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03Sep 2013

Cribs – Splurge vs. Save

by Nicole ⋅ 2 Comments

I’ve been trying to get started on the decor for the baby’s room and despite pinning a lot of cute nursery’s on Pinterest I really haven’t made much progress. In the past when decorating I have picked the big pieces and then the small details/accents seem to fall into place and the room comes together nicely. The problem with the nursery is the hubby and I just can’t seem to decide on any single piece of furniture so far.

About the only decisions we’ve made is to paint the walls gray (shocker I know!) and for the crib to be white. You can probably see why we haven’t pulled the trigger on anything yet. :) It wasn’t long after I started researching cribs that “sticker shock” set in. While it would be nice to pretend there is no budget when it comes to our little one … I know there is. To get us started I compiled a short list of cribs that fell on the splurge list and then found similar crib designs that would save us some moolah.

{1} Isabelle Iron Crib from Pottery Barn | {2} DaVinci Jenny Lind from Amazon
{3} Emelia Sleigh Crib from RH Baby | {4} Stork Craft Vittoria from Amazon
{5} ducduc Oslo Crib from Land of Nod | {6}Babyletto Madison from Target
{7} Juliette Crib from Pottery Barn Kids | {8} Million Dollar Baby Ashbury from OverstockWhile we still have plenty of time to decorate the nursery I am getting nervous we will never make a decision … or maybe it’s more I’m worried we will start going in one direction and then realize we should have gone another.

I can’t decide if we should splurge for the “perfect” crib or save on one we like. I mean the baby is only in this thing for a couple years, right? It’s not like a tween bedroom set that might last them through high school if chosen correctly. Help please!! Did you save or splurge on the crib? Any recommendations on where to find the perfect crib?

Happy Decorating!

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20Mar 2013

Impulse Buying – Updating the Living Room

by Nicole ⋅ 2 Comments

I’ve been on a bit of a buying binge. For the most part they been pretty “small” thing, but they make SUCH a difference around the house. The new tidbits are great additions to the condo decor and only make me want to buy more details for the house. The husband has been joking that he might have to take the credit card away if I keep this up LOL. All joking aside he has completely agreed with all my most recent purchases.

The library table (as the husband calls it) from his bachelor days is definitely on its last leg. This side table has held up well and successfully made it through three or four moves. The table has a number of sharpie pen “paint touch ups” and kind of rocks if you even slightly touch it.

Around Christmas time I was browsing Overstock.com and came upon a black table I thought would be the perfect replacement. With my 10% off coupon in hand I convinced the husband we “needed” the table. Like so many other pieces of furniture we own it came dissembled and the husband was responsible for putting together our new table. It didn’t take him too long despite assembling the legs backwards on his first attempt. :)

The next day I went ahead and took some after pictures. I really like the curves and character of the new table. The fact that it doesn’t shake when I pick up the photo album is a bonus hahaha!

The new table also has an extra level of storage at the bottom. The only problem with that shelf is it seems to collect dust and dog hair. Maybe that means I need to vacuum more … hmmmm ;)

Have you done any impulsing buying lately for your place?

Happy Decorating!

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