Nolan's Nursery

Nolan's sweet little bedroom is without a doubt my favorite room in our house. I spent SO MUCH TIME in there as my belly grew and grew and every minute was worth it because the end result is so perfectly Nolan! Sure he's not even 3 months old yet, but seeing his little face I just know this room fits him and it fits our family. It's no secret that we are a sport fanatic family. We have strong allegiances to the MN Golden Gopher and Texas A&M college football teams and the Arizona Wildcats college basketball team. In creating a room for our son {I still can't believe I have a son}, I wanted to incorporate our love for sports and our favorite teams without getting too themey or cheesy. I spent a lot of time finding only the most perfect details for the decor and again...worth every  minute. 

As a little reminder, here is what the room looked like when we moved in....

After decluttering...planning...painting all the trim, the walls, the closet...the crib drama...and searching high and low for specific decor...here it is....MY LITTLE BOY'S ROOM!!!!

vintage hoop created primarily by my father-in-law, Deward, and a little bit by me
crib sheets & lantern lamp via Pottery Barn Kids
diaper rack via Target {and spray painted white}
sports prints by Saint and Sailor Studios
Vintage Arizona Wildcats painting via Dull & Boring

Wooden name cutout via Lucy's Letters
MN State Gopher Cutout via State Your Team

Big Girl Room

Now that we are moved and settled and have those high priority projects complete, it's time to start working on some of the fun ones. First up: Kenley's Big Girl Room! She has decided that she would like a ballerina room to match her suitcase and I must say, I can't complain because she has the cutest suitcase of all time.

via Pottery Barn Kids

So the plan is to convert her toddler bed into a daybed, get her a new dresser, refinish all her furniture so it's white, paint the walls gray, accent away with all things pink and ballerina and then top it all off with some super cute new bedding! I picture it being very girly, very sweet, very fun and most of all very Kenley. 

Naturally, I've been pinning things away left and right and have quite a few ideas and inspiration photos saved away. Here's a little look at some of the inspiration for Kenley's Big Girl Room! 

     

     

    All of these and more can be found on my little {decor}. board on Pinterest. 
Thoughts? Ideas? Anyone want to come over and help?

So, I Have a Garden

While moving into the new house, we noticed two garden beds filled with vegetables. For those of you who know me in real life, you can stop laughing now. I have what I call a "black thumb" because I literally kill every plant or flower I touch. I know nothing about growing plants or maintaining a garden but I have to admit, it's kind of fun finding the veggies growing in there! And Kenley LOVES it! She has a little watering can and gets so excited to find new "gween beans". 

The other day I got a wild hair and started picking weeds from the garden {yes, I actually knew which ones were weeds} and pulling up anything that appeared to be dead. I've got to admit it was kind of fun! So now I'm over here googling garden information and trying to figure out what I want to grow next summer! I also think I need to find myself some fancy little gardening gloves because I am still picking dirt out my nails. 

I know, I know...who am I?

I try to eat primarily organic and it doesn't get much more organic than making snacks from food you found in your backyard! In the current garden we have carrots, onions, squash, green beans, corn {yes corn}, cucumbers, tomatoes and parsley. I think next summer it would be fun to do a fruit bed and a veggie bed - maybe do some raspberries and strawberries and definitely some peppers! I think I might try dill too, because I put dill on everything! 

Do any of you have fruit or veggie gardens? I'd love to know how much time you spend maintaining it and any tips you have for a newbie!  I guess by next summer you can just call me farmer Kristin! 

House Projects

Now that we are settled in our new house, I feel like I have a grasp on the projects I want to accomplish to make this home more ours. Thanks so my amazing mom and mother in law who helped us out SO MUCH on moving day and the days to follow, we were able to knock out a couple of top priority projects right away {and by "we" I mean they because they did it all}. Nothing on this list is super urgent but will be fun to do, hopefully over the next few months. I figure as I finish the house room-by-room I can share the "after" photos, but here are the before photos to go along with the project list!

GUEST BATHROOM

□ Paint walls                     □ Freshen up wainscoting, door & trim                  □ Buy Hand Towels

□ Buy Bath Towels           □ Buy Bath Mat                                                      □ New Lightbulbs

□ Valance (?)                    □ Trash Can                                                            □ Artwork

□ New Doorknob            □ New Toilet Paper holder                                      □ New hooks

GUEST BEDROOM

□ Paint walls and wainscotting                                     □ Paint window, closet door & trim white
□ New knob for closet door                                        □ Print & frame Coffee Buzz Pic

□ Gallery Wall

FAMILY ROOM 

□ Paint                                      □ Buy Entertainment Center                          □ Buy Coffee Table

□ Buy End Table                      □ Frame TCF Bank Pic                                   □ Gallery Wall

□ Kid’s Table                            □ Baskets for toys                                           □ Craft Organization

DINING ROOM

□ New Dining Room Table (?)                                              □ New Chairs

□ Rug (?)                                                                               □ Bar Cart

KITCHEN

□ New tile                                                       □ Shelf liners

□ Rug (x2)                                                       □ Towels

LIVING ROOM

□ Refinish Coffee Table                                               □ End Tables

□ New Light Fixture                                                     □ Rug for entry

KENLEY'S ROOM

□ Paint                                                       □ Refinish dressers

□ Refinish bed                                            □ Paint Rocking Chair 

□ Gallery Wall                                            □ New Bedding  

□ Rug                                                         □ Lamp

MASTER BEDROOM

□ Closet Organization

UPSTAIRS BATHROOM 

□ Paint                                                          □ Shower Organization

□ New Lightbulbs

SPARE BEDROOM 

This room has yet to have a to-do list. Someday this will be a nursery {should we be so lucky} but right now is housing all the boxes yet to be unpacked and all of Kenley's baby stuff. I know that no matter what I want to paint the trim and window white and get a new white closet door beyond that I'm saving this room for last for now.

What do you think? Any ideas! I'd love your input!