You guys make this pregnant girl cry!! Thank you so much for all of the sweet comments on the baby’s room. It was such a labor of love (no pun intended) and I cant wait to start sharing the tutorials! I know the rest of blogland is in Christmas mode, but we’re in baby mode over here.
If you’ve landed here without seeing the full room reveal, you can check that out here!
It was really important for me to create a space that felt like a spot a little boy would love, and could be functional (my mind tends to lean toward the way things look vs. the way they are actually interacted with) but this space needed to be safe AND amazing.
We started by painting all of the walls Sherwin-Williams 2016 Color of the Year Alabaster. Trying to keep things real on VR is a huge priority for me, so I hope you loved those before pictures. Man oh man.
When we ripped the carpet out of the girls rooms I painted the concrete (it was an inexpensive and impactful fix) but as its one of my goals in the next year to get our house to feel more cohesive, we decided to bite the bullet and continue the hardwood from our main living areas into this room. We’ll most likely be doing that in the other rooms too. #saynotocarpet The flooring that we have is this engineered hardwood from Build Direct. They have the best prices on flooring that I’ve been able to find and our original floors have held up so well, even with our crazy lifestyle. You cant beat $2.99 a sq/ft.
The stacked animal block wall was the first project that we tackled. It was one of those keep you up in the middle of the night because you are SO EXCITED to get it done projects (which isn’t hard at this point). I cant wait to give you the full rundown of the process.
The crib is an IKEA Guliver hacked with a removable playhouse. (Tutorial coming!)
So many of you wanted to know about the plaid crib sheet + changing pad cover. Its actually made from a Threshold sheet set so if you are itching for one, you might want to get on it before they are gone! For those that want the look without the DIY this red and brown buffalo check crib sheet is adorable.
Both the yellow blanket, and the striped one are from Homegoods. Now is the time of year to get a great selection, they have so many!
The cute little penguin and deer are adorable right?! They are from a company called Cuddle+Kind. Not only are they making the world cute, but they are on a charge to stop childhood hunger. For every doll purchased, 10 meals are donated to help fight childhood hunger around the world and in North America. You’ve got to pop over and check out the entire collection (and hellooooo Christmas present!)
You can read all about the thrifted boy scout giraffe painting here. I mean, how can you not love him?!
All of the furniture in the room (besides the crib) was thrifted. Finding a rocker that is comfy and not hideous and most importantly not $1000 was almost a full time job. Then I remembered this black chair that I had tucked away in my storage unit. I love it when that happens!!
The dresser is an iconic Broyhill Brasilia that I found thrifting about a year ago. Its always fun when a dresser you score for under $100 turns out to be worth 10 times that.
Obviously I didn’t want to attach the changing station to the top of it, stay tuned for the easy way we secured it without doing any major damage to the dresser. The base is a DIY (tutorial coming).
The warrior painting was thrifted, as well as the leather cup ($.50!). The lotion pump is from Target and the white canisters are from Homegoods. You can see my tutorial for mounting Staghorn Ferns here. It is seriously one of my favorite things to hang on a wall.
Speaking of wall hangings, how great is that hanging storage?! Its made with these planters from IKEA. I filled it with 2 of everyone’s most recommended baby supplies. These aden +anais swaddlers and Sophie la Giraffe.
The geometric himmeli letters are coming your way soon! In the mean time, head over to the shop and snatch up a kit for making a wreath!
The light was thrifted quite a while ago and has played musical rooms (you can see it in my living room here and the tutorial for how we rewired it here) It just needed the right place to live and I LOVE how it looks in the baby’s room. I was worried it would seem to small, but once we hung it I was really happy with the size.
One thing that was a must have for me was a mirror. You got to be able to check and see if that little nugget is sleeping right? I found this one at Homegoods, but you can get one similar here.
The large rust colored rug was the biggest splurge of the room ($300) from a local vintage shop called Urban Renewal. If you ever find yourself in St. George GO THERE. They have so many cool pieces. I wanted a large flat woven rug to fill the space, but I don’t think that a scratchy wool rug is really baby friendly so I layered it with this $69.00 white rug from Target. It is so soft and fluffy and a fantastic price.
When we were in LA doing Alex’s Apartment Makeover I snatched up these old school Little Golden Book books from World Market and have been saving them ever since. Did you read them when you were little? So many childhood flashbacks.
Ok phew. Did I get everything? If not, leave a comment below and I’ll update the post! Have an amazing weekend!!
Super cute room! As always after I see you decorate a room in your house, I want you to come do mine!! Congrats on the baby boy!
Girl! THE TRIANGLE SHELF! Buy? DIY? I gotta know, I dreamed about it last night.
In related news, this room is SO SO GOOD.
You are amazing. For real.
Fabulous room! I’d love to see a tutorial for the sock sloth and the cactus. Congrats on your blessing! Happy pushing:)
I’m still curious about the closet doors. DIY or did you buy them? Thanks much!
Oh, I just spotted in your previous post that this will be coming in a future tutorial. Will look forward to it. Thanks!
The cactus! I have to know!
I love so much that you made a stuffed cactus for your baby’s room! It is so you. What a clever way to make cacti baby friendly.
I can’t wait to see the closet door tutorial! My baby girl is due in January, and I think the closet doors are going to make the room.
The room is so creative and just adorable! I think the porcupines could be cute little hedgehogs too.
Where is that chair from?
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So jealous of this room! My boy lived in a closet for the first year of his life and now that he has a room, I’m struggling to figure out what to do with it? How do you pick a theme? and how do you know if you are doing too much or not enough?
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Ok, I absolutely must know where the little whale above the closet doors is from? It is so stinkin adorable! Great job on the room!!!
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Obsessed with the wall with the stackable animals! Where can I buy?
You are so fun. Of course everything is AWESOME. Can’t wait for the tutorials!
Could you post the link to the not diy plaid crib bedding again? When you click on the one you have it takes you to Sophie the giraffe!
Yes, please!
Love this room! And I totally love the brass snail on the door frame… I grabbed 3 boxes of those from my Target when they went on clearance. They have a future as drawer knobs whenever I can get around to it! Speaking of Target, have you seen their ornament that matches your thrifted boy scout giraffe?? It’s super cute!!!
This is one of the most amazing baby rooms I have ever seen! Great work! Looks like you are super creative 🙂
Your room reveals are the best. There are always so many unexpected elements in EVERY nook and cranny.
Your rooms are fun, but sophisticated ……and personal. Not one of your rooms could be found on another decorating blog, which is saying a lot.
Congratulations on baby boy! What a fun additional to the family! Love what you did with the wood animals. I also love the modern look of th closet doors. I know you have the how to in the works. I would love to modernize my laundry room closet doors, any suggestions on how to use your idea but add ventilation? Would you just space boards out 1/2 inch or could you make the slates work like blinds. Anyway foo for thought and just wanted to see what your opinion was! Thanks and keep up the inspiration!
Mandi, I just love how you are always YOU and always original. We have totally different styles, but I love and appreciate all of your crazy, wonderful ideas. That stacked animal wall is just the greatest.
As a mom of two boys, I know you’re going to rock as a boy-mom. 🙂 This is such a special space to welcome your wee boy into the family.
Absolutely love this room! I’m pretty far from having kids but I almost want to pin all the pictures for very future use. I too found a Brasilia piece for a steal – $45 for a bar cart, good condition but missing 2 tiles from the top (which is why it’s been sitting in my basement for a year – I have to get repros made). The crazy thing was it was 5pm on a Thursday (everything good should be gone) and it was sitting OUTSIDE for everyone to see in Chicago. Like, how was it there still?? I tried so hard to hide my excitement so they wouldn’t give me a higher price. Now it sits, sad, in my basement. Maybe 2016 will be its year.
And my favorite part was the ‘wee boy’ letters. sooooooooo cute.
I love the room! How did you make the stackable animals?
The room is lovely and I am sure your baby boy will love it!! My only helpful comment is the positioning of your change mat. I am not sure if you have other kids but as a mother of three (youngest being a 12 week old boy) I have never changed a baby side on but always have stood at the base of the change mat (the short end) at the baby’s feet where all the business happens – its more comfortable and you can see and get to everything if you know what I mean 🙂 anyway, just my two cents worth ???
Where did you find the triangle shelf?!?! I need one 🙂