Our Vintage Modern Baby Nursery.

Drum roll pleeeease....finally our baby boy's nursery is complete.  I am so happy with how it turned out. I had a picture of it in my mind and I dare say this is spot on or perhaps a little better than I even imagined.   A perfect mix of old and new!  

I started planning baby's nursery about 3 months into my pregnancy and once I knew we were having a boy the hunting & purchasing began.  It took months to pull it all together but, phew, it's done!  Now we just need our sweet baby boy!

What do you think? 

Nursery Decisions: Dwell Transportation, Mid Century Rocker, Egg Lamp and a Monkey

Sometimes things just work themselves out for you.  I was torn about which crib bedding I liked best and I thought I was ready to choose Skip Hop Mod Dots but at 7 am this morning I logged on to the Craigslist baby section and someone had just posted Dwell's Transportation Bedding Set for $50!!  Well, there's no question I jumped all over it. I love the colors and simplicity (and boy-ness) of Transportation but I had put it out of mind due to the cost - $360.   Well, I'm now the proud owner of this set for only $50 and it just so happens it works out with some other pieces I already have.

Dwell Transportation Crib Bedding

I'd like to play up the turquoise in the bumper, so I might find turquoise sheets instead of Dwell's grey/white circle design it comes with.  

Now I can use my orange mid century rocker and not recover it.....well, I might still but the orange will work well if I decide not to spend that money.

I'll use my beloved space-age egg lamp in the nursery. You can't see it in the Dwell stock photo but this color green is also in the design.

And my monkey boy arrived today from Ebay.  It's a mid century modern Viking toy made in Japan.  He can't wait to move into the nursery (that's what he told me).

Next I'll be on the hunt for mid century fabric to make window curtains. I'd like something simple to bring out the green color or aqua blue.

I'll also need a rug, wall art and a storage cabinet - probably Ikea's cube style unit with the storage bins.

I'm having so much fun!

Update: I wanted to note that I got some great advice from my dear followers not to to all out on crib bedding because it's not really used.  I thought long and hard about this but in the end design won.  Form over function it is and at $50 why the heck not right?

Our baby is a boy!

We found out today we're having a baby boy.  We are so excited to know what our little baby is. I was so sure it was a girl so I was a little surprised but my husband said "I knew it"!  Either way, we are so happy and feel so blessed to be having a healthy baby. We cannot wait to meet our sweet little son.

So, let the shopping and designing begin! 

Dwell Transportation Crib Bedding 

I want that chair!!

Dwell for Target Space Baby Crib Bedding

Dwell Gio Aqua Crib Bedding

Dwell Owls Crib Bedding

Ollie and Lime George Crib Bedding

Skip Hop Tree Crib Bedding

Skip Hop Mod Dots Crib Bedding 

What's your favorite??

I think once I pick the bedding the rest of the decor will fall into place easily. I'm partial to lime green and a lot of the above choices have that color. 

I just ordered this adorable little guy from Ebay for the baby.  

A vintage wooden monkey, Japan.

Update: Modern Baby Nursery Purchases

I'm a planner.  Before I was even pregnant I had an idea of what the nursery would look like: a nice blend of contemporary with vintage, clean streamline white furniture, warm grey walls, and pops of color through bedding and decor.

I recently posted about modern baby cribs and featured some of my dream cribs. Well, I have accepted I cannot and will not spend $1000 on a crib.  I have settled on Baby Mod's Olivia set.  It's made by the same people that make Babyletto and other modern baby furniture but at a fraction of the price.  Love that!