Around The Room: Baby A
I am so excited to have this room all set up and ready to go for Baby A's arrival in the next two weeks. As you will see and read below it is pretty much a mixture of Ikea, etsy, and a bunch of second hand finds.
My approach to her room was to keep it light and bright and simple and cozy. It's a mixture of orange, yellow, red, and white with an emphasis on photos and a few little pieces of art.
From the doorway, looking to the left. The crib is a nice small, simple one from Ikea (Gulliver) and is in the center of the room. In the corner is the changing table that was found at an antique store in Astoria, Oregon. It used to be out in our living room but found a new home in here.
It's providing great storage for all those cloth diapers.
The crib bedding is a light yellow floral print from The Land of Nod. The blanket on the couch is from the same collection. In the crib there is also a great little orange dot blanket from Quilt Baby. The moses basket next to the couch was a gift from my Mom to my sister-in-law Liz and she is now sharing it with me. The couch is a pull-out bed (and the crib is easy to move) that we found at World Market and used to be in Chris' office. I have a feeling I may be spending a good amount of time on that couch.
Next to the couch is a long yellow shelf that I found at an estate sale a couple summers ago. The yellow baby scale was found at the Coburg Antique Fair this past summer. The orange light is from Ikea and gives off the best glow.
The shelf is holding a couple toys, books, etc and I am sure will be filled with more favorite goodies as time goes on. The smaller baskets were found on clearance at Target.
Over the crib I hung 6 paper lanterns. The large one in the middle includes a light (with a piece of tissue paper in the bottom so that she can't look up into the light). The white lanterns are from Ikea and the small orange lanters were Martha Stewart Crafts that I picked up at Michael's during Halloween (I have been thinking about this for awhile). Something like this would have been fun too.
At some point in the last six months or so I saw an image online (I think it was either Domino or a house tour on Design Sponge) that included a gathering of framed white photos. I decided I wanted to same look for one of the walls in her room. The frames are from Ikea (Ribba) and the photos are 5x7. It was seriously not easy to hang these in a group but I love the result. I included a couple art pieces in addition to the photos: the embroidered "A" is from a kitchen cloth that my sister found, the orange letter-pressed flower is from Port2Port Press, and the small piece on the second row is from Swirlygirl (Christine Mason Miller).
Above the changing table (actually just to the left) I hung two enlarged photos (12x12 from www.scrapbookpictures.com) of Chris and I as kids. Frames are from Ikea. The mobile is from Quilt Baby.
The standing light that you see here was found at Target. It's great because it is has the option for up to three bulbs - we just put one in to be used as a very dim light for middle of the night changing. It is standing behind the changing table in the corner. The yellow shelf is a second-hand find. The bird etching is from an etsy shop called Cabin + Cub. Small orange and yellow cups/bowls have been picked up on some of my second hand adventures. The "A" canvas was found in New Zealand and was a gift from Jeffrey & Jessica. The artist is Mark Ussher.
Between the closet and the covered shelf unit (holding my albums as you saw in my office tour) I put up a small wall hanging unit. Right now it is holding two vintage dresses. The white one was worn by my Mom and the blue one I found at a antique fair. Carrie sent me the great pearl "A" years ago. Above this area is a cool alphabet print with her name on it (not shown) from Penny People Designs.
I showed this image a couple weeks ago as a peek into the room (taken before I hung the photo gathering). This is directly above the yellow shelf holding the baby scale. The bird print was a gift found at Three Potato Four. The giraffe print is a 2009 calendar from a wonderful etsy shop called Story By Mia.
Part of my nesting has been getting all the little clothes ready. One of the things I loved about this house when we first looked at it was the built in storage in both this room and Simon's room (built in the 1940's). It was great for me when my office was in here and is great for storing her clothes and accessories as well. I like that there is enough room for storing older clothes as well.
Washing & folding & daydreaming. The closet in this room is big enough to hold two of these chrome shelves (they are carts on wheels and designed to be used in the kitchen) from Target that sit below the hanging clothes.
Look at that sweet boy. I can't wait for him to meet his new sister.
aaahhh! so sweet! such an exciting time for you...enjoy every minute, because it goes by so fast, as you well know! and where would we all be without ikea!!! hahaha! love that place, it is perfect for all the fun bits in a child's room! best wishes in the coming weeks!
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Hi Ali -
The room looks great!
Best wishes on the baby.
You will LOVE your cloth diapers -
don't let anyone tell you otherwise
(okay... some days you might not like them - but most of the time they are great!)
Enjoy!
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It's just beautiful!! Thanks for sharing with us!
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Love that baby scale. The room looks great!
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CUTE!!!! Love the colors and the simplicity. You have a touch. Also was a nice artical this morning in the RG. Nice pic and on the front page no less. Good for Chris jumping in for what he belives in, nice to see a little personal side of our public figures.
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What a perfect room! What a blessing she will be for you all and in turn you all are a wonderful blessing for her! Congrats, cant' wait to meet little A!
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Ali, the baby room is simply adorable!! I'm thinking if you weren't a graphic artist/scrapbook artist that you could easily be an interior designer! I loved everything and I'm guessing that the baby's name is Alexis or Alexandria or Alice. And I am thrilled to see that you're cloth diapering! I cloth diapered both of my children for a total of six years between the two of them. I used a cloth diaper service part of the time and then happily laundered my own diapers at home. My favorite diapers were Diaper Service Quality Chinese prefolds (the workhorse of my stash) and I loved loved loved Snuggle Bottoms from BabyBunz.com. Very affordable and very durable. In the end I wound up grabbing those ones first! Lite-wrap diaper covers were the best! I'm so excited for you guys. God bless! P.S. Yes, Simon looks so sweet in the baby's room. He'll be a great big brother.
Stacy :-)
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Oh it is gorgeous! So light and airy! Love it!
I had my first CHA experience yesterday! Wish I could have met you :)
Take care, enjoy these last few weeks of waiting!
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Swooon! Your nursery is so adorable - just as light and fresh as you've describe. I was so inspired, I just emailed it to DH to keep in mind.
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lovely room. very peaceful.
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the room is so great!!
thanks for the idea with all the picture frames together. :)
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How exciting. I can feel the anticipation in your room lovely and soft, in your words, and the big brother testing out his baby sister's room. You put everything together so well. You are brilliant at combining what you love and need. Best of luck in the coming weeks.
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What a precious room for a well-loved baby! You did a great job of thinking out each detail. Beautiful!
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oh, Ali -- that is a lovely room. And I love how un-babyish it looks. She'll be able to grow in the room for many years to come. I can't wait to learn her name!
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What a beautiful, calming space for your new baby! Love the mix of old and new. Blessings to you and your family over these next two weeks. What an exciting time for all of you!
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i'm freaking out. I LOVE THIS ROOM. especially the gathered frames. beautiful room and very lucky baby.
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Love your baby room...so full of sweetness.
Do you mind sharing where you got that pink floral vinyl bag hanging in the closet. I need one like that for a project I have coming up.
thanks...if you have time.
maureen
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What an inspiring, warm, and soulful space for a new little being. I love the choices you've made, he mixture of old and new. But I'm especially thrilled to see a well-decorated room with affordable pieces in it, unlike so many of the room tours I see out there. A is going to love growing up in that space.
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What a cool room for little Anna, Amelia, Abigail, or Anastasia.
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Beautiful room Ali! What a lucky little girl!
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this is wonderful. It looks so comfy and inviting. I especially love the photo grouping on the wall -- may have to try that in my kid's rooms...any chance you could make a trip to FL and give me some advice? ;)
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Great room, great daydreaming... :o)
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the room is beautiful Ali! I only wish that one day my babies room will look half as good as this!
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OMG, that room is absolutely perfect!!! I can't wait to see your precious baby. :)
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Oh So Cute!!! And so exciting!!!
Her room, like the rest of your house, looks so calm and simple. I love it!
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