Rutherford's Room

All our babies co-sleep with us for the first year or so.  They sleep better, I sleep better, I think it's better for them, it's a win-win.

The downside to this is that, other than Alice (the privileged 1st child), they don't get a nursery.

Which is really just a downside to me and my inner Martha Stewart monster.

This was especially sad to me this time around because it means no designing and decorating a baby boy nursery.

But the Martha Stewart monster (enhanced by nesting hormones) would not be tamed.

So since our room will be doubling as Rutherford's nursery, that room got a complete makeover.

I really wish I had taken a before picture but I didn't realize when I began how far I would go.

Our bedroom has been my least favorite room in the house since we moved here.

I had done nothing to the room, no decorating or anything.  Which didn't really bother me too much because I just thought to myself that it's a room we sleep and get dressed in, doesn't really matter if it's pretty.

What I hated most about the room was how dark it was.  The walls were a darkish blue/gray and there were dark brown blackout blinds on the windows and we had big dark wood furniture.

So I decided when Stephen was gone on a National Guard drill weekend that I would surprise him by painting the room.

I painted the room a very pale grey and painted the trim white and switched our blinds with the guest room blinds which were white.

That made a huge difference.

When Stephen got home, he obviously thought I was crazy, especially when I told him I wanted to sell our nice bed frame and do something with boards instead.

Thankfully he trusts me and let me have my way.

So here is how it turned out:

We "side car" the crib which is great for co-sleeping because it can give us a little more separate space if need be but allows for easy access and closeness.

When I was pregnant with Alice, the first baby thing I bought was this picture:

Done by the lovely artist you can find here:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/zukzuk

I just loved the sweet mama bear image and colors.

Later we found out we were having a girl and decided to go with the Alice in Wonderland theme for her nursery and this picture stayed packed away until now.

I also made this mobile when I was pregnant with Alice to go with the mama bear picture but again, it didn't work for Alice's nursery.

So I am really excited to be able to use them now.

On the other wall I wanted a large colorful piece of art and decided to make this:

I got the idea and followed the instructions from here:

http://vintagerevivals.com/2013/09/plywood-pinwheel-art

I really love how it turned out, and it was super inexpensive.

Some cubbies for Rutherford's clothes and a diaper changing station:

I sold our bed frame on Craigslist and just got a metal platform bed frame (which has also provided lots of storage).

Then I got some boards that I white washed and had Stephen attach them to the wall.

I really like how it turned out.

Now this is one of my favorite rooms!  It makes this nesting mama very happy.

Just 3 more weeks till due date!