The New Nursery: Part 2

It's finally here--the finished product of our new nursery. I've really enjoyed piecing everything together, painting, and sewing most of the items in the room. Let's start...

I bought this small, padded, leather-like ottoman from Ross for $10. It's the perfect addition to the rocking chair. I didn't think the black, shiny finish looked so great so I made a slipcover out of this  adorable elephant fabric. I've never bought fabric online before and I really dislike paying for shipping, but there was nothing in the stores that was even close to this so I splurged a little and bought 1.5 yards for all my projects.

Here is the ottoman before...

 and here it is after.

To spice up the walls I did embroidery hoop artwork. It's very simple and inexpesive and you could make it work for any room in your house. I bought 5 embroidery hoops at hobby lobby (variety of sizes)($1-4 each), painted the outer rims black, found small swatches of coordinating fabric, tightened them up, then cut around to remove the excess fabric. It was very easy and probably cost about $10 total. The clock is from Lowe's for $5 and I just painted it yellow since it was originally all black. 

One of my favorite parts of the room is this cutain valence. I used the same fabric as the ottoman and lined it all with white muslin. They aren't perfect (nothing in this nursery is) but I did them all by myself and for being a very inexperienced seamstress I'm happy with the results.

Sean enjoys a good carpentry project every once in a while so he had the great idea to make a side table for our nursery (perfect for bottles, pump stuff, water, all that stuff you need during feedings). He constructed the whole thing and I painted it white and then did a glossy layer on top. Such a great addition to the room and it'll be very useful.

I absolutely love this rug. It's from ikea and it's only $20. It's a decent size for a bedroom (about 4.5' x 6.5') and it's surprisingly soft. The yellow pillow on the chair is also from ikea for $3.99.

And now for some pictures of the finished product...

 The wall lamp ($15), mirror ($19), and white hamper ($5) are all from ikea as well. I sure enjoyed my shopping trip there while my boys were on their fathers and sons campout. =) I also made the diaper stacker with leftover fabric from the wall hoops.

You may be wondering why there is a twin bed in here and not a crib. Well we haven't made the transition yet of putting Grant in a big bed. We will eventually switch and have the twin in his room and the crib in the nursery. =) For now this works.