Nealy's Room

I'm not the photographer in the family. Joe's camera is clearly too fancy for me, so these pictures aren't that great. But, here is a taste of what Nealy's room is looking like right now. There are still a few odds and ends that need doing, and some baby gear needs to be gathered from friends, but things are mostly all put together. Enjoy.....

this is an old oak desk that has been painted several times - Joe gave it a fresh coat and a new drawer pull, and now it's a changing table! Don't worry, that pad is secure.


Here are those burp cloths that Ashley made for Nealy. I love them so much - I can't stop admiring them!!

Here is another piece that we painted and gave new hardware (pulls found at the Heartstrings going out of business sale!). That lamp is from a cute little thrift store in Gainesville called Loop-de-loop. New shade with some ric-rac, again what's old is new again!

Here is her lovely crib with her sleep sheep in place - ready to soothe her to sleep with sounds of the ocean, rain, or something like that.
Here is a close up of her bedding. I adore the print. I found this entire set at Target for a price that could not be beat.
I couldn't get a good shot of the far wall. The bird art pieces are on either side of the window. Those curtain rods, you ask, oh - we made them!! I had been coveting some at Pottery Barn Kids, but do you know what they want for the smallest size rod? It was ridiculous! These are dowels from Lowe's, painted and trimmed with some of those Heartstrings pulls.


The box under the changing table was a box that my Grandmother used for dress patterns. Joe painted it, added the little shelf on the bottom, screwed on some casters and a new glass pull, now we will keep diapers inside. This was one of my favorite transformations in the room - so small, but so useful!

I know you're insanely jealous of my plastic canvas tissue box creations. What can I say? It's a gift. (please note sarcasm - it is sewing yarn onto a plastic grid - not hard) And isn't the ombre, hobnail glass piece a beauty? I need to put fresh flowers in there....you can tell I have no idea how to "stage" a photo shoot of a room.

The rocking chair will go where the yellow chair is now. I will post that when I get it back - there's a story there, too.


As I was taking pictures, I caught a side view of myself in the mirror. Nice, right?

It is out of focus, but the pink card on the mirror is the Queen of Hearts. Joe thought that would be a fitting addition to our little girl's room.


I will be sure to post better pictures when I get someone else to take them. Love to all - K