How the Peach lives, or how designing a nursery took longer than gestating a baby

I've finally -- FINALLY -- finished the nursery, only 11 months after the Peach was born.  Her nursery used to be our den (a co-opted back bedroom upstairs) and creating it involved many, many steps. 

1. Getting rid of the piano via Craigslist to make a place for the couch downstairs.
2. Finding a home for the massive entertainment center.
3. Moving the sofa (a sleeper), ottoman (ditto), massive tube TV (we are not early adopters in the TV arena), three bookcases and all of their books, and various clutter out of the room.
4. Having Direct TV run a new HD line to the living room.
5. Moving two wing chairs from the living room to upstairs. 
6. Moving the crib from our room into the nursery.
7. Moving the rocking/gliding chair into the nursery.
8. Painting funky patterns on the walls.
9. Putting up "EDEN" letters above the door.
10. Moving the rug from storage in the laundry room into the nursery. 
11. Painting more funky patterns on the walls. 
12. Putting decals on the walls.
13. Putting antique mirror on the wall. 
14. Priming a china cabinet.
15. Painting the china cabinet (twice).
16. Sanding the china cabinet.
17. Coating the china cabinet with polyurethane (twice), sanding in between coats.
18. Convincing Matthew that yes we could carry the china cabinet upstairs.
19. Separating the china cabinet's hutch from the base.
20. Carrying up the base (easy).
21. Carrying up the hutch (almost impossible, and my body has the bruises to show for it).
22. Loading up the hutch with stuff. 
23. Moving out the temporary bookshelf. 

I think the crappy bit is that with having to hit the Skelaxin after moving the damn china cabinet, I could hardly have a celebratory beer.  Maybe tomorrow.

Like nearly everything else related to the Peach, we couldn't have done this without help - except for that conception and gestating thing, of course.   Friends Robyn and Mark provided a crib.  Friend LuAnn provided blankets, sheets, and other bedding.  Friends David and Kara moved the couch, ottoman, and TV downstairs with Matthew (I was pretty useless). SoozieQ gave us a diaper genie.   And so, so many people helped with equipping the Peach with beautiful things - the elephant print from my sister, the gorgeous "Eden's Garden" quilt from Mary Ann, Eden's toys, wall hangings - so much.  Thank you, thank you, everyone. 

Oh, but did you actually want to see the nursery?  Pictures are posted at Eden's Garden.

Comments

[The Q]

The nursery is gorgeous! Seriously, you guys did a great job.

[Law Student Hot Mama]

I second those sentiments - it looks so great! I just hope I sell this place I am unfortunate enough to live in so that Sumo can have a room I can paint in fun colors! Right now it's sort of drab . . . but the crib he never sleeps in has fabulous Pottery Barn Kids bedding with sailboats on it! And he has a life preserver over his bed . . . an a wooden sailboat on the wall. That has to count for something, right?