I spent the last two weeks painting....seriously! We were gifted an old Jenny Lind crib from my parents and it needed a little love. It is actually the crib that I slept in as a baby. I love the Jenny Lind style for a nursery, I just didn't realize how much work it would be to paint. It started out a nice oak color but I wanted to paint it white, shocker I know. I didn't want to sand the crib because it was old and I wasn't sure about lead so I just decided to start painting.
Here is my only (lame) before shot.
I started by priming it with Rustoleum Universal spray paint in white. I wasn't getting good coverage with that and using a ton of spray paint to I nixed that method. I grabbed the Olympic Premium No VOC paint that we had from painting the trim and it had great coverage but was way more time consuming. So after two coats of spray paint and 3 coats of gloss paint I was finally happy with the coverage. I added a top coat of Safecoat Acrylaq in a gloss to help protect the paint from little scratchy nails. The acrylaq is water based so I figured it would be the best option for a crib and it has a nice hard finish. I'll tell you who seems to love it the most....
Look at that little peanut peeking through her new crib.
She is so happy with all that rolling around room. You must be asking, "where was she sleeping before?" Well....she was in a bassinet in our room until about 6 months and then we moved her into her room still in the bassinet. When she was FAR to big for the bassinet we moved her into the pack n play until I could finish the crib. I know I know....mother of the year over here. Good thing I implemented the no judging rule here at The Golden Peach.
As far as crib accessories we have a little off white mesh bumper we picked up at Target, a Sealy soy bean mattress from Amazon, bite guards from Product America, and a second hand mobile.
The rest of Amelia's room is still a work in progress. We have plenty of plans because our lists around here only seem to get longer.
As book lovers we want to make this wall like a mini library for Amelia. Brian is gonna make me some picture ledge shelves that we can use for our books. I like the look of having the book covers facing out.
We don't normally have a blue
changing pad but someone had an accident on the our
other one and blue was all I had.
We need some toy storage in the corner and some floating shelves above the changing table. I want to add some jars (probably mason) for her bows and other accessories.
On the wall opposite of the crib we are planning a little gallery wall. I have some great pictures and prints that need a home. We also need some curtains and wall paint. We haven't decided on a color but we are leaning toward either a light pink (very subtle)color or my usual grey would look nice too.
I am happy with the closet for now. As she gets older we will probably need a little more storage for her clothes but it is fine for now.
And last but not least, the face that keeps us motivated :)
Great job, Tara! The crib turned out beautiful. I love the sentimental note that you, yourself, used it as a baby :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jasmin! Yes I love a little sentiment. Also since there was an emotional attachment to the crib it kept me motivated through all 6 coats :)
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