Making Progress in the Little Birds Room

Last week we painted the little birds room. Then we moved the furniture around until we found a way that works. I like it and it opens the room up a little. The color is Vast Sky from Sherwin Williams. We went with the low VOC paint not the no VOC. We primed with the no VOC but the coverage wasn't very good so we went up a step. Michael did all the painting so I could stay fume-free.
I really like the color now. I loved it the first day and then the second day I wasn't sure, but now I am. It's a soft blue that will hopefully work for a long time because it's not so babyish.


The bed and the dresser. I'm going to make a new quilt for the bed - more cream and brown and less green. We also have a million pillows - there are three on this bed and one more in the closet - plus 5 on our bed. I recognize this is too many.


Our little bookshelf. I can't wait to fill that thing up with books and wooden and organic toys.


The crib and curtains. We are going to re-set the curtain rods (hence the tools on the bed) so it is a little further outside of the window frame. I've made the curtains from a bed sheet that no longer fits on bed. I think that I'm going to hem them a little shorter and make some tie-backs. I'm also thinking about tabbing the top versus having the "ruffle" - it's a little too girly.


A close-up of the curtains. I like the cream with blue and green stripes. Plus I really like that we are reusing the sheets. I loved this set and having them not fit was the only downside of getting the new bed.

Well we are making progress and I'm looking forward to finishing it up - hanging things on the wall, making the crib skirt, getting a new quilt for the twin bed, etc.