Our Nursery Reveal
I thought this post would be the perfect one to come out of my pregnancy/newborn break. We welcomed our sweet peanut on August 12 and I cannot even describe the joy she has brought to our lives. Her room was a labor of love and I’m so excited to share it here!
So I decided before we ever got pregnant that I absolutely did not want to know the sex of our first baby. There a so few real surprises in life and I just knew I wanted this to be one of them. After we went through our infertility journey, where everything was so planned and calculated, I was even more adamant about this. Rhett was the opposite. He said if he didn’t find out, he wouldn’t feel like he was actually in control of anything. So he found out with the threat hanging over his head that he absolutely could not tell another soul! He managed to not only kept a secret, but really enjoyed holding all of the power! All of this was to say, we had to keep the nursery pretty gender neutral.
We painted the walls a neutral grey-white shade (SW Eider White) and added some color with an accent wall in Parisian Patina. I knew I wanted a simple timeless crib that was two toned. White seemed to girly and everything else we looked at was too grey or masculine for my taste! With the pandemic in full force, we weren't able to go look at furniture, so I was glued to the computer for what felt like forever before I found a matching set that we loved! I ordered the crib through Wayfair, but of course the dresser was back ordered for weeks! by mid July, I started to get worried about it coming in. So i went to the source, Babyletto, and found it! It came in the next week!
We picked Storybook as our theme. We knew that we wanted a wall of bookshelves and something that could encompass a whole range of decor. My family built our bookshelves and blanket racks. The window wall decor was decoration for one of our baby showers and I was just too precious to not display! Rhett’s mom and sister created them from thrift store books and a whole lot of hot glue! I HUNTED for the perfect storybook art pieces for this space and could never find the “right” fit. Rhett’s Aunt gifted us with the most beautiful paintings that fit my vision perfectly. The blankets were all made from Rhett’s great aunt, aunt and great grandma.
The final touches were brought in after her birth. Rhett had a blanket with her name on it made in secret. The pink pouf was thanks to late night Amazon shopping and the mobile was a “requirement” according to both grandmas!
Every time I walk into this room, it fills me with joy. So many people put so much love into this space. Edee will forever have pieces of both families that show how much she was wished for and how much she is loved.
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