Sleep tight, son

We have had a blast getting our little boy's room ready! I've gotta say, Brett took the reigns on this project, as I was out of town the weekend he painted most of the room. Once we both settled on a theme and furniture, it was so much fun...and a breeze, compared to all the other renovations going on in our house!

Before "Mission Nursery"

Brett painted below the chair rails, baseboards, door frames and doors

The shelves were already there...one of the selling points when we bought the house (for me at least :)

The entrance to his room: our friends Kim and Shannon gave us the matching blue wall plaque and picture frame, which reads "Snips and snails, and puppy dog tails...that's what little boys are made of." Love 'em!

On the theme, Brett and I agreed on monkeys. The bedding is called Monkey Bars, by Carter's...it was secretly one of my top three favorites. I had shown Brett a group of about 10-15 bedding designs (I wanted him to choose it), and he picked this one!

Our cozy corner...I already had the lamp from college, and we finally got the glider last week! My cousin, Allison, made the nursing/rocking chair pillow :)

And the monkey theme has really taken off...Jameston has received monkey shirts, onesies, socks, blankets, stuffed animals, picture frames, books, and the list could go on. His Aunt Maggie even painted a monkey picture for his room.

During this process, I have fallen in love with Etsy's website (http://www.etsy.com), where I found both the wall decal and chalkboard initial. I highly recommend this website if you are looking for something that is hand-made and unique.

Paintings and a toy chest...we may eventually put in an armoir or another chest along this wall

We have been shown an outpouring of love and support from our baby showers, and everything is officially put away. Jameston's nursery is ready...now, all we need is him!