Inspired by…Nursery Decor

I’ve begun the task of building my baby registry…this is no small task! Having a baby is like planning a wedding. I start to research one item that I want or know I need and during the process, I end up finding 5 other items that I’m supposed to have on the list! Who knew so many gadgets go into raising a baby. The list of things I need to choose, decide between or research grows by 10 each day…never ending.

On top of this, I’m not very good at planning an entire room just by looking at photos so it’s going to be so hard for me to choose nursery décor and not just go buy it all myself! When I design a room, I build piece upon piece, starting with 1 main furniture item, decorating around that and the moving onto the next furniture item. Many times, I buy things in 2 or 3 different colors, patterns or styles and bring it home to try it out with what I already have to make a decision about what I like best. How is this registry thing ever going to work!?!?

Case in point…it took me about 2 weeks to find a crib that I like. I finally picked one out that is the color and style I want and will work for either gender. Of course, the one I picked is $900! I know this is an investment, it turns into a toddler bed and I can use it IF we decide to have more kids later on, but still! Then, as I was searching high and low for other cribs, I came across a gem! I want a rustic, French country look but many cribs that fit that description are very girly and would be tough to make work for a boy’s nursery…if that is what we have 🙂 …plus, I want white furniture in the nursery and most of the shapes and styles of cribs I like don’t come in a distressed white finish (off white maybe, dark brown, smooth white, but no distressed white that I like) So I found a really simple crib with “shutter-like” head and foot boards.

Now, it only comes in dark brown, however, it is only $200!! My plan is to chalk paint and distress it to get the look I want. The crib should arrive in 2 weeks so I will post an update when it comes and let you know how it turns out! In the meantime, here are some of the photos inspiring my nursery décor!