Some projects are so much more involved (and frustrating) than you think they are going to be. In our experience, MOST projects are more involved and take more time than we think. Painting the nursery was no exception. I’ll spare the details, but here’s the basic story. Zac and I found a paint color we loved at Lowe’s, had a sample made, and painted it on a poster board to make sure it was the right shade of green for the baby’s room. I LOVED it. So the next day Zac went back to Lowe’s, bought a gallon of the paint, and with my dad’s help, painted the room. When I saw it, I knew it was not the same color I had picked out, so we decided to go back to Lowe’s and see if they could get us the right color. Well, after 7 cans of paint and a trip to 2 different Lowe’s stores, we FINALLY got the right color paint. It was weird, none of the employees could tell us why the machine made the sample one color and the gallon another. They had no idea. But they finally got us the correct color, we went home and painted it, and here are some pics of the process. We aren’t quite done, but we’re pretty proud of it so far!
Wrong color
Painting the right color!
Crib Assembly
Crib and changing table
Cute border on the wall
Crib (I made this quilt)
Baby's closet (she is so spoiled!)
10.20.2008
you guys are so good! david and i didn’t have addison’s room put together until a couple of weeks before she was born. it still isn’t finished, i need to hang stuff on the walls and buy curtains! her closet is more packed than addison’s! here’s something i have found helpful with clothes, since they grow out of them so fast. i kept a drawer empty and when i realize she can’t wear an outfit anymore i put it in that drawer to make room in the closet.
10.20.2008
Hey guys!
Congratulations on the pregnancy! From your pictures it looks like the baby is getting pretty close…probably down to the last week or two. Anyway, Blaine mentioned that you guys had a blog and since we just started our blog, we thought it would be fun to keep in touch on here and be blog buddies. What do you say? Congrats again and keep us posted on that new baby of yours!
Erin and Blaine
10.21.2008
Cute nursery! oh my gosh, this baby has a bunch of clothes!! Girl clothes are the funnest!!
10.23.2008
Wow! I haven’t looked at your blog for a few weeks and didn’t even know you had moved in! Yay! I bet you guys were ready. The nursery looks so cute, and it looks like you guys are set on baby clothes! Hope to see baby pictures soon!