the nursery...

i'm definitely not a traditionalist when it comes to the nursery.  there have been lots 

of blood, sweat, and tears (well mainly tears) that went into finding just the right mix of things for a cute, modern, not too girly, not too "matchy", but sweet and not too babyish nursery.  

i'm happy to say that with the help of my husband and mom we have accomplished that goal!

hope isla loves her little space as much as we do!

there are lots of pics in this post, so get ready!

we started with the walls.  the paint color is sticks and stones from sherwin williams.  

i wanted something neutral that would really make the white and the other colors stand out, and 

i think it turned out perfectly!  

the crib is from walmart.  i can't find our exact crib anymore but walmart has a great selection of 

affordable, modern cribs.  and the one we bought has a drawer at the bottom

which is great for keeping sheets and blankets!  

the green and white pillows are from etsy.   she has tons of cute fabric choices!  the "i" also came from 

etsy.  it is actually a wall decal but we put it on a blank canvas because i liked the way it

looked with white behind it.  the crib sheet is from target and the crib skirt is just fabric from ikea.
miss meryl gave us ollie the owl and my sweet mom gave isla the sock monkey.

the bookcases are cubes from target that we hung on the wall.  they are great for keeping our books organized as well as showing off a few of my favorite things.  the storage box is orla kiely
for target (i've had it for a couple of years), the paper mache bird is from this cute little shop in austin called wildflower that kat and aimee introduced me to, the fabric "i" is from anthro, and the
sweet grey moccasins were a gift from kristen.

and i absolutely love the bookshelves on the other side of the crib.  they are actually spice racks from

ikea. they come in the natural wood color and we just spray painted them white.  i got the idea from ohdeedoh.  they are just so great for showing off some of your favorite books.  the big canvas tote came from pottery barn kids, and holds lots of fun toys and random things.

there are two rocking chairs in the room.  the grey one (abby's favorite) was a christmas gift from my parents a couple of years ago and is from urban outfitters.  the danish rocking chair with the 

grey and white cushions was a great find on craigslist.  we just had the cushions recovered and it looks brand new.  the cute owl pillow was another fun gift from kristen (she really is so creative).  and the metal bucket is a great place to keep all our cute swaddle blankets and burp clothes.  

the other side of the room has the changing table which is a dresser that i got for $20 at a garage sale down the street!  and the round mirror is from ikea.

i made the changing pad cover from fabric that i bought at ikea.  and don't you just love that lamp! my mom and i found it at home goods and i love how it looks when the light is on!  the wall hooks are from anthro and are a great place to keep the diaper bag (which is packed and ready for the hospital).

the pictures on the wall all have special meaning.  of course there is abby... who we love so much 

and know that isla will love her too, then the LOVE pic was taken when we lived in philly 

just after we got married, and the pic of joe and i was taken last summer in mexico right after 

we found out i was pregnant.  

and i just had to show off our sweet abby!  she absolutely loves the grey pebble rug from west elm.

the rug took a long time to decide on but this rug worked out perfectly and we will have

a lot of room to play with isla and abby (plus its grey)!!