to what you see below.

 

A few weeks ago, I also shared what I thought would eventually become the vanity. Here it is again. We're going to see this in person next week, just to make sure we love it. And if we do, it's coming home with us!

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This weekend, we also purchased this bathroom mirror from Wisteria. I had saved this mirror long ago, always picturing it in our new bathroom. Wisteria was offering 20% off their entire site this weekend, so the price of the mirror was brought down to $80. Because it was an over sized piece, I had to pay $35 additional in shipping. But for $115, I think this mirror was a steal.

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These are the two types of tile we're considering. Both are tumbled travertine, in Walnut. The difference is obviously the shape - the first one is 6"x6" square, and the second is 3"x6" subway. Originally we pictured the square on the floor in a staggered pattern, and the subway in the shower, also staggered.

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After seeing some of these pictures on Pinterest, we're now thinking of maybe doing herringbone floors, and a traditional subway tile pattern in the shower.

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It seems so real now!

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The Nursery - Inspiration Boards

The moment I saw that my pregnancy test was positive, I was overcome with emotion. Shock, mostly. Then fear. Then joy. That very moment, I knew I was a mom, with a little miracle growing inside me.

There are so many things I was looking forward to: our first doctors appointment, hearing the baby's heartbeat and talking about names with my husband. I was also so SO excited to design a nursery, and went to work on inspiration boards not long after we were in the 'safe' zone. I had saved my favorites over the last year, hoping sometime in the near future I would need to reference them again. I poured through picture after picture, trying to find what I loved, but also what fit in our budget.

Much to our family & friends dismay, we decided to keep the baby's gender a surprise until delivery. For us, this was an easy decision. I thought it would be fun to wait and hear "it's a boy!" or "it's a girl" in the delivery room, but it did make the nursery decisions a little harder than I anticipated. I knew that I wanted our nursery furniture to last throughout all of our children, and that I would want to reuse anything that we invested in (bedding, window treatments, etc).

I'm not a girlie girl - I was raised a tomboy, playing ice hockey with the boys from the time I was 7. I was never really into pink or anything frilly, and almost always wore my hair in a ponytail. Blue is my favorite color, and I knew regardless of gender, I wanted a blue nursery. I decided to go with a blue/grey base, knowing I could add navy & green if our baby was a boy, and add coral or yellow for a girl.

Here are the 2 inspiration boards that I designed as a starting point for the nursery. Looking back at these, I can't help but smile. I remember the anticipation when I made them - knowing that I was making decisions for this little baby of mine. I also knew that this was a space my husband and I would be spending a lot of time in, too, and wanted it to be a peaceful, relaxing space we could all enjoy.

Baby Boy Nursery

Baby Girl Nursery

I'll be back next week sharing how we turned these inspiration boards into a reality!

Happy Weekend!