I have to admit that I started thinking about nursery design long before KC and I were trying to get pregnant.  Much like our wedding, I had been planning it in my mind (and on Pinterest) for quite awhile — because planning a nursery is a lot less of an “OMG this is a huuuuge decision” than having an actual baby is.

I knew that I wanted our nursery to be gender neutral, with a lot of white and pops of bright colors.  We already had the two white cabinets and ladder shelf from when the room was KC’s office, so we opted to re-purpose those since there’s no closet in the room (we need all the storage space we can get!)  The ladder shelf was originally white, but I wanted to add a little pop of color to the space, so KC was nice enough to paint it a bright pea green.  I brought more green into the space by adding green glass knobs to a regular IKEA dresser, which is also doubling as our changing table.  Because the space is so small (only 6 feet by 12 feet) and has no built-in storage, we made sure that the furniture we chose was relatively low-profile, while still offering a good amount of storage space.

Sources:

Crib: IKEA
Rug: Cost Plus World Market
Dresser: IKEA
Lamp: Cost Plus World Market (giraffe base + lamp shade)
White Cabinets: IKEA (Billy bookcase + Oxberg panel/glass door)
Ladder Shelf: Amazon (painted Behr Marquee “Basil Chiffonade”)
Gold Star Wall Decals: Etsy
Room Paint Color: Glidden “Silver Birch”
Dresser Knobs: Cost Plus World Market
Wall bar/hooks for hanging clothes: IKEA (bar + hooks)
Mattress: Naturepedic
Crib sheet: Aden + Anais
Crib blanket: Aden + Anais
Changing pad: Naturepedic
Changing pad cover: Aden + Anais
Striped bins: Land of Nod
Animal prints: Sharon Montrose/Animal Print Shop (bird, zebra, deer)
Wood frames: Pottery Barn (8×10 size in rustic wood)
Diaper pail: Ubbi
Hanging clothes: Gap and handmade
Small wood shelf: IKEA
Humidifier: Crane “Drop”
Zebra Storage Bin: 3 Sprouts
Wicker Baby Carriage: vintage (it was mine when I was young)

*Don’t worry, we’ll be removing the blanket and stuffed fox from Baby D’s crib before she uses it.