Argyle and Alphabet Nursery

We are having a baby boy! And the first thing I did when I heard, was start planning the nursery! I wanted to do aqua, red, and bright green to go with our chocolate brown furniture. I originally got the idea for the colors when I was stacking blocks with Leah about a year ago!

When I was newly pregnant with Leah, I found this really cute argyle bedding set I wanted from Land of Nod if we were going to have a boy. This time around, I know I won't use a traditional bumper, so I had to figure out another way to include argyle in the nursery. I also wanted to incorporate the alphabet since it is so versatile! I perused Pinterest and found some really cute nursery accents to get started on.

So here's how it got done:

I relied on my husband to paint the room. I used the new Emerald paint from Sherwin Williams. It is low VOC's. The color is aquatint. Between the quart sample I bought and the gallon, we had enough for two coats and touch ups.

Here is the door hanger I made for baby Kyle out of a medium sized wooden letter, hot glue, and yarn.

                                             

I made one for Leah too, of course!

Here is the full size letter I made to go on the wall. The inspiration came from this site.

I also made these letters to collage on the wall. I used a package of 6 inch chipboard letters from Hobby Lobby, modge podge, scrapbook paper, and an X-acto knife to make them. I then secured them to the wall with ultra thin glue dots.

My bestie, who owns her own card and stationery business, made these PERFECT nursery prints for me as a very thoughtful gift. She is incredibly talented!! Her website is www.sugarbeedesigns.com or she has an Etsy shop named SugarBeeShoppe.

Next, I went to Ikea and got some containers. I was hoping for green, but I got these brown ones. I think they give the room some texture. I used ribbon from my shower gifts to embellish them.

The toy tub and diaper cake were both shower gifts. The changing pad cover is custom made by ModFox on esty.com.
We had the shutters installed. They are an investment (Thanks, Mom and Dad!), but I think they make the room look bright and clean. Also, there is no need for any other window treatments. We have these in Leah's room too and absolutely love them!

I bought the hanging blue toy holder at Ikea. As you can see, we have a few toys in it already! I bought one for Leah's room too, since she has so many "friends." The rolling cart is also an Ikea buy. Very versatile!

I was going to paint an argyle pattern on the wall, but decided to hang a quilt instead. It's less permanent and can be moved anytime! My mom made this amazing quilt in an argyle pattern with the fabrics I helped pick out at our local quilting store. She's very talented!

I also found this small rug at Ikea. It is actually a bathroom rug- GASP! But it was the only one I thought worked with the room. I like the texture of it too. You can't see it very well in the picture, but it has raised dots over the entire surface. They had lots of different colors.
The quilt hanging over the chair was made by my mom out of Justin's baby clothes. Thanks to my ma-in-law for parting with some very cute little clothes!

The bedding (sheet, crib skirt, and changing pad cover) is from a shop called ModFox on Etsy.

The bumper is a Breathable Baby bumper that my mom customized with one of the quilt fabrics. We didn't cover any of the mesh, just the top and bottom edges. She also added the ties.

In the closet, I invested in some of those labeled rings from a shop called BumpandBeyondDesigns on etsy.com. They are somewhat DIY (you have to cut out the stickers and apply them yourself), but that makes them much cheaper. I also bought some tie onesie stickers from her. She has great stuff!

We are ready for this little boy to come!