The busiest room in the house

The nursery:  

I seriously don't know how those mommy bloggers do it.  My twins are 11 months old and I'm just now getting around to sharing these nursery photos.  Although they are not yet literally walking, they have been running circles around me daily (and nightly) since they were born.

Before:

And after:

Nearly all the elements of this nursery were handmade.  The curtains I had planned on sewing myself, but ended up in the hospital on bed rest for the better part of 8 weeks, so my mom graciously did the honors.  She also sewed the liners for the organizer boxes to match the dust ruffle on the cribs.

See:

All the bedding was sewn by my mom.  Amazing!  I am still in awe.  

I made that pillow case with the silly owl fabric one day while the girls were napping.

Look familiar?  I wrote about my Beatrix Potter decoupage dresser project here.  

All the artwork is from vintage story books that my mom found in the basement of an old bookstore that was going out of business.  That is Beatrix Potter's Squirrel Nutkin in the middle.  I love the creepy pose he is striking.  There's something so wonderfully disturbing about animal portraiture.  I can't get enough of it.

More of my mom's handiwork:  

The bird mobile was one of my projects.  This gem of a DIY idea came from one of my faves:  design*sponge.  

As you can see, we've got sort of a cacophony of colors, textures and fabrics.  Despite this, it is a very calming and welcoming space.  I think the handmade, vintage feel of the room is charming.  And we managed to give it a very feminine quality while still heeding my husband's request that there be very little pink involved.  As our household's only male, he was feeling a little outnumbered when we found out we were having two girls.  

Functional and beautiful - the best of both worlds.  We spend a lot of time in the nursery.  See:  

Comments

[Jill]

Amazingly beautiful nursery Bri and it looks like Astrid and Clover approve. Love those girls!

[Mom]

Wow, Briana It's good to see you blogging again.

[Crescent]

Yay! You've made my night time perusal so much more enjoyable...
Beautiful photos of a lovely space.
I understand your time constraints so appreciate even more your sharing.Your daughters are lucky girls!

[Kate Morgan]

A very adorable room for the kids indeed! The handicrafts from you and your mom really made this room welcoming, so much that even you would feel like a child yourself - child-at-heart! As a family grows, the house or apartment needs to be styled to accommodate it. And what you did here really works for you like a charm.

[Ruth Pfeiffer]

Your nursery is adorable. All your home made items add a personal touch to the decor and your little girls will have fond memories to speak about in years to come. What a wonderful way to start new life. Please visit my web site at http://www.babiestotoddler.com and http://www.babiestotoddler.com/baby-and-toddler-accessories/ for more nursey accessories.

[Lace]

I'm really glad that you've made your own website and have in fact gived to the world your thoughts. I love your work and feel I can concern to what you've done. A lot of people can't even imagine having such talent. I hope that you know how lucky you are. :) Good luck to you in ALL your objectives. :)