Nursery Obessed

So now that I know where we will be living when lil' Cora makes her debut, I am now obsessing about her nursery (even though I still have a whole month before we move into our new house). Immediately after I found out I was having a girl I decided that I wanted the color lavender for the nursery. I started out by picking out the bedding, which I thankfully recieved as a gift from my mother for my birthday. 



I will be painting the room a light lavender color to match the bedding. After deciding on the that, I realized that the nursery needed a "mascot". My mom painted a picture for my sister's baby nursery that was of Alice in Wonderland and she said that for my baby she had chosen to do one of owls. I liked the idea so I decided the owl would be the nursery mascot. Since the bedding I chose did not have a matching mobile, I found this one on etsy.com that I am having customized with the lavendar and green. How freakin' adorable, huh? I love the nest.

My awesome mother is also going to buy me the glider for my nursery (thank God...those things are expensive!) I chose this one from JCPenney. I figured I needed to throw in some green so it didnt look like a grape threw up in the room. Doesn't this chair look comfy?

I know what you're thinking...what about the crib??? Chill out. I am about to show you. I really liked the crib my sister has for her daughter Savannah, so I registered for it on Amazon.com. I really like how feminine it is and the fact that it converts into a toddler bed, a day bed and then a twin bed.

 Of course, if some beautiful soul doesn't come along and purchase this for me as a gift then I am going to get this crib...which is much more affordable for me considering all the other furniture I have to purchase.

There is one thing about our new house that I am not fond of (and quite honestly, dont understand) which is the fact that the baby's room doesn't have a closet. I know, what??? So, because of this I am forced to buy andarmoire to hang her cute lil' clothes in. Thankfully, Ikea had one that wasn't too expensive. I am also going to get this 2-in-1 changing table/dresser. I have a feeling lil' Cora is going to have a lot of clothes, so she will need the space.


Now for the finishing touches. While the baby's room might not have a closet, it does have custom blinds so I dont have to worry about curtains. That should save me a good $100 (who knew cloth could be so expensive). But, my sister, the new sewing queen, is kind enough to be making me a valance so the windows have a little touch of decor. She is going to make them out of an extra pair of the polka dot sheets that go with my bedding. Thanks sis! The bedroom also has wooden floors, so a rug will be needed. I am having a hard time deciding on one for a few reasons. 1) rugs are ridiculously expensive...I mean ridiculous! 2) Its hard to tell if the colors will match when all I have to go on is an internet picture 3) Every time I pick one out that I love, I read the reviews and they are usually bad. This one is currently the front runner, but I am having a hard time pushing the purchase button quite yet. (this is not a full pic of the rug, the border goes all the way around)

So, there ya go. That is what I have picked out so far in my nursery obsession. I am sure once it is all in the room and put together it will look a lot more marvelous. I am just hoping that we get it all done before she comes. But, as my sister put it, its not like Cora's gonna come home and say "what the hell, why isnt my nursery done?"