Hellooo!! Last weekend my MIL and I ventured out to see what treasures the secondhand stores of St. George had to offer. We didn’t find a ton (womp womp) but I did find the most wonderful picture for the little guy’s nursery!!
The room is coming along (the reveal will be on the blog in mid-Nov.) but its just been missing something. Something a little weird. Something that makes it not look so perfect. Something that makes you feel like there is a little bit of personality.
Something like a boy scout giraffe perhaps?
You know its bound to be good when the first reaction is “well, I don’t haaate it.”
You’ve experienced that right?
Your initial reaction is one of great hesitation, then after a second look to soak in the strangeness (why a boy scout giraffe?) it blossoms into something completely fantastic? Those kind of pieces are my absolute favorite. They’re the kind that always gets overlooked because they take your breath away and make you wonder why in the world this exists and then worm their way into your heart and make you feel like you cant go on living unless it’s in your life.
I’ve been having a hard time with the color scheme (do we go Classic Blue? Cubbies Blue and Red? Green and White? Southwesty Muted? Orange? Neutral?) this guy has lifted the foggy haze and now I know exactly what I want to do. We are going to go a desert-y i.e. terra cotta, rusty red, olive green, with a little bit of navy, and just a few really saturated jabs of color.
So our $25 boy scout giraffe saved the day! The guy at the consignment store said that they also had an elephant but we were a little too late. We have a lone trooper and we absolutely love him.
He’s perfect! I love the color scheme you’ve chosen too 🙂
Adorable!! What a score.
I love it! Sometimes those odd pieces just speak to you. I picked up a needlepoint that was on the verge of being thrown out. It’s so weird it’s hard for me to even describe (a man with a drink and a comically large hat?), but I love him so much.
That is so stinkin’ cute!! I never have any luck finding these kind of treasures when I go thrifting. Can’t wait to see your finished room.
I love it!
I’m putting the elephant and the giraffe in my nursery. We found them at a furniture store. I”m jealous that you found one for $25.
I love your thrift find, can’t wait to see your finished creation.
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He’s kinda cute, but kinda spooky, especially when that baby boy is about 18 months to 2 years old.
yes, i totally related to the ‘it starts to grow on you phase’ of thrift shopping. my husband being quite sure that should be a don’t buy it sign … silly boy … because actually those end up often being my most interesting and treasured purchases! (ps the colors in your purchase ‘grew’ on me immediately!!)
IN LOVE WITH THIS! So perfect. It’s the inspiration piece you needed!
Yesss. I totally get this. Honestly. I cant tell you how many times I pick something up and say ‘this is so bad it’s good!’ Love Mr Giraffe and his wonderful colors!
I LOVE that feeling where you find the one piece that really gives direction to the rest of the room. We just found out we are expecting #2 so we are working on a big boy room for our son right now – and I have no idea where to start! I need to find our own boy scout giraffe piece. Congrats and can’t wait to see the nursery!
I absolutely love this guy and am pins and needles to see the little dudes room. I’m sure it’s going to be a great space to bring your little one home to and enjoy those first precious month. Can’t wait for the reveal!
I actually LOVE it! Unusual, unique and totally fun! It’s going to look perfect in your nursery but I bet it would also look awesome in a gallery wall too with vintage portraits.
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