presleys room.

welcome to presleys room.

have you heard people say, "do it before the baby comes or else it won't get done.." well, i should have listened. i've held off on sharing because it isn't finished (art & shelf hung), but i saw a baby room recently that inspired me to share my own- so here it is. as soon as i found out {she} was officially a girl- all i could think was {pink}. but after i calmed myself down- i had a better idea of what i wanted. i had a budget- of not that much- i did her entire room for under $500. this is exactly what i imagined it to look like. i wanted something clean and airy- not frilly or over the top. we used our previous crib. the first thing i got was my bedding. i wanted something plain and simple because i wanted to add color throughout the room with chair and dresser and i didn't want it to clash. i found a pottery barn white pique set on craigslist for $35.00. her sheet is from dwell studio. i then got the rocker, it was a another purchase from cl and i loved it. i knew i couldn't do the walls pink- it would have been an overkill. so i loved the idea of painting the walls gray, at one point i think we had 9 different shades of gray. but we ended up going with the most perfect one from sherwin williams.(i'll have to go check the can for the name).

i love sitting in her room- it makes me happy. i love to look around at every piece and know that i put my special touch on it and made it what it now is.

it's hard to get a whole room view.

so this is the best i could do-

the shading was so bad- i had to lighten it.

owl pillow from my sister. {p} pillow made by me.

presley loves to play in her crib. she is having a "tea party" with her animals. haha

(she loves her american girl doll from grandma kathy.)

i found my pottery barn glider on craigslist for $200

i got the pink covers at pbk's huge floor model sale for a total of $30.00!! it was meant to be.

above the lamp are the brackets for a white shelf.

and then all the fun stuff that goes on that.

also, i need to get some knobs for my lovely $8 di find.. maybe anthro or hobby lobby. i keep forgetting.

i found the mirror @ homegoods, spray painted it glossy white- $50

i sewed her bunting with left over fabric from the room- $3

i made the cornice above her window. we had left over lumber, i bought the padding @ joanns and the fabric off etsy- $15

i have started to embroider my lamp shade..

{you're the apple (iron-on) of my eye}. my idea.

cute little bear bank from goodwill- $1

my kids love to read books.

pillow on her chair is from this etsy shop- $30

the most lovely embroidered piece i've seen. $18 at the hancock antique mall baby. i love its colors, how old and unperfect it is and most of all its message- one of the best things i could teach my daughter is to be a true friend and to love and appreciate those around her.

her chandelier was a baby gift from grandma kathy. we love it.

it adds something special to her room.

i looked all over for a old dresser. i couldn't find

anything under $100. i knew from previous luck that if i was patient- i would find something. a few weeks later we pulled up to a garage sale in the community by ours and this beauty was sitting there for $5.00. i seriously started to open the car door before tanner even had the car stopped. i almost fainted. i could instantly imagine it all fixed up. i see things- remember the playhouse?

well, after lots of work to make it beautiful... knobs, paint, repair some parts- it cost me around $60- but i think it turned out perfect. exactly what i wanted. and i will always have a fun little story to tell presley.

all my frames that still need to go up.

some gifts, most of them are thrift store finds.

and yes, i cross stitched that cute lil' elle.

love those chubby legs, and that hair.

and those kisses, and those head bumps.

oh how miss those sweet sweet newborn days.. i find myself asking a lot lately.. isn't it time to have another one yet? i love my newborn babies- there is nothing in this life that will compare to loving a sweet new baby.