Nursery Source List - Part Two

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

A week or so ago I was able to share some of the sources for items in the nursery. I'm going to try and do another section of the room while I have two hands to type. Code for baby is finally sleeping.


I purchased the dresser for about $90 at the Christie Lake Antique Show two years ago. It's old. It sat in our basement for the longest time. I refinished it using two different paint colours (grey and white), distressed it, and added some brushed nickel drawer pulls from Home Depot and some brushed nickel house numbers from Canadian Tire. I wrote a whole post about the process which you can read here. Oh yeah, here is the before and after picture:


The numbers on the front have actually been really handy. Occasionally I'll ask Alex to get an outfit for me and he'll ask where. All I have to say is, "Drawer #2"!!!!!


Since I made so many 3-D butterfly art pictures for friends' baby showers, I thought it was only fitting that I had my own version for my little baby's room. I really loved the blues and greens that were in the star map garlands that I mentioned in my last source list post. I went to a local used book store and found an atlas for $4. Most of the stars were punched from random places but I made sure to include one star with our hometown and one star with Ethiopia. I already had the large white picture frame from Homesense but I picked up the double matte from Michaels (with a 40% off coupon of course).


Of course I had to have a few decorative items on top of the dresser. I bought a tiny plant from Lowes and planted it in a tiny square, ceramic flower pot from Chapters. It's hard to tell in the photo but the pot is white with tiny greyish blue crackle lines all the way through it. It's really neat. I bought about 6 packages of marbles from our local dollar store and dropped all of the soft, pretty coloured ones into an old milk bottle that I already had. The little wooden turtle is a toy that I found at Homesense.


On the other side of the dresser is an adorable set of books from Chapters: Little Hoot, Little Oink, and Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. The whale is a piggy bank (or would I call it a whale-y bank?) also from Chapters.


Sitting beside the dresser is a tiny antique child's chair that I found at the Christie Lake Antique Show the same year that I found the above dresser.


I refinished the chair quite a while ago and you can read that post here. The little stuffed zebra sitting on the chair is one of my favourite things in the room. It's called a Kenana Knitter Critter and I found it at a local home decor shop.

Hanging from the closet doorknob is a tiny woven basket which I purchased on a road trip to Muskoka a few years ago. I bought three of them and use them all the over the house for little odds and ends. In this case it's holding a little owl rattle from Chapters.


There is a tiny wall beside the closet so I hung a simple little white frame from Wal-Mart over top of the lightswitch. Inside the frame is one of my favourite pictures from Charlotte's Web. I used the copy of the book that I had already cut up for this project.




I'll be back later this week to share the info about the rest of the room. Sorry I have to break this up into so many posts. I've been finding it hard to find time to brush my teeth before noon these days. Gross, yes I know. ;)

Here are links to the other related posts:

11 comments:

  1. I just love it all! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. AnonymousMay 16, 2012

    The room is so great. I remember those days new baby days when I felt like I had accomplished something if I got to take a shower. Enjoy each moment. My youngest will be a junior in high school and my oldest is married. Time does fly by.

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  3. What an adorable nursery! Love all the touches!

    --kendall
    songbirdsandbuttons.blogspot.com

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  4. Ha. When my oldest was three weeks old I remember all my neighbours being amazed that I got out of the house by 11am - with both of us fully clothed! Only happened once tho!

    I love all the details in your nursery. You have a lovely style.

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  5. How are you feelin mama???? Hope all is well :)

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    1. Hey girl, I am feeling good but prettttttty sleepy. Little guy is still up lots in the night although we are trying to get him on a more regular eating schedule. We have no idea what we're doing though.... just winging it..... :)

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  6. Oh my! I am crushing on your nursery, and especially that dresser! Great idea to use the brushed nickel house numbers, instead of stenciling them as is seen so often. I might just have to try that soon; hope you don't mind! P.S. Congrats on your bundle of cuteness! ~Kerri, A Pop of Pretty

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    1. Of course I don't mind, girl! Go for it!!

      :)

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  7. AnonymousMay 24, 2012

    Hi Sarah!

    I just discovered your blog and love your nursery! What paint color is on the walls? Thanks a lot!

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    1. Hi there, and thanks. :)

      The paint colour is called Old Prairie by Benjamin Moore. I used a flat finish because our walls are old plaster and have cracks and imperfections.

      The colour is a very light greyish-green. It's been on the walls in several rooms for a few years now and I still love it!

      :)

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  8. your nursery is absolutely stunning! thanks so much for posting all the details & sources. so beautiful and peaceful!

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