Baby's Room BEFORE

The baby's room is finally complete and so I wanted to do a little room progression before the reveal. I've flip flopped between calling it the nursery and just the baby's room. I've settled on "baby's room" rather than "nursery" because it doubles as the guest room and in my mind the term nursery has a certain newborn feel and I wanted the room to feel more like a space to grow.

Anyways, here is the BEFORE of his room as it slowly progressed since March when we started working on it. Initially, it was our spare room/office/storage/craft room.

Then when we started going through the apartment to downsize and purge it turned into a clutter trap.

We decided to paint one wall in the room a light gray for an accent that would be gender neutral (kinda hard to tell in this picture).

We decided to keep the futon in the room because there is enough space for it and that way we can still accommodate guests. Or, sleep in the room with the baby if needed. We also kept the carpet and the bookcase. Everything else was moved out.

We moved the futon to a different location to block an outlet and the bottom of the window. Dan hung some wall shelves for displaying decor, books, frames, etc. And we emptied the bookcase on the opposite wall to make space for all the baby things.

We purged SO MUCH STUFF from all over the apartment including large pieces of furniture like the desk, filing drawers, craft table, TV console, and more. This was one of the purge piles that accumulated.

Dan assembled the dresser and we got some floor lamps to add warm light. I'm not a fan of overhead lights so I wanted a lot of lamps to give a cozy feel.

In April, Terri Mom and Allen Dad got us the glider/rocker and Mandy picked out cute ABC and 123 prints that we framed ourselves and hung above the chair.

Mandy made felt ball garlands to hang along the white valances.

And my parents got us the crib and Dan assembled it.

After the baby shower and some more purging around the apartment we cleaned the room out, set-up all the other items, hung shelves, and decorated. Dan did all the heavy lifting and Mandy really helped with placement and decor. By working on it little by little, it didn't feel like an overwhelming task and as the room came together I loved it more and more.

Finally, this past weekend I feel like we got all the little bits done and now it's just waiting for the baby's arrival. Come back tomorrow for the full reveal!!!