baby girl's room: nursery part 1

kyle and i have been hard at work looking for the perfect pieces to put together our little girl's nursery. remember the whole indecisiveness about decorating the nursery? yeah, it's still there, but we have made some progress!!

inspiration for our yellow, pink & gray nursery

(ie random things i find and put in the crib!)

we have a crib, a rocking arm chair, and an adorable dresser (finally!) that i just love. our landlords even had someone come paint the room . it's a lighter yellow color - i think it's so cheery - and joyful! :) also, for the past few months i have been working on making a rug for baby girl. a rug?? i know... i think i got so frustrated not being able to find fabric i liked to make the curtains or bed skirt that i decided, hey why not start another crazy project instead?? enter the 3foot by 5foot shag rug project... it's been pretty fun and i love how it looks, but it is also a very L-O-N-G time-consuming project. i'm over half way done with it, and have had many helpers along the way! kyle has done a little bit, our friend katie has been awesome and helped out with so much, and even two little girls i babysit joined in on the fun! kyle wonders if i'll have it does by the time she's a teenager! but i'm determined before baby girl makes her appearance, it will be all finished!

the gray dresser! (and the first gift we received from our registry - thank you ellie & rachel!)

cutting the millions of strips for the shaggy rug

speaking of friends helping out... one thing i LOVE about the nursery are all the helping hands and little touches from friends. our sweet, sweet friends lauren & steven sauder sent handmade picture frames from thailand for baby girl. yes, all the way from thailand! this little lady is so cultured already :) katie's husband jonathan is a graphic designer from kohl's and is making custom artwork for the nursery! and another friend from small group, jamie, agreed to MAKE custom fabric based on the cover of a boden catalogue i fell in love with. i can't even begin to think about how you would make fabric? this baby doesn't even know how much she is loved already!! but i adore that every time i walk in that nursery, all i have to do is look around and see all the love our friends and family have showered over us. you are all such a blessing to us & our growing family!

so, i will update you as we go along on the progress of the nursery, but for now enjoy a few pictures of the beginning stages!

before (well, sort of during painting)

after!!

the rug! it is now about 3/4 of the way done. woo hoo!

the thailand frames!! love em'

(not sure if these pictures will stay inside of them, but i do think the frames will go above to dresser/changing table)

playing around with fabric to tie in yellow/pink/gray

(ps, yes that footstool says kyle. it was his when he was little. not sure if i'll use it - i was picturing something a little bigger - but i think it's pretty cute!)