My Neutral Nursery!

As all five of you who read my blog probably already know, I am expecting.  We are due next April, and I am only really getting into my second trimester, but you can never be too prepared.  Plus, aside from a wedding day, I think this is the next big thing a woman starts planning and envisioning in her head long before the time actually comes.  I am so excited and it has been a bumpy road, but completing the first trimester was a big milestone.  So I decided to immediately start planning everything in detail now that we are past the first trimester.  First thing on my agenda was to start keeping track of all the things I like, so I started with this simple design board with some of my favorite things.  My palette is neutral, but I may incorporate some gray in the room as well.  Once we know the gender, I will probably add a few splashes of gender appropriate color here and there, keeping the overall scheme fairly neutral.  I do, however, love blue, so it may be hard to stay away from blue even if we are having a little girl.  Here is my design board, and everything has price and where it comes from in case you see anything you like.  Enjoy!

Making it Match

My friend Shelby called me up and asked if I could do something for a baby shower.  The honoree was having a baby girl, but she did not want anything too girly.  They actually wanted to match the invite to the baby's bedding so that they could have it framed to go in the baby's nursery.  The bedding is this adorable blue, tan, brown and white by Serena & Lily.  Sooo...I took her request quite literally and made it match.  Here are the four sample invites I came up with, and then the final product that Shelby and I worked on together:

And the final product!...