The Nursery

Let me just tell you that dreaming of a nursery is way too fun. I have had "fun" decorating our home, but really I have a hard time deciding what I like and where it should go, etc. You see, I just like too many things. But in starting to think of my little prince's room... I really have had fun. When I imagine my son I think of him as a miniature version of my husband... and seriously it not only melts my hurt but make me so excited. Therefore I think the nursery of my imagination, I mean OUR imaginations, is designed with a lot of Derek's tastes and likes in mind. If you know Derek, you know he loves cars. I don't think you get it... the guy bleeds motor oil. But no he doesn't really like Nascar, even though it's fun to tease him he's a redneck. He loves road racing - specifically European racing. And being that he literally watches the full 24 hours of Le Mans, I have come to like it too. (But shhh don't tell him that because if I want him to change the channel....) So we've begun planning peanut's nursery around all of that: a classic, vintage racing room. We picked out the furniture and no sooner did his ProYiayia (great grandma), Yiayia and Papou/Grandpa buy it! Which first, thank you mom and dad. We are so grateful because it's just beautiful and he will have it forever. No really, for-e-ver. And Yiayia, we are so grateful. I love that you have the tradition of buying the crib for your grandbabies.

So we have this little inspiration board I quickly did to show you what we're thinking thus far:

The 3 posters are reproduction prints of vintage racing posters. Derek has loved those for years and now I am finally letting him put them up in our house. The 3 prints will be in some espresso frames... all equal sizes of course. They are pretty beautiful graphics and very colorful. Not to mention, I think they will be something that can grow with him and not just "nursery" ish. The zinc letters at the bottom right will spell out his name... once we decide on that.  We will still have plenty of little things to add but this is our ideas thus far. Oh, and the bedding is also quite sophisticated for a little guy, it's European menswear-inspired  from Restoration Hardware kinda looks like houndstooth suiting materials on the bed skirt. Now, to halt you before you think that's not very kiddish... well that's kinda that point. We don't exactly care for the blown-up, cartoon-y cars that you see out there. It's not exactly our taste and we want to keep this classy folks. But I am sure it will have piles upon piles of legos and Matchbox cars in a short while.... and I kinda can't wait for that.