Harper’s Gray and Pink Nursery

I knew I was going to use my crib from when I was a baby.  So, the design turned traditional as far as the furniture went.  My mom is a big garage-saler so she found a great dresser in a French Provincial style and I found a night stand at a Reuse shop.  We decided on gray and white and used Annie Sloan chalk paint to get a vintage feel.  I also wanted touches of modern and LOVE chevron print so that's where the glider came in.  I found the glider and ottoman on Craigslist for $10.  It was a horrible pink-red and badly stained.  I ordered new fabric from Warehouse Fabric for $8 a yard in the gray and white chevron and had a guy recover it.  Looks good as new!  At first I was going to paint the walls a salmon pink.  My husband took one look and said "No!".  So we decided on gray and white stripes to add a more modern touch.  He did a great job painting the room.  I couldn't find bedding that I liked already made and packaged.  I looked on Etsy and found a fabulous shop that made great bedding.  Rachel ordered the fabric I chose and made the bedding and curtains custom.  I love the curtains because they're black out curtains and very dark.  My baby girl's middle name came from my grandmother's maiden name (Perrin).  She passed away 3 years ago.  In cleaning out her house my family and I found old love letters sent back and forth from her and my grandfather.  They were just dating at the time.  I framed a few of those letters and envelopes and made a small gallery wall.  My good friend also framed a picture of my and my grandmother and a hand-written recipe for her famous chocolate sheet cake for my shower.  The sheet cake was served at the shower so that's in the room too.  I decided to hand stitch the bible verse onto linen fabric.  I got the idea from laybabylay.com which was linked to another blog.  The wall art turned out very special.

I also like owls, so we added small touches of owls all over the room.  Most were gifts from friends and family.   Overall, the design is just a mixture of things I like and are special to me.