Nursery Progress!

We made significant progress on the nursery over the course of the last few weekends!  We painted!  We hung picture molding!  We assemembled furniture!  We started to decorate!  Here's the play-by-play.

Over the course of a 3-day weekend, we were able to paint and hang picture molding.  I was totally beat by the end but we're so happy with how it turned out.  We have vaulted ceilings throughout our 3rd floor, so painting was a challenge.  We knew we couldn't paint everything (walls and ceiling) so we had to come up with a way to divide the room and make it more paintable.  We were working with obstacles of various heights around the room (a window, two door frames, and a very funky corner with a low ceiling).  In the end, we decided to paint one entire wall all the way up to the ceiling.  This required renting a ladder from Home Depot, which was annoying and costly but worth it.  After we painted the first wall, we drew a line around the room at the approximate height we'd later hang picture molding.  We painted everything beneath the line (3 walls total) in a color one shade lighter than the first wall.  Finally, we hung the picture molding at the seam where the new paint met the old paint.  Unfortunately, we worked so hard and were so busy, we didn't take photos of the room before we started moving in furniture. Boo!

This past weekend, we moved and assembled all of the furniture we've acquired for our baby.  We bought our crib off Craigslist.  It's an older IKEA model that is no longer sold in the US.  The changing table is actually a West Elm Parsons Desk we got for a steal (a mere $100) last time we were in PDX. The glider is also from Craigslist.  We already owned the dresser and had been saving it in hopes of using it in the nursery. 

The view from the doorway.  Those aren't the curtains we'll be using! (Note the funky corner with low ceiling in upper left of picture.) 

A better view of the paint color.  We ended up going for a seafoam green instead of the white/blue hue I had originally chosen.  Wise decision!

The picture molding -- oh so worth the hours of brainstorming that went into this solution. 

We're nowhere near done decorating but we've started adding some sweet little details.  We purchased the elephant fabric while we were in Japan.  It comes from a famous Japanese pop artist.  The fabric is sort of a combination of two original works titled Smiling Elephants and Flying Elephants.  I need to buy an artist canvas to stretch the fabric, but here's a quick shot of it pinned to the molding:

We were originally going to paint the dresser but we recently found the most adorable little drawer knobs.  It's still possible we'll decide to paint but I'm liking the dresser exactly as it is.  I think once we add more color in the form of bedding and art, the wood will blend nicely. 

A close-up.  Hoo!  Hoot!

Little owls.  All lined up.

I'm really glad that we decided to go with a wood crib.  I think it helps warm up the space and makes it so everything isn't too matchy matchy.   

So, that's the status of the nursery for now.  We're looking forward to the arrival of our bedding and another piece of art we purchased for the walls.  The best part and the most satisfying feeling is that we both absolutely love the way it's turning out.  We both agree that we love walking into Tray's room.  It's so calming and bright.  We're proud of what we've accomplished!