Nursery Mood Board!

1. diy pallet wall inspired by bower power
2. blackout roman shades
3. diy chalkboard globe
4. numbers artwork - I can't find the link back to it! It's from etsy.
5. vintage eskimo fan
6. chalkboard plaque
7. diy pallet shelf
8. already own - large cadillac print. We're going to custom frame it with more reclaimed wood.

What do you think? I want something masculine and strong rather than the typical pastel baby stuff. His crib and changing table are white and the walls are beige, so they'll keep things from getting too dark. I'm excited to get started!

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More nursery inspiration

 Loving these rustic accents, including barn doors, deer sheeets and more re-claimed wood. I'm leaning toward a "Rustic Route 66" theme, and I'll explain the route 66 part later!


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First image Source: bohobedlove.tumblr.com via Channing on Pinterest

Second Image Source: frenchbydesign.blogspot.com via Sumati on Pinterest



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Little Guy Nurseries

After spending so much time renovating the living room/kitchen area of our house, we've put the other rooms on the back burner. I'm itching to do Jack's nursery, though, so until Bran is ready to dive into another project, I'll be spending my time gathering ideas.

One annoying thing about the homes in our neighborhood is that they completely lack architectural detail. They were built in 1947 and were some of the first prefabricated homes (see this really interesting article Building a House an Hour about the prefab process). They're made of steel and concrete so they're sturdy as heck but generally pretty ugly.

I love architectural details, and so making the rooms interesting by adding them is my main decorating goal. We added crown moulding in the living room and created a column effect with some bump-outs at the entrance to the hallway:

In Jack's room, I want to add an architectural feature wall like the one seen here on Bower Power:

They created their wood paneled feature wall using pallets and mounting the pieces directly to the wall. I love this idea (which surprised me a bit since I generally hate wood paneling, but this is sooo different than the 70's stuff we had in our old basement!) and I think it really brings a masculine feel to the room. I think it would look great. Thoughts?

already?

Jack Harrison

I can't believe it's been a month already! He's been doing great (even though he's screaming in his bouncy seat as I write this - I swear he sleeps most of the time!). He has his 1 month appointment on Friday and I'm thinking he's a full pound over his birth weight at this point, which would put him at 10 lbs 5 oz... we'll have to see how close my guess is!

At a month old, he...

...loves to sleep
...almost as much as he loves to eat
...doesn't like his bink, but has been experimenting with sucking on his fingers/thumb
...can hold his head up like a champ, but still flops his head against my shoulder every once in a while
...still has his wavy hair, which sticks straight up after a bath
...has only had 2 real baths... I suppose he takes after his dad in the cleanliness department :-p
...has started showing signs of recongition and looks me in the eye from time to time
...is very loved by his big sister!

Can't wait to see what month 2 brings!

Baby!

Jack Harrison Antkowiak 7/26/2011 9lbs 5oz.

Our little guy has been keeping me busy! Ok, that's not true. He's been sleeping like an angel and eating like a champ. His big sister has definitely been keeping me busy, though!

As far as the blog goes, I'm dying to get back into it. Things got very much put on hold when my hard drive crashed a few weeks ago. I'll hopefully be ordering a new one tomorrow to be back in business on the computer front. It's so hard not having one, and only getting to surf the web for an hour at night on my hubby's!

Once the computer is fixed, I'll hopefully have more house photos for you, too! We've done a "second look" in our living room thanks to a "new" used rug and some different curtains. I love it, even though it's not what I would do if I had no budget :)