Elsie has a grown-up bed! (well a toddler bed. It's not a crib anyways) We have had it for a few weeks, but she went to Grandma and Grandpa's for a little while, so I cleaned up her room and reorganized their clothing. What a job! We have way too much stuff! So, this is Elsie's room, it's basically the same as her nursery was, teal, red, pink, and lime green, but we have different furniture now....newly purchased toddler bed from Craiglist. I had debated whether to actually buy a toddler bed or not, but the room is so tiny, and I wanted Abbott to start using the crib, so I found one with mattress for $60. It was from a nice home, and even came with Elmo bedding! Even though it matches nothing we have, and it's a little weird that it came from some one on Craigslist.
The quilt is one that I made for her nursery, and the sheets are from a garage sale for really cheap. It is a full sheet set, but we are just using the pillowcase for now. There also isn't a fitted sheet, it's just a flat sheet and pillowcase, so I might have to just make it work somehow later. Pretty much, if it looks like something an elderly woman would have in her house, I wanted it for Elsie's room. Not really, just a few things.
This painting was one I got from the Nursing Home I worked at in Oakland. A resident painted it in the 70s I believe, and they were throwing it out, so emloyees could take some if they wanted any, and I thought this one was pretty cool! I like it in Elsie's room too, so that's where it will stay.
She also got this polka dot minky blanket from Grandma Mona, and it goes in her room so cutely. It wasn't even on purpose either. Just a coincidence, and Elsie loves it because it's "nice and soft"
The red dresser is a project from a few years ago. It used to have mod-podged magazine pictures all over it from an old 4-H project that went to the State Fair and received a white ribbon! I (when I say I, I mean I started it and mentioned it to my mom, and she did it) stripped off the magazine clippings and navy paint. Then, I (I actually did this) painted it with just one coat of red paint. It's not completely opaque and looks a little like red stain, and I really like it. I also bought some neat knobs from World Market.
This is the opposite side of the room. The dresser will eventually be in Abbott's room, which will be gray/mustard/rustic. But for now, it just has to sit in here and not match. I am also thinking of painting the little heart nightstand, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
The embroidery hoops are the ones I made for her nursery. Above the bed is a cross-stitch that my mom made for Elsie when she was born. It's a little too small for the spot it's in, but it will work for now.
And here is my (I mean Abbott's) ridiculous amount of cloth diapers that we own. The sad part is, these are the ones we don't really use....we just use Tots Bots Easy Fits and those are mostly all in baskets by the tv.
Another view. I still need to make some curtains, I have some light pink fabric with flowers that I have been meaning to make curtains from for a while, but haven't yet. Maybe on some rainy day... Actually, I just got a new job so I will hopefully have some more days off to work on projects.
And that's her room! I think it's pretty cute, but of course it's never this clean or organized. We need to work on cleaning up better!
