State of the Nursery

[pen_grunt]

So this is the office that we're making into the nursery.


[The dresser is going to be raised a few inches and the changing pad will be put on top of it. My MIL got it for us and refinished it. It's a cool antique.]

The original plan was to cut the wood paneling in half, add a picture rail, cover the top half (removed) of the plaster with thin sheetrock, and paint it. So it wasn't SO MUCH WOOD, y'know.


[Why yes, that is a Pentium II processor computer. Yes, it is going away. Along with the desk and the chair.]
[And yeah, the other "stuff" is in the process of being cleaned out of the closet. Hence the mess.]

But then we discovered that it isn't thin veneer panel on top of plaster like we thought--it's VERY thick solid pine paneling with NO plaster behind it. So removing just part of it would be very difficult. It's all or nothing.

So it's just going to be how it is. D offered to try to do it (and I'm sure he could) but I'm in favor of the simple solution. (Bonus: It will make hanging stuff on the wall VERY easy! Unlike the rest of our plaster-walled house which crumbles if you LOOK at it funny with a nail in your hand.)



The rug might stay. I don't love it, but it was free and it fits. Or I might move it to our bedroom and get a bright green IKEA rug or something. We're also going to scrape the texturing off the ceiling and re-paint because popcorn ceilings are the work of the devil.

Here's the dilemma. There's so much wood-color! I like wood furniture, but I'm afraid without any pops of color that it will be very...wooden in there. But then what the heck colors do you use? Something that matches the rug (irrelevant if we get a new rug)? Should I consider a white or colored crib instead of the wooden (unfinished/just stained/sealed) crib?

It also needs a lamp and some new lighting that doesn't create dark-shadow corners.

Comments

[pork_chop]

My basement is paneled the same way, though the wood isn't as dark. I was planning to someday paint it a brighter, normal color. Is that an option for you?

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

It is an option! I'm very hesitant to paint over natural wood because I know what a pain it is to remove it later. But I *could* do it.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

Maybe paint one wall? Or the maybe repaint the ceiling, and molding a bright white and get a bright rug.

The paneling is pretty cool and you could tone it down with pictures.

I would just get a white or colored crib. They are only in them for a couple years and the get really beat up. I mean, once they start teething they chew on everything.


This is the crib we have right now: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30248575/

it also easily, without any extra parts, converts to a toddler bed.

Of course, that is if your baby sleeps in a crib. Sigh.

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

Painting one wall could be a really good look (painting the wall with the window on it would lighten the whole room significantly). I hadn't even thought of that as a possibility.

I'm all about cheaper, utility cribs (that don't look like HUGE sleighs)--I was looking at that one.

...Assuming my baby sleeps in a crib. :/

[bertine.livejournal.com]

Or you could whitewash it, if you want to let the wood show through.

Like this:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Smow-9T8vfs/Tk_Gd3NgmBI/AAAAAAAADuo/HClvsy04dWI/s640/BEFORE+6.jpg



IKEA FTW!

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

I kind of like that too.

Derrick may or may not have suggested putting in astroturf on the floor and converting the room into a forest... ;)

[bertine.livejournal.com]

Or this... http://www.flor.com/in-the-deep-kiwi.html

You could put some tree shelves and branches to hang things from

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

Not gonna lie, I kind of love that.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

And some tinkling lights, for when you have to be up with the baby at night.

[pointedthings.livejournal.com]

You could buy some fabric that you like and tack it up to cover a wall, or the tops of all the walls. Not too expensive, and way less work than painting, and it's easy to remove without damaging the natural wood.

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Finding the fabric is work, though. But I'm sure I could just curtain one wall with curtains, too. Then the kid could pull the curtains back for surprisepictures!