Sunday, June 20, 2010

Red, White, Blue and Brown Nursery


I've decided to post pics of Owen's nursery...some things I made and some I didn't...but I thought it was time to share them! We (and when I say we, I am referring to Ashlee {my super awesome friend and neighbor} and myself) painted the room and some of the furniture! Now to start off we looked through NUMEROUS blue color swatches and Ashlee picked this one out. I just trusted her completely and we went with it. I knew I didn't want to go with a "baby" blue, but this color is absolutely PERFECT....I am in love with this color. We painted the bookcase, shelves and dresser a wonderful red (also used this color for my other son's's {not sure where to put the apostrophe....teehee} room.) Below is a metal yellow airplane I received at my baby shower...it fits in just right!!


Below is the bookcase we painted (I took pics of the entire process of adding the material on the back...unfortunately I accidentally erased them all)..insert very sad face. :( It was my first experience with a staple gun....OMGOSH...IT WAS SOOOOO MUCH FUN!! I couldn't wait for another project to use it on!! I know...so pathetic!! I was so proud of this project...and again it is perfect in the room!!


Below is a very large airplane (about 4ft long). My grandma bought it for Aidan years ago at a resale shop. It has traveled with us to each house and it will continue to...I love it sooo very much. It was originally a very ugly beat up red/green combo...yuuuuck! So I painted it white and sanded it to give it a little more personality. Happy? Why yes, yes I am!! ;) I still haven't finished decorating it yet....can't quite decide what to display....hmm, any ideas?


And now for the letters....I know I've said it before, but I LURVE the way these turned out. They are from Joann's and they are adorable!! They are about 8inches tall and fit in the space just right. They are paper mache and can hold a good amount of paint. I was worried that the paint we used (the same as the dresser and bookcase) might be too heavy for it...might make it tear....luckily it didn't!! I did have to put two layers on, but I was sooo excited for them to dry so I could sand them and hang em!! Once they were up I decided they needed a little something extra...so I added strips of the same material from behind the bookcase. The letters turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself!!



Another great airplane that I've loved from the moment we hung it up!! So cute!


The changing table....it has baskets below that were once white (okay a dirty white) that I painted brown. Man, SPRAY PAINT rocks!!!

Below is a small shelf that we painted....but my favorite part of this setup are the vintage block letters spelling out Owen (thanks Ashlee)!!! Next to that are pics of Joey and I when we were little....awww!! ;)


And the dresser....the thorn in my side!! It had a slick finish on it, so we primed with latex primer, then painted the same great red. Unfortunately, the paint has not held up well. I sanded it to rough it up, but I didn't want the paint to actually peel off. Every time I put something on top of the dresser it takes the paint off....grr! And the drawers stick...BAD!! It takes all my strength to open them...grrr again. I don't know what I did wrong, but it is quite irritating!!


And another project I am so pleased with....the 10X10 canvas squares that I again covered with the same material I had used on the back of the bookcase and on his letters! I was so proud of the way they turned out. It was not my plan...I had planned on painting sweet scenes on them, but this is so much cuter...okay and WAY EASIER!! They hang just above one of the other shelves I painted.


And finally here are three Dollar Tree frames featuring precious pics of baby O-bug! I H-A-T-E the ribbon...so cheap...but I haven't had a chance to replace them yet...so pretend you don't see them!! Hahaha!
Well, there ya have it. I am thrilled with his nursery and so PROUD of the way all the projects turned out. It has given me such confidence to move onto other projects. I hope Owen enjoys his room now and in the future. Thanks for reading!! Have a great week!

20 comments:

  1. super cute! come on over and link up to MMM :)

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  2. So cute and I love the name Owen. Just darling.

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  3. Love it! So many great projects. The airplane is fabulous.

    Andrea @ TheTrainToCrazy.com

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  4. I know this little guy is going to love his room! I am especially glad that this project has given you the encouragement to tackle jobs you might night normally have taken on! Good for you! Thanks for sharing your successes on Modern Craftswoman Monday! Rory

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  5. This is just a darling little nursery! I LOVE your color scheme -- and those letters are wonderful!

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  6. What a fun looking nursery!! I love the colors

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  7. Love those big fat letters better than the flat ones! Especially for a boy. The whole room looks really fabulous! Turned out great!

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  8. Loove that shade of blue, especially with the red and brown. Great color combo. Love the airplanes and the letters are FABULOUS!! Great job!

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  9. Love all the airplanes - especially that airplane shelf!!!!

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  10. I loved your nursery so much I will be featuring it at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com. Grab my f'eatured" button.

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  11. i just started doing my sons room in an airplane theme! i love that shelf!

    <3 megan.
    a-ruffle-in-time.com

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  12. What an awesome nursery! I love the color scheme, and the old fashioned air planes and cars are so cute. That shelf rocks!

    Thank you for participating in the Creative Therapy Session at Life in the Pitts.

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  13. What a fun room - and what fun to have a painting/decorating buddy!

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  14. Oh wow, I love the nursery! The frames are darling and the planes add so much. Thanks for linking up with 6 inches of Ribbon!! come back next friday to link again.

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  15. Great nursery! Regarding your dresser - you most likely used the wrong primer. Sorry to break this to you, but you need to strip and sand off all the paint and get to the original surface(I did the same thing with some bookshelves) You need to roughen up the original shiny layer with sandpaper, then use oil-based primer. Oil based primer, such as Zinsser, is high adhesion and helps latex stick to unknown paint finishes. Then you can paint the wonderful red paint!

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  16. Everything looks great!
    Thanks for sharing @ Anything Related!

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  17. Cute room. I love the planes!

    Thanks for joining me for Friday Favorites!

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  18. *gasp!* I ADORE the biplane shelf! Will definitely be imitating one day, will like back when I do!
    Melinda

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  19. That airplane shelf is the bomb! (Can I say that? Did I pull it off?) I LOVE the room. It's amazing. I adore nursery makeovers!

    I'd love it if you would link up to my Friday link party!
    http://alittleknickknack.blogspot.com/
    Have a lovely night!

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