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Nursery Status: What’s Done, and What’s Next?

My big project as of late has been the nursery. of course. The big accent wall was a huge undertaking, and will definitely be the focal point of the room. Since then, we’ve done a few things, but still have a lot to do.

We moved the crib and rocker (ours isn’t sold anymore!) from our son’s room into the new nursery. I used some fabric dye to dye the crib skirt that we already had on hand.

I also painted the dresser that was previously in our room and gave it some fresh knobs from Hobby Lobby. For the dresser, I used a satin finish paint from Home Depot in the color Gentle Sea. This was a quick, slap a coat of paint on kind of project, not the kind where I did a step by step tutorial. I didn’t use very much of the paint that I bought for the dresser, so I ended up painting the inside of the closet with the same paint. It’s a fun little pop of color, and it makes the tiny closet special.

So, I still have a lot to do in this space before it feels “ready.” I have a bunch of projects, things to buy, and a few things I want to make.

Things to Do:

  • Paint the window frames
  • Finish stripping the door to the closet and bathroom
  • Reinstall the closet and bathroom doors
  • Deep clean the windows and floors

Things to Buy:

This is the big one, as I feel like I need to collect a ton of little things to make the room put together. Some things are specifics I have in mind, others are things I’d like to find thrifting (hopefully I can do that soon!).

  • Curtains (I just placed an order for these, but the shipping is going to take a while. I’m not even sure they’ll work, so I may end up returning.)
  • Curtain rods
  • Footstool (I’m loving this one.)
  • Crib sheets I like basic white ones for easy washing.
  • Small art work (I don’t have anything in particular in mind just yet. I’d love to find something vintage.)
  • A frame for the over-the-crib painting. I bought the painting at a flea market sans-frame. I’m hoping to find the right gold frame in the right size for the right price. Not too much to ask for, right? (If you have a 36x24in frame without glass or matting, let me know. I’m scouring FB Marketplace daily.)
  • An accent pillow for the rocker. I put the one from my son’s room in here, I’m not sure if I love it.
  • A lamp (nothing specific in mind, not sure if I’ll go thrifted or new)
  • Tall plant?? (I need something with some height in one particular corner to disguise an awkward wall length. I like the look of olive trees, but we’ll see.)

Things to Make:

  • Shelves for book and art displays

There is still so much to do in here, and with stores being closed and shipping being delayed, it seems like I’ve been unable to get moving in here. Hopefully soon I can get things moving! I have been working feverishly on the door refinishing, and I will share a full tutorial of that process once it’s finished. That’s all for today, friends. Have a fabulous day!

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May 27, 2020 by
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Plans for a Baby Girl Nursery

Hello! I am so glad you stopped by! Today I am sharing something that I’ve been planning for a while, and I absolutely can’t wait to get started. We’ve known we were having a baby girl for a couple of weeks now, but with Social Distancing, we haven’t been able to get out and do much yet as far as planning and buying things for the nursery goes. Lucky for me, I have a garage full of supplies, so I have some things I can be doing while I’m unable to go to the hardware store.

First, I want to show you the mood board I put together for the space, then talk you through the plans.

As you know, my favorite color is blue and I can’t stand the thought of not having blue in a room in my house, so I wanted the focal points of the room to be blue. I’m planning on painting the dresser that’s currently in our bedroom a light blue (we’ll be buying a new dresser for us), and the artwork I’ve picked up from flea markets is also in the blue family.

Thankfully, since this is our second child, we already have most of the big stuff. We will be reusing the rocker (no longer sold) and crib from our son’s room. Having a second child is SO much easier. 🙂

I’ve already ordered the rug pictured, and if you follow @rumfieldhomestead on Instagram, you’ve likely already seen it rolled out in the space. I’m not completely decided on curtains yet, I have these IKEA ones as a possibility. I don’t like to buy things from IKEA without seeing them in person first, and since I can’t go there right now with all the Shelter in Place ordinances right now, I’ll have to wait and see. I do want something of a dusty pink color though. Not too in your face baby pink, but something to tie in some of the colors from the large painting I have.

And then lastly, the walls. I knew right away that I wanted some blue floral wallpaper in this room, and I fell in love with this one from a small Etsy shop. I quickly realized I did not want to blow the majority of my nursery budget on wallpaper, so I came up with a plan that miiiiiight be a massive fail. Here’s what I’m thinking:

I am going to try to use a projector to project a floral design on the wall, and then trace and paint myself. I’m not super great at free hand drawing (and by not super great I mean actually terrible), so I don’t trust myself to draw my own pattern. I’m not entirely sure the projecting and tracing thing is going to work, so you’ll have to stay tuned. But, if it does work, I will save myself a lot of money on wallpaper! I’ll also be able to get started right away, because I have the perfect shade of paint already in my garage.

Things are a little weird with everything that’s going on, but I’m excited to be working on this project! That’s all for today, friends. Have a fabulous day!

April 8, 2020 by