Max's Woodland Nursery

"Sometimes the littlest things take up the most room in your heart"
~Winnie the Pooh

I had quite a bit of time on my hands when we first moved to Lawrence, so I got busy preparing for our little one. A rather cute nursery resulted (if do I say so myself!). Now if he would just sleep through the night, he could move in! :)

The Crib

Ironically, the first piece of furniture that we bought upon arriving in Lawrence was this crib. It is the only thing that hasn't been used yet :) We bought it used from a really nice family here in town who gave us a very warm welcome to Kansas. My family helped us pick it up once they got here. I touched up some worn areas, and it was as good as new! After I made some sheets and crib skirts it was ready to go.

Lots of little friends waiting to play!

Bronson helped me to make this during Christmas Break.

I made these little guys for a crib mobile, but haven't yet found a good way to hang them from the crib...

The Rocking Chair

I also bought this rocking chair used, and it was originally an oak color. It clashed terribly with the crib, so I decided to refinish it as well. My advice to anyone thinking about refinishing a rocking chair? Don't. Just don't. I couldn't disassemble it all of the way, so I would have to rock it one way, paint, rock it back, paint, and contort my pregnant body into strange positions to be able to see and reach everything. But hey, it turned out nice! I used a poly/stain, and because it was darker than the original finish I didn't have to sand it off. 

The finished product!

Before

I had to do some patching, because the kid who was rocked in it previously had some beaver instincts or something. He must have quite the chompers!

The Changing Table

I also bought the changing table used (do you see a pattern here?). Somehow I thought that it would be dark brown and match the crib, but it was black. We decided to get it anyway, and it looked so terrible that I decided to tackle one more refinishing project. This one is actually spray painted, and I think that it turned out pretty cute!

I made the changing pad cover out of minkee. Max loves to look up at his little friends when he is being changed. Thanks for making them Zeph!

Here's the before pic.

The Trees

I came across a few pictures of trees like this on nursery walls and loved them, but I was not about to pay the $70-150 that they were selling for. I figured that they would be easy enough to cut out myself, and as I looked to buy a roll of vinyl, I came across some instructions on how to use contact paper instead. So, we made our little forest using half a roll of white contact paper, which cost us about $3, and worked fabulously!

"A new baby is like the beginning of all things—wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities."~Eda J. Le Shan