Nursery Progress

Progress has finally been made in the future nursery. Yes,  I know I still have 16 weeks to go which is plenty of time, but getting the nursery ready has been one of my biggest stresses. More because I know I have the time to do it right now since I'm off work for the summer. The problem lies in the fact that I'm a fairly independent person and like to do things myself, but not being able to lift things has made this difficult.

One of the first major hurdles in the nursery was to remove the unwanted furniture, and finally move the bed. We have decided to keep a queen size bed in the nursery as well. I knew once the bed was in place things would start to fall together. There are still a couple odds and ins the room that need to be removed but overall it is starting to look more like a nursery.  Zach put the crib together and I love it! The only thing left to be put together is the dresser.

It was important for me to see the crib in place because then I could make my final design decisions. I have decided to paint a moderate mural on the wall behind the crib, and needed to know where it will go so that I can plan out the mural. 

This is basically what I have planned for the mural...

 I plan to paint coral on either side of the crib like this.  I haven't decide what art work I want to hang above the crib, but I am strongly considering something like what's in  this photo.  The more I look at this photo the more I really like the simplicity of the artwork. 

I have however begun making a few art creations myself to go in the room.

There is this piece that I plan to hang over the bed.  What I love about this piece is, it is surprisingly personal to me.  The four sand dollars in this photo came from my very first ocean dive.  I originally wanted to make a mobile out of them but decided I liked them as a wall hanging instead.

I have however tried my hand at creating a mobile of my own creation.  I'm not sure if this is the one I want to use in the final room, but I still like the progress.  I'd love to hear opinions.  I'm think making mobiles might turn into something I want to continue making and sell on Etsy. 

Please excuse the terrible photo. And will hopefully put a better one on here later when I feel contently finished with it. Again I love feed back.  Tell me what you think so far?  I am thinking about a second layer, and possibly something to jazz up the brown ring.