The Nursery

We are so excited to share pictures of our nursery - 2 weeks till Baby Gal Hanna's due date and her room is ready and waiting!  We wanted to create a cozy and colorful place where our little lady can relax, read, play, make friends with a giraffe, and dream!  Pictures, Details, and Sources below...

The pink blanket was knitted by my Aunt Susan - same design my Baba used to make for us - so soft/special!

Sweet baby shower gifts line our bookshelf - including an elephant lamp, book signed by all the shower attendees, and a picture of baby's big brother George!  The star/moon was a wedding gift from The Holden's for our future baby's room.

books and a sweet stuffed NAVY puppy from my brother Robert (the baby's Uncle R)

It's time to meet the muppets!

The storage below houses extra sheets, towels, baby wipes and supplies

Hand knitted blankets from Madeline and Nichole

The room color is Benjamin Moore's Van Deusen Blue - I was set on using this tranquil color regardless if it was a boy or girl - our blue continued with the Surya wool rug we purchased from One Kings Lane.  We "girl-d" it up with the pink curtains from Target's dwell collection and an adorable pink mobile from HelloHucklebee on Etsy.  Our biggest splurge (which ended up being partly a gift - thanks Hannas!) was the oversized PB Kids Glider and Ottoman (ottoman is not pictured) - this thing is unbelievably cozy and we were unable to find anything less expensive with the same look and comfort level - we see it as an investment piece and can wash the slipcovers or even order new ones should our taste change.  The magazine style book shelf and books were a gift from my sweet sister in laws.  The crib was a gift from my parents that I first read about on Young House Love - we really liked the utility of a drawer underneath, the mix of white and dark wood, and affordable price tag for a crib made of real wood (order it here).  The dresser we found Patterson Antiques (here in Richmond) - we are using it as a changing table/dresser.  Artwork is a cross stitched saying from my nursery growing up, personalized fabric hoops (made by my dear friend Boupha - more on that here), a colorful print by one of my favorite artists Caitlin McGauley (you have probably seen her adorable watercolors for Kate Spade, Lonny, among others), two muppets I made at FAO in NYC, and a silver giraffe from Home Goods!

This room was a labor of love - can't wait for it's sweet occupant to arrive any day now!