Custom Chalk Board Paint

I initially didn't want to hang anything on the walls above our cribs, so I was thinking of different options so the walls didn't look so bare. I kept thinking about chalkboard paint. Maybe three circles for the babies initials, but I didn't want black circles...and the schoolhouse green chalk board paint definitely wouldn't go in the room. I kept thinking, I wish I could get chalk board paint in custom colors.

Well...you can! Not only can you buy chalkboard paint in 24 beautiful colors from Hudson Paint, apparently, you can make your own. You can find instructions to make your own on Martha Stewart's site, on Apartment Therapy's site, or a bunch of other sites online if you just google it.

Mobile

I just purchased this mobile. We don't have too many "stimulating" toys yet, so I thought we should have at least one. Everything in the nursery is pretty calm and understated color wise, so I thought this would be great for the babies to stimulate their visual activity. It's cute and it attaches to the crib, so we don't have to figure out how to hang something from the ceiling. It comes with 10 double sided black and white cards and 10 color cards. I purchased it from Giggle...a great modern baby products site.

Baby Update

For the two of you who read this blog, sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. I have been busy getting things ready for our twins. They should be ready to come out and join the world in two weeks or less! We can't wait. I'm certainly ready for them to join us! I'm getting pretty impatient these last few weeks, so I'll try to pass the time by posting a few more things before the big day. I probably won't be posting too much after that for a while. Hopefully, I won't loose the few readers I have!!

Great Baby Blog

My very stylish friend Jenny sent me a link to this very stylish baby blog called Kenzie Poo. It's very cute and you can find a lot of great ideas for your babies room on this blog. Check it out!

Cool Playhouse

I hope some day we have a big yard so we can build a playhouse like this one. How cool would that be to play in as a kid??? I found this on a design site I love, Design*Sponge. A couple from Sweden made this using their old windows after having them replaced.They really built it as an outdoor hideaway for themselves, but when I saw it, I thought it looked like a really fun play house for kids. Go here to read about the project.

Ikea Kitchen

I saw this on the Cookie Magazine Nesting blog. Ikea will have their very own kid's kitchen in August. It will run about $100.

Rock-A-Bye-Baby

We just got our rocking chair that we had recovered back. It's a family rocker that belonged to my Great Grandmother. We needed something on a smaller scale for the room and this fits perfectly in the corner and the fabric looks great.

If we were not going to use a family piece and had a bigger room, I would have purchased the other glider pictured above. I sat in it in Babies R Us...like sitting in a cloud. I could just imagine how nice it would be to rock a baby to sleep in this chair.