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October 8, 2012 by Rhonda Gales

It’s been a year since we decorated Zarriah’s nursery. I was browsing pictures of celebrity nurseries that I found adorable, and thought I would share them with you. I love taking ideas from various rooms, they may inspire you or give you an idea for a baby shower gift.

This is Buddy Valastro’s, Cake Boss, nursery. I love anything chocolate, and feel in love with the Espresso colors used in the nursery now. We used the Espresso furniture in Zarriah’s nursery with lavender and pinks. Not on the scale of a celebrity, but you can see our ideas for her nursery here: http://mother-2-mother.blogspot.com/2011/10/decorating-nursery-on-budget.html

This J.R. Martinez and his wife’s nursery for their new daughter Lauryn Anabelle. They too used the Espresso furniture. I love how the name is spelled out and the angels above the crib watching over Lauryn is adorable. This may be one of my all time favorites. Simple, but elegant.

This is a picture of P. Diddy’s twin daughters nursery. They went with the off white furniture. Check out the mural on the wall. They too incorporated angels into their nursery theme. Talk about bringing the outdoors in, I love it.

This Dr. Phil’s granddaughter’s nursery. I personally don’t know any grandparents who have a nursery in their home especially one of this caliber, but it is absolutely beautiful. I love the window seat and the colors are soothing.

This is Mel B’s nursery. I love the pastel colors. The canopy and bows are adorable. It has just a hint of color, but it’s bold enough to bring the room to life.

I hope these celebrity nurseries inspire you! Leave me a comment, and let me know which is your favorite.

Decorating A Nursery On A Budget

October 10, 2011 by Rhonda Gales

We’re working on the nursery and I just had to give you a preview of our purchases. We decided on a Beautiful Butterfly theme. This is the crib that we selected for Zarriah. This picture really doesn’t do it justice nor does it show the true color. The stain that we chose is called Espresso Java and the crib is the Delta 5th Avenue sold by Target. It’s actually darker than the picture, almost black. I wasn’t sure how I felt about dark furniture in a nursery, but I’ve fallen in love with it. We looked at numerous cribs on line, Babies R Us and countless other stores, but my SIL had his heart set on dark wood so the Espresso won out.

Since, Xavier’s, my 3 year old grandson’s birthday is around the corner as well as the holidays, we set a budget of $2,500 for the nursery. We’re just about finished purchasing and so far we’re within budget. We ordered the crib on-line from Target for about $250.00, which included shipping. The crib is solid and receiving great reviews, so we’ve chalked this purchase up as a steal. The crib we were looking at initially was in the $500.00 range. We liked this one better because of the color. It turns into a toddler bed, which is a bonus. For $250.00 if we decide to use it as a toddler bed we really got a great deal, if not we don’t have $500.00 invested in a crib that won’t get more use.

Here’s the matching changing table. We loved the fact that this piece had 6 cubicles for storage and it was more vertical than horizontal. The cubicles on the table will be handy for housing toiletries, wipes, blankets etc. when we’re changing the baby, and it doesn’t take up a wall because it’s horizontal. We grabbed this piece for $170.00. My SIL is astute at putting things together and enjoys it, so we’re saved on assembly cost for both the crib and changing table. So far so good, right. We found these adorable butterfly bins at Babies R Us for $10.00 each. We purchased 6, which will replace the baskets shown.

We found this adorable dresser at Wayfair. It was originally $400.00, we grabbed it for $200.00 including shipping. We were actually looking for an armoire, and found one at Babies R Us in the price range, but unfortunately it doesn’t come in Espresso. We loved the lines on this dresser, and at half price we couldn’t resist. The lines are perfect with the changing table. This dresser is actually the true color of the espresso furniture. We need to find a mirror and a few pictures for the wall and we’ll be done.

We choose Valspar Dusky Lavender satin paint from Lowes at $30.00 a gallon. With trim paint, rollers, brushes etc,. we spent $150.00 on paint and material.

The Butterfly bedding and accessories were $500.00, an exclusive from Babies R Us. We selected the comforter, 2 lamps, hamper, diaper stacker, 2 valances, butterfly rug, keepsake box, sheets, bumper pad, and wall decals. We also purchased a rocker and foot stool for $250.00. Can’t wait to put everything together. Stay tuned for the final pictures of the nursery. Would you put dark furniture in your baby’s nursery? What do you think of our Beautiful Butterfly theme. Leave us a comment, we would love to hear from you.