Baby's Room

Earlier this year, we began to convert our guest bedroom to a nursery for Kaitlyn. We wanted her to have a room that was girly, but not too frilly. Colorful, but soothing and not too loud. We slowly created and collected the various pieces, and we're really happy with the final product! 

First on the to-do list was the paint color. I love neutrals and wanted to go with a warm gray for the walls. We settled on Sherwin William's "Dorian Gray" (though we color-matched at Benjamin Moore. Their Regal Matte finish is fabulous — it's scrubbable, has no sheen, and goes on smooth like butta!).

Next we worked on the furniture and found a dresser (Land of Nod), changing table (Ikea), crib (PBK), and glider/recliner (Little Castle, ordered via Buy Buy Baby). Because we started on the nursery so early, we were able to wait for sales/promotions on all of these pieces except for the changing table — don't pay full price if you can afford to wait for something to go on sale!

We decided on the Brooke bedding from PBK and bought the crib bumper and a couple of shams for the daybed. It looks so pretty against the gray walls and white crib! The crib sheet is green gingham and also from PBK. 

My mom and I made a trip down to Fabric Row in Philly to find curtain/pillow fabric that would complement the bedding. We ended up finding a beautiful plaid at B. Wilk Fabrics and sewed large panels for either side of the main window in her room (we even lined them...so fancy!). I had a little bit of fabric leftover and, at the suggestion of an interior designer friend Ashley, made simple panels for two small windows in the room. I then used a complementary pink gingham to sew ribbons to tie up the panels during the day. Basically, they're a cheap and easy variation of a roman shade. Perfect!

We also found a lovely pink quilted fabric to make euro shams for along the back of the daybed. And the pink gingham went towards a lumbar pillow for the glider. 

My parents gave us the beautiful cross-stitching that hangs above Katy's changing table. It was something that I recognized immediately, as it was made by my late godmother, Aunt Patti, when I was born. My parents had it re-framed and gave it to us on Easter. Ever see a room full of Italians cry over a cross-stitch? I have! (The changing pad cover is from Target and the baskets underneath are from Home Goods.)

The lamps were my grandmother's, who passed away recently. They're a beautiful, antique milk glass, and my dad re-wired them so that the cords/plugs were up to snuff. It's so nice to have some old family pieces in our new little girl's room! 

So far, the room has been very functional and a lovely place to spend time with Katy! And it even accommodated my in-laws, who visited us in September. We're hoping that Kaitlyn is able to grow into the room without a lot of updates too.