Some nursery tweak-age has occurred. And because we’re currently working away on the kitchen (stay tuned for those deets tomorrow morning if all goes well), we figured that we owed you the whole gallery-frame-change rundown (along with some well overdue what’s-in-that-frame answers). We’ve always loved the idea of expanding Clara’s art wall as she grows with more and more frames, so here’s how it looked before:
And here’s what we have going on now that we’ve added a few more frames to the mix (and shifted the placement of a few of the existing ones):
And for those who have been wondering, here’s a quick rundown of the things that we’ve framed (you can find some other details here):
- John’s baby picture and my baby picture (for fun little comparisons)
- a hilarious doodle of Burger that a friend did on my Facebook wall using Graffiti (I just printed it out & framed it)
- this print of a girl and her dog from Etsy (it reminds us of C & B)
- a personalized canvas that says Clara Kenley from here
- a photo of Burger that I photoshopped to create a bright stylized picture of him in a field of flowers
- two faux butterflies in a small shadowbox that I backed with patterned paper
- a homemade silhouette of Clara that we cut out and placed on striped paper (more on that here)
- a giraffe print from here (Clara loves giraffes and pooches most of all)
- a cute Skinny Cow magazine ad with a giraffe that I tossed into a frame (framing ads from mags that you’ve purchased for your own personal enjoyment is totally fine – you just can’t profit off of those images or anything)
- a big letter P that we decoupaged with colorful paper for a more playful effect (more on that here)
- a print of peas in a pod purchased here made entirely of type (it’s the letter P, repeated over and over – which we love since we’re the Petersiks)
- a silhouette of Burger that John ordered me years ago (which we backed with fun patterned paper to nursery-fy it)
- Clara’s hospital bracelet (I just glued it to some pink construction paper and popped it into a chunky glass-less frame)
- a cute Sweet N Low magazine ad with an owl in it (once again, when you purchase a mag you can frame any pages you want, you just can’t use them for any reason other than personal enjoyment – ex: ya can’t sell them on Etsy)
And seven of the “art” pieces were actually completely free (our baby pics, the Burger doodle, the Burger in a field print, the Laughing Cow ad, the Sweet N Low ad, and Clara’s hospital bracelet) because we framed something that we already had or made/printed something of ours out on card stock. Gotta love no cost wall-candy, especially when it keeps Clara happy (read: not crazy-wiggly) during diaper changes.
The funny thing is that many of these frames hung in Clara’s first nursery (albeit in a slightly different arrangement with a few differences in what we framed):
One of my favorite things on the wall are our baby pictures. Clara loves looking at them and saying “Daddy baby!” and “Mommy baby!” and we love searching for characteristics in each photo that seem Clara-like. Here’s John’s a little closer:
And here’s mine:
First of all: we love that we both had our mouths wide open. But more importantly: who do you think she looks more like? Let’s have a good old fashioned vote.
Any Team Sherry peeps out there? Everyone in the family says she looks like John (even on my side) but John’s baby self was so sweetly chubby, so I personally think there’s a little bit of a mommy resemblance going on. Then again, I’m biased.
Psst- One of the five finalists for the Ikea Life Improvement Project is a reader of ours named Melissa Matthews! She found out about it back when we mentioned it during an Ikea giveaway, and entered… never thinking she’d end up in the finals (we were so excited to get an elated email from her all about it)! You can read more about her awesome cause and log a vote for her or any of the other finalists that you’re rooting for here (the other nominees are in the left column). Bonus: every time someone votes, Ikea donates $1 to Save The Children’s U.S. Programs.
Erica says
Is it fair to say that she looks like you as a baby and John as an adult?
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, sure! Lots of people say that actually!
xo
s
Sarah says
I would have said John all day long…. I have never seen a resemblance to Sherry until looking at that baby picture!! soo… I will go with Sherrohn. Either way, she is adorable.
j says
i definitely see sherry in clara. i think its because shes always smiling so big not that john doesnt smile but her opened mouth smile just reminds me of sherry. and the eyes. maybe its just because your both female? i dont know but i see sherry 100% only once in while do i see a resemblance of john.
Kim @ girlevolving says
I;ve always thought she looked like you, Sherry!
Teresa says
Definitely Team Sherry when it comes to comparing baby pictures. I always thought she looks like John, but she absolutely resembles mommy’s baby photo.
Erin C. says
A vote for Sherry!
Rebecca says
I think she has your wide open eyes and John’s lack of hair!
Heather says
Oh definitely Sherry – she looks just like her mom!
Rad Designing says
Sorry Sherry, she looks SO much like her daddy! Love the frames! Looks so cute… i love that you add photos of baby Sherry and baby John. Such a fun touch!
nancyo says
voting buttons?
I vote that she looks like Sherry
YoungHouseLove says
Wish we could add a poll (we had one during our blogiversary and it crashed our site so we’re gun shy now- haha).
xo,
s
Michelle says
she looks a lot like John. . . but she defiantly has Sherry’s eyes :) Clara is just insanely sweet all around
georgia says
TEAM SHERRY!!!!! clara is the image of you!
Angela M says
She definitely looks like you as a baby but I think she looks like John at his age now :) So ya’ll both win!
Also–love the wall of frames! I’ve loved them ever since ya’ll did them in your hallway. We’re currently working on getting a bunch of framed items for our baby’s nursery and Im totally using some of ya’lls ideas :) Cant wait til its complete and I can send ya’ll some pics!
Anna says
She has mommy-baby’s mouth for sure!
christa says
I definitely think she looks like Sherry!! I see it so much!
Leigh Anne says
Too close to call – she’s a perfect combo of you both!
Kate M says
Team Sherry for sure! Your families must be crazy ;)
Libby says
She’s a mini-Sherry!
Molly says
She looks more like you as she gets older. She has John’s chin but totally your mouth. If she had your brown hair there would be no questions asked!
Renee says
I’m all for Team Sherry on this one!
BTW, how did you secure the changing pad to the dresser? I just got the perfect dresser to refinish for my nursery. I’ve read about a few different ways to do it and I’m curious to know what you did. Thanks!
YoungHouseLove says
Here’s that post for ya! Hope it helps!
xo,
s
JanetL says
I think Clara has John’s coloring but your features. :)
Christy says
I think Sherry’s baby picture looks closest to Clara now – so I vote Sherry. :) Love the picture wall!
Katie says
I’ve always thought Clara looked exactly like Sherry, even from the first photographs you shared of her as a little baby. I don’t see any of John…hmm, what does the mailman look like?? ;-)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- when she was born she looked just like John to everyone! Even me! Same exact head shape and hairline (hard to explain it, but John has sort of a square head – angular temples – and Clara was born with that feature so strongly!).
xo,
s
mary says
Is there any question? She looks just like her Mommy!
Flavia says
Sherry all the way!
Anne says
I have always thought she looks more like Sherry, especially in the eyes!
Clara also makes lots of Sherry-faces, especially the head tilt for pictures on occasion. :)
Mama D says
I TOTALLY see Sher-dog in little Clara! I’m a sad mommy of a little one who looks more like his Daddy than me, BUT compare baby pics, and man- he’s the spitting image of his Mama! Strange how satisfying that is, right?
Crystal says
Sherri for sure! But I’m sure she looked more like John when she was born, that’s the way it’s designed!
Emily R. says
I am definitely team Sherry!
Susan says
I used to think that she looked like John, but after seeing your baby pictures, she’s definitely your girl! I vote Sherry. :)
Melanie @ MailboxJourney.Com says
Team Sherry for sure!
erin says
Sherry! I’ve always thought so not even seeing your baby photos. John’s coloring though.
Kristi says
Oh my goodness, a little Sherry, handsdown. Sorry, John.
Jenna {Jenna Sais Quois} says
Team Sherry here! Especially after having seen your baby photos. She has John’s nose, but definitely Sherry’s mouth/smile.
Jennifer says
My vote goes to Sherry!
emily @ thirtyeight20 says
oh goodness I see 100% Sherry. (i’d never guess that chubby little guy in the picture was John though, so i’d have to see other pictures to really get a better idea.)
Sunnie says
3 things:
Sherry, I think she looks like you.
My daughter’s first name is Kenley! :)
Your frame collages are fantastic. We now have one in our living room and it was primarily inspired by you guys! Keep up the great work!
YoungHouseLove says
Love it! Tell Kenley that Clara Kenley sends her love!
xo,
s
Heidi says
Team Sherry for me :)
Erin says
she looks like a combo of the both of you obviously, but her mouth looks like Sherry’s. Sometimes she has that funny eyebrow raised look exactly like John. HAHA!
Sarah says
Baby $herdog – holla!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, nice. Gotta keep $herdog alive.
xo,
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Jessica G in NN says
#1- I miss fb graffiti!…and flair. That makes me sound tacky.
#2- You. I always thought John. Don’t get me wrong, I can TOTALLY see John in Clara, but I see TONS more of you the more expressive she gets!
Amber Merkel says
Clara is Sherry all the way.
Jennifer says
Sherry’s face shape and nose, John’s eye shape. Beautiful blend of both of you.
Lindsay says
She is TOTALLY Sherry! I have always thought that she looked way more like Sherry than John. (Sorry, John.)
Dana Jacobs says
I see baby Sherry and adult Sherry in cute little Clara. No doubt.
Ilse says
Sherry :)
Megan says
I have always thought that Clara looks like Sherry most — especially her smile. Definitely another vote for Sherry! :)
Cheryl says
absolutely Team Sherry. Clara is such a cutie!
Casey says
I think Clara looks a lot like both of you…but after seeing the baby pictures up close, I’m Team Sherry on this one. Either way, she has good genes from both mom and dad.
Sarah W. says
Team Sherry here! Just based on your baby pics :)