Home Tour: Hadley's Room

Well, it has taken almost 2 years, but I am finally putting up some pictures of Hadley's room! 

Her room is probably my favorite room in the house (for now). Since we got all new furniture while I was pregnant, I feel like I really got to start from scratch with the decorating. My main objective was not to get too "babyish" with the room because I wanted it to be something she could grow into. I knew I wanted a brown and pink color scheme and I happened to find some adorable cherry blossom bedding that was the launching point for the rest of the decor. I also knew that I wasn't about to repaint that room while pregnant, and I wanted to leave it the neutral beige anyway. I'm sure I will paint her "big girl room" when that time comes, but for now this works.

Here is the crib and glider/ottoman. We found the adorable cherry blossom rug at Lowe's! The dress that she wore home from the hospital is framed and it is such a special piece to me.

Here is the dresser that serves as a changing table on the opposite side of the room. I knew I didn't want a traditional changing table because open shelves just spell trouble for a curious toddler (plus 5 cats) and the dresser will be functional for a long time. The painting was done by a very talented girl from our church and she painted it to match our bedding. It says "We loved you before we knew you. Even when there was just the hope of you, we loved you." The first time I read that quote it really spoke to my heart. During 2 years of infertility, all we had was the hope of a child, but we loved him or her already.

Here is her bookshelf. We wanted to encourage a love of reading, so we knew that she would have a ton of books and that we would need the storage space for them. I also wanted to be able to store toys in the canvas bins. On the top shelf are some more sentimental things like stuffed animals I had when I was baby. On the very top is a jewelry box that belonged to my grandmother. 

Here is the corner of her room that is between the bathroom door and her closet door. I made the hair bow holder and the bulletin board for her artwork. The rocking horse was made by my uncle when I was young.

Last but not least is her closet. The child has way too many clothes! There are just too many cute girly clothes out there that I have not mastered the art of resisting. Still, there is room to store more toys that I'm sure we will be overrun blessed with after her birthday. :)

I try very hard to keep the chaos of toys and books from taking over her room (and our entire house for that matter). I feel very strongly about keeping a child's room organized and peaceful so that it promotes better sleep. Plus, I am just a neat freak anyway. 

It's hard to believe that I spent many hours in that room praying for a child to come into our lives. Now Hadley is almost 2 years old and I still am so thankful that we get to be her parents. :)