A different kind of post...

I was so touched when I read this post about a nursery featured on ohdeedoh last week:

You may have already seen it, but if you have not, here is a little summary:

The day our little miss was born was the most wonderful of our lives – what happiness the three of us shared, together and with our families. We brought Charlotte home from the hospital and introduced her to this beautiful room that would be all her own. Then, when our baby was just eighteen days old, my husband… her Daddy… passed away unexpectedly.

 Now, it’s just the two of us – and while I could not have ever pictured being in this situation, this is where we’re at and we are going to get through this. Yes, there will be tears and struggle – but there will also be love and celebration. We’re about to put our house up for sale and I consider it a gift that Charlotte has been able to spend a couple months in her beautiful room – that her Daddy and I put so much love into – before we leave our home.

My heart broke into a million pieces when I read that.  It is breaking again just thinking about it.  My reason for this post is that Kate is trying to sell her gorgeous home in Atlanta.  She needs help and that is where we come in.  Kate has set up this website:  535 Stillhouse Lane  Please pass it along to anyone you may know in the Atlanta area.  You can visit Kate's blog, more specifically this post, for more details and ways you can help spread the word.  To quote Kate:

You may not think you know people who are in the market, but perhaps there’s a friend of a friend out there who is just perfect for this house.  It takes just one buyer…

Thank you so much for reading this!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend, have a very happy Monday, and have a fabulous week!

[The two nursery photos were taken from here.]

Found photos...

One of my goals this year is to go through the thousands (probably hundreds of thousands) of pictures on my laptop and delete the unnecessary, print the fantastic, and maybe save some too...definitely save all of the greats online and on a flash drive.  I was trying to find a particular photo and realized just how many I really had and just how long this was going to take me.  Feeling a little overwhelmed,   I decided to check in with my favorite blogs and came across this post on Honey We're Home.  I took it as a sign and decided to get started.

I'd love albums similar to these, filled with photos and organized on bookshelves.

The first group of photos I found were the before and afters of my son's nursery.  The previous owners sure did put in their time creating their son's nursery, but it was just a tad too busy for me:

I wanted the walls to be a bit more neutral because I planned to add pops of color with all of the accessories. I ended up using Behr's "country club" and "popped corn" and was pleased with the results.  The walls almost look purple in these photos, but I always say the color resembles chocolate milk:

And I showed this way back when, but here is the finished product again:

Pretty soon, it will be time for a big boy room.  Ahh!!!  Photos of the nursery will definitely be printed because I don't ever want to forget his first room.  Oh my goodness!!...what great memories.

I've been busy!

I am pregnant and actually due in just a little over two weeks! This blog was definitely put on the back burner and unfortunately (for me) will probably continue to stay there...at least for a little while. My love of design, however, has not changed. Creating a nursery for our baby boy was so much fun!


So there you go. That's it from me for now! :)

I'm obsessed with nurseries!

We do not have children and do not plan on having children for a while, but I am obsessed with designing a nursery. I cannot help myself. I even find myself calling my husband over to the computer to see my latest discoveries. He gives me dirty looks and calls me a nutjob...but I can tell he likes what I am showing him. He just will never admit that. :)

If these don't scream hip baby, nothing will! Check out these bedding collections found at Dimples and Dandelions!! I just love them!

by Serena and Lily

by Caden Lane

by Caden Lane

by Caden Lane

I have so many more nursery designs in my "baby file"..ha ha...but I'll save those for another day!