A Woodland Nursery For Our Baby Boy!

 

Finally! The nursery is finished!!

I am just in love with how this Woodland Nursery turned out for our little man!!

I added these lanterns from Home Goods and this bunting banner from Nurtured Soul Designs on Etsy!

I used a plant hanger from Lowes to hang the lanterns.

How adorable is this blanket with this little fox and raccoon, found at Babies R Us!? And the striped crochet blanket was made by my SIL!! You can check out her work via Yarn at Heart!

My hubby made me these cute triangle shelves from some left over reclaimed wood!

This ceiling fan was part of the house when we moved in and I wasn't a fan of the brass, but once I started decorating the room and using brass accents (in the lamp and the hardware), I thought I might just leave it and paint the fan blades!

I painted them to match the dresser and I love the way it came out! Plus it saved me over $200!!!

For the crib bedding, I used a brown, tan, and orange plaid flannel. The fitted crib sheet is from Land of Nod. I decided to do a teething bumper instead of a full crib bumper since my first 2 boys chewed the front of the crib. I used a quilted brown fabric and made my own piping with the plaid fabric to tie it all together!

With my left over fabric, I made this cute little blanket too!

This adorable door hanger was made by a super talented friend of mine!! You can find her custom calligraphy work and more here! She made this for us to use at the hospital on our door, and now it hangs on the nursery door at home! I just LOVE everything about this!!

I found this little end table at Home Goods. It has a rustic finish and I am always obsessed with any furniture that has this 'X' detail!!

How cute is this little metal moose!? Found at At Home!

This is the deer head made of pine cones that my MIL gave me! It was part of her Christmas décor, and was then used at my baby shower for décor! Now it hangs in the nursery!!

The rug is from Target and can I just say this is one of the softest rugs I have ever felt!! I was so surprised by the quality of this inexpensive rug. Perfect for little ones!!

I wanted to make some unique wall décor for the nursery. I made this Field Guide in photoshop and printed it on brown cardstock. I bought this wood slice at Hobby Lobby and then glued the print to it! Added some jute rope and hung it on the wall!

In addition to the field guide, the burlap letter 'T' was a gift from my SIL, and the outdoor sign is from At Home.

And last but not least, I really wanted some kind of quote in the room. When I came across this quote, I  knew it was the perfect one! First I thought I would order the quote from a decal company on Etsy, but then I decided to "be brave" myself and hand paint it on the wall. I know, crazy right?!

Well, I used the projector on a ladder and traced it with pencil first, then I used a burnt orange paint and a small paint brush to paint over it. I added the triangles in between to tie in with the other triangles in the room (the crib sheet and the shelves)!

Love what you see? Click on the links below for step by step details on how I put the nursery together!

Build a Nursery with Me Part 1

Build a Nursery with Me Part 2

Build a Nursery with Me Part 3

Build a Nursery with Me Part 4

Build a Nursery with Me! Part 4!

Build A Nursery With Me! Part 4!

I am getting very close to having our baby boy's Woodland Nursery complete...check out what I have been up to lately!

So this is the fabric I had originally ordered for the curtain panels, but when I held it up against the window in the room, the orange detail completely disappeared and it looked like a big brown blob. Brown blob is definitely not the look I was going for lol. So it was back to the drawing board for curtain inspiration(which you will see below), but it was such a cute fabric and a very soft flannel, so I thought it would make the perfect changing pad cover!!

I purchased the fabric on fabric.com, but it is now discontinued. 

**Tip: Use rubber shelf liner cut to size under your changing pad to prevent slipping!

I really love how the tiny bit of orange in the changing pad cover ties in so well with the deer print above. The vintage style table lamp is also a new addition. I am also in love with how well the bronze metal on the lamp ties in with the hardware on the dresser!

This shows that you can use just about anything to make a changing table. All this took was a thrift store dresser, some stain, a changing pad, and a table lamp! I found the ladder basket shelf at Home Goods in the bathroom organization section for only $40!

How perfect is this to store diapers, wipes, lotions, blankets, etc?!

This little guy was a Christmas clearance find! Who knew you could find so many woodland animal décor items in the Christmas section!? And at 66% off, I paid only $5 at Hobby Lobby!

My biggest accomplishment thus far has been the nursery curtains! I found this fabric at JoAnn fabrics and added an orange burlap ribbon banding down the inside middle!

I decided to hang them with curtain ring clips to give them a more masculine feel.

And how cute are these antler curtain tie backs?? I ordered them online from Urban Outfitters for only $20/pair!

They add the perfect rustic woodland touch to these curtains!

Last, but not least, I used the left over orange burlap ribbon to add a banding detail around these baskets.

I printed the labels on my home printer and used a mini clothespin to attach them!

Only a few more items needed to finish this Woodland themed nursery! I will probably do one more update post and then the final reveal!

If you missed the previous 3 updates, click on the links below so you can see all of the great projects you missed!

Build A Nursery With Me! Part 1!

Build A Nursery With Me! Part 2!

Build A Nursery With Me! Part 3!

 

Build a Nursery with Me!! Part 3

Build a Nursery with Me! Update!

For those of you just joining us, here is the inspiration board I designed for the nursery!

Rustic Woodland Nursery

Here are the projects I've been working on since my last post update!

This was my inspiration for what I wanted the closet to look like. When you are working with baby and kids clothes, one long, tall bar just isn't going to cut it...

...So my hubby ripped out the bar, painted the closet to match the room, and installed this awesome closet kit! This kit is by Rubbermaid, from Lowes. It was only $89 and you can configure it however it works best for your space!

Next was addressing my nursery rocker situation. Yes, its white and yes, its been through 2 baby boys already, so lets just say its not as pretty as when we bought it 4 years ago lol. But, it is a quality, custom made chair and it is so comfortable!!

Of course my first choice was to have it reupholstered, but that would have cost almost as much as buying the chair brand new. Second was to slipcover it, which I am never opposed to, but the look was just too casual for this space. That is when I came across this chair protector/cover on Zulily for only $40! I loved the quilted stitching and the grey color matched the room perfectly. It is very comfortable and easy to throw in the wash when it needs to be cleaned. Overall, I am pretty pleased with my bargain find!

It also has a sheepskin underside for extra warmth and comfort!

I added this black and white Aztec pillow from Ikea and this adorable orange fox pillow I found at Home Goods!

This is the perfect example of designing a neutral colored room, with just a few pops of color. So far I have orange in the deer art and on the pillow, with a few more items in mind as well. This helps to draw the eye around the room!

This was my inspiration for the art I wanted above the changing table/dresser.

I started by buying 3 12x24 canvases from Michaels for $25. I hung them on a blank wall, spaced slightly apart (like I planned on hanging them in the nursery).

One of the awesome perks of being a teacher' wife is that I have access to some pretty awesome tools! A projector couldn't have been more perfect for this project. Of course, there are many other ways you can do this without a projector. You could have a large scale print made at an office supply company or try to free hand your silhouette.

I used this image to project onto my canvases and played with the zoom to get it placed where I wanted it.

Once I was happy with the placement, I began to lightly outline the silhouette with pencil.

You can see a close up of the outline here.

I used a burnt orange craft paint and a few different brush sizes to fill in the silhouette. I just love how this turned out! You could literally do any silhouette for this project!

Next, this was my inspiration for a focal point behind the crib.

My hubby purchased these fence boards from Lowes for $1.27 each. We layed them out 17 wide. Then topped it off with 1 board to cover the rounded edge that came on the fence boards. Then everything was nailed together with a nail gun.

From there he added the 'barn door' style details and stained it with grey and brown paint.

And here it is! The gorgeous finished product!!! A huge thank you to my handy hubby for making my vision come to life!

Of course this isn't all I have planned for this barn door, so stay tuned!

I have so many other projects in the works for this nursery and I can't wait to share them with you! 

I have about 11 weeks to go until our sweet baby boy arrives! 

I hope I have inspired you to do some of your own DIY projects! Please leave your comments and questions below!

Click here to see Part 1

Click here to see Part 2