Now that we’re done with the big bathroom makeover it’s nursery time, baby. Pun intended. The sad thing is that we love our third bedroom, so the idea that it has to somehow disappear to make way for the bean is a tad bittersweet.
Of course we’re over the moon to meet our little girl in May and can’t wait to start whipping up the perfect nursery to welcome her to Casa Petersik. We’re just use-what-you-have kind of people, so the idea of suddenly having a daybed, table, chair, rug and ottoman without a happy home had us stumped for a good half hour or so.
Then we channeled Tim Gunn (picture us putting on our make-it-work hats) and got brainstorming.
Thankfully we had already thought to relocate our third bedroom’s little wrapping paper/letter writing table down to the basement for that big makeover a few months back (along with the chair and a second chair that we’d been storing in the closet ever since we switched out two of our dining chairs for a bench).
But what about that daybed? Unless we were willing to forgo a crib (uh, not an option) it had to find a new place to live since the nursery is by far the smallest room in our house (except for the bathrooms if those count). Happily, the sunroom quickly came to mind. Sure we already have one totally cozy daybed in there that we lounge on pretty much from spring to fall. But why not bring in a second one for twice the fun? That was pretty much our thought process. And after a bit of grunting and shimmying we had it in place (don’t worry, John did all the heavy lifting while I played the role of “supervisor”).
And it didn’t look half bad. In fact it made us wish it was a bit warmer out so we could both settle in with a few good books and officially put them both to good use.
Oh and one sort of surprising discovery was that we didn’t mind the darker wood tone of the new daybed next to the existing white one as much as we thought we would (probably thanks to all of those oil-rubbed bronze sliding door sashes that bring a similar tone to the space). We’re still planning to eventually paint it white for a bit more balance (we like the idea of the daybeds being the same color but different styles with complementary but not identical bedding and pillows to avoid complete matchy-matchy overload).
And speaking of pillows, we kept many of the same ones that were on it in the third bedroom and tossed an oatmeal colored blanket over the mattress to help it fit right in with the similarly accessorized existing daybed. We like the serene and layered look but also think adding some punchy pillows to both daybeds would really wake up the room for spring so stay tuned for that in a few months…
Probably the best thing about placing the daybed along the wall where we formerly just had one small teak chair and a side table is that it provides the best view of our private backyard (since the other daybed faces in towards the house). And we can accommodate a lot more people in the sunroom now that we switched out one teak chair for an entire daybed. I smell a game night coming on…
We’re definitely glad to have found a little “interim place” for the daybed to live before it potentially goes back into the nursery-turned-big-girl-room in a few years (we’ve heard from more than a few friends and family members that daybeds make great big-girl beds when the crib is no longer necessary). Although we can see “sunroom sleepovers” in our future once more than one kiddo comes along, so who knows. It might just stay put for the long haul. I guess only time will tell…
Next we had the third bedroom rug to deal with. Since it’s jute we reasoned that we wanted something cushier like a plush wool rug underfoot for our little one. So it definitely needed a new home. But where? Well, it’s actually the exact same rug that we have in the kitchen (we loved it so much we got it twice).
So the idea of rolling the extra one up and tucking it behind the blinds above our laundry nook didn’t seem like the worst plan in the world. Now if we ever have a spaghetti sauce or grape juice incident in the kitch, we’ll have a spare squirreled away in the mostly-empty storage area above our washer and dryer (ever since we finished the big basement makeover clutter in our house has been radically reduced- woot woot).
Then it was time to ponder a new place for the ottoman. And after a bit of thought we figured that it would actually come in handy if it stayed in the nursery (for toy storage, putting up my feet when I’m nursing, etc). So our little woven friend gets to stay- at least for now- along with the asymmetrical photo collage on the wall. We might switch out a few of the framed items for some fun baby-focused art (with punchy colors to work with the new yet-to-be-revealed color scheme) but for the most part we think that the wall of frames will create a great little stimulating focal point for the beanette (of course it’ll be out of reach for quite a few years, and once she’s taller and more mobile we’ll securely fasten them all to the wall or move them entirely if we ever think they pose a danger).
So that’s how we managed to clear out the nursery without amassing a graveyard full of sad displaced furniture.
And there’s nothing more full of promise than a bare room just waiting to be transformed. It certainly came in handy when we repainted the walls (and the ceiling!) this weekend. So stay tuned for those details…
What about you guys? What have all you new moms and dads done with an old room’s furniture to make way for baby? Have you relied on Craigslist? Adapted it for the nursery? Put it into storage? Moved it to other rooms around the house? What about all you non-baby-having-individuals who converted one room to something entirely different (bedroom to library, den to home office, etc)? Do tell.
Ashley Mutschler says
When we lived in a two bedroom apartment, we left our daybed in the room. It certainly came in handy for all of those nights that we were up with a sick little girl and the days when we were so exhausted that we crashed right next to her during nap times.
Now that we’re in a house, most of the furniture has found new places to rest. We have craigslisted a few items, as well as repainted and repurposed them for the baby.
Good luck, Petersiks! I’m sure the baby’s room will be stunning.
Samantha @ i heart mini. says
I can’t wait to see the newest makeover. What ever will you do when you run out of rooms! I actually mourn th eloss of a room to transform. It’s so rewarding to go from start to finish! Ok, I know it’s never REALLY finished, but the big shabam is over then it’s just little transformations.
We’ve done a ton of rearranging in our house. We have an awkward “3rd bedroom” next to the kitchen too. We’ve been too afraid to close it off, though we have the long narrow living room that I know accomodated a dining area back in the 60’s. But we’re also afraid to knock down the wall to expand the kitchen since the DR is so tiny! So it’s staying a dining room for now. Our second bedroom made way for an office, but now it’s my husbands Xbox Command Center. I just moved my desk up to the attic and made it my craft room, and we sold his desk.
We actually just sold our old dining room set last night on CL (and the couple actually emailed us afterwards to tell us how much they love the table! How sweet is that?!) I was going to keep it and put it in the Xbox room, or the living room as a mini game table area, but I just needed to declutter. I feel much better now that it’s gone, though all the proceeds are going back into the new dining set. I can’t wait to get cracking on taking down the wood paneling in the DR!
Andrea Worley says
We recently downsized from a 3 bedroom house to a 2 bedroom condo and then found out we were expecting a baby! So, we actually sold all the guest room furniture since we didn’t want to pay to store it and used the money to buy new furniture for the baby. Which worked out for our budget. It was a little difficult at first to part with it all, but knowing that we’re on to a new stage in life makes it exciting and all the more easier!
Andrea
sheila says
After writing all these words every day, I’m surprised you actually have any left over to talk to each other!! Good Work, Guys.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, it’s a miracle we don’t just grunt at each other and call it a night. We’re just lucky that we both enjoy writing but also love talking through every change that we make to our beloved home… so we don’t forget to chat with each other instead of just the blogosphere! Plus there’s always something scandalous to talk about thanks to all the reality TV that we watch. We’re either laying in bed jabbering on about home improvement projects or Top Chef and America’s Next Top Model.
xo,
s
Ashley says
Just showed my boyfriend your blog – and he loves it. He’s all about reading it now. He comes to me with your new post and asks me if I’ve read it. Good luck with your nursery renovations. Can’t wait to see the final product!
Londen says
The daybed looks great in the sun porch! I would be lounging out there spring till fall too. I will be nice with the baby out there too for some fresh air. Looking forward to getting a peak at the nursery!
Karyn says
While the daybed-in-nursery plan has worked well for us, I would NOT recommend foregoing the crib. :-) We used a bed that my grandfather built and it is narrower than standard – it actually takes a hard-to-find cot sized mattress. That gave us a little extra wiggle room when fitting it in.
Enjoy!
Sara says
I am getting ready to convert our office to a nursery and move the desk into our guest room. It would be best to buy a daybed to replace the queen in our guest room, but I am trying to work with what we have as well. The only thing we need to buy is a crib. I’m painting a dresser green thanks to a reader redesign inspiration from YHL and I had my grandfather’s Eames lounger (reproduction) reupholstered professionally. Can’t wait for more inspiration!
Kate at Centsational Girl says
First, congrats on getting closer to the nursury ! Yay! The daybed works well in the sunroom – I can see that sunroom will be a great place for your little one to play, it’s so cheerful ! No doubt you’ve considered some sort of toy storage in the sunroom, like square baskets in cubbies, etc, cause those baby toys can overtake a house so quickly ! I can’t wait to see the larger developments on the nursury. This is exciting !
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yeah, concealed storage in the form of bins, baskets, and ottomans in every single room of our house will definitely be the name of the game! Stay tuned for all the stages of evolution that our little brick ranch undergoes during our upcoming journey to parenthood. We promise to spare not detail!
xo,
s
Megan says
Wow, I think the sunroom looks even more cozier now! At first, I thought “NO! Don’t mess with the lovely sunroom!” But it totally works- even more than before! Can’t wait to see more of the nursery transformation.
Kate says
As the mom of 2 young ones(2.5yrs & 2wks), I second the notion that you might want to keep the daybed option in the nursery now, rather than later. Newborns are up A LOT during the night, and whether or not you choose to breastfeed, it’s mighty convenient to have a place to lie down together (or for Dad to escape to when he REALLY needs to get zzz’s before work).
Still, if you go with your dual daybed sunroom plan it is really cute that way. And probably not too cold/hot in May for someone to spend the night out there…
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Kate,
If you scroll back through the comments you’ll see that the nursery is the smallest room in our house by far (save for the bathrooms, but they don’t really count) so keeping the daybed and adding a crib to the room is an impossibility! Of course we’d love to keep it in there if it would fit, but alas, the crib takes precedence. Haha.
xo,
s
mariel says
hey guys! this is so exciting! i can’t wait to see it come together. i do admit it’s hard waiting for the big reveal, but it’s also fun to see how you really do things step by step.
anyhow i did see in one of your replies to a comment that you would switch out to more colorful pillows on the daybed when springtime rolls around. i wanted to suggest that instead of getting new pillows (since you have so many!) to support the crafters on etsy and buy throw-pillow covers on there! we recently purchased a bunch of covers that are gorgeous and great quality! and if we ever want to switch with the seasons it’s so much cheaper than buying more throw pillows! plus easier to clean!!! if you want a list of some of my go-to etsy sellers i’d be happy to provide :)
anyhow good luck with the pregnancy/nursery, but i suspect it will be a piece of cake compared to the bathroom re-do!
Katie says
Okay a couple questions for you:
1. I saw from your source list that you got that rug from JCPenney. Do you know what it’s called?
2. How did you secure that shelf over your washer and dryer? I’d like to do the same thing, but I’m not sure how it’s supported in the center. Or is it just sitting on top??
I’m a new-ish reader of your site, and like most other people here, I just love it! You two are a great inspiration for my husband and me to finally finish some of our projects around the house – and it feels REALLY good. Thanks for all of the help!
jessica says
I’m so excited about these nursery posts!! The bathroom turned out amazing but I can’t wait to see what you guys do with the nursery. Keep it comin’!!
Megs says
Hey guys!
Can’t wait to see the nursery project unfold! I’m sure it’s going to be fabulous!
One question — how did you come to the decision to use the smallest bedroom as the nursery?
My hubs and I also have a 3 bdrm bungalow with a tiny 3rd bedroom (approx 9’x10′) that we currently use as an office. We’re not sure if we wanna just move the office elsewhere (basement rec room?) and use that as the nursery… OR keep the office and forego the guest bedroom and use that as a nursery (more room for toys, and potential kiddo #2 down the road, etc.).
Thanks in advance!
patti says
i can’t wait to see the finished nursery! i do have a burning question, though. and maybe i’m getting ahead of myself (because you won’t have to worry about such things right away)…but since i used to have trays of bottles sitting on my coffee table and stacks of books with a breakable on top (pre-baby days) – i’m so SO curious about what baby-proofing will look like at the petersik household! we just had to put everything away and as the kids got taller, things moved higher. we didn’t go crazy with wrapping every table in foam or anything – in fact, we didn’t change any of our furniture, just put “things” on higher shelves. i can’t wait for the day we can have a coffee table with something on it again! with 2 and 5 year old girls, i’ve got a while to wait. :)
Ann says
Wow, kudos for finding a home for everything. I can’t wait to see the nursery! The daybed looks like it totally belongs in the sunroom. I would want to be out there all of the time.
We had one daybed, and each of our boys used it after they grew out of the crib. When they were too big for the daybed, it moved to the guest room. We sold the daybed a few years ago. It was a bugger to make on a daily basis, and I didn’t think we’d be needing it anymore.
katy says
when we were expecting MW we shifted my office into the guest room, making it a combo guest room/office. we got serious about reducing our book collection, gave away 2 of the big shelves that had been in the “nursery” and then painted the other to match the theme of the room! we also condensed some of our clothes and painted the dresser for the baby’s room.
i actually wish we hadn’t bought a crib. we just can’t stand it! MW slept in the bassinet until a few weeks ago when he became too heavy for it. if we had a daybed with mesh safety rails, i would be so much happier…
lauren says
So excited to see the nursery plan! Since you’re short on space, have you checked out any of the convertible mini-crib options? I just found some recently on diapers.com – I didn’t know they made such a thing, but I love the look and the size! And they can still be converted to toddle beds later.
YoungHouseLove says
Lauren- Thanks for the tip! We’ll have to check them out!
Patti- We know our house will definitely evolve once we bring home baby P (and will continue to change as she grows and our family expands even further) so stay tuned for all that stuff as it comes. Of course I still have four more months of baby baking before she’s here so we’ll be crossing that bridge closer to spring when she comes home and even into fall when she’s more mobile and on the move.
Megs- We have a ton of family and friends who stay in our guest bedroom quite frequently and since it’s the only spare bedroom that can accommodate a full-sized mattress (while the nursery can fit a crib, changing table, chair, and a few smaller storage pieces) it felt like the right choice for us. Especially since we anticipate a ton of visitors/helpers after we bring home our little beanette (and we hardly think she needs the room that can fit a full-sized bed when she’s such a wee one). Just look at how you use your home and decide what works best for you (ie: if you never use an office or a guest bedroom it’s easier to just lose it entirely). Hope it helps!
Katie- The sunroom rug is called the “honeycomb” rug by Chris Madden (perhaps try searching eBay if it’s no longer at JC Penney). And a simple grippy rubber rug pad was used to hold our plywood counter in place above our washer and dryer. Here’s a post with more info for you: https://www.younghouselove.com/2007/11/spin-city/
xo,
s
Kayt says
We converted our office to my son’s room in 2008. We moved our desk to our room to use as a dressing table, and the cabinet we had in there we moved to the garage to hold extra dry goods. (Our kitchen is tiny, with no pantry, so we were glad to get a space to keep our Costco pallets of canned veggies and cereal!) After about six months, we moved the desk to our guest bedroom. We scored three dressers of varying size and a matching nightstand from Goodwill for $40 total! We use the smallest one in our son’s room, the bigger one’s in his closet to store too-big clothes, the long one we use as a filing cabinet in our office, and the nightstand’s in the guest room too. I don’t know what your exact plan is, but we actually love having a seperate changing table in our son’s room. We use the bottom shelf for his toys and books now, and it has a little built in side shelf to hold a wipes container within easy reach. The plan is to remove the rails and the side shelf when he gets older and use it for a bookshelf until we have number two, eventually.
Katie J. says
This is so exciting! I kind of wish I was having a baby so I could start designing a nursery.. but only kind of. :) I am actully going to help a friend design hers for her baby on the way, so it’s good that I have a design outlet. You guys have definitley helped motivate my ideas, I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Miranda says
It’s crazy how excited am I for the nursery posts!!
As for us, our home has 3 bedrooms so we have our room, a guest room, and an office. I use the term office loosely, because we knew that room would eventually be the nursery. We painted, added curtains, a rug we already had and called it a day. It does bug me that there’s nothing on the walls and the furniture doesn’t really match but I just couldn’t spend money on a rarely used room that only we really see. The laptop stays in the living room and neither of us work from home so it just made sense.
Can’t wait to see more!
Kate says
I’m working on the same thing now in our house! Any idea where I might find wall decals that are animals for our little girls room? I’d love to find white ones that are boy or girl friendly. Can’t wait to see the final results!
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Kate,
We would try Etsy or someplace like this online shop: http://secure.wonderfulgraffiti.com/products/detail/14/407
Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Danielle@NewlywedsParadise says
O wow! The daybeds together make the room look bigger, if that makes any sense. I love it! You guys found proper homes for everything.
We aren’t having babies yet, but I have thought about what we would do with what we have. Most would probably move to our basement for a little while.
jbhat says
Love what you’ve done with the place! : ) I think the daybeds look perfect as they are. I vote that you do not paint either one.
Our little one is five months already, and her bedroom used to be the guest room. Still is, sort of, since it was big enough to keep the queen sized bed in there and add the crib. When she outgrows the crib and then the toddler bed that we bought for our first kiddo, the bed will be ready and waiting for her. In the meantime, it’s nice to have the bed and its big square pillows to prop myself up on during the night when she wants boob juice. And when my folks visit for a weekend, which happens fairly often, they get to sleep in there and we put her in a pack-n-play crib in our room. When she gets older we might revisit the situation when we have guests, but that’s far in the future.
I’m so happy for you guys. This is so exciting for US, your readers, that I can scarcely imagine how you must be feeling.
Jillian says
Exciting! But I’ve always been curious: why is it that you have the white daybed in your sunroom facing the house instead of facing the backyard? Wouldn’t you have a nice view of the yard if you flipped it to the opposite wall?
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Jillian,
The opposite wall has the door to the house on it, so there’s unfortunately no room for the daybed there (although it would be great if it would fit since we could look out). At least we can still appreciate the view out of both sides of the all-glass sunroom from that original daybed- plus now the second daybed allows us to see even more of the yard. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Melissa says
I love this idea. I would like to chime in as someone who has the west elm daybed as a couch. I love love it. Great place to cozy up and take naps.
Angela says
So exciting! I can’t wait to see what you come up with.
Rowenna says
On the page where you talk about buying your house, you mentioned you came in significantly under budget, which gave you some extra money to put toward renovations. Do you have any sort of budget breakdown of the big changes you’ve made on the whole house? I’ve seen the breakdown for the recent bathroom renovation, but do you have any sort of compiled page of approximate costs on a larger scale?
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Rowenna,
Here’s a post that may help shed some light on that subject. It doesn’t have any actual project by project budget breakdowns, but it does tally everything that we did up and share that figure along with our house’s newly appraised value: https://www.younghouselove.com/2009/04/appraise-the-lord/
xo,
s
Amanda says
I hope you don’t paint the daybed too, I like it dark. I can’t wait to see the colors you pick for the nursery! And I love how you are keeping your furniture instead of getting rid of it and then buying more later.
Taylor (The House on Penny Lane) says
I love what you’ve done with the spare daybed, especially that you plan to paint it white, and am so glad you have too many options for it! I can’t wait to see more!
Jen says
Yea! Can’t wait to see how the nursery unfolds! My husband and I expecting our baby in August. Am really looking forward to seeing your transformations to a nursery. We are currently selling big items on craigslist and sending beloved pieces to my grandparents home for safe keeping. We also repurposing an old dresser for our new changing table, it’s exciting to see a room start coming together. Good Luck!
Jennifer says
We are having a baby in May also! It will be our second boy. We started clearing out our “extra” room (craft/workout room) in December. We needed to move the nursery furniture into this room and buy our 3 year old some new “big boy” furniture. We sold everything in that room on craigslist and actually made enough money to cover the cost of our son’s new bedroom suit. Yay! Out with the old, in with the new!
jessica says
About a month ago we inherited a white crib and knew that we needed to transform our (only!) guest room into a nursery (I haven’t hidden my “mother hunger” all too well). Problem is our house is super tiny (960 sq.feet tiny) and we didn’t want to put the guest twin bed in storage so we took a day to move stuff around. (The office will become a smaller office/playroom). We moved over the twin bed against a wall and placed the crib against the opposite wall right next to the dresser (that we will share with the baby of course) Tada! The room actually looks bigger then it did before – even though we added a huge piece of furniture. My next plan is to paint the ceiling Benj. Moore’s “constellation.” The walls are a light sage blue/green and the light blue ceiling will offer our little one (oneday) a soothing color to look at. Inspired by y’all! Thanks!
jessica says
OH and we are using the twin bed as our changing station – my sister-in-law did this and it looked so cozy for the baby and practical for the mom. Can’t wait to see what colors yall chose!
Jill says
We moved into our house over a year ago, but kept one of the four (very small) bedrooms as a junk room/cat room. Now the guest room furniture has been moved in there, the cat stuff is in the office, and the former guest room was repainted a robin’s egg blue to get it ready for baby. I’m due May 25, and we aren’t going to find out the sex of the baby so I’m trying to keep the nursery somewhat gender neutral. Very curious to see if you put a glider or rocker in your nursery. The typical gliders that everyone seems to have are just ugly, in my opinion. Here’s hoping you have a chair solution that is both comfy for nursing and not an eyesore! Can’t wait to see what colors, textiles and furniture you select for the baby room.
Emily S. says
Have you heard of projectnursery.com? I’m not even pregnant (yet) and I love it!
YoungHouseLove says
Actually we haven’t! Off to check it out…
xo,
s
Shelley @ Green Eggs & Hamlet says
As always, I am so jealous of your sunroom and now even more so because you have two daybeds! I was totally thinking of game night so am so glad that you mentioned it. And it will be so nice for each of you to have a daybed to yourselves for leisurely lounging (although I guess leisurely lounging will be drastically decreased when Bean is born). Still nice to have! Can’t wait to see more nursery progress.
Handy Man, Crafty Woman says
Great thinking. Changing any rooms around always requires a bit of thought and “stuff” moving. Sometimes we’ve had to get rid of stuff by giving it to family or selling it on Craigslist. But I usually find places for the smaller stuff elsewhere. Sometimes furniture can be hard to move around, if you have limited space.
I wish we had a sunroom, too!
Jessica M says
When we converted our guest bedroom to our daughter’s nursery, there wasn’t initially a lot of furniture in there. We didn’t have space for a double bed anywhere else in our house, so we donated the box spring, mattress, and rails to a local organization that provides furniture to needy families. They even took the bedding!
Baby #2 is due in August, and we are looking at converting our office into either the new baby’s room, or a big-girl room for our daughter. Regardless, we’ll have lots to move, including our vintage piano (probably to the living room), 3 desk tops from the Container Store, and walls full of elfa shelving (LOVE that stuff!!). We have a “bonus” room that was the old master before the previous homeowners built an addition. It’s currently our junk room. :P But it will likely be re-purposed into closet/storage/office space! It will definitely be a challenge!
Colette says
Definitely use Craigs List and hand-me-down furniture as much as possible. I got a gender neutral crib (that converts into a fullbed!) with the intention of all my children using it. But it’s still such a short lifespan for the crib and changing table (at the most two years) it’s not worth spending the crazy money for that furniture.
Jennifer says
I’m so excited that you are starting on the nursery. I have been waiting for you to start your posts about how you are transforming this room for your sweet little girl. I’m due my self in August. Although I don’t know what I am having yet I’m sure no matter what it is I will as always get a lot of inspiration from your blog. I can’t wait to see the final product.
amy b. says
We re-purposed our (my husband’s) office for the baby nursery a while back. We had our little chunk’a munk back in November. We gave the desk to his sister, and sold the office chair. The tall bookcase went to the living room to create a reading nook, and the 2 shorter ones stayed in the nursery. One became a changing table with storage underneath, the other a stand for a lamp next to the rocking chair for story time. Speaking of rocking chairs: if you plan on getting one and don’t have ideas yet, check out Ikea. You can customize the style and fabric on the cheap, and the best part is that it doesn’t scream baby rocking chair. Also, the fabric zips off if you want to change it up or clean it, and velcros on/off for an easy switcheroo.
amy b. says
Ha, just noticed the tiny smiley face at the bottom of your page.
elz says
Our first nursery was a converted guest room as well. We had enough room to keep the double bed in there, which made the late night nursings more comfortable for me and baby. I remember falling asleep in the nursery routinely. Our dresser/changing table was an entertainment center that has transitioned beautifully to a dresser.
Amanda B says
With each child that enters our life we wave goodbye to piles of furniture that some single guy or young couple is always happy to snatch up. Our first baby got the office. We downsized to laptops we now use from the sofa and a printer that is sitting in the hallway on a table. The second baby got our “junk” room, the room that was originally a workshop/crafting/scrapbooking/escape place for me but soon became unused, dusty, and overly cluttered (hence: “junk”) due to the arrival of baby #1. So now, we have people living in all three bedrooms in our house, and our furniture has gone on to better places to enjoy life where it can be appreciated. Until the kids outgrow their toddler beds and cribs, at which point we will need all new furniture all over again…
Amber says
I just painted my nursery today! I’m so exited to put baby things in there! As far as the furniture, it used to be our guest room, the recliner moved up to our bedroom and the twin bed is being stored for the time being in the basement. I wish we had room for a guest room, but for now a blow up mattress will have to do. Can’t wait to see what you did and I’ll share my nursery once it’s completed.
liz says
ps: has anyone heard from little Mrs. Bower lately? she hasn’t posted in days. Hope everything’s ok.
YoungHouseLove says
I’ve actually just heard from Katie! She mentioned that she was trying to figure out why things aren’t posting on her site… so she’s definitely on it. Stay tuned for her much anticipated return!
xo,
s
Karen J says
Can’t wait to see your new nursery!!!! Don’t forget, daybeds make great toddler beds (put them backwards against the wall and you have built-in safety rails!).
We lived in a 2 bedroom house when we had our first baby. The second bedroom was already an office/guest room. We swapped the desk for a crib but left the daybed/trundle in for guests and a future “big girl” bed.
Funny crib story: I drove by a neighbor’s garage sale on the way to work and spotted the perfect white crib. I didn’t have time to stop but called my hubby and asked him to check it out. He stopped (dressed in a suit for work) and bought it on the spot but the family coudln’t “hold” it until after work. The crib was too big to fit in his car so he had to push it down the street (still in his suit) to our house. What a dedicated Dad-to-be!!
Jamie says
A friend told me about your blog! LOVE IT!! I now have two small children, and I must say, decorating takes on a whole new challenge when “baby/kid stuff starts taking over. ( I am a minimalist and it still takes over) I look forward to future posts on creative toy storage, baby proofing (love the white coffee table in the sun room, but all I can see is a bruised up baby face), time, and cute photo displays. We ended up ditching our coffee table until the kids are older.
I hope I’m not coming across negative. I’m quite practical and our sweet little house just seems to get more crowded each day with love and fun… and kid stuff.