nursery inspiration

I figured it was high time to get on the ball with Jack's room. I'm pretty sure he is coming in 3 months whether I have his room in order or not.

B's mom generously purchased his crib for Christmas, so that was one HUGE item we got to check off our list. (Thanks again MIL!) It has arrived at the store, and we will be picking it up this week. So exciting. Ben, of course, is adament that he is the only one to put it together. Um...no arguments from me buddy!

My mom, not to be out done by the inlaws (totally kidding!), decided that she wanted to purchase his bedding. Of course, she says this after I decided NOT to go with the $400 custom bedding. Ha!! Again, another huge item to cross off.  It should be here in a week or so and I can't wait.

My Uncle Kelly came down from IL for the holidays and we recruited him to help paint. He painted J's room and a few others in the "new" house and it feels way more like a home now. We went with a beige type color, since it's not our forever home.


I've also been browsing Pinterest and some nursery idea blogs and found several things I want to incorporate.

Here are the ideas so far:

 A year or more ago, I saw a nursery/child's room where they used industrial lighting for the main light. I knew if we had a boy, I wanted to do the same. I love this one, but have found others online that would be great.

My mom found this guy at Kohls and it's perfect for the nursery. I'm sure this guy with be good friends with J's other monkey friend.

I found this idea on Project Nursery blog and instantly knew it was going in his room. My Granny had old "freezer baskets" that will be perfect to hang on the peg board for his diapers and wipes. I'm sure I'll think of something else to go on the board too.

 His crib! A girl I went to school with has the same one but in white and I loved it. I didn't think the white worked as well with the over all feel of the room, so I opted for espresso.

His bedding. I love the preppy, boyish vibe this gives. We wont be using the other pieces it comes with, but it was a great price and I think cute. Oh and it arrives in a week instead of 12 like the custom one I wanted.

A friend from highschool starting selling custom burlap pillows. I knew I had to get one for his chair. This is his! (well, he'll have one just like it!)



So....there's the inspiration. Lets just hope I get some energy and time to get it all done!