Baby Nursery on the Cheap!

Only about 7 more weeks till my due date...yikes!  I'm super excited to see this little guy, but yet I know that he is so much easier to take care of inside my belly than out, so I'm happy to keep him there for a little while.  But, I better get things ready in the meantime, right?  So, I worked on the baby's nursery.  I didn't want to go "all out" yet and paint the whole thing and totally deck it out, so I opted for some simple, inexpensive decorating ideas instead.  The theme is basically "bold colors" and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.  I hope our little boy likes it enough to sleep lots of hours in his crib :)

Here are a few BEFORE pictures.  Just plain boring.

And here are a few AFTER pictures.  I think it's definitely an improvement.

The crib.  The bumper is a inexpensive one from Target.  Then I added some colorful ribbon onto the bottom of a white crib skirt.

The Clothes-line.  I made a sweet, simple clothes-line with baby clothes on it using THIS tutorial. 

Paper Pinwheel Art.  Simple and cheep...my two favorite things!  I love how the pinwheels add a splash of color to an other wise boring wall.

Martha's Tissue Pom-Poms.  So fun...I could put these all over my house!

The lamp.  I just added a bunch of ribbon to this boring lamp...and now it's not so boring!

And a few other touches.  Some dark navy curtains (these totally darken the room, I hope that helps baby sleep :), a bright yellow clock, a little "I am a child of God" board, and a rocking chair with my favorite quilt.  I think the room is ready!  Does that mean I'm ready too...we'll see!