The Nursery

After several months of not knowing where we'd be living when this little guy arrived, it's nice to stand in this room and think "finally, I'm ready".. well as ready as I'll ever be! I like that we have this space for him now with all of his little teeny tiny things and mementos on display, and somehow it just feels more real.

Mr D finds me in there some most nights...

"what are you doing?"
"folding his clothes, sorting them into sizes... now look at this, these two drawers are newborn, so you can grab anything from here to dress him in...oh look at this one, oh and this one...remember when we chose this one?"
"you love this don't you"
"yes"
"he's not a doll you know"
"yes... I know..."


He smiles and leaves the room...

Back to the nursery...

I posted this sneak peak yesterday so many of you have probably already seen the first few pictures. We collected things throughout the pregnancy for a room that didn't really exist, so the end result is very eclectic. I also didn't know his room would be peach! I've grown to like the peach, it's quite warm and gives the room a nice glow. Given that most of his furnishings are on the masculine side, it sort of balances with the peach.

 The cats are curious.. 

A little break down for anyone who is interested; 

• The cot was made by Laban's Pop for his little brother, who slept in there 10 years ago. He re-sanded it and sealed it again all ready for us. It's beautiful.
• The owl and the pussycat were knitted by my Nana. I saw them at her house and loved them, so she made a set for me Lenny.
• The fake moose head was a gift from our farming friends, they purchased it in Melbourne. It's so cute!
• The Larry David print was one my husband discovered online. I just framed it using an off the shelf frame and had some mats cut to fit.
• The chair is the perfect size for a little boy. I purchased it from Ezibuy of all places. I've never purchased furniture from them before, and was pleasantly surprised.
• The shawl on the chair was made by my Nana. I'll be taking it to the hospital with me. It's so beautiful and very special. I've blogged about it before
• The knitted jumper collection made by my Mum, Nana and Mr D's Nana as well. Beautifully soft  jumpers which I can't wait to put on Lenny.
• The blind was in the room already and I made some curtain panels to go over the top and tie everything together. I should do a blog post on how I made them.. one day... basically I didn't use a sewing machine. Just fabric, hemming tape and an iron. Very inexpensive and they do the job. I even made the tie backs without a sewing machine. So easy, and great when you're renting and don't want to invest too much in window dressings.
• The cot quilt was from Wallace Cotton when they had a sale a few months ago.  Grey and white striped.. surprise surprise.
• We inherited the drawers from Mr D's Poppa when he moved into the nursing home. I found an old photo of his Grandparents in one of the drawers from many years ago which I've kept in the nursery as a little memento. 
• The Jungle book prints are gorgeous watercolours we found a few years ago on Trademe and I had them re-framed. They were in Mr D's office.. but work well in a nursery.
• The Disney vintage posters were a gift I gave Mr D about 6 or 7 years ago. You can't see them too well in the picture, but they're very cute.
• The tins were given to us by Mr D's Nana. He used to play with them as a little boy when he went to her house, and everyone would clap and tell him how clever he was when he stacked them up. There is a gorgeous photo of him grinning from ear to ear with those tins stacked next to him. I hope to get the same photo of Lenny with those tins.
• I've temporarily placed his toys in an empty basket I had lying around. Mr D's old gollywog is hanging out with sleepy ted, little ted and superman (all made by my Nana) and a few other soft toys given to us by friends and family. Woody takes pride of place, his gift from Amelia. 

I do have a change table in there, just a wooden and canvas folding one, but it's covered in his things for the hospital, so you'll just have to use your imagination on that one. 

So there it is.. as you can see it is a very mixed collection of things given to us by friends and family which makes it a very special room. It will evolve over time I'm sure.. but for now it's done.