Refinished Dresser and Nursery Plans

First up in this post - my latest project, refinishing an old dresser. We got this dresser from my parents and I immediately had big plans to refinish it. I bought some amazing Annie Sloan chalk paint. Chalk paint can be a bit pricey, but it definitely gave the dresser the look I was going for. I had never done a chalk paint project before so thankfully a mother of one of our beloved youth girls offered to help me because she is is quite the chalk paint expert. This project was so much fun and really so easy! I may have found a new hobby :) 

Here is the finished project. I had thought about replacing the handles with something more noticeable, but then I realized that Eva's dresser, which we purchased refinished, had similar handles that were just painted to match. I decided to stick with the free, easy route. Here are my other nursery plans...

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My inspiration. I pinned this photo of a barn red dresser back before we were even sure if we would have a boy or girl. Our crib and changing table are both white so I loved the idea of a brightly painted dresser. I also like the black and white prints on the wall and plan to mix in some black and white maternity/newborn photos. 

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More inspiration. I like the bold red and blue along with the mixture of of different prints. I feel like this gives you a ton of options that will look boyish without looking too babyish. My thoughts are that a little baby doesn't care much about the look of their room, but as they grow up they do enjoy having a room that is put together. When we moved and unpacked all of Eva's decoration and room belongings she was very happy when we got the chance to hang everything and knows that her room was specially decorated and planned for her. Plus as a mom I want a nursery that is enjoyable to sit in. My next project is going to be sewing some vertical striped blue and white curtains.

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I found these crib sheets on Amazon. I like that they have the interchangeable geometric prints. Like most normal women, I love Target, but the Target selection of crib sheets was not so great for the look I want. I've started a baby wish list on Amazon because they just have some different choices that are in the same price point as Target. Also I'm only going to go with cute crib sheets and not a skirt since Jensen is a boy and really once you lower the crib you can't use the skirt anyway. We got a white mesh breathable bumper for Eva that we can reuse.

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I don't know if I would actually do anything with a pillow like this, but I LOVE how they mixed up the prints and colors. I wish I could sew a bobby cover like this because I would use that way more than a throw pillow. 

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Jensen's nursery already has a horizontal bar of crown molding about 2/3 of the way up the wall where his crib will go. I am thinking that a patterned banner like this would look awesome. I think I will hang it with twine and I really don't want to try to sew this because I think I would mess up the triangles so hopefully I can cut some fabric pieces and glue them to felt to make them sturdier before attaching them to twine.

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I plan to look for something like this at Hobby Lobby. The blog I got it from said she found one their for only a few dollars and I figure that even if it isn't red I can paint it. I would love to find a cool way to suspend this in the corner above Jensen's crib, sort of as an alternative to a baby mobile and looking like it could have flown in from the window in the same corner. How fun would that be for a little boy?

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I have a long canvas that I got from somebody and I am hoping to paint over the canvas' current artwork with navy blue. Then I am dreaming that either I can paint this or somebody slightly more artistic could paint it for me. I don't like the water hose and hat part, I just want a vintage looking firetruck that says "Jensen" on it.

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Finally, since he will be Ryan Bradley's son, I figured I should mix in something sport related. I didn't want to go sports overboard in the room because what if Jensen is like me and doesn't care much about sports? But just to humor his daddy I plan to hang up something with a football or baseball on it.

Okay, so I am ready to shop, sew, and decorate RIGHT NOW. Who's with me? 15 weeks left to go.