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This nursery was made with love for our first child, Madelyn. The space is big and was once our office/guest room. It’s actually the second of a two master-bedroom condo so the floor space is massive, but the wall space is interesting. There is only one blank wall (the crib, which is the focal point) as all other walls either have doors, mirrored closets or a bank of windows. The challenge was creating a space that made sense practically, but reflected our personal decor styles.
MadelynsMama
I am Madelyn's mom and wife to Bryan. So happy to have my lil Leo after an easy pregnancy, a turbulent delivery, and a difficult recovery. Madelyn made me a mommy on August 9, 2011 and preparing for her arrival was an especially fun journey. I document our world with Madelyn at www.bornfriedman.com and also cover weddings at www.theweddingyentas.com
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Blackberry
so beautiful
Florence Amber
The flower artworks hanging on the wall are so beautiful. And I couldn’t miss those little wooden furniture pieces you placed here and there, like that teeny colorful wooden rocking chair, that the green wooden side table, that wooden flower chair, and I also see another rocking chair on top of the shelf.
Alison
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me how you made the letters for Madelyn’s name??!?! And what colors did you use for the stripes? We are using your nursery for inspiration!
Due with baby girl May 20, 2012 :)
tour du lich sapa
gone cute, I like pink
MadelynsMama
Alison,
Hi Alison — you’re off to a good start with your name; that’s my name too! :)
The letters were super easy! I bought the cardboard letters at Paper Source: http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/kits/craft-letter.html
Then I bought various papers from there and also Michael’s. I made sure they were normal weights — no cardboard or textured papers. I bought Modge Podge glue and just went to town cutting pieces of paper and securing them with the glue to the letters. I made sure to wrap the papers around the letters tightly so as to avoid spaces and bubbles. I alternated papers and used a lot of patterns in the same families. That way, the letters weren’t all the same, but they still had a running theme or likeness. I let them dry for a couple days to make sure all the tackiness was gone. Then, I cut a ribbon the length I wanted the letters span on the wall over the crib and eyeballed the spacing between the letters on the ribbon. I used Super Glue to glue the backs of the letters to the ribbon. Once that was all dry — a day to be sure — I secured the ribbon with the lightweight letters attached to the wall with tumbtacks. With extra pieces of the same ribbon, I tied bows and glued them to the string of ribbon so that they’d hide the thumbtacks.
And that’s it!
As for the paint colors for the pink stripes, I alternated between Tea Rose and Baby Blush — both made by Valspar.
I have more details about the room on my baby blog: http://www.bornfriedman.com/2011/12/27/sweet-suite/
Good luck!! Happy nesting, Alison, and enjoy your baby girl come May!! :)
Alison
Thanks so much!!! I am so excited to get started on her letters. I’m not going to post the name for fear that my family would see it (I know, I’m nuts). But I’ve already ordered the letters and wish it wasn’t after 9pm so I could go to Michael’s!!! I hope mine turn out as good as yours. We chose Behr colors Pink Punch and Fading Rose :) So consider Madelyn’s room copied from a mommy-to-be in PA! We’re going dark furniture though, but still debating on the white. We do love your crib! Hopefully I’ll be able to send you a pic of my letters once they’re finished (and once I find the time to do them!) Thank you for all your help!