baby boy nursery reveal!

This nursery project was my baby for so long (before I had an actual baby). I wanted every detail to be perfect, but I also wanted to do most everything myself. I spent hours planning, and shopping, and sewing, and painting so that my little man would have an awesome room. After looking at a lot of nursery pictures online, I knew I wanted a gray, green and turquoise nursery, perfect for a baby boy. The argyle in the nursery adds just the right touch of manliness, and was a fun theme to work with. The nursery has been done since before Krew was born, but I've been too busy snuggling with him to take all the pictures I wanted to show it off. So, here it is!

BEFORE:

{Yes it really was this bad.  It was my craft room/guest room/office/put everything in there and shut the door/this is only temporary because we know it's going to be a nursery soon (3 years later) room.}

AFTER:

 One of the first projects I started with was the bedding.  I bought white bumpers from IKEA, and added the colorful ties-so much better than the wimpy skinny ties that bumpers always have.  I could not find turquoise or lime green sheets, so I bought some flannel and made my own.  Next, the crib skirt.  Plain, white, not ruffly crib skirts are so expensive.  So, I bought a twin sized bed skirt, and turned it into a crib one, and added the pleat in the center.  So easy!  Then I appliqued an argyle pattern and Krew's name on.

 Next, I made these three pillows.  I love the pom pom pillow, and the word, "hush", but I think the argyle pillow is my favorite. 

 Plus, all the pillow are reversible! 

 Bart has become the master painter in our family, and I love this gray color he painted on the walls.  We worked together to paint this argyle on the wall, and I love how it turned out!  The green sections look very yellow in this picture, but they are much more green in person. 

 I decided to use paper globes instead of a mobile, and I added a garland of mini tissue paper puffs which was actually fun to make.  The K in the picture below was a gift from my friend Bryn, and it fits so perfectly in the room. 

I have made several  wooden signs to put around my house and to give away as gifts.  This "I am a child of God" one is perfect for the baby's room-plus with the argyle on the bottom, it matches the nursery perfectly!

 I made this K sign in photoshop and thought it turned out so well that I wondered what else I could make using this technique.

 The curtains are simple, cheap, white curtains that I bought at Target, and added the wide, green stripes myself.  I love how they look in the room, and since making them, I have seen several pictures of others using wide striped curtains. 

 The rug used to be a gray and white rug from IKEA, but I've been reading several craft blogs that demonstrate painted rugs, so I thought I would give it a try.  I love how just the little bits of color I added make the rug look like it was made for this room!

 And last, a picture of the little guy sleeping in his room :)