The Nursery Is Done!

The title says it all...the nursery is done!

The nursery was originally our guest room--aka "The J-Money Shrine"

The walls were plastered with Justin's basketball memorabilia and let me tell you, it was NOT easy for him to see his shrine taken down.  He honestly wanted to keep the room the way it was, but just add a crib, changing table and a few basketball knick-knacks...I told him, "MAYBE--if it's a boy."

Well, we all know we're expecting a girl, so down went the shrine...and in came new decor!

The guest room (aka J-Money Shrine) on "demo day"

I'm the first person to admit that the nursery is not one bit girly...for some reason, the frilly pink nurseries never spoke to me.  Instead, I liked something a little more whimsical, eclectic and "vintage."  Something that went more with our house than a castle!

Thanks to Target, I found a few "inspirational" pieces to kick-start the nursery decor

Up went new paint and curtains--in came an area rug, a super-worn rocking chair found on Craiglist, the crib, changing table and armoire (also found on Craiglist).  The armoire and rocking chair were scheduled to be refurbished--but before the chair could go to the upholstery shop, we'd have to get Mitzi out of the rocking chair...she LOVED that nasty thing!

And finally, after several months, the nursery is done!  

The pictures turned out a bit "hot" from using the flash, so I apologize!  When the curtains said they were black-out, they weren't kidding--and probably didn't help that I decided to take the pictures after dark, either!  

But anyhow, here it is...our little girl's nursery, full of blue!  lol

For the time being, the area by the armoire is the "Mitzi-zone."  Mitzi's crate and food will be in the nursery until the baby moves out of our room--at that point, we can decorate that area a bit more and make it blend more with the rest of the nursery.  But something tells me Mitzi will continue to be a fixture in the rocking chair--thankfully, it's just not near as nasty as it once was!