FEATURED: DEVAN'S WINTER WOODLAND NURSERY

She did it again! Our dear friend Shara (remember her Shark Party HERE?!) is blowing our minds with her son's dreamy gray and aqua nursery. It is styled. to. perfection. We've been stalking gently convincing her to let us show her whole house! One day, Shara, one day.... mwahahahaha!

SHARA:

When I was pregnant with my second, I was so sure I was having a girl that I went ahead and bought crib bedding and started planning out a perfect baby girl nursery. I was just SURE. Halfway through my pregnancy at the big ultrasound, the tech waved her magic wand, paused, and then asked me if I still had the receipt for that bedding... I was having another boy! I was shocked and kind of in denial, so I decided I didn't need to do up another room for baby boy - he would just share a room with his big brother once he was old enough to move out of the bassinet in my room. 

Fast forward to a month before my due date. The urge to nest suddenly kicked in haaaaaaard and I just HAD to have a nursery. Jenni had thrown me the most perfect "snowy sprinkle" baby shower (see it HERE), and I worked from that idea to create a gender-neutral winter woodland nursery. The room was already painted grey (Valspar's “Cement"), so I left it as is and used that as my starting point. Anyone who has been to my house knows how much I love the color aqua, so I (unsurprisingly) decided on a grey/aqua/white color theme, accented by warmer tones here and there to keep it from being too matchy-matchy or cold. It took more than a year to finish up the room - I had my hands kind of full with two little ones! - but I think that the extra time allowed the room to evolve into something even better than I had originally visualized. Now it’s one of my favorite rooms in the house!

PS. I never did return that girly bedding… it’s packed away carefully in hopes that maybe one day my pretty pink nursery will become a reality ;)

 

SOURCES:

Tree decals - WallDecorative

Arrows - Mineral and Matter

Feather mobile - DIY

Dreamcatchers - DIY

Crib - Babyletto “Hudson”

Bedding - skirt from Land of Nod, sheet & chevron knit throw from Target

Aqua book cart - Land of Nod

Rocking moose - Ikea

Chair and ottoman - Little Castle “Charleston”

Polar bear blanket - Land of Nod

Polar bear “skin" - eBay

Lamps - Target

Squirrel nightlight - Modcloth

Tree wood bead puzzle - Skip Hop

Bird mobile - Boon

Changing pad cover - Land of Nod

Curtains - Amazon (blackout lining added DIY)

Dresser, end table, book ledges - Ikea

"Things" organizer - Land of Nod

Grizzly bear wood block calendar - West Elm

Fox, raccoon and owl art - Sass and Peril

Antlers - White Faux Taxidermy

Clock - Target

Rocking bird - West Elm

Ceramic fox figurine and white fox speaker - Target

Moon globe - Urban Outfitters

Marquee arrow light - Target

Forest Love screen print - Sass and Peril
Young & Brave print - Billy and Scarlet
Paper deer - Template from French Melody
Name letters - DIY
Woven baskets - Walmart, spray painted teal
Owl vase - Target

STYLED: ENTRY WAY

painting / pendant / mirror / wooden accent / rug / tray / basket

My husband is not touring these next couple of months, which means he is HOME and I am putting him to WORK! Lots of things get left undone when he is away, so we have a lot of catching up to do. We are currently in the process of ridding our walls of the flat builder's paint that has been here since we moved in, and painting them in Behr's lovely "Chocolate Froth". It is a lot of work, but so worth it! I absolutely LOVE this color! We painted our guest room with this color, and I knew immediately that I wanted it in every other room in our home! 

We are currently working on our entry way, which is (by default) part of our living room. I put together a little inspiration board of things I have pinned over time or recently purchased for this little space. I am  mostly excited about wrapping a parsons console table in fabric or grass cloth. Leaning towards grasscloth. Have you ever tried a project like this? I am curious to know any tips you may have!

-J