Life After I "Dew"

Well boys and girls, Baby Brother's nursery is finally complete.  Actually, it's been complete for about two months now with the exception of the cushion cover for the glider.  Did you know that it's damn near impossible to find a replacement cushion for the Storkcraft glider?  Anyway...it's finished and we are in love with it!
I had posted the inspiration for this room back in March and I'm happy to report that we executed it to a T.  From the colors to the artwork to the furniture.  It is exactly what I had in mind, subtle Star Wars.  And a huge thank you goes out to Kristen and Little Laws Prints, how adorable are those prints above the crib?  She executed my idea perfectly!  And I posted a sneak peek on Instagram and tons of people inquired about the bedding, pretty isn't it?  It's from Beyond Bedding and it was exactly what I had in mind when I started thinking about this room.  Simple, classic, and really affordable.

I said all along that I wanted the focus to be more on the colors, grey, orange, and navy with hints of Star Wars thrown into the mix.  Jimmy knew from the moment we found out we were having a boy that he wanted a Star Wars room and I shuttered at the thought.  But after all is said and done I think it's the perfect mix of his taste and mine.

I am glad that Jimmy is such an avid Star Wars fan because I would have been lost with most of this stuff as I know NOTHING about the movies, characters, books, you name it.  I am clueless, no matter how many times Jimmy tries to get me to watch the series with him.

One of my favorite things about this room is the chalkboard closet doors.  Before they were an awful greenish brown {you can see more here} and they were not going to fly in this room.  The chalkboard paint is a total pain in the a$$.  I mean it's runny, it takes a million coats, it smells, but hot damn if I don't love the results!  I imagine writing him sweet little notes each day on it.

The glider was the finishing touch.  I even emailed the company to get a replacement {it was pink gingham} and they wanted to charge me $107 for a cushion, mind you the entire chair and ottoman cost $135.  Not happening, Storkcraft.  Thank God for a crafty aunt and it's like we have a brand new chair.

Yet another print from Little Laws Prints and a piece of fabric framed and my sweet boys profile.  I love this little corner of the room.  I can just imagine rocking him in there every night and sweet baby snuggles.

The mobile might be Jimmy's favorite part of the room.  I don't really know what any of the things hanging from it are, I ask Jimmy every time, but I do think it looks pretty cool.  That counts for something, right?  I only wish it were a little bit bigger.

This area of the room, nearly killed me.  OK not really but see that frame?  I scored it for a really great deal at Hobby Lobby only to come home and break the glass in it 20 minutes later.  Which resulted in me going back to Hobby Lobby, buying a replacement glass only to have Jimmy break it later that night.  Third times a charm, right?  No.  I bought plexi-glass and there you have it.  Also the mat?  Had to be custom cut.  So my hell of a good deal frame actually ended up costing me upwards of $60.  #decoratingfail  But I do love the print and that little chubby Storm Tropper lamp makes me so happy.

And there you have it folks.  A lot of people commented when I posted my inspiration, telling me how there husbands would LOVE if they would let them do this and I'm here to say, do it!  I wasn't thrilled with the idea when Jimmy first mentioned it but now that it's here and done, I love it!  Whether it's Star Wars or a sports team or even hunting, you can make anything acceptable and cute these days.  That's what Pinterest is for!