We’re into the final stretch and just to prove I’m ready (ha!), here is a shot of our nursery. In the beginning of my pregnancy I somehow felt that the nursery should be as “decorated” as the rest of the house and incorporate lots of cool vintage items which then of course started to feel like too much pressure on me and on the baby. In the end, we decided to keep the nursery as simple and low key as possible. It still looks nice, but isn’t overdecorated. I’m sure this will evolve over time, as our son develops his own personality and desires (and I find the perfect vintage poster). We also kept it affordable – the crib, changing table and flag decals ($10 dollars a set and I used two!) are all from Wal-Mart. The Anthroplogie rug, trashcan and Oeuf baby lounger were all gifts. The sheet has sweet clouds (6.99) on it and the crib skirt ($16.99) is striped — both are from Target. I nearly fainted when I saw how much designer crib skirts cost (seriously, at $250 dollars a skirt, that is a business I should get into). I used myregistry.com for my baby showers and what is genius about the site that you can add products from ANY website to your registry so I was able to get what I really truly wanted.
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It’s a beautiful nursery. Congratulations on the baby and for coming up with a personalized look that is perfect!
Wow! This looks incredible. Great job!
love the panda on the changing table!!
This is adorable. I’m a huge fan of that rug …
Wow. I love the rug, but I am mostly in awe of how you pulled the room together with a mixture of very affordable and slighty less affordable pieces. That is a true art! Congratulations!
This is one of the sweetest nurseries I have seen. I think it is perfect.
This is a beautiful room! I can’t believe that furniture is from Walmart- it looks amazing!
Love the rug too!
Ooh it looks bee-yoo-tiful, Abbey! Well done – everything is so gorgeous. Can’t wait to *meet* the little man himself! x
It looks great – really simple but friendly.
great job!! i HATE overdecorated nonsense. its just a giant waste of time and money in a babies room. trust!
it looks perfect.
It is absolute perfection—I can’t believe the furniture is from Wal Mart! It looks so high design. The flag decals are a perfect touch with the bright colors of the rug. Love it!
Sweet baby is going to be so happy here.
OMG!! I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!! Abbey – you have put together one fun place for your baby boy!!! THat rug is AMAZING!!
I just love it… so perfect for a sweet little boy! Congrats and best wishes!
Abbey, this looks SO amazing! Congratulations!
xo, Abbey H
I loooove it! Those flags are awesome; I sort of want to put them up in my kitchen. The room has a great feel; nice and simple and relaxing. And happy!
(BTW, since you’ve been good enough to link to me, note my new blog address… Whee!)
i love it so much!!!! so cheery and welcoming.
Gorgeous! I especially love the bunting flags. My only other advice for such a perfect room is try and get yourself a very comfortable feeding chair. I had one instead of an eternity ring and we still use it now 6 years later to snuggle in and read stories – priceless
i mean it sincerely this is the cutest nursery i’ve ever seen! congrats!
I love the idea of a whimsical Anthropologie rug in a nursery. Looks great!
Beautiful. I love the colors and the fact that it isn’t about the sex of the baby. Congrats to you both!
This is an adorable nursery. Nice work! It’s hard to make all the practical stuff look pretty but you’ve pulled it off. I love rug.
It looks great! So bright and cheery!
Oh, I think it’s just the cutest. I cannot believe those decals are from Walmart. I need to go pick some up.
so light and cheerful, it looks great!
That furniture is from Walmart? It looks like a million bucks! You should submit it to Ohdeedoh (apartment therapy’s children site). It’s awesome.
SO SWEET! I love the flags–baby will feel so celebrated!
What a lovely, happy room. This is beautiful and I love the flag decals. Thanks for sharing the photo. Hope you are feeling good in the final stretch. Enjoy it.
This room is adorable. You have done such a good job and it is very lovely and welcoming.
ps. posting about this on cookie’s nesting blog today — i really love it!
joannaxo
I love the nursery, it looks fabulous – great work! I can vouch for the lounger too, our little man is only two weeks old and he uses it every single day. The cat even sits in it on occasion!
so freakin’ cute!!! that rug is gorgeous and i love the simple modern look of the crib. at this point it looks like all that’s missing is the little one.
xo
Kelly
Love it! Is it wrong that I’m jealous of your little baby already? He’s got one spectacular room.
i LOVE that rug! what a cheery room for your baby!
I heart your nursery. We tried to find a similar crib and changing table for our baby girl but came up short. I had no idea WalMart carried something so modern and safe. Thanks for sharing.
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bravo!
i love it!!!!
can’t believe the crib and changing table came from walmart! and thanks for the myregistry.com tip!
can’t wait to “meet” your little bundle of joy!!
Love it! I’m completely hooked to http://www.myregistry.com too.
i love this abbey! the flags are genius…i can’t belive they’re from wal mart.
Adorable. Looks A-Mazing. I keep checking back to see if you’ve had the baby yet!!
xoxo
It’s beautiful!
J
That rug is ridiculous! (I mean that to have a VERY positive connotation)
So so cute.
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thanks everyone for all the nice comments — I’m so glad everyone likes it — I wasn’t sure that it would go over well since its not GORGEOUS the way some nurserys are. I too am undone that walmart sells the bunting decals — amazing. They’d be great for a party too! Since they are totally removable….
What a perfect nursery. The rug is amazing and so kid-friendly. I just may have to check out Walmart’s decals now!
This is incredible…I am completely in awe!!
Your little will be one happy camper
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This looks so beautiful and from a mama of three kiddos, believe me when I say, you really have everything you need. And such a smart decison to wait until your little one arrives to fill in the blanks with pieces you love that will suite your home and babe.
The rug and garland decals are just outstanding! You’ve done an amazing job. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy and hope you have a quick and easy delivery!!! :0)
OMGosh! The flags are the cutest thing and greatest idea I’ve seen in a long while. Super duper cute!!!
Abbey,
I’m so late stopping in, but had to say your nursery is darling. You’re already a wonderful mommy! What a happy little one you will have!
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