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Evie and Eliza’s Modern Twin Nursery

The tan walls were already there, so I did 3 coats of chalkboard paint on the main wall.  We used Ikea Gulliver cribs (love these!) and I made my own crib skirts.  I took a small table, spray painted it bright pink, and added some new hardware to add a pop of color in the center of the room.  The crib quilts are from a lovely woman on etsy (Kristin Bradford) who designed the elephant fabric herself!  She was great to work with and create coordinating quilts for each girl.  The silver shelf in the corner was my friend Heidi’s.  I changed the hardware to match the night stand and used pink wrapping paper and spray adhesive to line the backs of the shelf.  The curtains and rug are from Crate and Barrel.  I found a tutorial on Pinterest to make the paper pinwheels for the mobiles.  I hung them with fishline and a small eye hook.  We just had to raise them last week after Eliza successfully ate one of the pinwheels!  Oooops! I used teal and yellow spray paint on a few random knickknacks throughout the room to help tie in the colors everywhere.  I also made yellow yarn pom pom flowers to put in a vase (another Pinterest tutorial!)  Each girl got a yarn wrapped letter for their name (Evie gets the pink flower, Eliza the purple).  I had the owl pillow on the rocking chair in Finn’s room, but made the kite on a pink Ikea pillow cover with felt and embroidery thread.  The moon light is another Ikea find!  So is the dresser… new hardware makes the hand me down changing table and the dresser look like they go together.  All of the hardware was from Hobby Lobby.  My favorite piece of art on the wall above their changing table is one big brother Finn did.  I gave him yellow, pink and white paint and let him do whatever!  Sorry this is short… twins are climbing on the printer!  Better late than never…

Nautical 1st Birthday

Our baby turned 1 on June 25th and I, of course, went all out for the celebration!  My husband and I already owned a collection of red partyware so I decided that red had to be incorporated into his party. The whale inspiration came from a Pottery Barn Kids bedding collection that we almost selected for his nursery.  The stripe, gingham and polka dot patterns were inspired by a pennant bunting I saw on Etsy and many of the other details were inspired by ideas I found while poking around Pinterest!  {photo credit – Simply Mella Photography} 

Aqua and Yellow Baby Boy Nursery

This nursery is for our second son due in about 8 weeks!  We waited longer than expected for baby #2 so I was really excited and wanted to make the nursery extra special.  So, most of the room is new except for the crib.  I knew I wanted a bright room that looked like a baby’s room, but was more filled with shapes and color than the typical baby animals and such.  This is the result.  I’ll admit I wasn’t on a super tight budget with this room, but I did try to save where I could.  I got a lot of ideas from other nurseries on this site, so I wanted to share too!

Liesl’s Old-Fashioned Carousel Party

We held Liesl’s 2nd birthday at the historic Carousel at Santa Monica Pier.    It is one of the few surviving all-wooden Carousels still in existence today and its charm & vintage beauty is so inherent.   Ever since Liesl rode The Carousel a few months prior to her party, she couldn’t stop talking about the “horses”, so I knew this would be the perfect venue to host her 2nd birthday!

Rainbow 1st Birthday Party

Rainbows, rainbows everywhere! I became a little obsessed with rainbows while planning my daughter Scout’s very first birthday party!Pinterest and Etsy have gorgeous stuff, but we’re always on a budget, so I figured I’d try DIY. I don’t sew, but I still wanted to throw a fun, colorful party — and I wanted to feel like I put some blood, sweat, tears, and a whole lotta love into it! And I LOVE how it all turned out!