The "nursery" (what do you call it when the child may be a toddler?) is nearly ready!I spent last weekend wallpapering the room, which was a bigger job than I'd expected. 4 trips to the hardware store (and 3 of those were just to track down the seam roller!), and 4 bloody finger incidences (who knew wallpapering was such a risky activity!?), the job is done.
We chose a butterfly theme for the room because it seems a perfect symbol of our journey in so many ways -- rebirth for us from the difficulties of infertility treatments, and rebirth for our little girl from her birth family into ours. We are all new creations through this journey.
The furniture all has a story -- the crib was originally purchased for my nephew, Joseph, 14 years ago! It's since seen him and 3 other children, including our son Jason through their baby years. The armoir has been in babies rooms for longer than that! I believe it came into our family when my youngest brother was born, 35 years ago. The daybed was one of my first furniture purchases when I graduated from college and set up house on my own.(The bedspread will be replaced by the 100 good wishes quilt when it's complete!)
Although the room needs a few more accessories (I've been on the lookout for a clock, and can't find one I like yet!), those that are up are special to me. The quilt was made by my mother-in-law, master quilter of Ohio! It's a design of her own, called Princess and the Pea. I made the mosaic cross (hanging between the windows) at a church craft night last Spring. There is a mosaic butterfly at the intersection of the cross beams.
My mom and I spend a day last Spring recovering the rocking chair pads. The rocking chair also originated in 1993 (note the trendy pink-wash stain!), as it matched the crib. It's logged many hours of rocking and reading time, and is incredibly comfortable. My mother-in-law sweetly purchased the fabric -- I totally fell in love with the quilted fabric, and it worked out perfectly for the room!
