Maggie's Nursery

Maggie's nursery is FINALLY complete. If the drama that went into this room is any indication of the drama a little girl might bring....we are in trouble! After trying 4 different floor rugs, having her name painted 3 times above her crib, having the wall color redone 2 times, and changing her bedding sheet color once, I present...

(A very Pink) Maggie's Nursery

This is the view from the door. When I picked out the fabric for her bedding, I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be decorating with bubble gum pink. There is a pale pink and yellow stripe in the fabric on the the window treatments and her bed skirt...I thought those would be "my colors". Boy, was I wrong--the bedding got lost when I tried to use those colors for the rug, walls, and accessories. After many tries and much advice, I figured out--bright pink it was--so here we go...

The same sweet rocker that we used in Jack's nursery. I chose white when I was prego with him, in hopes that one day we would have a little girl. And look it managed to stay white even through a very spitty J. I have a feeling I will be spending many nights in that chair in about 17 days. Yikes, did I just say 17 days?

This is also the same book shelf Jack used. I, of course, added some pink accessories and girly toys. I had the picture frame on top of the shelf custom made to match her room. I can't wait to put a cutesy newborn shot of her in there!

This is the changing table, obviously. I had the laundry hamper liner made to match her bedding and the changing pad cover is the same fabric of the cording on her throw pillow that was on the rocker. It's hard to tell in this picture, but her walls are a very pretty yellow. Not as pale as they look here, but not too bright either. I'll spare you the details of the wall color drama (and believe it or not, the yellow I chose wasn't even the problem). I must thank my dear friend Karen here for helping me with this one:)

How sweet are these? These door knobs are on her closet doors. I had these custom painted to match her bedding--found the artist on http://www.etsy.com/ (my latest obsession). These are the EXACT colors in her bedding! I couldn't have been happier!

I just had to show you her Bla Bla doll on the top shelf. Jack has a green monkey that I got him when he was a little guy. Naturally, I had to get one for Maggie too. When I saw the pig, I knew it was the one...it matches her room perfectly. I'm sure it won't be long when it's off the shelf and in bed with her too.

So there it is, finally! Very pink and very girly, would you have expected anything different? I must admit that I do walk in there on occasion and think 'wohhh, that's bright'. But, my theory is a cheerful nursery for a cheerful girl, at least that 's what I'm hoping for. And I'm also hoping a lot of her accessories can easily be transferred into a big girl room. I couldn't take anything of Jack's with me to his big boy room. Clay will be sure to like my economic thinking.