OK, so I will confess, I probably looked at Pinterest way too much while pregnant trying to figure out what I wanted to do for Lane’s nursery and it ended up just being a visual in all the things I did not want. I knew for sure that I did not want a “theme.” I didn’t want a theme because really there aren’t any out there that I totally love, although I am sure if I left it up to my husband we would have ended up with something Star Wars, but I didn’t, so we don’t. I went more with colors and chose grey, navy, and small pops of orange.
I knew I wanted something other than white for the furniture but didn’t want cherry wood or something else like that. I came across the crib at a store in Frisco that has actually since gone out of business. It is a dark grey color. This crib was actually set up for a girl and I loved it so in my head it was a smart decision just in case it ever gets used again for another crib.
The bedding I found randomly online at The Land of Nod. It does have whales which almost went against my no theme policy, but I decided that because it was the only thing whale it was ok. The patterns were more what I was going for. The back of the comforter is striped with the colors I wanted. I also picked up the polka dot sheets as well from Land of Nod.
The artwork above the bed was stuff we already had at home. My husband collects art from an artist named Jay Ryan out of Chicago. I picked a few prints that I liked and bought cheap frames from Michael’s.
The dressers are from World Market. I was worried about finding a color that matched the crib and I wanted to buy adult furniture. I ran across these one night and left the store with them. They are almost a perfect match. Not that it had to be but this worked out great. The small one serves as the changing table.
The curtains I really wanted cost about $200 bucks a pair so I went with these thin striped grey ones from Ikea for $20 and tied them back with the bunting my friend Rebekah made! She added a little bit of orange to it as well!
I didn’t want a rocker, or rocking chair, or one of those crazy expensive chairs that moved. I just got a classic mens looking chair that I actually found at Home Depot. My thought here again was for something he could use later in life. I added a small floor poof in front! The prints behind the chair actually came from my kitchen; we made the switch after I decided to get the whale bedding. These are from Jay Ryan’s Blue Planet series and are actually some of my favorites that we have!
I decided to play with patterns again and got this Herringbone rug from Urban Outfitters. I thought it was a good change from chevron but still a cool pattern. They actually have really good priced rugs in many styles!
The shelf was hard. I went with this industrial looking one, again with the future in mind! Right now there is not much on there but I figured it will fill with books and toys later!
For a panoramic view of Lane’s nursery click here!
Dressers: World Market, Whitley Collection
Rug: Urban Outfitters, Herringbone Handmade rug in navy
Striped Lamp: Target
Bedding and changing cover: Land of Nod, Make a Splash Crib bedding
Chair: Home Depot
Curtains: Ikea
Prints: Jay Ryan
Shelf: Wayfair, Woodland Imports metal and wood shelf
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