Yellow & Gray Nursery Reveall! Will all the DIY tutorials included

 It's done! It's done! The room is done!

Well, as done as it's going to be right now, anyway. The baby room is ready to reveal! Priya came early so I didn't get to do everything I wanted to, but I got enough done that I'm satisfied and ready for a BREAK. 

I thought I'd share with you how I was able to re-do the room for cheap!

Background: We only have 2 bedrooms in our house right now, so baby girl and my 18 month old son share a room. We hope to move in the next few months so I needed her decor to:

• Not be too girly, since my son is still in the room
• Be mobile and versatile so we can take it with us when we move, and so it can fit in any space
• Be something that I could do myself to keep the cost down!
• Cheap, easy, and quick. I'm not really a craft person and wanted to keep things as easy as possible.

BEFORE 

(In the middle of the demo stage...)

AFTER

Disclaimer: Here's my son's half of the room. It's been HORRIBLY neglected; I haven't done a thing to it. (Poor boy!). I didn't want to put much money or energy into it because hopefully he will have his own room soon, and it will be converted to a toddler-friendly room and will need to be changed a lot. So in the meantime, it stays the way it is.
But...I thought I'd show you anyway.

Here is the set-up in our room. Thought I'd sprinkle a bit of baby love in there too :)

Let's break it down now...

• 1. Yellow and gray sewing basket I got from Joanne Fabrics on clearance. I was able to use a coupon to get it even cheaper. It has perfect compartments to organize her hair bows and ribbons.

• 2. Giant rosette wall letter. Tutorial HERE.

• 3. GREAT armoire from Ikea. Normally $300+, got it for about $100 from the scratch & dent area (or whatever they call it). We still don't know why it was there, we have found nothing wrong with it...

• 4. Gorgeous and sturdy crib, bought for a steal! A baby store in Salt Lake was moving locations and selling off all their floor models. She said I could buy the crib new for the sale price of $375 (normally $450 or something), or I could buy the floor model for $250. Um, yes please! It was in perfect condition, and she even threw in the crib mattress just for asking!

• 5. Custom yellow/gray/white and blue/white crib bedding. Tutorial HERE.

• 6. Easy, no-sew re-covered foot stool. Tutorial HERE.

• 7. My favorite...my old granny rocker! I wanted something absolutely delicious to sit in (I didn't have much of a rocker with my son). My husband and I shopped around and found the best deal before buying. LOVE that thing. (I got it from Ashley Furniture, for all who are curious...)

• 8. Fabric polka dots using fabric leftover from the crib bedding. Tutorial HERE. Cute canvas print, got it from HERE.

• 9. Framed scrapbook paper wall art reusing dollar store frames from our wedding. Tutorial HERE.

• 10. Adorable pillows. Tutorial HERE.

• 11. Lamp found at Home Goods. It was a bit of a splurge at $30, but was still 1/2 off what it normally sells for. I couldn't resist.

• 12. Super cute framed print from my friends over at Plum Street Prints:
• 13. This is a $60 Target night stand that I got for $20 from the local classifieds. Boo ya.

How do I know it's $60? Well, I saw it there the other day!

 As for my son's side of the room...

• 14. Got this paddle from Hawaii on our honeymoon at a flea market. It's the inspiration behind the surf/beach room idea...which I promise will get around to actually executing someday! (any ideas??)

• 15. This is an old dresser that my parents gave us when we got married. We refinished it, set a contoured changing pad on top, and voila! A new changing table with plenty of storage for diapers, wipes, AND clothes!

• 16. Got this crib for super cheap (like $160 or so) from Overstock.com. Turns out it's not the sturdiest thing on the planet (my son is an absolute maniac in his crib) but we will convert it to a toddler bed for him soon anyway. 

• 17. When my son was about 8 months old we went to the beach. I took a bunch of pictures, blew them up at Costco, and now I have custom wall art! I don't like how they are arranged but when I get around to actually doing his room someday I'm sure it will look great :)

• 18. I got all these books used from the library, and thrift stores! (remember THIS tip?) The book shelf is a cheap one from Target.

• 19. This is an affordable Ikea book shelf. We decided to use it for my son's toys, so...
• 20. I got these little bins from Target. In the organizational section they were $9.99 each (yikes!) but I found these nearly identical ones for $2.50 each in their dollar section that is at the front of each store. Bingo!

My mom got me this changing table from Overstock.com (love that place), and I added this mobile (tutorial HERE) to give her something to entertain her while I change her in our room.

Ta-da! That's it!

Wheew!

I never got around to getting a rug, making window valences (yes, each window has a different valence right now...), and like I said, my son's side isn't done...but hey. I feel good enough to be done for now.
So now if you don't mind, I'm going to go take a nap.

**UPDATE:
As of Dec 1, 2011 we moved to a new house! I am re-doing our nursery, but still using the same decor. Here's a sneak peek of what it looks like now: