I was driven to blogging again for two reasons: 1) To keep my widespread
family updated on MW’s accomplishments, while simultaneously preventing my
Facebook acquaintances from feeling inundated, and 2) To give myself a platform
to pin some of my own photos (however narcissistic that may be), particularly
of MW’s nursery! The Mr. and I spent countless hours prepping what is, in my
completely biased opinion, the cutest dinosaur-themed nursery in Chicagoland!
When I was a little girl, I went through a huge dinosaur phase, but was
always disappointed that everything was designed for boys. My brilliant and
crafty mother did her best to satiate my prehistoric nostalgia – even
cross-stitching a cardigan with dinosaurs in neon shades of pink, orange, and
green (which, to this day, is my favorite thing she’s ever made me – and that’s
a stiff competition).
Eventually I'll take a better picture of this:
When the Mr. and I found out we were expecting a bouncing baby boy, we
dug right into the dino theme! Mr. painted the room a neutral grey and
installed crown molding. The glider, ottoman, and raspberry Jenny Lind
nightstand were purchased from the Land of Nod. The Babies R Us dresser and
bookcase were updated with dinosaur-shaped brushed nickel knobs from Pottery
Barn Kids. The blue dino rug and navy lampshades were also PBK finds.
My mom sewed the crib sheets, Boppy cover, and changing pad cover from a
set of full sized PBK dinosaur sheets. She also sewed the full-length navy
geometric curtains, which are lined with heavy blackout fabric and hung with
grommets.
I created the graphic above the crib by re-coloring a high resolution
image of the Jurassic Park logo in Photoshop, using the color pallet in the
dinosaur butcher prints hung above the dresser. The butcher prints and other
artwork throughout the room were found on Etsy. My particular favorite is the
crochet faux taxidermy triceratops head made by Hadar Kaplan of Manafka Mina!
MW’s bookcase and closet are both testaments to how generous our sweet
friends and family have been! The top and middle shelves display my childhood
dinosaur toys, but the rest are all amazing new finds! We’ve also been blessed
with TONS of books! I hope MW enjoys reading as much as the Mr. and me!
And clearly, the poor kid has nothing to wear or play with! ;)
Here's a close-up of the closet dividers I made using label paper and
blank plastic dividers I found at the Container Store:
We started work on the nursery in January and were finished by mid-March
2013 with time to spare! We tried to avoid making things overly match-y,
theme-y, or babyish, and hope MW can grow with most of the décor through
elementary school!
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