The Nursery, v1

The nursery has come a long way in a few days. We like the way it came out, but we'll probably change things up before the boys notice anything. The paint job was started way back in March by Grandpa and Grandma Barr, and completed by Mike in June. The brightly colored changing table was passed on to us from one of Melanie's colleagues -- who also gave us the crib. Grandma Green suggested the primary colors and sanded the piece; grandma Barr primed it and Mike painted it. Between the crib and changing table is a Diaper Genie given to us by another of Melanie's colleagues. (We sure hope it contains the smell of those dirty diapers.) The quilted bed cover was made by Grandma Barr a couple of years ago -- we can't think of a better use for it! The 'Matthew' and 'James' wall hangings were made by Aunt Nora and Grandma Green. Thanks! The runner along the top of the wall is actually a crib bumper that we found at a giant baby-stuff sale back January or February. We weren't sure if it would go with anything but we had a hunch we'd find a way to use it. We just purchased the fuzzy white rug yesterday; it replaces a 46 year-old Bolivian (i.e., from Bolivia) white wool rug that disintegrated after spending time in college dorms, apartments, and grad school basement floors. The oak dresser in the foreground is functional, but may be moved to the office after we've move the bed to the guest room downstairs (to be replaced in the nursery by a love seat that reclines or folds out into a small bed -- these are things that will be the topic of 'Nursery, v2').