It is finished...finally!

Once we got Emerson's big girl bed then came the fun of picking out bedding. I was motivated to make her room fun, pretty, and bright. I had fallen in love with this bedding from Land of The Nod.

It's even prettier in person. I ordered a sample, (which is free by the way) only to confirm what I had thought. The fabric was gorgeous, and brighter than it appears here. A combo of pink, orange, red, and turquoise. LOVE. But, with a $79 price tag I hesitated. I explored the idea of purhaps making my own duvet. After all I had sewn my way through college, it would be simple, right? After discovering I could not buy that specific fabric since it was designed for Land of the Nod I began to search. I knew I really wanted pink with red. It was so fun, vibrant, and not the typical little girl color scheme. Luckily Emerson and I have similar taste as far as color. While searching on etsy I came across fabric by Dena Fishbein. I loved it. After looking up all of her fabric I discovered I recognized several of her designs. 

I was drawn to this moroccan pattern. Since the tutorial had a combo of three panels I could use a contrasting pattern. I was having trouble picking something out. I kept going back to a turquoise color.  But, nothing felt right. Emerson picked out this stripe. It worked. It was a small enough scale compared the large pattern to balance it out, yet was vibrant and continued the rainbow of colors. 

 So after I got the fabric, you think it would be a couple days then it would be ready to go. Wrong. It took me two months from arrival to completion. Thankfully it is summer and Emerson doesn't mind sleeping with just a sheet. Although it was "just straight lines," the duvet took a lot of time from cutting to sewing, to enclosing it. Plus, I did french seams for fun. I had a slight hiccup in the end so it has a messed up spot in the corner where the fabric gathered. But, I think the overall look is adorable. Plus I plan to draw the turquoise and red out to add a boy side of the room since they share. 

Now, she must use it for the next 5 years. :)

Fabric by Dena Fishbein here and here

Tutorial by Design Sponge here

Nursery!

Mia enjoying the new nursery (Her former room)

Crib and newly painted pink walls

Mark's refinished dresser

Baby Bumper

Baby bumper side view

Toddler quilt

Bedding Selections

I've been lurking around for crib bedding and surprisingly there is very little that I like. I don't love all the bunnies, lambs, and "baby stuff." So narrowing down my choices was pretty easy! So assuming that the stores still have these items in stock in a month I've got that out of the way. 

*Baby Girl Bedding*

Here is the girl selection. Although i won't be using the frilly crib skirt or the matchy curtains. I love all the bright colors in the flowers.

*Baby Boy Bedding*

Circle print bedding from target. Is red, blue, green, yellow, and brown. Affordable, plus will go with my hopeful chocolate brown walls. 

Nursery Ideas

I ran across a nursery I absolutely loved. So I think if it's a boy I'll go with chocolate brown walls. I hate "baby" colors anyways and this is very cool.

Here is the crib I've selected. I just hope it doesn't sell out!