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#1 - Sarah and Seong's April Surprise

Name: Sarah and Seong
Child's Name and Age:This baby is due in early April!
Location: Chicago, IL
Size: 132 sq. foot bedroom.

Resources

Imagination and blogs such as AT-Nursery!

What inspired you?

Inspiration for the nursery came in pieces. I started with the furniture that we already possessed (table, shelves, hand-me-down crib, baskets, etc.). Then, we added a clothesline in front of a large window to display the gifts we had received from family and friends.


 
 

Colors had to stay neutral since the gender was unknown and we chose seafoam green. The bedding, curtains, rug and rocker were chosen to add more color in a complementary way.

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Great Tip:

Try to use the existing furniture and be creative about its uses.

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Comments (8)

Congratulations! What a warm and inviting room. Once your baby hits a few months, though, changing will not be so easy on a table that doesn't have barriers. Just something to consider--we often just change our daughter on the floor!

posted by jjpp on April 10th 2007 at 9:41am
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Too bad about the three-photo limit. I can't really get a sense of how this room is laid out.

posted by Li on April 10th 2007 at 9:54am
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Cute, I like the clothesline. I disagree with jjpp - I had a changing pad just like that one on top of a dresser. Never had any trouble changing him, just always kept one hand on him if I had to turn away to grab something, etc. When he got too wiggly, I switched to changing him on the bed. And once he could walk, forget about it, I got skilled at changing him on the run. You really only need a changing pad for the first 2 months (when the diaper changing is constant) in my opinion.

posted by mjoe on April 10th 2007 at 10:20am
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Take the shredder out of the room!!! Very unsafe!

posted by nicolej on April 11th 2007 at 6:33am
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Other then that....kudos. Cute room

posted by nicolej on April 11th 2007 at 6:34am
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I like the clothes line and the rocking chair. Good luck with the baby.

posted by Carisa on April 11th 2007 at 6:54am
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I disagree with jjpp also, I have the exact changing pad just plopped on top of a rescued dresser. I've used it with all three of my children without barriers and without trouble. Nobody has taken a tumble. I'm tall, I'd HATE to change my baby on the floor (or bed) or somewhere else.

nicolej, I don't think that's a shredder, I think it's a printer. Calm yourself. :o)

All of that to say, this room doesn't seem very small! I don't have room for a rocking chair, a table, AND a crib in my nursery... hmmm, maybe I should enter.

posted by kerflop on April 11th 2007 at 9:59am
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So relaxing!

posted by Tallulah on April 28th 2007 at 7:12am
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