I’ve gotten kind of a late start with transforming Elise’s bedroom into a shared room for her and the new baby. Now at 33 weeks, I’m under the gun. It’s time to get this place in order. Bear with me; these aren’t super pretty photos.
The accessories and artwork are a complete mess right now. I need to do some major decluttering to simplify this tiny room. And I’m replacing the rug with something larger. (I’ve had the new one for several months already, but I haven’t showed it here yet.)
The crib is mostly up. A couple of the screws were stripped, so we have to get replacements. Nothing’s ever easy, is it?
We’ve also shuffled some of the furniture around and moved the bulky laminate bookcase out. It was underutilized and kind of a waste of space in such a small room.
Elise’s mattress and box spring have been on the floor for nearly a year. I started her big girl bed out that way to keep it lower to the ground, but (knock on wood) she’s never fallen out.
So I got my hands on this family antique Jenny Lind style headboard and footboard. It’s been stashed in my parents’ basement for years. The finish is flaking off, but I am so in love with this bed! It’s too far gone to use as is. Refinishing is out mainly because it would be so so much work (also the wrong time of year for that kind of project). A paint job in a bright and happy color it will be! More to come!
Oh, the bed is so cute. I can’t wait to see what color you paint it! Oh, and congratulations on your new appliances : )
Other people’s pregnancies always seem to go by so fast, don’t they? It seems like just the other day that you announced it!
I hope the bed turns out as pretty as the picture in my head!
And whoa, this pregnancy has flown by for me. I can’t believe it’s almost finished. I sorta wish I had a few more weeks tacked on.