Nursery Reveal

Oh I have been anxiously awaiting for this for this moment my entire pregnancy! 

No, no, baby has not arrived, but I finally feel ready for it to because the nursery is finally complete!! 

Since I found out I was pregnant with this baby I told Nick I wanted a "woodland" theme. Really I just thought fox and deer in a nursery was such a cute concept! Nick on the other hand, thought of all the things he could create from wood. So between me searching for fabric swatches and Nick tearing wood off of old barns, this nursery was just one massive Pinterest project, waiting to come to life!

Here are a few of the DIY things we created:

 The "Tree"

So I showed Nickolas this simple tree that I saw on Pinterest. It had a few shelves on it and it was very basic, but I liked it. So Nick said said he wanted to get some wood from a barn that was being torn down and he would make something from that. I was skeptical at first. Especially when he brought home a pile of very old, rustic and beat up wood. But alas, I held my comments in and thank God I did. If you look closely he carved a heart into the tree, he hand stamped 15 copper leaves to the tree and hung a rosary from it! It truly is such a beautiful piece of art and I can't believe he created it! 
Here is his creation of the tree: 

The String Art

Once again, I saw this on pinterest and HAD to have it in the baby room! I knew I wanted the moon and back phrase and possibly a monogram string art, but as the room came together, so did the string art colors and creations. We took colors from the fabric I used and he made the moon out of copper wire to match the leaves (turns out copper wire gets twisted very easily, so he spent a lot of time untangling and unwrapping! But, for the wood, he went back to the pile of old wood that he collected and we found interesting pieces that weren't too beat up. Nickolas may have said a few bad words as he hammered into the dense wood. But overall, I think it was well worth the hassle - simply because he did all the hard work - and it totally adds to the room!

The Fox

Well foxes seemed to be everywhere this year, so I knew I wanted to add them to the nursery. Nick created a fox face replica from the fabric on the computer and we used it to create a minky/felt pillow cover and another string art. I love how the faces match up and how fuzzy the fox pillow is to cuddle up with! I still don't know what the fox says, but I do know that they are certainly cute and totally go with all the woodland decor. I also kept the wooden piece that Nick used to hand stamp the cooper leaves. I thought it was a cool piece of artwork. 

The Ladder Project

Well once again, this little gem was found at a farm. Nick brought it home with no idea what to use it for, but he knew I would use it for something! Originally we wanted to hang it above the crib and hang the felt woodland mobile from it. But, once we placed it there, it took away from the string art and the tree. So we had to go to Plan B. I thought about making a bookshelf from it, but we already had one, so we just had it sitting on it's side in the room for about a week, when it hit me. Hey, just  hang it on it's side and make it a shelf. One can never have too many shelves! I love all the little details we added to it - a cross Nick's grandfather made, a ladybug that Nick's mother gave me, woodland woods, a plush fox, and a collection of fantastic frames. I love this addition and can't wait to fill it with pictures and knick knacks for Baby R!

 The Crib Bumpers

Well this is my 3rd time around making crib bumpers and these are by far my favorite! Each time I try to come up with a better pattern and I think I may have found my go to pattern! Unfortunately, they were, by far, the most time consuming and the biggest pain to make! I literally stuffed them with a ladle and a lot of bad words. But, I got the job done and couldn't be more happy with them! 

The Accessories

I LOVE this whole set! I feel like it ties the entire room together. After Annie's room redo and this room I have learned to love quilting. It's time consuming, yet there is something about it that is very calming and rewarding. I ended up doing a patchwork quilt for this baby. There are 8 different pattern swatches and some are minky, some are fuzzy and the rest are cotton swatches from the the Michael Miller Norwegian Woods line. I ended up making a quilt, a boppy cover, a diaper holder and changing pad cover to go along with the room! Also, I found the white little night stand at a local boutique in town that I am in love with called Salvage Sisters! They have amazing stuff and it fits perfectly with the decor! 

So see, doesn't it just make you want to go be adventurous in the woods or something? Or curl up with a fox? Either way, I love it and I am so thankful for my sweet husband for helping me creating such a wonderful woodland for baby!