Nursery #2

When our son was about 9 months old, we realized I was pregnant again!  I have heard everything from, "Congratulations!  They will grow up being best friends!" to "I would shoot myself if I had kids 18 months apart."  I have chosen to be excited about this pregnancy, baby, and the close-to-getherness of my two boys.  The way I show my excitement is usually through decorating!  We found out we were having another boy when I was around 14-15 weeks pregnant.  I chose to paint the nursery Benjamin Moore "Cement Gray."  It didn't quite turn out how I thought it would, a little more of a gray-blue than a true gray.  But, I still like it and my husband liked the blue-ish tint because he thought it looked more like a boy's room. 

Once baby turned viable last week, I decided to get moving on the nursery.  I have to get it in where I can fit it in while I'm chasing my very mobile 14 month old!  Here are some pictures of the progress:

My mom and dad helped paint the room!  Thanks guys!  This room was one of our two guest rooms.

 Here is the after pic!  Curtains are from Ikea- they are 119" long and great for the fan-shaped window.  Lamp and blanket from Target, toy bin from Home Goods.








This is the view when you first walk in:

We used the rocker from our older son's room because he wasn't using it anymore.  It was my husband's grandmother's.  We also used his old dresser and one of his book shelves.  (I'll post pictures of his big boy furniture later.)  

 We still need books on the shelves.

 

I love using tool boxes for a diaper caddy.  They have so many heavy duty pockets and they can be used all the way up until my sons are grown men!  My husband even wanted one!  The initials are navy blue even though they look darker in the pictures.  For the letters, I had frames already.  I just put scrapbook paper in them and hot glued the painted letters to the top of the glass.  Pretty cheap project!  The paper is orange chevron, red chevron, and gray chevron.  

We'll probably be doing lots of rocking and nursing in this spot!

Crib bumper from Amazon.com.  My mom found this music box monkey at Target that matched perfectly! 

 Before pic: The wall you face when you're sitting in the rocking chair.

After:  Mirror from Ikea.  Clock from Target.  It's always good to be looking at the clock to time those late night feedings!  The trim and doors look so much better painted a crisp white!  They were a dingy tan color before.  I have a really cute car mirror I still need to hang up over the closet.

Curtains closed.  With the curtains closed, you can't even tell that there is a fan shaped window.  You can see the light coming through in this picture, but the curtains actually do an excellent job keeping the room dark while baby is hopefully sleeping in his crib!