Monochromatic Baby Nursery

As I mentioned on Instagram last week, our plans for this weekend were to leave Noah with the grandparents, get a ton of stuff done around the house, and spend one last weekend together without kids before the madness of having two begins.  We did a ton of outdoor work to the house. Finally got a new mower after the other one died out, planted some new grasses and flowers and mulched all the beds and the berries by the beach.  With most of the nursery complete I only had a couple of things left on my list.  We brought up the baby toys and organized the closet.  We got the best deal ever on a MamaRoo bouncer which I have been eyeing for like forever, and set that up in the room too.  We really are officially done with the exception of printing out some pictures, so this baby can come any minute now... well, maybe in a couple of weeks.

 

Charleston Glider - Target

Blackout Curtains - Target

Dresser - IKEA

Black & White Blanket - IKEA

Quilt & Crib Sheet - Little Unicorn

Crib - Target (Old)

Triangle Pouf - Target

Garland - A Little Lark

Triangle Decals - Just The Frosting

Transitioning to a Big Boy Room

So we finally did it.  It was about time and Noah needed to get his butt out of a crib so we can use it in the nursery.... soo we did it. After all the worrying I did, it worked out just fine.  Noah has been sleeping great from day one minus the random wake-up he had two nights ago.  Even then, he just cried out for us and didn't get out of his bed.

We really talked it up for Noah for about a month before he actually slept on the crib.  I had the mattress out in the nursery and had sheets on it.  We read books at night on it and just played on it during the day.  He really loved it and was excited to get to try it out for real so I think that really helped.   Jeff and I (mostly Jeff) put his room together while he was in school one day and we let him know that it would be all ready for him when he got home that day.  The first thing he did when he got home was run upstairs and check it out. Then he spent the rest of the evening testing it out and reading books.

I was a little worried the first night when I said good-night because he was definitely whiny and didn't want us to leave, but after about five minutes he conked out and that was it.  He didn't wake up 'till the morning.  I will say cuddling at night and reading books has been much more comfy for me though.  It's nice for both of us to lay in bed together and sometimes I even dose of with him I'm so tired.
I finally took some time to take pictures of the room so here it is in all it's glory.  And hoping not to have to re-decorate 'till he's in high school, right?  I'll source the items bellow.

Hemnes Dresser - Ikea | Hemnes Bed - Ikea | Quilt - Target | Circo Curtains - Target / No longer available online, in store only) | End Table - Target | Pomps - Etsy

House Tour - Living Room Reveal

As I mentioned last week, we took an impromptu tip to ikea to pick up a couple of things I have had on my wish list for a while.  We picked up some new bedside tables for the master bedroom, some stools for the pantry and closet and a couple of other little things.  While we were there I also picked up some new things for the shelves in the living room which was last on my to-do list, and now that it's finished I can finally show it off. 

Not sure if I should keep calling them reveals though,  it's not like I don't show my house on the blog anyway, and really, it's always a work in progress.  I must say though it does feel "complete" at this point and we're moving on to other parts of the house, so I suppose I must document.

DIY: How To String Globe Lights on Your Patio

This is seriously, the easiest and most awesome project we have done to the house yet.  I also think we're finally completely done with the deck, so another room we can check of our list.  The cost for putting up the globe lights is minimal so everyone could do this even to a smaller porch or deck.  The lights light up the deck just enough for some mood lighting but aren't as bright as the patio lights which makes it super nice to relax and sip some moscato before bed. Here is what we did, and the sources at the end.

We bought three 2x1x8 and attached them to the deck rail with two screws where the post meets the top of the deck and at the bottom where the post meets the floor.  That seemed sturdy enough to hold the lights and stand up to storms and such.  We measured ahead of time by laying out the lights hooked together to make sure we would had enough lights to make it the whole length.  I'm glad Jeff had us do this because we would not of had enough length for my original "x" plan.  Instead we did more of a triangle and that worked great.

We placed one hook about two inches down from the top of each post.  A small screw in hook.  They came in a pack of three so it was perfect.  Now all you have to do is string your lights and plug them in.  It was that easy.  Total price was around $10 for the lumber and hooks but we bought five posts and six hooks so really it costs a little less.  We got the string lights as a gift so we didn't have to spend money on them but they are pretty cheap anyway so they wouldn't add too much for the budget. 

Overall a pretty simple project and it took us half of a nap time to complete so really super fast.  (like a half hour)  The sunsets are awesome overlooking our deck and now their even better.  Really makes you slow down and enjoy the summer nights. 

Lights:
String Lights 25Ft x2
Three 2x1x8
Three small screw in hooks
Deck Sources:
Sectional (Seafoam)
Metal Table
Chairs (Seafoam)
Wooden Lattice Tray/ Target - sold out/Similar
Pitcher
Plastic Stemless Wine Glasses

Master Bath Reveal

It's looking better and better around the house and it feels so good to get things checked of the list. The master bath was one of the easiest to finish up since we didn't have to buy much to get it in shape.  A couple of bath rugs and towels and that was all.

I'm not once hundred percent in love with the tile in the shower and I wish I would have gone lighter, especially with the dark wall color which I love.  We didn't make a lot of mistakes while building this house but this tile is something I wish I could have changed.  Jeff loves the dark in the bathroom which I guess makes sense since it's more manly than most of the house.  He talked me into keeping the dark blue mostly because I also like the color, but I'm still thinking if the tile can't be changed, which it can't, then maybe a lighter color would brighten things up.

Either way, the shower itself was everything we hoped for.  We opted out of a bath for the bigger shower with two shower heads and it's really just amazing.  The best part is there is enough room to take family showers which is so fun and way less work at bathtime.

At our old house we had a shower mirror/radio that I really wanted to get into but couldn't because of the terrible reception and really terrible design for choosing stations.  It would take me at least three minutes just to figure out what station I was on.  Luckily, Speak Stick sent us a nifty little blue tooth speaker to test out and it's working out waay better than that old radio shower.  My favorite is I can finally pick whatever music I want from my phone.  Weather it's a playlist or a radio station I can literally choose whatever I want and it takes no time at all.

And even though it's a reveal and most of the bathroom is done, I technically still a couple of things I would like to finish up.  We need a little art work above the toilet and maybe a little plant would look cute.  These air plants seem easy enough and also clean so that's a plus. But really, I should have jumped on this moss wall before we started building our house. I wonder how hard it would have been to keep up because I love the pop of color the green brings to an all white bathroom.  Maybe next house.

Disclosure:  This post was sponsored by SpeakStick by SmartMixture.  All thoughts and opinions, as always, are my own.  Thanks for supporting the brands that support my little corner of the web. 

Office Reveal

We had a great couple of days off this weekend. Jeff and I were home alone while Aunt Molly brought Noah up to Grandma and Grandpas to celebrate fathers day and so we could celebrate our five year anniversary!  What a difference it makes to be alone in a house.  There was peace and quiet and lots of relaxing.  So many things can be accomplished without kids I tell ya! We put up a lot of pictures around the house and did some furniture shopping.  We had a couch delivered that we ordered a couple months ago and things are really falling into place around the house.  What we did in a day would have taken us weeks with Noah around.  But the best part was just getting to spend time together, completely uninterrupted.  Parents really need to do that more.

One of the things we did over the weekend was install a picture rail system for Noah's art work and put up some diplomas and such in the office.  I'm happy to say that room is almost completely done and decorated.  Even though our house is mostly blues and greys I wanted to bring something a little different white still keeping it light and aery feeling.  Plus everything needed to be durable and function well with Noah running around.  The kelly green looks great with the light blue.  When I found the boxes at Ikea I went right for them and I think it was a great move!

Hop on over here to see the Latt Childrens Table Makeover post.

Things in this room:
Tobias Chairs
Expedit Shelving (old) Now Kallax
Kallax -Two Drawer Insert
Expedit Desk (old) Now Kallax but similar, not the same
TJENA boxes
DIGNITET curtain wire (used for picture rail)
RIKTIG clips
LATT Childrens Table and Chairs
MERETE Curtains