So this nesting instinct that “they” all talk about when you conceive a kid rings true with me. I immediately wanted to prepare. But I don’t know what the hell to prepare for so my urge was realized in wanting to make bug’s room perfect. I am in love with a color combo at the moment: cream sickle orange (as my friend Jenn calls it) and new England blue gray. I don’t know why it reminds me of New England but it does. I spent a small fortune on amazing fabric at Selvedge Studio for the closet so I can get rid of the ugly sliding doors a la 1974.
I was avoiding cutesy-lovey-cozy nursery type of decor. And then I found these decals from notNeutral and thought, well, it is a baby’s room….and they-re not that cutesy-lovey-cozy. I had a lot of fun designing where they would go and am really happy with the results. Andy likes the cat decal the best.
We are committed to getting used stuff–clothes, furniture, books, the whole nine. So, the room is outfitted with great scores from garage sales and friends.
The garish, periwinkle photo to the left of our hideous guest room before. It is more bearable as a small photo. I am ashamed to admit that I did indeed choose to paint the room that color and then spent a lot of time painting it. It is gone now. Thank god. We added a chair rail and you will soon see the amazing fabric worth millions that will be curtains on the closet. I am so in love with this fabric. I just couldn’t wait to post about the room even though it isn’t nearly complete without the curtains.
All we need is a crib and we’re set. And a baby. We need a baby to make this room complete. Andy calls the pregnancy our situation. So, as the situation progresses and I think about how our lives will be and what will be important and what this room will mean, I realize I have no idea. People say it is the most enriching experience of your life. That is heavy. The scariest part is having no idea….no experiences to draw on to kind of understand how the situation will change things. We just float along and hope we’ll know what to do and that our kid will come into the universe healthy and hopefully we’ll have fun.
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Super cool! I love the colors and decals! And trust me, having no idea is part of the fun of it 🙂
WOW….talk about a room with a view! Our little Bug will be snug as a Bug as they say….
xoxo, Momma
The room is perfect. Absolutely perfect.
It’s an adventure. The baby thing. One that fills you with pure joy, humility, laughter, and more love than you thought was imaginable. Oh, and a couple other things that I won’t mention until after you have the baby.
kc,
I really love your last blog entry about maternity leave. Heck. I like your blog a lot! It resonates with me so much….the struggle with the judgment people express with every single choice women make as moms. work, childbirth, breastfeeding, maternity leave (ack!)…
Keep up the great work on your blog!
Lovely room!! Though as a guest in the previous periwinkle, I have to disagree that it was garish… I liked the room just like all the other cute ones in the house! I am impressed that you are so on top of things and that the room is already to go!
Julie
LOVE IT!! I am so glad you ended up getting the decals. They will be so much fun for the room. The colors are so cheerful and fun too. Great work…oh, and I can’t wait to see the much lauded curtains.
Ole:
Bug’s room is looking a-DOR-able!!
Love, love, LOVE the decals (and the colours – very cheery!).
xoxo,
P
I love the room! Betty & Lucy’s room is that awesome color (mmmmm, creamsicle orange) with a Jamestown colonial blue on the floor. Quite happy colors – maybe they are the secret to a good night’s sleep. What a cute home that ‘lil bug will enter into.
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