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…We opted for IKEA for the crib. The little pillow is one I made with my grandmother in 1981. I apparently drew a bunch of stuff for my mother and then my grandma embroidered my art onto this pillow.
This is one lucky baby because the most expensive piece of art in my entire house which used to reside in my living room is now hanging above the crib. I hope she appreciates “Quietly”.

...the finished back wall and corner complete with red shelves and yellow/green lockers. I picked these vintage school lockers up from a flea market for $50 and with a little elbow grease and some paint they are my storage in the room. Mom cut boards for the insides to split up the lockers and there are little baskets inside holding socks, hats, burp clothes, blankies and more.


…I decided to move my collection of vintage Dream Pets into Tallulah’s room

…The top shelf is adorned with more vintage stuffed goodness, a set of Sesame Street books I picked up at the thrift store, monkey candy daddy Chris brought home from Japan, a Japanese photo album I bought in Peoria, IL last Christmas and a signed Peter Max print.


…the whole room is based around this amazing fabric I found at Repro Depot which I can not find anymore to save my life. I loved the colors, the cheetahs, the polka dots – I pretty much love everything about it.

…just the right art selection was important. I opted for a couple of prints from Berkley Illustrations. The Presidential Facial Hair Hall of Fame by Elloh, and went with a Z Print by Monkey Powered. I also for some odd reason had this clock sitting on a shelf for ages that worked perfectly. Colorful frames to match.

…Here is a nice vantage of the whole wall. There is an amazing toy box that I scored at a thrift store for $18. It is from the 50’s, covered in red sparkly vinyl and in almost perfect condition. It looks like a little mini bench to start, but the seat lifts up and there is a toy box. BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE! The back of the bench comes forward to rest on two hooks on either side of the box you sit on and catches the back so that it becomes a little writing desk. The seat back is hard wood and covered with little doodles from previous owners.
…I heard mixed reports on whether dedicated changing tables are a waste of money but for $30 at IKEA how could I say no?

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