From Office to Nursery

Two days before our baby girl is due, we finally finished her room.  We were on a limited budget so most everything is re-used from her big sister or from other parts of the house.  However, I did sew some new bedding for the crib, which only cost about $15.

Here is the room when we first moved in.

 Instead of painting the shelf for this table, I decided to cover it in the same fabric as the bedding.

I just used some Mod Podge, cut the fabric to size and pressed it on.

            

Yesterday a rude man yelled out to me at the gas station and said

"Looks like you're ready to pop!"

Nice.

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Painted Door

We are still working on getting our basement fixed up.  It has been a long process, mainly because it's not really a priority.  One of the problems is the fact that I can't see it most of the time.  I only go down there to get something maybe once or twice a month.  So it's been neglected to say the least.  But over the weekend I started sprucing it up a bit and finally painted the door going out side.

  Much. Better.
The next step will be painting the floors.  That will have to wait .
But this is a major improvement. 
This is a mix of white, blue and green paint I had in my paint collection.

Sweet Side Table

I finally got around to painting this cute handmade side table for our new baby girl's room.  It has been sitting in our kitchen collecting dust, for close to a year now.  But with some free time and a burst of energy I hauled it out side and got to work.
Usually, I'm not a fan of pink.  But for some reason, I've felt this piece should be a soft, delicate pink to go with the crib bedding.

Before

 

 

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Crib

It's amazing how ready one can get for the first baby.  Then when the second one comes along your scrambling to get the room in order when you arrive home from the hospital.  Thankfully though I've got the bed all set.  Still working on some pictures for the walls, but hey, I've still got 3 weeks right?
My wonderful cousin, who has been ever so helpful in giving hand me downs from her girls, gave me her old crib set.  It wasn't really going with the wall color, so I re-covered it in new fabric.
Sorry, no before shot....

 I used the pattern from the old covering and cut out each piece.  This was a very easy project, if you can sew a straight line you can do this too.  Check out my tutorial from the other crib bumper I made. 

Full room reveal still to come!

New Piece For Sale

**SOLD**

Maybe it's the whole "Nesting" thing, but I've been on a role with furniture lately.  I don't know how I find the energy, but I'm thankful it's there!

We also could really use the money, so maybe that's where my motivation is coming from.

I got this lovely antique dresser on Craigslist.  I paid a little more than I usually do, but it had so much potential.

I used a can of paint my sister so generously donated to me, it's a cool green/gray.

Here is the before (Craigslist photo)

 

I just want to whistle at these legs, they are so lovely.

 Please send me an email if you are interested in this dresser

betweenblueandyellow@yahoo.com

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Ms. Blue

I'm very excited to be sharing this piece with you today.  As most of you know I'm about 8 months preggo, so I have not been doing much work on furniture these days.  But I was literally itching to do something, so I picked up this great piece for $25.  We've been needing something in our living room for the tv/toys to be stored in.

 Before

 I used a mix of dark blue and a dark grey I had on hand.

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Spray Painted Wicker

 A while back I bought this cute little wicker seat for $40.  

 And not until just recently have I decided on a color to spray paint it.

Being almost 7 months pregnant, spray paint is the way to go.

With proper breathing protection of course.

Here it is after a couple coats of brown

 

 First, I used a wire brush to chip off some of the peeling white paint, then I primed it with a spray paint primer.  After it was dry, I used a brown Rustoleum paint, two coats.

It's a lovely spot to sit and relax.

Keep your eye out for these old wicker pieces, they are very easily fixed with a little paint.

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Room Reveal

Over the past few weeks, I've been slowly finalizing the look of my daughters big girl room.  She's adjusted fairly well to her new bed, however she does get up earlier now :(.   She is 2 years old and very independent.  So when she wakes up and comes to find me, she starts rummaging through all my stuff until I get up.
We love her dearly and it's been so much fun to watch her transition from a baby into a toddler.

Here is the room waaaay before (with old camera)

 It was difficult to get a nice shot of the whole room, so here it is in pieces.

 I decided to do somewhat of a gallery wall above her bed.  She loves flowers and they go nicely with the green walls.

 See the full bed reveal here
and the dresser re-do here

The glider chair will soon be transported into the babies room.

Budget Breakdown:

All of the picture frames, mattress, glider, bookshelf, I already had. The bed was free. $40 for the dresser, $40 for the bedspread. The curtains I got for $10 a panel on clearance at TJ Maxx.  

And so in all I spent about $100 on this re-do.

Not too bad, if I do say so myself.

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My Out Door Space

Two posts in one week whoa, slow down!    

I love participating in fun linky parties and today is no exception.  When I heard that Kate over at Centsational Girl is hosting today's party, I couldn't resist.  She is talking about outdoor spaces, and I love mine.  We are outdoor loving people and I've worked hard on my space and wanted to share it with you all.

The pergola was here when we moved in, shaded by a large Fig tree.

It allows the perfect amount of sunlight to filter through.

 I have a mixture of plants this year.  Begonias, impatiens, marigolds, and many others not shown.

Check out other outdoor spaces here
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CSI Project

Big Girl Bed

I must say that I have really missed blogging and painting furniture.  I peruse Craigslist and envision all I could do with the pieces I find.  But my husband tells me I must wait until I'm ready to start refinishing again before I buy anything.
Working on this bed for my daughter was so fun, but I realized I wouldn't be able to do it once a week like I used to.
This bed, I believe, came from my great grandmother.  I slept on it as a child and now my daughter will sleep on it.  It's been a great piece of furniture, and I almost hated to paint it...almost.
Over the past 100 years or so, it had it's fair share of dents and scratched.  Along with some mysterious green stuff.

Here is the before

I sanded it lightly just to get a smooth surface, and then primed it with Kilz oil based primer.  I then followed up with two coats of Greek Villa by Sherwin Williams.  (The same color I used for this dresser )
Finally I distressed the edges with a sander.

 We allowed her to watch us take apart her crib and put the bed together, so I think that really helped.

 I did put a bumper on the side, just in case.

She slept on it for the first time last night and did great,

She was so excited, the transition went better than expected.

The bedspread is from TJ Maxx.

The rest of the room is still in progress.  I want to hang some pictures and move in this dresser.

I will be showing the final reveal soon....along with the new baby's room!

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