Our poor, neglected nursery has just been sitting upstairs for a couple of months now with only the bare essentials set up. I’ve been feeling so guilty about not having it finished (especially when people keep asking us, “do you have the nursery all set up?”….no, no we don’t. We’re bums.). But my sweet parents came to visit this weekend and helped us get everything finished! Yay! Daddy and Joel hung shelves, curtains and did some other odd jobs while my mom and I put together the last bits of decorations. We’re SO happy with the finished product and can’t wait to get Cassidy all settled in! I thought you might like to take a little peek inside:
We didn’t go with a theme, really; just lots of bright, happy colors. The walls are painted a light grey, just like the rest of the house. The furniture came from Pottery Barn Kids, courtesy of my in-laws. The bedding is also Pottery Barn Kids, which was a gift from my mom, sister and good friend Chris.
I found these shadow boxes waaay back in the summer on sale for $1 each at Hobby Lobby (they each had an ugly white letter in the middle). My sister and I pried the backs off, took out the letters and glued in different colors of scrapbook paper. My mom and I found the little pictures and gerber daisy on the gift wrap aisle of Walmart (the little pictures are actually gift tags, but I think they work perfectly here!).
The little birdy is my favorite. 🙂
The rocking chair comes from Joel’s great-grandmother. We had it reupholstered and my mom sewed a cute little pillow to go with it. The curtains (not shown) are made from the same fabric. I found the lamp at Home Goods (my all-time favorite store!) and I’ve had the table for years. We painted it a bright blue to compliment the yellows and pinks.
A close-up of the rocker and my mom’s pillow- isn’t that cute?! It’s super comfy too!
The changing table, initials we got at Anthropologie and a shelf that my mom painted and brought for us to use.
Well, that’s an in-depth look at our little cupcake’s nursery! I hope you enjoyed getting to take a peek inside- I’m so happy it’s finally finished and that I could share it with you! 🙂
Seriously too cute! What a bright and cheery place for your little one:)
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Comment by June g. — January 25, 2012 @ 6:00 AM
You did a wonderful job decorating Cassidy’s room! She is absolutely going to love it. Congrats!
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Comment by Eva @ Eva Bakes — January 25, 2012 @ 7:34 AM
So adorable! I love the bright colors and I really love what you did with the shadow boxes!
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Comment by Shannon — January 25, 2012 @ 7:51 AM
So cute and bright, Amy! Caroline was sitting in my lap while I was reading your post and asked me “Who’s beautiful baby’s room is that?” So just so you know, it is also Caroline-approved 😉
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Comment by Josie — January 25, 2012 @ 7:59 AM
This nursery is beyond precious! You have a very lucky little girl!
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Comment by Hillary — January 25, 2012 @ 8:26 AM
Beautiful, wow. Love the colors and how bright it is. Cassidy is one lucky girl. Love the DYI crafts, and how your whole family was a part of the room.
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Comment by Jill (JBean Cuisine) — January 25, 2012 @ 9:00 AM
It’s so cute!!! You are gonna have one happy baby on your hands 🙂
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Comment by Kayle (The Cooking Actress) — January 25, 2012 @ 9:08 AM
Love it! Such great colors!!!
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Comment by Cathy L. — January 25, 2012 @ 9:26 AM
It is soo cute–the colors are great! Y’all did a wonderful job! Not too much longer until your sweet baby girl will be here 🙂
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Comment by Heather — January 25, 2012 @ 9:51 AM
Adorable. What a warm, happy place for all of you!
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Comment by Hayley — January 25, 2012 @ 10:02 AM
I love it! It’s just perfect. 🙂
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Comment by Andrea C — January 25, 2012 @ 11:06 AM
Aww…I absolutely love it! What a beautiful nursery! 🙂 You have some serious decor skills my friend!
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Comment by Amy @ The Nifty Foodie — January 25, 2012 @ 11:30 AM
It’s beautiful! I love the bright color theme. I also love how you were able to mix new and old items from so many different places. Your little girl will love it.
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Comment by Rose — January 25, 2012 @ 11:36 AM
Truly gorgeous! She’s going to love it (well, once she can actually see it and appreciate it). Our nursery is the best room in the house and yours looks like a nice, comfy space to spend lots of time in. 🙂
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Comment by The Home Cook — January 25, 2012 @ 11:40 AM
I love it! I am thinking of going with grey and pink to. Its beautiful! Can’t wait til she gets here.
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Comment by Jade — January 25, 2012 @ 11:55 AM
Adorable! I bet you can’t wait to have the baby in there! 😉
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amy Reply:
January 25th, 2012 at 12:18 PM
I really can’t! Then again, I just can’t wait to HAVE the baby! Today’s my due date and I’m getting impatient! 🙂
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Comment by ErinsFoodFiles — January 25, 2012 @ 12:17 PM
Gorgeous! I love the colors and the prints that you used…so sweet. Hoping she makes her arrival soon, can’t wait to see pictures! 🙂
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Comment by Chrissy — January 25, 2012 @ 12:18 PM
Oh my goodness!! What a beautiful nursery!! I love how you used things old and new and the gift tags are genius as decoration! The rug is very pretty, too. 🙂
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Comment by Rachel — January 25, 2012 @ 12:45 PM
Saw these on Facebook. Cute, cute, cute!
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Comment by johanna — January 25, 2012 @ 1:00 PM
LOVE IT ALL!! Everything looks fabulous, and it looks like a great room for Cassidy. Eeeks, I hope she busts out her eviction soon. I can’t wait to see her pretty face!!!
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Comment by Krystal R. — January 25, 2012 @ 1:19 PM
So cute Amy! It looks great! Now if only Cassidy would make an appearance…
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Comment by Jen — January 25, 2012 @ 3:14 PM
Everything is adorable, guys. Now all you need is a sweet baby Cassidy to complete the look!
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Comment by Kelsey — January 25, 2012 @ 3:42 PM
precious! I love it.
Happy Due Date! Today is mine too… still waiting on baby!
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amy Reply:
January 25th, 2012 at 4:10 PM
Here’s hoping our stubborn little babies will make an appearance soon!! All the best!
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Comment by aria — January 25, 2012 @ 4:00 PM
Wow, it’s beautiful! HomeGoods is my all-time favorite store, too. Sad there isn’t one near me now, though. Love the nursery and all of its colors. Great job!!
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Comment by Nikki — January 25, 2012 @ 5:07 PM
What a happy post! I love the piggy bank you got for Cassidy and those OWLS are too cute! Especially nice is the rocking chair from great-grandma — what a treasure. I picture you singing lullabys to your little one SOON. Many happy memories in the making in that room!
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Comment by Kimby — January 25, 2012 @ 9:44 PM
The nursery looks beautiful!! I especially love the cheery yellow color of the rocking chair.
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Comment by Kimiko — January 25, 2012 @ 10:00 PM
Lovely! Manages to be cheerful and soothing. What is the color on the walls? I’m lloking for something exactly like that!
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Comment by Ima — January 26, 2012 @ 2:13 PM
Your nursery looks absolutely stunning and beautiful. I absolutely love the restored rocking chair, and I love cute pink lamp and the wall decor. Just beautiful. I really love this nursery and this post
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Comment by Pure Complex — January 26, 2012 @ 7:52 PM
This is gorgeous, Amy! Cassidy is such a lucky little girl. Praying for you in the coming days (hopefully not weeks…but you never know! :)) Do you know the name of your wall color? I love that shade of gray and I want to use light gray for our baby’s nursery. Thanks!
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amy Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Thank you! The color is Martha Stewart (I believe) Driftwood Grey. I got it at Home Depot.
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Comment by Lora — January 27, 2012 @ 9:15 AM
Hey Amy I have been reading your blog since 3 months now….never dropped any comment though. But i just couldnt ignore commenting on this one….i wanted to comment on the Baby shower too…it was awesome. contd…
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Comment by Neha — January 28, 2012 @ 8:32 AM
Hey Amy I have been reading your blog since 3 months now….never dropped any comment though. But i just couldnt ignore commenting on this one….i wanted to comment on the Baby shower too…it was awesome.
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Comment by Neha — January 28, 2012 @ 8:32 AM
This nursery is adorable…Cassidy is super lucky to have parents like you and Joel….love the buttons on the cushions and all other things….Bless you guys!!! 🙂
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Comment by Neha — January 28, 2012 @ 8:35 AM
hey Amy! it looks great, can’t wait to see your sweet baby when she arrives! Granna called me the other day trying to figure out how to post on here.(I’m not living with her anymore) She saw the pictures but i guess she never figured it out lol 🙂
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amy Reply:
January 30th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
She called instead. 😉
Thanks Anna Lynne! Can’t wait for y’all to meet her!
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Comment by Anna Lynne — January 30, 2012 @ 11:52 AM
Love the nursery! Where did you get that paisley rug?? Love it!!!
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amy Reply:
February 19th, 2012 at 4:53 PM
HomeGoods- best store ever!
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Comment by Melissa R. — February 19, 2012 @ 4:16 PM
Oh my goodness!! I love this nursery! Seriously, the colors and the patterns, just wonderful! So my style and so pinning this for hopefully one day 🙂
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