I have officially been inspired for our new baby’s nursery. It took a while, since I had my heart set on a blue cowboy room for a boy, but now that my mind and heart are fully thrilled about having another girl, BRING ON THE PINK! Originally we thought it might be wise to paint the new baby’s room a neutral colour so that if(/when?) we have a third (not even ready to think about that right now) it won’t have to be repainted, regardless of the sex of the third child. That’s a good idea, in theory. But after a couple day of looking at taupe and tan paint swatches I decided that, no, I needed the room to be pink.
The room we are converting into the new baby’s nursery is Steve’s “office” and I use that term loosely because although there is a filing cabinet and desk in there, there are also random boxes stacked floor to ceiling filled with micro machines from his childhood, broken telephones from the 80s and hundreds of books he hasn’t glanced at in years. I married a packrat and the time has come to destroy his lair! He is being a really good sport and is willing to sift through all of his “treasures” and put them in appropriate places. I offered to do this but he declined, knowing full well that my definition of an appropriate place = the Summerland landfill.
I took some photos of the office the other day but I don’t think you’re ready to see just what we’re dealing with here. Perhaps once an official Before and After shot is ready, you’ll get to see from whence we came.
Anyways, my plan for the new nursery, once all the junk is hauled out and the room is painted a soft rose, is to go with a sort of vintage playroom feel, if that makes any sense. I ordered some of the most amazing fabric I have ever seen. It’s by Heather Bailey and I love it. It’s colourful and retro-inspired and lovely. My last nesting attempts, while pregnant with Avelyn, proved disastrous, as evidenced by the hideous excuses for curtains that are limply dangling from the rod above her window. Seriously gross. I can take a perfectly nice piece of fabric and destroy it. So this time I have enlisted the help of Christy, a seamstress extraordinaire. Last night I went to her house and we (and I use that pronoun quite loosely) made a quilt with this material for the baby.
Well, she did the sewing and I ate tortilla chips. This is why I love her.
If you want to see the rest of the Heather Bailey fabric collection click here . I found the site really great and the prices more than reasonable.
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I love that fabric it’s very cute. Can’t wait to see the before and after pictures of the new nursery.
That’s beautiful fabric! I have a wee bit of it in my closet, and I’m planning to use it in the Far Beyond My Skill Level project that I started this morning. It’s a jumper for my 2-year-old. My skill level? Nonexistent. This should be interesting.
Its done already?!? Christy truly is talented, so I should not be surprised.
Ever since you showed me the fabric I have been inspired to (maybe) make the rag quilt I have been meaning to make Emily since she was born :)
Can’t wait to see the finished product!
I am in the process of making a bedskirt and quilt for my room using the very same fabic! Isn’t it divine?!
Wow! Love that fabric, so much potential for accessory colors!
That was truly fun for me. Sorry for hogging all the fun jobs. You were an awesome seam ripper and ironer. =)
I heart Heather’s fabric too. I’ve used it for some quilts and tiny bags.
The fabric is gorgeous and will look so great with soft rose walls. After my Ultrasound this morning there is a chance we might be adding some pink to our lives so I am going to have to take a close look at that collection. Oh, and I love the vintage playroom inspiration, can’t wait for pictures.
I can’t wait to see the finished project, fun is definitley the first word that springs into mind looking at that fabric. I don’t know if you’ve also already made your short list of names, but I heard one the other day and thought of you- Seraya. I’m not sure what it means or anything, but it rolls of the tongue real pretty like. Anywho, happy decorating!
Very stylish!!! Pink is def. the way to go. :)
Hi Amanda=- another great site for vintage fabrics is Superbuzzy.com
Love it!!! Can’t wait to see what the room is going to look like!
Love the new look! Perhaps i can help paint in early July. ;) kb
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