The Makings of a Young Girl's Room

This is the before - what our guest room used to look like. The picture is kind of dark so it's hard to tell but we had a gold decorative bedspread, gold shimmery drapes, and light colored wood furniture. You can't see it but we also have a lovely HP desktop computer on a metal computer desk in the corner.

But with a baby on the way, all this had to change. I am so excited to decorate a nursery! That's why you have a baby, right? It's a little challenging to figure out where to store some of the old stuff we kept in the guest room, and even more challenging since we're still not sure if we will be moving in the next 6 weeks, but I wanted to go ahead and start getting a few things for inspiration. I figure these essentials will look cute wherever we live. Here are a few of my first treasures and future ideas...
1. A fancy pink dresser. We found this refinished at a boutique near Ryan's parents house. I saw it one Saturday. I thought about it for 2 weeks. My mother in-law went back and took a picture of it for me to refresh my memory. We went back and bought it last Saturday! Plus we got it for $50 cheaper than it was originally marked for thanks to some bartering skills. I love it. I also already switched out the original silver top knobs for 2 pink diamond knobs. Perfect.
This is what one side of the dresser looks like. It is an applique sticker with rhinestones. Even more perfect! The dresser also has pops of silver paint shining through the pink . The paint job looks good in real life but kind of streaky in pictures.
2. A changing table. A newborn baby uses up to 12 diapers a day. Yikes. Better have a good place to change those diapers. I got this changing table off Craigslist for only $25. It's sturdy and in good condition, it just needs a little touch up paint in a few places which will be easy to do for such a good price. After we got it I was showing Ryan were the baby goes and grabbed one of the old gold throw pillows to demonstrate. We had a little fun dressing it up! Weird..but it made us laugh.
3. Wall hanging. Thanks to Hobby Lobby's excellent 50% off sales, and my sweet husband who made not one, but 2 trips to Hobby Lobby with me after I forgot the gift card that I'd been saving since my birthday, we got this picture that captures the colors and look I want for the nursery. If you look closely the top right has a little black chandelier just like the one on her dresser. The picture also has rhinestones to add an extra touch of sparkle. And the frame that came with it matches the white quilt we are putting on the full size bed that we will likely keep in Eva's room so that grandmother's can spend the night sometimes :)
4. Curtains. Pink with with sequins. I have ordered these from Target already and should be receiving them in the next week.
5. Curtain rod. I love the extra diamond end caps. From Walmart. (Target had it online too but I got free shipping from Walmart.) Also on it's way to our home this coming week.
6. Laundry hamper for those adorable little girl clothes. I put this on my Target registry so I will have to wait awhile for this accessory.
7. Hanging wall letters. Of course I want them to say Eva but I like the patterns in these. I think I know a friend's mom who can make these for me much cheaper than I could order them online, so that's my plan for now.
8. Colorful lanterns. I want to hang these in a corner kind of between the changing table and crib, sort of like a mobile. I definitely stole this idea from another blog -thanks to The Mom Diggity! I was actually out at Party City last night and saw these exact lanterns but didn't buy them yet.
9. A decorative wall cross. I just google images to find this one, so it's not the exact one I want, but hopefully something like it. I have seen crosses in this style at different places and will probably shop around downtown Grapevine to see what they have.

These are my ideas! I didn't post any pictures of bedding because we're actually keeping the bedding simple with just a white crib, a frilly white crib skirt, and bright colored crib sheets. I'm also going to be repainting my old nightstand and a small shelf that has places for 3 pictures and 4 hooks to match the dresser we bought. Hopefully my mom can come over in the next few weeks to help with that little project. And in a few months, if we have space for it wherever we live, I want to look for a white glider on Craigslist too. Can't wait to post pictures of our completed nursery, but that probably won't be until August!