Her Nursery Reveal...

I've always been one to procrastinate but I honestly thought this nursery would never come together. The truth is I have been meaning to get started on it for months, but the timing never seemed right. There was always something more pressing that had to be taken care of first and as a result we never got around to it. Until the last few weeks that is and on Saturday with only 3 days until my expected due date I finally finished it. Thanks goodness for babies who don't arrive early - ha!

Everything was ready to go...in bags that is. I had decided on the theme months ago and began to purchase some of the items I needed as I came across them. We used so much of what we already had which saved us a ton of money. All of the furniture was already in the nursery and the only things I bought were some new linens (sheets and cover for the change table), a few décor pieces and new paints for the accent wall.

The accent wall was my big project that I wanted desperately to get finished before she arrived because I knew if it didn't happen before, it definitely wasn't going to happen after. Originally we had planned on using wallpaper and so the search for the perfect pattern began. I had envisioned a beautiful wall covered from ceiling to floor in a colourful floral pattern, but once we started shopping around we realized what I was hoping for was way outside of our budget. I was shocked at the cost of wallpaper for one tiny wall but because it was such a large repeating pattern we were looking at about $350 to cover it! That was completely unrealistic but at the same time I felt extremely frustrated - what was I going to do now?

Then it occurred to me one day after searching hundreds of ideas on Pinterest - I was going to paint it myself. I didn't know exactly what yet but I knew it would be more affordable and that was something my husband especially liked the sound of. Once I had some ideas in mind I purchased the paint and some new brushes (everything cost about $40). That was in April...then life suddenly got really busy and finding time to get started seemed impossible, not to mention I was feeling a little intimidated about the entire project and for that reason putting it off made it even easier. Finally about two weeks ago, after a routine ultrasound I found out there was a possibility of induction in 3 days! Well needless to say that got the ball rolling. Not only did I come home that morning and start the room but thankfully all the kiddies were in school and I had about 5 hours to myself to get about 2/3 of it finished. That evening I completed the rest once everyone was in bed and around midnight I got the opportunity to step back and admire my work...I had never imagined being able to create something so beautiful. It was exactly what I had hoped for. I couldn't wait to share it with family and friends.

By the end of the week, I had finished the majority of the room and although I still had a few things to do, most of it was organized and ready to go. That weekend after numerous follow-up tests, I was relieved to find out that everything was ok and I didn't need to be induced...not yet at least. We still had time before this baby was going to make her appearance. Just enough time to get everything perfectly in order.

Here is her nursery...