GTKY: Nursery style

[Lucy]

This baby isn't having a nursery until we move in May, so I haven't even put any thought into a theme. More than likely though, it will be a shabby chic style because I love the look and it's easy to pull together with some pale pastels and light grays.

[emilie]

legalbeagle that wallpaper is making me swoon.

we rent, so we can't paint the walls, and I'm not really into decals. So hanging things on white walls it is. We have these super cool mod alphabet animal cards that were designed by a friend, and I'm hoping to do one of those wall-hangings-with-tiny-clothespins-thingies with them, something like this:



We are in earthquake country so anything near the crib needs to be not heavy in case it falls!

I also love this mod crib with the two different colors and the mid century-esque legs (it's convertible too!) and it matches the IKEA rocker we already have.



I am in love with this mobile from the MoMa store:



To maybe go with a bright geometric rug, like this one from CB2, which costs too much money:

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This white dresser from IKEA, but using this idea of replacing the knobs with something more interesting:



And some navy accents, like on the crib skirt, chair pillows, and changing pad cover, to add some contrast to the light furniture and warm colors:

[emilie]

also legalbeagle you just sent me on a 30 minute 1AM wallpaper spiral with the link to that site. SO JEALOUS of you homeowners who have control over your walls

[Winnifred]

emilie, I love your ideas - so cute! And those alphabet signs look awesome! I also want that dresser from Ikea but it just depends on whether they'll have it in stock when we go in a couple of months. Sucks that our only reachable Ikeas are both 2.5 hours away.

[legalbeagle]

Winnifred, The room is an irregular shape so wallpaper on three walls and then white walls for the irregular area where the crib will sit. My husband is worried it will feel claustrophobic, but I love it so am not worried.

emilie, I love your crib and the mobile! Sounds like you'll have a lot of happy colors in there despite the white walls. And I totally feel you -- small home improvement projects have been really fun in the last two years since we bought a place. Of course there are also the not-so-fun projects like replacing your washer and dryer two weeks after you move in...

[lola]

emilie, I LOVE the alphabet cards and the modern crib. So chic!

[sdgal]

emilie , we are going to get the same dresser from IKEA. We have a recalled one that DH is using, so we plan to use the credit towards it. I also love changing out the knobs. I did that with our HEMNES entertainment center. So I have so many extra HEMNES knobs. I was thinking of trying to paint some if I can't find any cute ones.

I have a friend who just changed the IKEA dresser knobs in her superhero nursery to something like this.

[achromia]

Aug 18, 2016 7:23:09 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

emilie, I love your ideas - so cute! And those alphabet signs look awesome! I also want that dresser from Ikea but it just depends on whether they'll have it in stock when we go in a couple of months. Sucks that our only reachable Ikeas are both 2.5 hours away.

Just a heads-up that you can generally check the stock on items before you go. Locate the item on their website, tell it which store you want to go to, and it will tell you whether it is out of stock, in but there are only a few left, or if there are many in stock. This has been a lifesaver for us when we want something specific and don't want to bother with the drive if they don't have it!

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We got that ikea dresser too! We now have 2 of them. We use one that they had on special that was blue as a buffet/sidebar in our dining area and then one for the nursery. It's the perfect height for a changing table for us.

[emilie]

Aug 18, 2016 16:10:14 GMT -5 @cahistoryteacher said:

We got that ikea dresser too! We now have 2 of them. We use one that they had on special that was blue as a buffet/sidebar in our dining area and then one for the nursery. It's the perfect height for a changing table for us.

It's worth noting too that this dresser is REAL WOOD unlike the particleboard/veneer nonsense that IKEA usually has going on.

[sdgal]

Aug 18, 2016 16:49:16 GMT -5 emilie said:

Aug 18, 2016 16:10:14 GMT -5 @cahistoryteacher said:

We got that ikea dresser too! We now have 2 of them. We use one that they had on special that was blue as a buffet/sidebar in our dining area and then one for the nursery. It's the perfect height for a changing table for us.

It's worth noting too that this dresser is REAL WOOD unlike the particleboard/veneer nonsense that IKEA usually has going on.

Yes, it is!! And it holds up well. Our HEMNES entertainment system is a few years old and still looks great!!

[emilie]

Random question for those of you who have used a regular dresser with a changing pad on top - do you need to get some sort of grippy thingys for the bottom of the changing pad so it doesn't slide around? Does it attach to the dresser somehow? Babies can be such squirmy worms when being changed.

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Aug 18, 2016 17:36:08 GMT -5 emilie said:

Random question for those of you who have used a regular dresser with a changing pad on top - do you need to get some sort of grippy thingys for the bottom of the changing pad so it doesn't slide around? Does it attach to the dresser somehow? Babies can be such squirmy worms when being changed.

You can get a snapping thing that attaches to the back of the dresser.

[lola]

Aug 18, 2016 18:29:34 GMT -5 @cahistoryteacher said:

Aug 18, 2016 17:36:08 GMT -5 emilie said:

Random question for those of you who have used a regular dresser with a changing pad on top - do you need to get some sort of grippy thingys for the bottom of the changing pad so it doesn't slide around? Does it attach to the dresser somehow? Babies can be such squirmy worms when being changed.

You can get a snapping thing that attaches to the back of the dresser.

Yes, ours has straps that can be secured to the back of the dresser via nails or snaps to prevent sliding.

[littlelion]

Aug 18, 2016 17:36:08 GMT -5 emilie said:

Random question for those of you who have used a regular dresser with a changing pad on top - do you need to get some sort of grippy thingys for the bottom of the changing pad so it doesn't slide around? Does it attach to the dresser somehow? Babies can be such squirmy worms when being changed.

Always keep one hand on the baby.

[mrsp121308]

Aug 18, 2016 17:36:08 GMT -5 emilie said:

Random question for those of you who have used a regular dresser with a changing pad on top - do you need to get some sort of grippy thingys for the bottom of the changing pad so it doesn't slide around? Does it attach to the dresser somehow? Babies can be such squirmy worms when being changed.

Ours has the snap things but we've never used them. The weight of the baby holds it pretty steady, plus you don't leave them up there without at least one hand on there anyways.

[Winnifred]

You guys I'm even more bummed now that the IKEA dresser isn't available in our stores

When we originally looked at it earlier this summer it was available and I wanted to take my time/figured it was a popular item and would stick around... Boo. Oh and shipping is $300, LOL. So that's clearly not an option.

[lola]

Aug 19, 2016 9:15:11 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

You guys I'm even more bummed now that the IKEA dresser isn't available in our stores

When we originally looked at it earlier this summer it was available and I wanted to take my time/figured it was a popular item and would stick around... Boo. Oh and shipping is $300, LOL. So that's clearly not an option.

Their shipping is such nonsense! It's the one thing I don't like about Ikea, because if it isn't in store, it's going to cost you a fortune to get it. And they don't have ship-to-store (at least not at my Ikea). My husband gets mad if I make him drive us there to pick something up vs. have it shipped, but I refuse on principle.

[emilie]

Aug 19, 2016 9:15:11 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

You guys I'm even more bummed now that the IKEA dresser isn't available in our stores

When we originally looked at it earlier this summer it was available and I wanted to take my time/figured it was a popular item and would stick around... Boo. Oh and shipping is $300, LOL. So that's clearly not an option.

Keep an eye on it.  A lot of times IKEA will restock things.  Can you call them and ask?

[lola]

We cleaned out the nursery this weekend, so now it's just baby stuff (except the dog crate, which we're waiting to move to not upset the dog). Crazy to see a little progress! Now we need to get rid of the terrible cowboy/rawhide ceiling fan. And figure out how to configure a workable closet because right now it's a bunch of shelves from the previous owners' use of the space as an office.