The Next Big Project

I've been mulling this post over for at least a month, or I guess more like almost six months now. I think it's fair to say that anyone who pays attention to my little blog is already aware that I am preggers, though I hadn't gotten around to announcing it here officially. I'm not ashamed to say that as soon as I found out we were pregnant (Can someone explain to me why we say "we" in this context?? Jason is most definitely not pregnant. I remind him of this often and demand that he rub my back to make it up to me.) my mind leapt pretty quickly from "Yay! We're bringing new life into the world!" to "Yay! I get to decorate a nursery!" And since we found out that we're having a girl (!) I've had a difficult time talking about or thinking about anything other than The Nursery. Several things have been purchased already, but none of it has been assembled or put into place yet. Quite a pile is beginning to stack up in the spare bedroom.

I think part of the reason that we're dragging our feet a bit is that I will be quite sad to give up our office/movie watching room. It's the tiniest room in the house, so it makes the most sense to turn into a nursery, but since we moved in it has, much to my surprise, become one of my favorite spots in the house. It's an odd space, barely big enough for twin bed, with slanted ceilings and a funny little closet. But, it has three enormous windows and we painted it a pretty shade of blue (after we stripped the nasty wallpaper). Here are a few pics of it now, pre-baby:

The somewhat maligned futon is, of course, my favorite spot to read. And that messy desk is where I happen to be sitting at this very moment. The other odd thing about this room is that it has evolved into what we call "The Bird Room." It started with a framed print that I bought in Asheville of a bird nest with eggs, then I found the wacky peacock lamp, so naturally the peacock rug followed. Strangely, I hate birds. Living ones, anyway. They gross me out. But, as a decorating motif, I kind of love them.

The bird nest print is rather perfect for a nursery, so I think "The Bird Room" it shall remain. Here are a few pics to give you an idea of the direction I'm heading in:

Pottery Barn Kids bedding.

Jenny Lind-style crib.

Eames rocker.





Tree wall decals.

I'll keep posting as we make progress.