Twin Girl Nursery

Remember this sneak peek way back in the day?

Yeah, well…that’s how long it took me to get the room done.

Actually, let me be more specific: the room has been 99% done for MONTHS…it was my hair brained idea for crib skirts that kept me from being 100% done.

I’m not really into pink.

It’s not that I hate pink so much…just that I’m not a pink kind of girl, you know?

I’m also not into teddy bears, butterflies, princess castles, unicorns, flowers, or…

Pretty much all things that a little girl’s room is.

Originally, I was going to go with some funky color combos like turqouise and orange. Still fun and girly but not overtly…well…girly.

And then I realized that this was likely my only chance at having baby girls…so I should probably just embrace it.

Naturally, I added black to offset the frou-frou.

Think Parisian Glam without the Eiffel Towers or Poodles.

In the end, I love, love, love the result.

IfIdosaysomyself.

Chandelier from Craigslist spray painted black.
Pale pink walls, black stripe, bubblegum pink stripe, white. Painting courtesy of Unci Dunci.
By the way, painting black on a wall is stressful.
It just seems wrong.

I made the bedding myself and my mother-in-law took over the debacle that was my “hey, I know! let’s make the crib skirts out of tulle and they can look like giant ballerina tutus!” Cute idea, but if I never see a piece of tulle again it will be too soon.
Lucy’s crib used to be Henry’s. She gets the black/white bedding and pale pink tutu.

Coordinating, but not matching crib sets.
My brattiness about this is why I had to actually MAKE all this myself. It’s impossible to find something un-lame for twin girls.
This crib was given to us…it used to be wood colored. Nothing 6 cans of black spray paint can’t fix!
Jill gets the pink/white bedding and bright pink tutu.

Used some leftover fabric and the stuffing from an old pillow to make these little bird mobiles.
(The “hardware” was a re-use of Henry’s old mobile and a second mobile I bought on clearance and threw away the hideous courdoroy sailboats from.)

The changing table from Henry‘s room (that is from Pottery Barn Kids but I bought used). Toss on a pink cover and swap the ribbons to a matching color.
Easy.

A *fabulous* armoire given to us by a friend. I didn’t have to do a thing to this.

Little “vases” from my ever gorgeous baby shower.
(They’re really just tin cans covered with wrapping paper and ribbon).
I kinda hate the silk flowers but I can’t think of anything else to put in there.

id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420701031640460770″ border=”0″ />An old dresser I painted black and added glass pulls to match the armoire knobs. I got these on ebay for $2 each.

Little lamps that used to be in my room (that I originally got on massive clearance at Pottery Barn about 7 years ago), frames from the $1 bins at Michaels (that were already the perfect colors!), and a tiny ceramic bird that was tied to a baby shower gift from Lisa. (I really need to step up my wrapping…I just toss stuff into a bag and call it a day!)

Vinyl wall decals from FiggyandWink.

So there you have it.

Girly.

Pink.

But not too girly.