The nursery is done. We went with a bird theme, if there is a theme. We painted the walls Baby Blue Bird blue, added the white beadboard and moulding then added the finishing touches.
The crib is actually the second crib we went with. The first one was supposed to be a natural color and it looked more like some kind of recycled yellow plastic McDonalds outdoor toy. We returned it and opted to go with white. I don't know why we didn't just go with that to begin with!
Gabe made the all the art in the frames from some pieces I had seen on Etsy that I liked. He customized them just for Abigail. For example, he added a map of Spokane behind two birds sitting on old fashioned wood board swings. Then the five birds above the bed are a Cardinal (because Gabe is from Ohio and that is the state bird), a Chickadee, a Robin, a Northen Flicker Woodpecker and a Quail. All birds that Abigail will see around our house someday. This is by far my favorite piece Gabe has ever done. He added the Elm branch by hand for the birds to sit on. I love it!
With some help from dad, they built the moulding shelves above the dresser.
After trying to make roman shades for the fourth disasterous time, I opted to just get the curtains I had seen at Walmart. I should have done this from the beginning because they match perfectly with all the colors in the art pieces and pull the tan in from the carpet. Lesson learned.
We went to Mels nursery and picked up two small birds nests to go with the little chicks we found at Pier One on clearance. Aren't they cute? They sit on some box shelves we found at Goodwill and spray painted white to match the room.
Now the only thing missing is a baby.
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