Nursery Source List - Part Three

Hope you don't mind that I waited a bit before writing these last few posts about the nursery. I have a feeling I was on nursery/baby overload there for awhile. Okay, I still kind of am but I'm trying to contain it.  ;)

If you are looking for the other related posts, I shared the finished nursery photos here, a Nursery Source List Part I here, and a Nursery Source List Part II here.

So let's take a look at another area of the room. I needed something shallow to fill this wall that wouldn't block the view of the window as you walk in. I thought three shelves would work perfectly for storage and display.

The three crown molding ledges that I ended up using are all from Michael's. I bought each of them at different times so that I would be flagged as a crazy coupon lady could get each one for 40% off. I'm really happy with how the shelves look, however I am quite disappointed with the overall quality. Alex and I will have to make some adjustments (i.e, changing the hanging hardware, adding support brackets) to make sure they are safely secured to the wall once Little Ninja becomes mobile. If you're curious about the issues we had when we tried to install the shelves, read here. 

The white picture frame and double matte on the top shelf are both originally from Michael's. Fortunately I had been stockpiling white picture frames for years so I didn't have to go out and buy any of them. They were in my "stash" in the basement. Inside the frame is an illustration from the children's book Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. I just chose the picture that I liked the most and popped it in the frame. The vintage ruler is from an antique market in Florida which my mom picked out for me on her last vacation. Thanks mom!

The wooden bulldozer is from a set of three toy trucks that I found at Homesense. I love how they can be used as a decoration now and a functional toy later on.

The tiny plant is a succulent that I found at Lowe's in their indoor plant section. The little tin that it's planted in was another Homesense find. There were four of those little tins in a wire basket. I scrapped the wire basket and used three of the little pots for my shelf display. The white picture frame was also from my "stash" in the basement. Can't remember where it was from though. Inside the frame is another children's book illustration, this time from The Great Paper Caper by Oliver Jeffers. If you can't see the picture clearly it's of some trees in a forest and each tree has a little door on it. Too sweet.

Inside this white frame (another one from my stash) is a single cardboard flashcard from a set of automobile flashcards that I bought at Homesense. Any one else thinking that I spend too much time at Homesense?!?

The mini cactus is from Lowe's. Darn, it's prickly. The tin pot is the same as the one mentioned above.

Originally I only had two shadowboxes that I used to frame some vintage cars. To read that post, click here. I had wanted a set of three shadowboxes but Homesense only had two at the time. Imagine my surprise when I found another one a day or two before I shared the nursery photos with you. Unfortunately I didn't have any more cars to frame in the third shadowbox. I ended up ordering some more from Etsy. Mounting the new cars is still on my massive to-do list. Since I didn't have any cars, I threw in a metal letter 'S' that was supposed to stand for the name Smith. We were dead set on Smith as a first name for our Little Ninja, but changed our minds at the last second. I mean, the name Cooper just has so many cute short forms and nicknames, right?  Oh yeah, the first set of cars were from this Etsy shop, the second set of cars (that aren't in the photo) were from this Etsy shop, and the vintage metal letter was from this Etsy shop.

I think I might like Etsy. I hope Alex doesn't cancel my Paypal account after reading this post.

Alex and I bought the little bear on one of our road trips quite a few years ago. I have no idea why, maybe 'cause he was cute? We named him Ben. Beside the bear is another illustration from The Great Paper Caper. Can you see the little vintage trailer in the picture? So adorable!!! The red car was leftover from the set that I framed.

The wooden cement truck is from the toy set I mentioned above. Another white picture frame from my stash and a cute picture of a friendly snake hanging from a tree. I found the picture in a pile of teacher stuff but I'm not sure exactly what it was from. Whoops!

These teeny shoes are from Old Navy and are still a bit big for the Coopster to wear. Display it is. For now. Although if he gets them dirty he'll be in big trouble. Just kidding, he's a boy! Not really kidding.

I had so many alphabet cards left over from my other framing project in the room that I decided to throw an extra one in a frame. I chose one with a bit of orange to tie in with the orange bulldozer on the shelf as well as the orange stuffed zebra on the other side of the room. I'm not one for ultra bright colours in my all-neutral house but in small doses I think it really works here.

Underneath the shelves are two antique wooden crates/boxes. Both were from an old Canadian dynamite company. Perfect for a boy's room or what?! When I bought them at an antique show in a neighbouring city, they were coated in an ugly orange varnish. My mom stripped it all off for me (since I was preggers at the time) and I gave each one a light sanding to get any remaining shine off. Alex and I screwed in four casters to the bottom of each box. We made sure to pre-drill the holes since the wood was so old and dry we didn't want it to split. Inside one box is a collection of books and in the other is a collection of stuffed animals (which has grown considerably since Cooper was born a few weeks ago, hee hee). I also posted about the boxes here.

I hung up my DIY growth chart behind the door to the room. (You can't see it when the door is open but it is in full view when the you are in the room and the door is closed.) The bottom of the board (where the #1 is) is exactly one foot off of the ground. I had a few readers ask how I'm going to record the measurements. I'm pretty sure that when the time comes, I'll nail in some little tags with tiny finishing nails. The tutorial on how I made the growth chart can be found right here.

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Wow. This post took way longer to write than I thought! Only two more posts to go and I'll be finished blabbing on about Mini-Coop's room.

It's gloomy and rainy over here today so I think I'll make a cup of tea, fold some laundry, snuggle the little guy, and possibly bake my favourite raspberry bran muffins.

Oooooh excitement over here!

:)

What are your plans for the weekend? We're heading to Lowe's and Home Depot to make some big decisions about one of our current projects. Except it's not a project that I've shared with you yet. Are you curious? I'll make sure to spill some details soon but for now I will leave you in suspense. Dun dun dun......

For now though, how about only one picture of Cooper? Here he is at 5 weeks old, in my favourite outfit. Not pictured are tiny, baggy grey joggers. *Melt*

P.S. Right now his eyes are the perfect shade of grey-blue. Please tell me they will stay this colour, k?

P.S.S. I finally found an extra tidbit of time to reply to the comments in my last post. Wahoo, I'm getting better at this time management with a new baby thing!!!!