Baby Dill Nursery

          It all started in March of this year, when I found out I was pregnant! So many things rushed through my mind, but the main question- What is the nursery going to look like? We knew we didn't want to find out the sex. There are so few surprises in life, how much fun would it be to spend the next 9 months wondering and guessing about what this baby would be! So it had to be gender neutral, and thus I began my mad Flickr search for nursery ideas!  I came across a picture of a living room, with wild stripes everywhere- and I knew I had to do it to the nursery.

                              So goodbye, boring beige walls that I lived with for 5 years.....hello bold!

Before

Taping off the stripes...this part was fun!

Tape over the stripes with the color you want the room to be

Remove the tape, and you will have a totally different looking room just by using paint and tape!

Paint & Supplies - $50
Crib - Craigslist - $20
The " bear skin " rug - Goodwill in Brunswick, OH for $3
The jungle themed embroidery - Black Rose Antique Mall in Allentown, PA - $10
Crib Mattress - Mommy Market - $20
Crib Sheet - Mommy Market - $2
Bumper - Care N Share in Souderton, Pa - $3
Red & White Heart Pillow - Care N Share Souderton, Pa - 99 cents
Boppy Pillow & cover - Garage Sale - $5
Panda Bear - Impact Thrift Store in Montgomeryville, Pa - $9
Curtains were already in the room - FREE
Wooden Chair - My grandfather made that for me when I was a child, thanks to my mom for holding onto it for the last 25 years or so:)

I love the built in bookcase in this room, so it was easy to dress it up!
Books, I stuck with the classics and didnt pay more than $1 a piece at flea markets for them
Total Cost of Books : $15
The alphabet banner I made from supplies I got from PrettyLittleStudio on Etsy - Price $2.99 *
The vintage large flash cards are also from PrettyLittleStudio -Price $19.99 *
* I actually traded some items from my Etsy shop with this seller, so the cost to me was a lot less
My hubby Mike won the Kermit the Frog for me at a carnival when we first started dating, and I have been hanging onto it for years for our baby

 I am a big fan of wooden toys, and I know when my baby gets a little bit older I will be buying some toys from this Etsy shop : ImaginationKids

The dresser we had been using as a buffet in our dining room for the last 3 years, and I thought it would make the perfect dresser for the nursery! The original color was dark blue, so we painted it Kentucky Lush Fields Green and spray painted the handles white- voila - $25 in supplies and you have a whole new look!
Dont mind the sad looking handle, that guy just needs another screw which we somehow lost along the way.

Hamper - Leesport Flea Market in Leesport, Pa - $2
Vintage Plug In Globe Lamp - Highway 127 Sale in Tennessee - $15
Mirror - Garage Sale along Hwy 127 Sale in Tennessee - $3
Lion Oil Painting - Columbus Farmers Market in Columbus, NJ - $8

I am in love with my glider! I hated it at first, so boring...but I knew some new fabric would make a world of difference! So i just tucked this thick fleece fabric in all the way around the chair, and it is on there nice and snug and now its pretty to look at!

Glider - Auction - $5
Fabric for Glider - Joann's - $12/yard
Toy Chest - This was actually a chest that we were using to store blankets, so with a can of spray paint- it was turned into a toy box! Total project cost: $3.39
London Highway Sign - Hartville Marketplace & Flea Market in Ohio - $20

And no...the baby's name is not London. Im not a fan of putting the baby's name on the wall, I feel like there are so many more interesting things you can do!

So there it is...the completed nursery!
Total Cost : $231.38
Not too shabby if I do say so myself:)

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