Nursery Plans

Starting in January 2006, we will begin converting our messy third-bedroom office into the new baby's nursery. We've purchased some beautiful furniture at Bellini Baby and Teen Furniture and expect it to arrive sometime in February. We do already have our Bellini crib, though, thanks to Nana and Pop Caulfield and their good friends the Ruthmans, so it is set up in our guest room, ready and waiting for the nursery to be complete!

We're going to put up some off-white wainscoting in the room and paint the wall above the molding a shade of yellow. Finally, we are planning to use Pottery Barn Kids' Alphabet Soup bedding, a pattern with animals and letters in various bold colors and fabrics showcased by green and red gingham check accents. It's very cute!

Below are some pictures of the furniture we've ordered and some of our plans for the nursery. We'll update our work-in-progress with some actual photos as we break ground with the remodeling in January!


Above is the architectural plan we drafted for the nursery, showing where the furniture and rug will be positioned (yes, you did read this correctly; we actually DO have an architectural plan and it's to scale too!). It's a bit difficult to decipher, but shows where the crib, dresser, glider/ottoman, bookcase, night stand and rug will go once we finish our remodeling.

Here is the crib that we have, the Nicola model. We have the second darkest shade that Bellini offers, Coffee. It makes a nice contrast to the white background of the Alphabet Soup bedding. Along each side post is some detailed carving, to add some interest to the piece. There is also a full drawer underneath the bed to store linens and towels in.

Kids have a lot of books and toys so we knew that we'd need a bookcase! Here is the one we ordered from the Jessica furniture collection, shown in the color we chose, Coffee.

Our dresser/changing table. We decided to go for a traditional piece that could be used for years to come instead of a standard changing table that we'd only use for a few years. Again, ours isn't white but is the Coffee color.

Our nightstand from the Jessica furniture collection, also ordered in the Coffee color.

The glider that Grandpa Martin bought for us is similar to the one in this photo, except that the wood matches the rest of the furniture and it will have red cushions.

Pottery Barn Kids' Alphabet Soup bedding ensemble that we've chosen. The white carpet and dark furniture in our nursery-to-be offer a nice contrast to the light background of the bedding. We're just disappointed that there is no plaid Labrador Retriever amongst the other animals in the pattern!