Be Bold With Stripes!!

On of my favorite room re-do's in our home was our second child's nursery.  After having our first child and going through the  baby shower and all the stuff that comes with it, I quickly realized how much of that 'stuff" you really don't need! I decided to be smart with baby number two and streamline all that "stuff" into the basic necessities (with a little style of course). I wanted something clean, and elegant with a touch of baby charm.

After going back and forth on colors, ( and when I saw back and forth I mean making my husband paint and repaint the room 3 times), I decided on the ever so classic slate blue. I decided on also painting the ceiling the same color as the walls to make for a more inviting and  cozy space for our little bundle of joy. The crisp white crown molding and rails broke up the color and added a nice contrast. Next step was the theme of course. I'm not big on the common baby themes ( jungle, teddy bears etc.) so I decided on something a little different.......elephants!!! I'm not talking big,  puffy, smiling elephants, I was thinking more along the lines of circus!!! What's better than a circus elephant?? They are big and powerful, and lucky to boot! So I asked friends and co workers and online searched and finally found the perfect piece for our pumpkin's room. A classic 15 inch black leather beast with it's trunk up high and a glossy finish. Child friendly?? Not so much. Stylish and chic? Of course! Only the best for my kids!

So I had the walls, and I had the elephant...next was accent colors. I decided to go with lime green geometric patterns for the sheets, an sweet elephant crib blanket with lime green elephants all thanks to etsy, and soft crocheted elephants for a mobile. The rocker is  a bold shade of lime green and on the wall about the crib is a Large N decal in black with green accent decal elephants underneath. For the flooring we decided to go for it and ripped the dusty old carpet out and painted the 100 year old hardwood with gray and white stripes. We went with black antiqued furniture and small gray shag rug for the center, a few extra pieces and artwork  and WA LA our baby # 2's haven is complete! :)

Welcome to my blog the covers just about any project we do to our 100+year old home! As many first time home buyers, before we even signed those papers we told ourselves we were on the 3 to 5 year plan. Well almost 4 years, a dog and 2 kids later we are still here and planning on being here for a while thanks to the wonderful (insert sarcasm) economy. What else to do but to be happy in  our home and really make it the way we really want it and make it ours. I hope you enjoy what we have done to the place so far!

before!!

original artwork from his big brother