Nursery
5:26 PMI have been planning to make nursery items out of junk for months. Here are a few of the initial finished projects.
First of all...a dresser.
My parents had this old definitely used dresser no one was using. So I luckily found at Home Depot, a can of "oops paint". Oops paint is usually near the paint mixing counter and they are $5/gallon, $1/qt of different kinds and colors. I have a problem with buying paint, so every time I find myself in Home Depot I check out the oops paint. This brick red paint is for decks & floors, so perfect for a dresser to be resistant to scuffs. I took off the hardware and did lightly sand the dresser before painting it.
Next, little name blocks. As a baby gift, someone have us these blocks with our baby's initials. I painted them from natural wood to match the rest of the baby blocks I've made.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSixg8S3tK8-DiodKbqzDDsdEZ-c1oqwEsRnI7XNWGZoXr4r-dao2zELfm0o_nBH6lKMhLAg0HMGaJdPC__M_8oZlEBIGzZ46oFkIj5AX3hq5Zer7z-zw_OD5gXQFi1rU2JwheSaO4aFA/s320/100_4805.jpg)
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I spray painted it white to get a clean canvas and then painted a simple scene with giraffes. The nursery theme is animals I guess, and my mom made a quilt and in it there was this reddish giraffe print that I LOVE. So it became the inspiration for a lot of projects.
It was a challenge to paint on such a spherical shape because I was worried if I made the giraffes too tall, or too high, all their heads would converge at the top and at the bottom.
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For the lampshade, I found a square, small one for $7 at Target. Using the fabric that I guess has become the theme of the room, I cut strips and hot glued them 1" thick on the top and bottom of the lamp shade.
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Above the dresser is the painting from the book, My Father's Dragon I did a while ago
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7 comments
You amaze me! I'm happy to see the giraffe picture frame I passed on to you finally getting some use. I love the lamp! The letters turned out really cute! I love your mom's brilliant idea of dying the zebra fabric to make the color match
ReplyDeleteI AM SO IMPRESSED!! Can I hire you to do my kids' nursery?
ReplyDeletehaha I love the letters to Netty from her BFF's on the dresser...and I agree "Heather is Nice"!
ReplyDeletethat lamp is sooo cute and creative! I would of never thought of that! It would of gone straight to the DI!
ReplyDeletewow, that's amazing! You've done such a good job...the Lamp is adorable!
ReplyDeleteCan you come decorate my kids room? This looks awesome. RJ is a lucky little guy.
ReplyDeleteWow, Jessica, you are amazing! I wish I had an eye for things like that! Super cute!
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