Wall decals

The decals I ordered from Etsy are up on the walls of the nursery! It went easier than I thought it would... they came pre-cut and all numbered so it was easy to see where they should go. Our walls have a slight texture to them which made it slightly harder to get them to stick on really well... but it seems to have all worked out in the end.

Our wall also isn't quite as large as a full wall (since there is a closet on the right side) - so we didn't end up using all of the pieces otherwise it seemed like it would get way to crowded with branches and birds.... but who knows maybe we'll use the extra pieces later on or put up an extra yellow bird somewhere else in the room for fun as well.

And here are some pictures of the project throughout the process....

Getting the decals set up and figured out

The finished product! 

More bump pictures

I took these pictures myself with my iPhone (I keep forgetting to take pictures when Matt is around, and didn't want to leave these weeks undocumented), so they are not the best photos with the bathroom in the but oh well.

26 weeks 

27 weeks



New lights

We have some new light fixtures in the house, a new light over our dining room table and a new light fixture in the baby's room. It is amazing how much new lighting changes the feel of a room.

The light over our dining room table we actually found about 4-5 months ago (at Crate & Barrel online) and ordered it. It seemed huge when it finally came in the mail, but I was hopeful it would look great and so we stored it for about 4 months in the basement... and when the wiring was finally done in our attic last weekend we were able to install it! I really like how it turned out and think it fits perfectly in our upstairs.

The baby's room light fixture we got at Ikea (for about $40), and Matt installed this in last weekend as well since all the new wiring was done and we were anxious to see how it would look. We love how modern it looks, yet "fun" for a kids room, and it will go great with our white & grey theme.

Dining Room light

Baby's room light



Nursery updates

We got around to painting the entire nursery this last weekend, and I really think it looks great! My parents came down to help me paint which made it go by pretty quickly too. Overall I love how the shade of grey turned out (just the right medium tone....not too dark or light) and it really makes the white molding "pop".

On a sidenote - it was a little hard to get good pictures that really showed the shade of grey... since the ceiling light in that room is going to be replaced and most the light bulbs are currently burnt out (and it takes a special type of light bulbs... so I have avoided replacing them). We already purchaed a new white/modern looking light from ikea, so that will be installed soon hopefully!

Now I can't wait to put all the furniture together and start with the rest of the decorating.

Left side of the room, with all of boxes of furniture to put together (white crib & dresser)

Right side of the room (the closet door is on the left and bathroom door on the right)

And finally, the old nasty light which we will be replacing soon!