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We put together this gender-neutral nursery before our son was born. He was a delivery room surprise and we plan to use this room as a nursery for future children – so we wanted a neutral palette. We gutted everything in the room except the flooring. Our home was a foreclosure – so each room needs a lot of work! It was so much fun to DIY this space for our little one.
Michelle @ Making Our Dream
I'm a mom to two under two (Kenton in 5/11 and Camille in 10/12). My husband and I scored a great deal on a foreclosed home in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2009 and are slowing making it over (which, of course, we blog about—who doesn't?!). We also have an English Bulldog that we love—but not more than our babies.
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Jean
Wow, you did an amazing job!!!! I loved reading about each part of the process because I am going through the SAME EXACT thing. We are waiting to find out the sex of our baby…due dec 5th ….so decided on a soothing but bright color pallet of light teal, deep yellow (similiar color to yours) grey with white crib…and mixing vintage and modern styles… We scoured craigslist, etsy and online stores as well… sanded furniture hours upon hours…its sooo much work when you wanna try and keep the budget low and it usually ends up working out, but the timing is way more overwhelming!
Youre curtain experience cracked me up. Im still deciding– do i buy them? Or do them myself? Getting all that under 1000!!! Thats amazing..im trying to hit 1500..so we’ll see!! So far so good! I hope our room turns out as successful as yours! Gives me hope! :)
480momma
Jean,
Thanks, Jean! Congrats on your almost-here little one. Surprises are the best! :)
Danielle
Michelle! Great job to you and Jason!
IngridCalloway
Love the white/silver mix and the touches of bright yellow. It’s really great to see DIY nurseries like yours. They are really inspiring. I also like the idea of the number of birds on the wire increasing as the family grows. Must be so cool to have an artist as a mom.
480momma
IngridCalloway,
Thanks, Ingrid! Yes, my mom rocks. Her talent definitely comes in handy around our home. :) I just wish she had passed along that gene! Here’s to hoping Kenton got it!
Angie B
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the grey – and then the stripes and then the beautiful layout – not to mention the pop of color!
YUMMY!
tamara
Hi! i’m from Argentina. i felt completly in love with Kenton’s room. you made a great job! I’m preparing my two little boys’s room and you’re my inspiration. hahaha I going to paint it on turquoise and i’ll use some details with orange,yellow and a little bit of green and brown. I also visited your blog and it’s fantastic!! Kenton is so beautiful!!
Michelle
tamara,
Thank you! I hope you have as much fun putting together your boys’ room as I did for my little one!
James
I love the room! Where did you get that amazing bird painting over the changing table???
Michelle
James,
My mom did the bird painting for us and will add little baby birds as our family grows. She does commissioned work, if you’re interested – http://melaniefreyart.com/
Thanks!
Michelle
Lauren
Please, please, please tell me where you got the picture frames on the wall? Thank you! LOVE the room!