Baby Keith's Unique Nursery

by Morgan C.
(Lebanon, OR, USA)

Baby Keith's unique nursery was decorated on a small budget. Since my husband is very talented and creative, we combined our loves of different outdoor things with our decorating goals for our baby boy's nursery.

He is an arborist and loves trees and I am a horse person and as you can see in our nursery pictures, both are evident in this very unique room.

Q: I see so many amazing natural features in Keith's nursery but the crib is outstanding. Is this a family piece?

A: My husband built the baby's crib himself using an assortment of hardwoods including maple, oak, and black walnut woods that he dovetailed together. As far as handed down, family pieces; the dresser was my baby dresser that I used 28 years ago.

Q: Did your talented arborist husband also paint the tree mural on the wall with the cute little critters?

A: He did hand paint the tree PLUS he made the sponges that he used to sponge on the leaves himself as well as the stencil pattern that we used to paint the rocking horse border.

Q:The room has a very homey, personalized feel to it that usually comes from using decorative items that have special meaning to mom and dad. Are there any items that were yours as a child other than the dresser that Keith will also use and enjoy?

A: The rocking horses, baby mobiles, stuffed animals and other baby things were mostly ours that we had in our rooms during our childhoods and the nursery rocking chair was my mother's.

Q: I love the pretty, blue wall hanging over the crib with the baby's name on it. Did you make the quilt yourself or did you have it professionally made?

A: The blanket that we hung above the crib was a gift that was handmade by a friend.

From the webmaster:

Thanks so much, Morgan, for sharing Baby Keith's unique nursery with us and for entering our baby nursery pictures contest! I hope to see more of your husband's gorgeous homemade furniture and artwork in the future. Jan