Nursery Reveal ( big PIPs)

[simpsongal]

[natablue]

It is gorgeous! I love what you did with the walls!

[simpsongal]

I hope the PIPs are not too big (sorry!). I went for a gender neutral approach since this will be our nursery for future children and hopefully a guest room one day. Some details
-walls are stencilled with a design from Cutting Edge Stencils
-pale mint Behr paint over Martha Stewart metallic in bone
-I made the curtains, cornice, and canopy from linen fabric (Joann's)
-The dresser and mirror was mine as a little girl, I just gave it a fresh coat of paint
-Rug is wool, from Overstock
-Crib is the Arlington model from Franklin & ben
-there's a ceiling fans that may not have made the pics
-the watercolors are prints from an artist on etsy
-we replaced the doors & hardware throughout the house, so those are new too
-glider is from a local furniture store & ottoman is from Target.

The one thing I didn't get done was crown molding - there's always maternity leave

[browneyedgirl9]

I really like print! It came out great!

[Yankees21]

I love everything! You did a great job.

[Deleted]

It turned out great. What an awesome paint job! Love the textiles throughout too.

[disappointedkittens]

Wow I can't get over how much I love this. You did a beautiful job! I think the walls are amazing, and the prints are so sweet. The cabinet in the closet seems like a great idea too.
On a side note I wanted one of those giant giraffes SO badly.

[Cricket0619]

It looks amazing! I love it!

[lulu21]

I love it!!! I need to ask about the walls! What color did you do first, mint or silver?

[simpsongal]

Jan 9, 2014 12:10:23 GMT -5 lulu21 said:

I love it!!! I need to ask about the walls! What color did you do first, mint or silver?

the opposite of what you would expect. The metallic is the base and the mint goes overtop. It worked out bc the Martha metallic paint is a nightmare to work with (I would never want to stencil with it). I still need to finish some of the corners.

[hokiegirl82]

Wow that looks wonderful! Your kid is gonna have one fashionable room to grow up in!

[mannah]

Beautiful! I love how you did inside the closet too.

[pinotgrig]

This looks awesome!! It looks like something right out of a magazine. Great job!!

[D2M]

Amazing! Love the animal prints and, of course, the stencil job.

[kermit]

I love it! How long did the stenciling take? I want to do a stencil on one wall but I've never done it before and I've heard it takes forever. My stencil is pretty large though.

[simpsongal]

Jan 9, 2014 12:58:11 GMT -5 kermit said:

I love it! How long did the stenciling take? I want to do a stencil on one wall but I've never done it before and I've heard it takes forever. My stencil is pretty large though.

. It took a whole like 6 weekends? Maybe more. It's the cleaning that takes a while. After 4-5 feet you have clean the stencil bc you lose the sharp line from paint build up. Cleaning it is a major pita (30-40 minutes)

[kermit]

Jan 9, 2014 13:04:51 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

Jan 9, 2014 12:58:11 GMT -5 kermit said:

I love it! How long did the stenciling take? I want to do a stencil on one wall but I've never done it before and I've heard it takes forever. My stencil is pretty large though.

. It took a whole. Like 6 weekends? Maybe more. It's the cleaning that takes a while. After 4-5 feet you have clean the stencil bc you lose the sharp line from paint build up. Cleaning it is a major pita (30-40 minutes)

Ugh, I figured. I thought I'd probably work on it little by little. I'm just doing one wall though, not the whole room like you did. It's kind of a starburst pattern so I might do small bits of it here and there on the other walls, I haven't decided.

[sierramist03]

I love the walls they are fabulous!! The whole room is really great

[simpsongal]

Jan 9, 2014 13:10:04 GMT -5 kermit said:

Jan 9, 2014 13:04:51 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

. It took a whole. Like 6 weekends? Maybe more. It's the cleaning that takes a while. After 4-5 feet you have clean the stencil bc you lose the sharp line from paint build up. Cleaning it is a major pita (30-40 minutes)

Ugh, I figured. I thought I'd probably work on it little by little. I'm just doing one wall though, not the whole room like you did. It's kind of a starburst pattern so I might do small bits of it here and there on the other walls, I haven't decided.

go for it! Definitely follow stencil guidance like using a high density foam roller. Roll off paint on a papertowel so it is almost dry. I also used a light stencil adjesive. It helps but doesn't prevent all bleeding.

[picksthemusic]

That is a fantastic nursery!!

[Myrrhine]

That is so adorable!

[kermit]

Jan 9, 2014 13:22:32 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

Jan 9, 2014 13:10:04 GMT -5 kermit said:

Ugh, I figured. I thought I'd probably work on it little by little. I'm just doing one wall though, not the whole room like you did. It's kind of a starburst pattern so I might do small bits of it here and there on the other walls, I haven't decided.

go for it! Definitely follow stencil guidance like using a high density foam roller. Roll off paint on a papertowel so it is almost dry. I also used a light stencil adjesive. It helps but doesn't prevent all bleeding.

I've seen where people use a roller or those stencil sponge things, but mine is so big that I really think a roller would be best. Then if I do bits and pieces on the other walls I can do a sponge. 

[adcobe]

Very cute!

[AlpineSlide]

Oh my gosh! That is beautiful!

[sneetch]

I love this so much!

[Blue Moon]

Wow, I love that! Great job!

[Wonderwall]

Those walls are incredible! Beautiful! Bravo!

[SJ]

I love it!! You did such a great job.

I could never ever do that stenciling. I am way too impatient and don't have the attention to detail. So impressed.

[rbp]

Jan 9, 2014 16:24:33 GMT -5 SJ said:

I love it!! You did such a great job.

I could never ever do that stenciling. I am way too impatient and don't have the attention to detail. So impressed.

You are my non-crafting twin, sj.

Amazing job, simpsongal! I am in awe!!

[shelbyann]

Wow! The walls looks great. And where is the enormous giraffe from? Love it!