the nursery is {finally} complete

how is it that little Ward has already been cooking for over 36 weeks?! some days you feel like you've been pregnant forever and other days you feel like its flown by! our renovation is 100% complete and we are finally enjoying settling down into the house! Ward's room has had little touches from many people. There is one more piece for the wall coming but all in all, whenever Ward decides he's ready we know we are too!

I love the idea of a soft, fresh, calming nursery and was hoping to emulate that for Ward. I also love getting to bring in an extra pop of some color in the crib. Personally not a fan of crib bumpers, instead my mother made some beautiful bolsters that fit perfectly in the ends of the crib. These "throw on the floor pillows" as hubby likes to call them sure do make the crib look inviting!

The crib skirt was one of my favorite fabrics that I found at Lewis & Sheron in Atlanta. A subtle chevron of small rectangles brought in a variety of blues to pull from throughout the room. An indoor/outdoor rug was a must {remember when the sweet puppy ate a red...and a blue...pen on the downstairs rugs}. Personal bragging rights reserved for the precious needlepoint pillow {Patti Mann designs} that was stitched by me for Ward.

 During the renovation we had a wall vent that was there to stay for in Ward's room given the complications of bringing a new vent into this room in addition to the other new vents that were coming upstairs. We had a new, beautiful vent cover put on from Signature Hardware. That however meant that we needed a custom size piece of furniture to fit between the closet and the vent. Sid to the rescue. A beautiful, Pottery Barn Kids inspired piece was created just for Ward!

In the opposing end of the room sits a beautiful yellow rocker & ottoman that was broken in by two other children who hold a special place in our lives. It was a fun pop of color in his blue & white room. The crib skirt fabric was pulled into a small accent pillow. I promise there are now photos in the frames. The white on the wall above the bookcase is the IOU for the frame which is still being crafted on order!

 

A few of my other favorite things include the needlepoint rocking chair and the wooden "Ward" choo choo train. I'll refrain from any photos of the closet as I'd hate to show evidence of my true weakness {little boys smocked outfits}! All we need now is a little baby boy to make the room truly perfect!

...resources...
Crib by Jenny Lind
Book Case by Jenny Lind @ Land of Nod
Fabrics @ Lewis & Sheron {Atlanta, GA} and Carousel Designs 
Lamp & Side Table @ Target
Rug @ RugsUSA
Sewing & Monogramming Request @ Sew What Georgia
Paint colors by Benjamin Moore, quality by Sherwin Williams

the evolution of Ward's room

so the old guest room has become the nursery if you haven't figured that out by yet with all of the construction blog posts! it has been quite the evolution! it has been a great process and I am so ready to get it set up and all of his belongings in place {& thankfully out of my dining room}! 

before 

before

the renovation begins with the zipper doors! 

Joe & Daddy Joe hung the closets back up after they were painted and holes patched. We reused the old Elfa shelf on the immediate right hand side when you walk in the closet. The closet system in the back is from Home Depot (online) and is the Rubbermaid Configurations as recommended by our friends Katy & Doug. It was so great to use and it has no cutting involved/shelves overlap and rods telescope--this is great if you want the closet to grow without ever having to get more parts!

more to come as his nursery gets finalized!

progress into august!

there has been so much progress over the past two weeks since our last update! we are officially over schedule but we are making progress so that is alright {i guess}. we have had a few set backs here and there but overall, we've been feeling good about getting this work done! the change in the upstairs is truly awesome & I cannot wait for before & after shots! 

getting closer to the finish line!

it may not look like much has happened but boy oh boy have we had Mr. Paul working like crazy with his sidekick Chad here all week! Doors, trim and baseboards are up. The sheetrock guys need to come back and patch/sand a good bit more and we are ready for tile in the bathroom too! This week is "supposed" to be the last week of our true construction and after that is just finishings such as paint, carpet, and door knobs put on and all of that sort of stuff. 

paint selections underway for the master downstairs which is getting an aesthetic update 

More Progress on Greenview

the home stretch seems to be taking F.O.R.E.V.E.R but I am sure this is all just normal! in the past three weeks we've done insulation and this week is sheetrock! the windows have also been installed in the nursery! by the end of this week, we should have the sheetrock all ready and done/sanded! after this is trim...after trim, paint! we still have needs for the bathroom as well as the outside of the house! lets see if we make that august 3rd deadline!

bye bye old windows, hello new nursery windows for Ward! 

if these walls could talk! so cool to see what is behind all of them!

insulation station!