Baby B's Aqua & Orange Nursery: Starting the Makeover

Aqua & Orange Nursery Board via Delightfully Noted

Sources: Sunshine Print:JM Design| I Made a Wish Wall Art:Twelve Timbers (no longer available)| Munchkin Night Light:Target| Bedding Ben Collection:Serena & Lily| Polka Dot Pillow: Zazzle| Wood Letter:Uncle John's Cabin|Daschund Pull Toy:Acorn Toy Shop| Faux Leather Seat: The Land of Nod| Striped Cube Bin:The Land of Nod| Dream Big Pillow: Robin & Mould

So for those of you who follow me on Instagram & Facebook......SUPRISE!! You won a trip to Fiji. Kidding, kidding BUT you may have seen that we started on Baby B's nursery.

Even more exciting then a trip to Fiji right? Right? *crickets chirping*

Before we knew the gender of our lil' bebe I had my heart set on a grey & coral color scheme for a girl but hadn't really fallen in love with any boy ideas until

 I came across this lovely habitat over at Project Nursery.

I just love how bright & soothing the neutrals look up against the pop of colors & because they used the orange & aqua sparingly through out the room it's not overwhelming......ya know, like a Crayola box just spewed all over the place

 {which would have been the case if we went with my hubby's original decor ideas}.

Soooo he may not be the next Design Star but atleast he can paint some darn good stripes.

 The choice of paint colors were inspired by this little stripe nursery over at the Wise Mama blog.

The colors are by Benjamin Moore and called Gray Owl & Dove White.

I was having a hard time finding aqua & orange bedding that I liked or wasn't too busy so my above inspirational nursery even led me to check out

the Ben Collection over at Serena & Lily {minus the crib bumper}.

Received my swatches the other day & I am so in looooove especially with the pin stripe orange seercucker material on the bottom of the skirt.

But first let me show you this room's roots. WARNING: It's blah.....

This was one of two rooms that we never used besides for when guests stayed over.

Another space in our adobe that hadn't really been touched since we moved in

{never mind that that was almost six years ago!}.

  

We have so many plans for this room from adding a closet organizer to tearing down that god awful ugly fan. I can't wait to see the final results! I am hoping to do a handful of DIY projects in here too to make it more unique & personal to us & Baby B.

 Stay tuned!

Pssst.....I've gone a bit aqua & orange mad over here on Pinterest if you'd like to follow along!

**Edited: See the finished nursery here!

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Living Room Makeover Inspiration

The vote is in! After much thought, probably to unhealthy extremes......I have finally settled on a color scheme for our living room makeover, aka the Great Room.

 

Sources: Living room| Mini Manor Blog, Yellow Cabinet|Country Living,

Lamp|Jonathan Adler, Owl|West Elm, Pillows|Pop O Color, Basket|West Elm, Coffee Table|Walmart, Jute Rug|Overstock.com 

 

Gasp! Can you believe it? No blue!

 

This room is the first thing people see when they enter our home and I want it to be warm & inviting.

What better way to do that then with yellow??

My biggest source of inspiration for this makeover has been Ashli's stylish living room over at the Mini Manor Blog {seriously I am in LOVE with her whole house}.

Her pictures helped convince me to go with the paint color Mourning Dove by Martha Stewart.

Our couch color is very similiar to hers and I love how it meshed well with the walls.

 

Everything was patched up and painted a few weeks ago. We ordered the wood floors today and are planning on getting those in before Christmas AND then the fireplace makover.

Seriously, I think I am most excited about the fireplace.  I have imagined myself taking a sledge hammer to that thing on more than one occassion.

Incase you don't recall, I have mentioned before that it's hunter green and it is like a big square booger that just sits in my living room taunting me.

From day one since we moved in I have had a difficult time decorating around an ugly green fireplace.  Seriously......more difficult then ever understanding the reasoning behing electoral votes. Or maybe that's just me.

Anywho, can't wait to share it when it's all complete!

 

Doing any makeovers in your house? Anything you'd love to take a sledge hammer to?

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