Carmen's Nursery!

We've finished Carmen's room!! It is just what I originally pictured and wanted!

I chose a paint color called warm stone from Sherwin Williams. With all of the white furniture, I wanted a really dark contrasting wall.

The bedding was the most expensive purchase in the entire room. I found it online at Bella Notte and just had to have it! After searching aimlessly, I found a store that gave me a significant interior designer discount, so I jumped and made the purchase. I felt a little guilty afterwards, but oh well I can't take it back now! The fabric is so soft and it is exactly what I wanted!

The dresser, mirror, and desk were my furniture when I was a baby. We repainted each piece and then spray painted the existing hardware to match the window hardware. The crib and changing table were Carmen's cousins. The triplets graciously gave them to us! I found the little distressed table in the corner from a flee shop in Waco when I was in college. Carmen is getting no new furniture at all! Re-using is the best!

I came up with the idea of putting the letters on a painted wood plaque a while ago. I found the wood plaques at Jo Ann's fabric and then had Matt paint them to match the pink curtains. I stapled the ribbon bows on the back. We ordered the lower case letters from pottery barn kids. They were supposed to be white and when I received them, they were an off-white. Not perfect! I made Matt spray paint them a stark white to match the adjacent furniture and ribbons.

I painted the lilies and begonia from pictures that I found on the Internet. They are done in acrylic paint on canvas. I then got them custom framed in matching white frames from Jo Ann's fabric store. That store must love me now!

The white sheer drapes are originally from Pottery Barn and I've had them in my bedroom for a long time before Matt and I were married. The pink blackout drapes are from Restoration Hardware baby and child. They are so thick and fabulous! I was nervous ordering them online before I had even seen them.

The baskets in the changing table were originally in Roman's room. I just replaced the liners with Pottery Barn kid's white scalloped liners.

The desk chair was from an old flee market that I purchased years ago. I know, I will have to take the old flee market fan out soon. It's not plugged in, I promise! I just love it! The Winnie the Poo bear is from when I was little. We ordered the monthly picture frame to go above the white shelf to match Roman's.

I'm so obsessed with the large tutu that I ordered that I can't bring myself to take it off the door. I can't wait to get pictures of Carmen in that tutu!

The glider and ottoman are not my favorite for the room, (way too dark) but we were not going to buy a new set. They were originally in Roman's nursery. The chandelier is from Home Depot. It was by far the least expensive chandelier that I could find for the style that I was wanting.

For now we put some pictures of our family with Carmen still in my belly in her picture frames. Can't wait to replace some of them with pictures of her!

This verse from the Bible is from a parenting bible study that our small group at church is doing. The teacher said he gave his wife a copy of this verse when she was in the stress of sleepless nights of feedings and crying. It will help me to stop and remember that God gave me Carmen as a temporary gift to clothe her, feed her, and give her shelter. It is my job to be the best parent I can be to my children that are currently on loan to me from God. Wow, what an amazing blessing! I placed the frame just outside her door so I see it every time I leave her room.

Overall, I'm very pleased with the room. It was a lot of painting and hard work. Can't wait for Carmen to enjoy many hours in her room!!!