The past five weeks have gone by in a flash. It’s amazing to me just how much time each day is spent taking care of this little one. Truly, from the time I wake up until I go to bed my world revolves around this baby. Which is why I’m glad that before he arrived, we spent so much time making his room perfect.
Well, there are a few little things I would still like to do such as the mobile to go over the crib and the throw pillow that I’m going to make for the rocking chair, but other than that, the room is complete. And I absolutely love it.
My favorite part has got to be the soft, suede chair where I have spent hours rocking Henry to sleep (and hours spent trying to keep myself awake, I might add). It really is the most comfortable chair on earth and it is perfect for a nursery.
Then we have the shelving/storage unit. The CPA put this together and we happened to find the matching bins at Lowe’s hardware store of all places.
They fit just right and they hold all kinds of goodies like stuffed animals,
baby rattles and teethers,
books,
and toys for Henry to use when he’s a bit older.
The closet beside the storage unit holds the rest of his toys,
as well as most of his clothes.
We even found these great little clothes dividers that allow me to organize them by size. Very helpful when you have everything from newborn to 24 months in one space!
On the other side of the room is the dresser. We got it from JC Penney which is the same place we got the shelving unit. The great thing is that even though all three pieces in the room were not from the same collection, they all match and they were all very inexpensive.
We went with a standard dresser so that after we stop using the changing station on top, we’ll still be able to get plenty of use out of it. But in the meantime, it’s main purpose is to serve as a place to change the baby’s diapers.
The insides of the drawers are full of things like socks and hats,
bibs and burp clothes,
and receiving blankets.
On the other side of the dresser is the crib. Right now Henry only sleeps in it during the day because at night he sleeps in a pack n’ play in our room, but I’m still very pleased with it. I decided not to go with all the fancy bedding although I will say that I was definitely tempted – there’s some beautiful stuff out there! But in the end I figured that he won’t know the difference and I probably won’t use most of it anyway.
As far as the details in the room, we incorporated various maps and travel-related items since we love to take trips and hope to pass that hobby on to our little one. There is the world map decal over the crib and the vintage old world maps on the wall by the door.
Even the initials over the dresser have maps in the background.
The bulletin board over the shelving unit is full of old postcards from places around the world.
But my favorite travel-related items include the globe standing on the floor,
and the globe bookstands on the display shelves.
There are so many other details that I love in this room such as the clear globes hanging from the ceiling fan,
and the toy train and red truck that are perfect for a little boys room.
All of these things add up to make a beautiful nursery.
It’s a place where I’ve already spent many hours and where I plan to spend many more.
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