A Woman's Haven

Nursery Reveal

Get ready for a ton of photos. I am 99% done with the nursery. I have one more step to complete the dresser as soon as the embossed wallpaper arrives in the mail. I love how it turned out! I started the project in August. Most everything was purchased second hand except for the crib and glider rocker. The dresser was my great grandmother’s. I have had it for sometime now and thought it would perfect for the nursery.

The gallery area above the dresser are all repurposed frames that I picked up at Goodwill and yard sales. A fresh coat of Rust-o-leum’s Lagoon in Satin.

My sister made the stacking toy. She is receive all the talent for sewing. It is not my strong suit. I am hoping to do a post on all the items she made for the baby.

One of my favorite items in the nursery are the yarn wrapped lamp shades I made. You can read more about them {HERE}.

This is the gallery wall above the crib. I painted the tree to serve as a thumbprint sign-in tree for the baby shower. You can read about that project {Here}. The clown art are from curtains made by family members for daddy’s nursery over 35 years ago. I think they go perfect here too!

Another item made for the baby shower were these tissue balls. I then made them into a mobile for the room.

Grandma made the clown lamp for daddy’s nursery and it now has a new home in our little peanut’s room.

For now the curtains are just basic white shears. I made a couple fabric rag garlands to top them off with some color.

Click {HERE} to see all posts regarding BABY.

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House Haven Tour: The Lovely Cupboard

Hello there! I'm Heather from The Lovely Cupboard.

My home is a haven because it's a collection of things that make me feel comfortable, grounded, and inspired.

I used paint colors that have an icy cool feel as you move from room to room. Whites, grays, blues and taupe make me feel at ease.

I appreciate the use of bold paint colors in other homes and know how enlivening they can be, but they aren't for me. I feel relaxed with my color palette.

I feel grounded as I see pieces around my home that were passed to me from my mother and grandmother.

Many of them were collected from their travels all over Europe and Asia.

While heirlooms are only things, and things cannot buy us happiness or heritage, they do make me feel connected to family and serve as a constant reminder of where I come from.

I feel inspired by the process of creating a room over time. My rooms never stay the same long, and I'm learning allow a room to evolve with me as I grow and change as well.

Thank you Heather for sharing your haven!

2011 Favorite Posts: Part 1

January

{Self Portrait}

138

{Beach Glass Shadow Box}

166

February

{Tweet Treats}

061

{Scenes From My Weekend}

007

March

{Crafternoon: Spring Wreaths}

008

{Shades of the Season: One last look at Winter}

021

April

{Craft Room: Lamp Transformation}

067

{A Day At Lake Michigan}

042

May

{Crafternoon: Paper Cone Flower Baskets}

027

{Spring Blooms}

0121

June

{Kids Fun: Liquid Chalk}

058

{From Bud to Blossom: Summer Poppies}

031

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Some More Nursery Decor

I love easy projects! For this one I started out with a flat canvas and painted a favorite saying of mine on it for the nursery. Instead of painting the frame I just wrapped it it white fabric. I love how it turned out and it looks perfect in with all of the other pictures above the crib. I can’t wait to do a full nursery reveal which will be coming soon!

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Nesting

In preparation for the other half’s diaper party I had two days of nesting around our house. My house is the cleanest it has been throughout my entire pregnancy! Which feels great!

Christmas tree was taken down and decorations stored away for next year.

I kept a few décor items out to have some “winter” decorations. I really didn’t get much Christmas décor out this year. With the pregnancy it was very minimal so I wanted to keep a few of my favorite items out a little longer to celebrate the Winter season.

I still love my stained glass wall hanging aka old kitchen cabinet door found at Goodwill for $4.99. Read about the transformation {HERE}

36 Week Belly Shot

I grew some more over the last four weeks, but I feel like I have also dropped some.

I would love to give an update saying how wonderful I feel, but I would be lying if I did. The truth is that I am not sleeping, my belly feels enormous and heavy, baby is pushing on everything and my hips hurt and are soar most days. I still love feeling out little one move around, but more often than not it also causes major discomfort. I am eager and anxious to meet our little one and to see if we are having a boy or a girl. Our due date is January 31st, but I would be very surprised if I make it that long. At this point I can’t imagine being this uncomfortable and working for the next four weeks.

House Haven Tour: A Nest For All Seasons

Please welcome Amy from {A Nest for All Seasons}!

I am a professional photographer and blogger based out of Hershey, PA and am the author and photographer behind the blog 'A Nest for All Seasons'. The blog uses photography to illustrate basic principles of gardening, cooking and DIY design all while raising three little boys.

I live with my husband, three little boys, a cat and 4 hens on a few acres neighboring up to a Christmas Tree Farm and down the road from Hershey Park.

We are very blessed to live the country life we have always dreamt of and I love sharing our experiences growing produce, teaching our boys lessons from the garden and cooking naturally.

Our home is a haven because I try to carve out nesting spaces for each person -- spaces that each person can feel warm, protected and safe in.

For our boys, we created tents that fit over their beds and an outdoor fort and secret garden for them. The tents originally had fabric sides out of plaid patchwork, but my crazy rough boys ripped the sides and destroyed them. Leaving the frame allowed them to create their own nests and every night there is a different set of sheets, blankets and pillows draped over the frame and propped up to create their very own nests. The fort and secret garden were also framed and built, but the design and ever-changing functions of both are completely up to the boys!

My husband literally carved himself a secret room downstairs complete with swiveling panels and trick locks. his room houses a few of his favorite things - books, photos of travels and allows him to have a spot he can retreat to.

My nest is my office space. I took a small nook in our dining room and created a space that is just perfect for me. A large, white clean working space and a view of the garden. No one is allowed to step a foot on the white carpet under my desk and no one is allowed to touch my papers.