Nursery Projects

I have taken on alot of projects for the nursery the last few weeks, its been alot of work and has kept me busy but its so fun to see it all come together and there is something very satisfying in knowing I did it! They arent all finished yet and i'm still working on a few but here is a sneak peak of what I have been up to.

The Bumper Pad: I bought an ugly bumper pad off KSL for like $5 because I figured it would cost me atleast that much for the batting and this way I would have a pattern to follow, so I got some more fabric to match my quilt so the bumper and quilt will match now, I am still working on it, but I cant wait until its done and to put it into the crib. I am realizing how much I like sewing and being crafty!

The Molding Project: Originally I wanted to do something a little different in the nursery, but it was way too involved for us unexperienced finish carpenters and it would have been too expensive, so we found this nice thick molding (also on KSL) and with the help of our neighbors, who let us use their saw, nail gun, compressor, and showed us a few tips. The caulking was alot harder than I thought it would be because our walls were so bowed that there were some pretty big gaps between the molding and the wall. Tyson and I finished the molding last weekend and all in all it turned out really nice for first timers.

The Crib: Allso bought on KSL, it was a really sturdy and solid wood so I thought it would be a fairly easy project. Not so much. I put a stripping varnish on it, then sanded it, then primed it, then sprayed it white. I had a little mishap on one piece when I decided to use a high gloss white paint as primer on the front piece and it was a MESS to fix. Sometimes I wish i would have just left it the color it was before but oh well. If you look too close at the finished project its far from perfect but I guess I learned how to do it better next time and I figure the bedding will cover most my mistakes.

 When I started the crib last week it was still warm, but it was FREEZING by the time i finished. Working in the garage the last few nights on it was bitter cold, atleast I have a garage to do it in though. I am so glad this project is over!

(*dont mind the missing piece of molding in the corner, we forgot to put more than one nail in it and we have have to re-do that piece*)