Let me start off by saying that when I first thought of a vintage train theme for Conner's nursery, I had ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA how hard it was going to be to find anything to work with! I mean, I could understand the vintage part being a little difficult, but have you tried looking for train items anywhere for a nursery, or even a party?? It's nigh impossible because they don't exist, unless you go online to Etsy or something and pay an exorbitant amount of money! Kind of ridiculous.
So, with that challenge placed in front of me, plus my stubborn will, I set out to still have a vintage train themed nursery. I know...I am my own worst enemy sometimes. All in all, though, I truly think his nursery turned out to be one of the most amazing ones that I have ever seen...and that's besides my obvious, biased opinion. We really had to get creative with this room, and I think that is why it turned out so cool :)
One of our dear friends gave us this sign. It fits quite perfectly outside of the room and makes a very good point!
Okay, there's a lot going on in this corner. Let's start with that rocking chair. Colt and I happened to find that in his family's barn earlier this year when we were visiting them. There were two rocking chairs actually, and both of them had broken pieces, so we chose the one that was easiest to fix. This chair was missing an arm, so we took the matching arm from the other chair, painted the whole thing white, and voila! Awesome rocking chair that I think fits perfectly with our theme. Plus, it's quite comfy too!
Next up, that window above the changing table. That is actually part of a door from my Grandma Miner's old house. My mother had it sitting in her garage, and thanks to Pinterest and people posting links on Facebook, we saw that you could turn windows like this into picture frames! I just printed off some vintage-like train images, spiffed them up a little, and there you go!
We ended up purchasing our changing table from Walmart. We had been looking at one that was similar at IKEA, but the day we went online to purchase it, we found out that it was no longer being sold. So we went looking for something else and happened to find this one on Walmart's website that was on sale for less than the one at IKEA! Plus, we had gift cards to Walmart from the baby shower thrown for us by Colt's coworkers, so this changing table was pretty inexpensive for us...it also matches the rocking chair!
That adorable railroad crossing sign, was a joint effort by Colt and I. Using scrap wood we had lying around, Colt put it together and painted it white. Then I used some stencils and black paint I had, and set to painting. I think it turned out quite nicely and fits perfectly on that wall!
All of the cute stuffed animals and such with the changing table are mainly mine from growing up, but some of them were generously gifted to us. Like the red bear on the left side? Yeah, one of our sweet band moms made that from an old marching uniform! Really? Yeah...she's awesome :) You can't really see it in this picture, but on the first shelf below the changing table, there is a cute and very cuddly bear from Build-A-Bear Workshop that our good friends got Conner. This bear is especially great because he's all decked out in Disney attire! If you know me, you know that is the perfect thing to get...I'm kind of a Disney freak...and my child will be too if I have anything to say about it ;)
Moving on to the other side of the room...you can see the bookshelf/cubes better in the previous picture, but we received those at one of our baby showers from some extremely dear people, and they fit so wonderfully below that window! I just have various items placed in them right now, but I'm sure I will have those cubes filled differently once Conner is actually here and I know what I really need in them.
On top of the unit, there is a picture of an awesome train that we received at the same baby shower from a sweet friend, and it fits perfectly with our theme! I found that red clock at Hobby Lobby in Florida, and kind of splurged on it...but seriously, it was just too cute!! I should probably get a better picture of it so you can see what I mean, but for now just take my word on it...it's vintage and adorable. And last, but definitely not least, that wooden train set is very special. Colt's father made that for him when Colt was younger. Colt has a fondness for trains, which is initially what inspired this nursery's theme. This train set is a sweet memento and perfect touch to this room.
We have another railroad crossing sign, same story as before...only this time I obviously painted something else on it. The bunting above the window was really fun and simple to make. Since the window already had blinds in it, I didn't really need curtains to block out light or anything, so my mom had the brilliant idea of using burlap flags (purchased at Hobby Lobby, but any craft store would probably have them) to make bunting! I used twine to put it all together, and it honestly worked out so well with the vintage theme :)
This wall is probably my favorite in the entire room for several reasons.
1.) I love that crib! This was the very first crib that we seriously looked at, and we fell in love with it. Somehow we managed to get every bit of furniture in this room to match, even though they all came from completely different places! Colt's family was very sweet to join in and provide us with this crib and all the necessities in it :)
2.) The white afghan on the side was crocheted by my mother. It fits perfectly :) Conner was also given many, many more blankets that were quilted and crocheted by loving friends. He will certainly have his pick when it comes to choosing a blankie :)
3.) Inside the crib are some more stuffed animals...which you can't really see...sorry :/ One is a white, stuffed bear that was mine. His name is Frosty, and he's the perfect bear to cuddle with, very moldable and cuddly. The next is another bear that has lavender in it which you can heat up and place beside a child to help them relax. And of course, there is a Mickey Mouse in there...you just can't go wrong with him, especially since...
4.) Those paintings above the crib. I have an awesome mom. Her artwork is displayed around our house, and now it's in Conner's room. That's right, my amazing and talented mother painted those pictures!! In the midst of not being able to find anything train related, forget about vintage, we happened to be visiting Downtown Disney and came across some paintings that inspired these. Ladies and gentlemen, my mother painted these in a matter of weeks..I know, I have no idea how she does anything, but I'm so grateful for her talent! It helped complete this room.
Here are some close up shots, starting from left to right:
I loved the natural wood look with these frames, but they didn't really match the rest of the room. So I ended up covering them in burlap to tie in the bunting, and they actually turned out looking pretty good!
I am so in love with this room! Not only is it vintage and train themed, but Disney got thrown in as well!! It's just perfect...absolutely perfect :) Now all I need is a baby to go in it! 10 days left, but he can come sooner!!! :)
