baseball room

once we knew we were having a boy, i wanted to get his nursery ready.

we wanted something that could be a big boy room and not just a nursery.  

we decided on a baseball theme.

my husband thought that the "hunter" paneling worked just great since it was going to be a boy. you can see how often i listen to his opinion.

our helpers

first step: priming

i didn't get any "in between" pictures.  (or pictures of me 8 1/2 months pregnant finishing this project)

i painted each section of paneling, alternating blue and taupe

then went back and taped off in between each stripe and painted a dark brown pinstripe.  this was very tedious but makes a big difference.

this wall has the dresser/changing table and a floating shelf.

here are some details on the shelf

i printed a picture that i had taken at wrigley field ripped around the edges then used mog podge to attach to a canvas.  i did the same thing with a piece of baseball scrapbook paper.  then i used a brown stamp pad to "age" the edges.

i found some tin stars at joann fabrics for a couple dollars each.  i painted them with hammered copper spray paint.

i'm still planning on adding hooks to a wood bat and hanging it below.

baseball chair from homegoods and tin baseball art from target.

wood letters painted with same brown as pinstripes on wall. i mounted them on scrapbook paper on cork squares.

the crib bedding is a mix of pottery barn collections: a red bumper with stars, khaki sheets with polka dots, and a blue striped crib skirt.