A Woodland Nursery

Throughout my pregnancy I went through several ideas for Hayes nursery. There were three things I ABSOLUTELY wanted:
1. Gray
2. Simple
3. Light
4. Storage

Gray because I wanted to keep it as neutral as possible. Our house is only 1,300 sq ft (500 of which we use for storage. Ugh..) Eventually more babies will need to share that room, & I’m not about to go repaint if our next babe is a girl. Especially after repainting every square foot of this house. No joke. That happened.

Simple because that is what my eye is drawn to. I love square, modern & crisp.

Light because the lack of natural light in my house is in the top oh-no-no’s list for when we hit the market for a new one. This room’s window is west facing, so it gets plenty of light & these drapes are heaven sent when little man is napping during the day.

The most important thing was storage. I wanted to revamp the closet to match my style, but I also wanted it to be practical. We stocked up during my pregnancy with diapers, wipes, clothes (clearly) & all of the baby necessities/accessories & the majority of them (beside the boatload of furniture that comes with a baby) fit in the closet. So far, it has been amazing. As Hayes grows out of his clothes, I break down the diaper boxes that we’ve used, turn them inside out & put the “too small” clothes in the boxes. We throw them back up on the shelf in his room & don’t have to use other precious storage space.

We were on a pretty limited budget, ya know, because…life. So, all of the items in here were crazy affordable.

Scroll through the photos & check out the text below them for where the decor was purchased.11×14 Frames | Walmart clearance ($5 a pop)
Photography | Alicia Arlene Photography (PRICELESS)
Woodland Alphabet Scroll | Target Clearance
Modern Clock | Target
Small Mirror | IKEA
Owl Lamp | Walmart
Lamp Shade | Target
Bookshelves (actually spice racks that I painted white) | IKEA

(You seeing a trend yet? 🙂 )
Jack Rabbit + Alphabet Blocks | IKEAFox Momma + Baby | IKEA
This is my husbands dresser from when he was a kid. I spray painted it + lined the drawers with contact paper, Clint installed that handles that we bought…where? You guessed it! IKEA!
Stag Shadowbox | Target
Letter H | Target
Custom Draper LDS Temple Print | Celeste Clark (Look her up on Etsy. She’s incredible.)

The little flag was on the top of the cake at my baby shower & I made it out of a stick from my parents backyard (which I think you can really find anywhere outside 😉 ) & a little burlap.

The storage I was talking about!!! We took off the closet doors, first off, because they were HIDEOUS, & second because I wanted to open up that tiny room.

White Shelving Unit | IKEA
Gray + White Bins | Target

Crib was an awesome find on KSL.com. We touched up a couple little scratches & it was good as new.
Dark Grey Ceiling to Floor Drapes + Hanging Rod | IKEA