Ian's Room

As most of you know, I have always enjoyed decorating and interior design. When I found out I was pregnant, I was saddened by the fact that we lived in a one-bedroom apartment and that I was going to miss out on decorating a nursery. I knew someday I would get the chance and I spent a lot of time daydreaming about how it would be (when I wasn't fixated on "D" day). We didn't find out the sex of our baby, so I had to keep it unisex - which was fine by me. We looked at several houses before we found "the one", but I envisioned a nursery in each one. Once we learned our offer was accepted, I went into design mode. I couldn't wait to start and Ian's room is the first room completed in our new home. It only took me 5 months!


Below is a snapshot of what his room looked like before I got my hands on it! The walls were lilac and there was a horrendous ceiling fan that hung about a foot above our heads.

My first task was to paint the walls. Uncle Jon took Ian for a day so that we could get it painted. Ian had to sleep in the hallway that night since his room smelled like paint, but he didn't seem to mind. He knew it would be worth it:) Click on the album below to see shots of his entire room.

I really love it! The only thing I would change is the carpet, but that is the case with my whole house. He seems to enjoy it and all of us have slept better since he got his own room. My favorite part of the room is the Family Tree wall. I wanted Ian to wake up and see the most important people in his life each morning. The tree starts with a photo of Ian, then Casey and I are below him. The bottom row are his Grandma and Grandpa Andrews, Aunt Megan, Uncle Sean and his cousins - Ethan and Taylor, Grandma and Grandpa Schneider, Grandpa and Grandma Conkright, Uncle Jon and Aunt Heather. He sure is a lucky little guy!