Natalie's Room

It's been well over a year since we moved back into our house, and I'm just now finishing Natalie's room.  In fact, her room is technically the first room to really be "finished."  It's amazing how little you get done when you have little ones who constantly demand your attention.  It's also amazing how much you want to get done when you're just weeks from giving birth to another little one!

Natalie is six years old now, which means I really wanted to transition her room from little girl to big girl.  I love how it has turned out!  It's not a huge bedroom, but it's cozy, pretty and just how I imagined it to be when we moved in.  I painted the headboard on her wall a long time ago to add a little something whimsical.

The final touch was adding the most beautiful pink houndstooth drapes.  It adds so much to the room!  These drapes belonged to one of my very best friends, Abby, for a long time.  They were made by her incredibly talented mother, Shelley, who passed away about a year and half ago...far too early in life.  I'm honored to have those drapes hanging in Natalie's room!

The picture collage includes the pretty picture of a pink grand piano, given to Natalie by her Great Grandma Vivian.  I'm in love with it.  One of the little projects I have left is to put an "N" at the top left of the collage.  I also want to replace the handles to her dresser, but those are projects that aren't priority at this point.

Grandpa Terry made the pretty wall shelf for her very first bedroom (nursery).  It's now overflowing with special items we've collected for her over the years.  Next to it is a wall hanging that holds all of Natalie's pretty little bows, which was made by her auntie, Brittany.

The little rainbow-colored bear...what are those bears called?, I can't remember...watched over our tiny little Natalie in her Minneapolis NICU bed.  It was there in the worst of times, and now it watches over her while she sleeps!  The little porcelain box on the middle shelf to the left has a little ballerina slipper on top.  Inside that box is the key to the little box her big sister, Cheryl Lori, was buried in.  A part of her sister is always with her!

 Here is a better view of the beautiful drapes:  

A view with the curtains open.

We recently just installed a new closet system in her closet...I heart organization.

We actually increased the size of her room by about three feet in the "renovation."  I really wanted to make sure her room was more accessible in the years to come, so we put her doorway at an angle.  

It's all about the small details...which is something Abby wrote in a card along with a gift of the pretty finials in the following picture.  

I found the chandelier online at The Land of Nod.  It's the perfect size for her room.  

The precious moments picture was made by my former co-worker at KX.  I still can't believe she was only 2 pounds, 4 ounces at birth.  The baby I'm carrying now is already twice the size of Natalie at birth.  

And finally, the picture in the center includes the beautiful blanket made by Abby, along with a pillow made by Abby's mother.  The pillow was part of crib bedding and window covering made by Shelley.  I'm almost sad we're not having a baby girl so we could reuse that beautiful bedding.  At least the pillow will always be a part of her room.

So, that's it for Natalie's room.  Next up is the boys' room, which is nearly complete.  The due date must not be far away!