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Today I’m so excited to share pics of the entire room… all finished!!  This means little miss Harper can officially arrive {in style!!}

This whole room has been a labor of love over the past few months.  Lot’s of “design on a dime” going on, but I love how it all came together!  The final piece that arrived last week was the BEAUTIFUL bedding from restoration hardware baby!!  This was given to me as a group gift from one of my showers and can I just say I was overcome with emotion on how generous and kind everyone was.  A-MAZING!!!  I was able to get ALL the bedding (do you just love the soft monogram), the vintage little shelf AND curtains.

Here are a couple of shots of the room in it’s entirety, plus a few lovely details…

Love the bedding pattern.  Also, that pink shutter used to be an ugly mint green color.  I got it for free from the room’s to go warehouse a few years back.  Primed it and spray painted it “ballet slipper pink” and added the hooks for blankets and such.  Still looking for a really pretty rosette wreath to hang in the middle!!

Those are my old pointe shoes and my Angelina Ballerina Book from when I was a little girl!!

And finally, this is the before and after on the furniture.  I found this gorgeous set in Melbourne Beach, FL listed on craigslist.  I couldn’t find ANYTHING like it in Charlotte but since I’m in Florida so often I thought I would expand my search!!  Sure enough I found this WHOLE SET at a thrift store by the beach for………. $125!!!!  What a steal.  My sister went and picked them up for me, then we refinished them while I was down there last month!!  I love how it all came together.

Is that mirror not insane!!  Pink knobs are from Hobby Lobby

Thanks for sharing in my little journey!!  ONE MORE WEEK (if that) to go!!  Next time I post about baby, it will include her in it!! Can’t wait

Are you ready for another DIY makeover?!!  In between another fantastic “MOM-ogography” photograph workshop last weekend and a few photo sessions in between, I am pulling this baby room together and I have so many fun things to share.  This post shows my french bench repurpose.  I found this beauty at a garage sale last fall for $5.  I knew I could do something with it!  I mean that ugly green upholstery was just SCREAMING to be ripped off!  The funny thing is, layer 2 was actually really beautiful… who would cover that up?!  Well, me, since I had other plans.  But it looks gorgeous in the nursery and I’m so happy with how this ULTRA simple project turned out.

Next up, my Cherrywood rocker refinish.  My awesome mother-in-law bought us this rocking chair when my first son was born 6 1/2 years ago!!  I didn’t want to get rid of it, but it needed a little updating!  I’m almost embarrassed to show the room it was in to begin with.  Yikes!  Anyway, my friend Jana who is a “sanding rockstar” came and helped me sand this to perfection.  Yes, she sanded the entire chair while I did the measly ottoman!!  We then spray paint primed it several times and finished it with 2 nice semi-gloss white coats of spray paint!!

Now for the next part… the cushions!!  This is where my rockstar neighbor comes in!  Ahhhh, Kelly… what would I do without Kelly!!  Kelly started taking a sewing class a few months ago and decided she would tackle recovering my cushions!!  Seriously, she did such an AMAZING job!  Blake and I added the tufted buttons one night (definitely a two person project… yes, for those four little buttons!!  Worth it for sure, though, right) And then Kelly finished the look sewing that little boudoir pillow using extra fabric from a larger pillow she made for the bed in the room (!!!! I know!!!).  {BTW, we found the rosette fabric at Marijo fabrics… gorgeous!) My sister Tiff sent me the lovely gray pillow from Zara home.  Just love it all!

What do you think?!! Did we rock the rocking chair makeover?!!  Here’s one more peek at the before and after…