Madelyn's Nursery

My creative inspiration posted pics of her little girls nursery - you have to check them out here.  What an amazing room. I want to shrink to kid-size, fly down to her place, and curl up in P's crib for an afternoon nap.

We didn't know Madelyn was going to be a girl, so I played it safe with Behr Gardenia Green. I painted the colour half way up the wall, topping it with a hand painted mural of birds, frogs and trees. I stuck to white furniture to help the room feel larger and painted the slanted wall white to disguise the dropped ceiling.

PBK Kendall Crib in white

Ikea Ektorp JennyLund Armchair with white slipcover

PBK Brooke Bedding

PBK Mobile

Must haves: MiYim organic Lullabye Crib Chime Bird & Sleep Sheep
 (both purchased at Chapters Indigo)

Ikea Koppang 3 drawer chest with hardware from Home Depot



Original Painting from SA, 2 month feet impression, Anthropologie Pinwale Alphabet

Change Table from BabiesRUs (Discontinued, similar ones available at Ikea)

Must Have: Ikea Spoka Night Light

Ikea Expedit small shelving unit

Ikea Fabler Groda Stuffed Animal Storage

Ikea Barnslig Ringdans Area Rug

 

Missing a fireplace

I love our new house and all of the wonderful renovations we did, but I must say I'm really missing having a fireplace this winter. Last year, we were in a Condo with a gas fireplace and I loved snuggling up next to it in my bathrobe along with my laptop and coffee. My plan is to source an old mantle at Goodwill and start building it in myself, and then we'll eventually add a gas unit. I saw Samantha and Christian do this on an episode of Pure Design and I think we can handle it. I should have added that to the mega list. Oh well. Here are some pictures of some lovely fireplaces in the mean time.

Image courtesy of Pure Design: Tips for Styling a Mantle

Images courtesy of marthastewart.com

Fall Wreath in 20 minutes

I was in Michael's last week and couldn't resist their end of season fall sale. I've always wanted to try making my own wreath and it turns out it's not that hard after all.

Supplies for Fall Wreath:
- Wood wreath base
- Silk leaves, attached to long stem
- Silk flowers in a range of colours and sizes (stick with 2-3 complimentary colours)
- Foam berries
- Scissors
- Glue gun

Steps:
1. Pull individual leaves off long stem (they should detach easily, or you can use scissors)
2. Weave leaves around twigs in wreath base; tops of leaves should face upwards
3. Attach small flowers, leave on stems, weave around twigs
4. Remove large flowers from long stems, place flower heads on wreath
5. Attach berries, leave on stems, weave around twigs
6. Use glue gun to secure all leaves and flowers to base; use extra glue on large flowers
7. Voila: Ready for display!