Monday, July 30, 2007

Nursery: Before and After

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The nursery is finally to the point where I can show you before and after pictures! It's not completed--the built-in dresser needs to be tweaked a little and then painted; the door needs to be tweaked and painted; and we still need a light fixture, trim, the built in bookcase, and closet doors. But it is starting to look like it is actually ready for a baby!

Here's what this side of the attic space looked like when we moved in:

And here's a different view of that same window (I can't get far enough away to take a photo from the same perspective--the above photo was taken from what is now the guest bedroom; there's a wall down the middle of the attic now.)

Here's what it looked like from the doorway after Steve did all the framing:

And here's the view from the doorway now! The hole on the left will be a built-in bookcase; the dresser will be secured flush into the wall and painted white, and the closet on the right, someday, might have doors :)

A few other shots of the room:


Here's the wallpaper border up close:

...And the curtain Sue & Granny made, with the adorable buttons we found to match the border:

15 comments:

  1. How Cute! What a great job you all did. I am so impressed! How much more time do you have till the baby arrives?
    Praying for a healthy arrival- and a fast one!:)
    Beth

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  2. Omigoodness that is cute! We just moved into a new place and our baby is due in January. We're keeping our eye out for cute nursery themes, but right now, it's an office. Your nursery is very inspirational! :)

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  3. Oh Ames, I love it! You did such a great job!!! I think animals are great to have in a baby's room-- we went with a Noah's Ark theme and haven't regretted it for a moment! Now all you need is the baby :) When is your exact due date again?

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  4. Very cute; how satisfying to have all this work done!

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  5. Absolutly adorable!!!!!! You guys have done a fantastic job. I can't believe baby Kannel is almost here!!!!

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  6. It turned out great!!! I love all the built ins you are doing.

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  7. AWWW!!! Amy, it looks SO cute! I love it! :)

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  8. WOW!!! Good for you! Your nursery looks AMAZING

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  9. It looks incredible! You all did a great job!! It is a perfect neutral theme-- we went with a farm theme so that we could use it for all our kids.

    Steve and your entire family did a wonderful job! It must feel so exciting to have everything ready now.

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  10. What a darling little room. Now all you need is a baby!

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  11. Yay!!! It looks so good! It must feel good to have it almost done!

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  12. Amy, this was posted on Monday and now it's Wednesday night...

    I know you might have other important things going on, but I'm still wondering if you're on your way to the hospital at this very moment! ;-)

    This is super cute, btw.

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  13. Again, it has been awhile since I've commented. I've been offline for awhile, so I had a lot to catch up on tonight. The nursery looks great. I am quite impressed.

    Still praying for an easy labor and healthy baby!!

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  14. I also am wondering if you have a baby yet! Haven't heard from you in a few days. :)

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