Paisley & Adelyn’s Paradise

Knowing that we had twins on the way, we knew we would need to fix up the nursery on a serious budget! This was the perfect challenge for us! We started by painting the walls a bold mustard yellow. Then we stumbled upon cheerful turquoise/white fabric that we got on sale for the curtains! The crib we scored on craigslist for cheap, and was cleaned up and got a glossy coat of black paint! And the crib skirt and bumper pad were designed and sewn by yours truly! I loved the mustard fabric with the paisley eyelet fabric. We also scored the crushed velvet black Lazy Boy recliner on craigslist for $40! (it pays to be patient and wait for the right deal!), cleaned it up and painted it black. The changing table was an ancient rotting cabinet we pulled out of my Grandfathers barn, and rebuilt/reinforced/repainted to be basically awesome! All shelves were built by my husband, including the fab floating shelves! We used pink as an accent color to make the room feel feminine and beautiful! We fashioned it to be not-too-cutesy so it could grow with them. Yet we designed the color scheme to easily be converted to accommodate a possible future baby boy by simply losing the pink accessories and replacing them with navy or charcoal gray. Source list: {Wall Paint - $23 - Better Homes and Gardens Paint: 'Tan Almond'} {Jenny Lind Crib and mattress - $40 - craigslist, paint for crib - $11 - Krylon glossy black} {Fabric for bumper pad and crib skirt - $60 - Joann Fabric (on sale) ~foam bumper pads - $26 - walmart.com} {Fabric for curtains - $42 - Amazon.com or HERE, Curtain rods and hardware - $43 - Walmart} {Reclining Lazy Boy Rocking Chair - $25 - craigslist} {Tissue Paper Mobile supplies - $10 (see post for full tutorial)} {Changing Table - FREE (out of my grandpa's barn) ~wood to rebuild/reinforce rotting changing table - $40 - Menards ~paint - already had} {Long Shelf: ~wrought iron shelf brackets - $18 - Hobby Lobby (on sale!) ~ shelf wood - $7 - Menards} {Wall Decor: ~ homemade quilt - FREE - Grandma ~ paint chip bunting - FREE supplies! ~ doily garland - $2 - garage sale doilys and twine} {floating shelves/book rack - $10 - designed and built by husband!} {Patchwork Stuffed Animals -homemade by mom - can be purchased HERE} {Chandelier - $15 - craigslist ~ paint - $4 - Krylon: ballet slipper} {Closet: ~ white wall paint - already had ~ rope lighting - $11 - Walmart ~ plastic crates - $6 - Dollar Tree}        Grand total for furnishing, supplies and accessorizing:  $393