Jude's Nursery

Yipee! Jude's nursery is finally complete. Super excited to share these photos - I am very happy with the final product! The last piece to complete was the ginormous "Hey Jude" painting above his crib. My husband and I started the painting a few weeks before Jude was due to arrive but since he decided to show up early, it got put on the back burner. The lettering my husband did by using his trusty ruler, compass and wicked math skills. We are so happy with it. I also made the fabric garland hanging along the crib for my baby shower (you can see pics here) and the paint-chip mobile was made from the paint-chip garland I also made for my shower. I love that those pretty pieces of decor didn't go to waste.

Some other favourites of mine are the skateboard decks hanging above his shelf - I hunted down the Andy Warhol one on Ebay and got it for a great price. The other one was made by Jude's Uncle Tom, as a gift for my husband at Christmas. Since my husband skateboards, I definitely wanted to incorporate as much as possible without making it a "skateboard" themed nursery. The rocking chair is vintage, given to me by my Grandma who had purchased it when she was pregnant with her first baby - my Aunt. My Mom used is for me and my brother and it has been passed through our family for years. It was originally just wood so we decided to paint it the same mint colour we used for our painting.

Lots of things were pretty cost efficient! The shelf, dresser and curtains for the closet are from Ikea - I spruced up the dresser with knobs I found on sale from Anthropology. My husband made the change table tray using this tutorial from Lay Baby Lay. The globe I found at Good Will and also painted the base mint to match. The lamp, toy bin, window curtains and rod, and the "Happy is Big Enough to Share" print are all great finds from Homesense. And last but not least, the hilarious 'chihuahua on a skateboard' pillow cover is from Society 6 - just the perfect touch to the rocking chair!

all photos by Justine McKnight