Nursery Reveal: It is Finished.

Strap in folks, I do not know how to narrow down photos so I'm going to give you more than you are interested in viewing.

I always think you need to see a before so you can appreciate the after. Reid's room was previously used as as an "office". It really gathered mail and when our guest room was full, we would set up an air mattress in there. Over the years, it just gathered junk and I always kept the door closed.

To back track, if we were going to have a girl, I knew exactly what I was going to do in this space. I even bought wallpaper from Anthro in Chicago for 75% off and toted it home with me. Unfortunately, I returned it and it is no longer on sale. I know one day I am going to wish I kept it in case we have a girl. When we found out we were having a boy and I needed a "jumping off point" [ that sounds so HGTV, and I don't like it].
I found gingham fabric for curtains at a wonderful price and knew I could build a nursery around the fabric. I wanted to stay clear of themes and make his space something he could grow into, and not a room I would have to redecorate in two years. I also wanted it to be masculine and not baby-ish.
We added paneling to the walls. I looked at shiplap but we ended up using 1" x 8" boards with a tiny gap in between.

Now I am finally finished.

I imagine I am going to be spending most of my time in this little rocker in the corner. I found it at a consignment store for $40 and had a co-worker [who makes wedding dresses and is meticulous at everything she does], make a slipcover for me. She said I was an idiot for picking a white, and I think at least I can bleach it, and if bleach doesn't work, I can always dye it. The garden stool is from my grandmother, Nanu. It's been in a corner on our porch for years, and I'm glad a little part of her is in this room.

I really like a fan in a bedroom, however I don't like them aesthetically. I wanted a chandelier, but I also wanted it to be masculine. If this looks like Serena and Lily's bird's nest chandelier, you win a prize. I scoured the Internet looking for a large woven wastebasket that I could retrofit into a chandelier. I could not find one without handles or the size I wanted so I ended up finding a vendor on etsy, leather by Mike, who makes leather baskets. We corresponded a bit and he was up for the task of creating this chandelier. It smells so wonderful and at night it casts the prettiest shadows. I think Reid will enjoy it.

I had my cabinet guy replace three large drawers that were made from plywood [our house was built in 1941] to five drawers on a track/glider. This was probably the best purchase I made for the entire room. I told Tony my profanity will drastically decrease with this addition.

I made a bulletin board for Reid. As we get to know him we will customize his room with pictures, and I wanted a place for them.

I found this large buffet on Craigslist. It will serve as his changing table and eventually I might add baskets under it to stash toys. [Mirror from Homegoods in Atlanta]

The push present, which I adore, is from a local artist, Karen Stewart. If you are in Tallahassee you can find her in the chain of parks on Saturday mornings:

I made the crib skirt with fabric from Lewis and Sharon

I added the bows as an after thought and obviously ran out of steam with their unfinished edges and all, but at this point I just don't care!

I think this will be how Reid views the room for a while. I debated painting the ceiling but I kinda said, enough is enough.

And there you have it.