ORC Week 5 - Unexpected Book Display for Safari Glam Nursery

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It's CRUNCH TIME for ORC participants people and I AM IN IT SO BAD!!!!!

The installers started working on the carpet and it is nearly done! I hope to get in the furniture within the week, thank you all for your words of encouragement on this 'snag' on our project.

Anyway before the reveal next week (which I hope I will be able to participate in), I wanted to share with you the solution to our AWKWARD INDOOR WINDOW DILEMMA I shared with you all HERE.

TA-DA!

My Dilemma BEFORE

So much better and so useful too!

I'm pretty psyched as to how it turned out! I was seriously contemplating on these...

1) Wisteria Shelf -$1399

2) From Land of Nod - $249

Both really beautiful but really, very expensive! Also option 1 scared me with pictures of a toddler climbing on those shelves and for option 2, for sure I would need more than just 1 unit.

I got the shelves from...

source

This wasn't the first time I ordered from this site, I ordered some shelves for Sophia's closet too!

That's a whole other story which I will be sharing in the blog after the nursery is done.

Shipping is pretty fast ($15 fedex ground) and as you can see, price, is super reasonable.

My Hubs added these extra wood on the sides so we could screw  the shelves into place without damaging the original window casing!

I just added extra wallpaper to simple roller blinds I bought from HOME DEPOT. All in all, the project cost me $83 - that
includes paint, wood, blinds and shelving! Not bad at all!

I also had to start working on the decorating even though the furniture is not in the room yet.

Used painters tape to mark the placement of furniture so we know where to hang

Thank you all too for your input on the curtain dilemma I shared last week. I finally chose Curtain #1 and I LOVE IT!

I added these paper flower garland, a clearance find after Easter from TARGET, to two of the windows

You know, I love decals, so I got this (also from TARGET)
to temporarily decorate on a wall

 Finally, I had to share with you what our CRIB WALL currently looks like...

Absolutely divine 

Have you seen the other blogger's room progress? Some are really looking fabulous already!

I can't wait for next week and savor all the goodness that we're all sure to be in for!

Let's check on all the other's progress HERE.

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

If you want to check out the other week's progress, Check them out here...

ORC Week 1 - Guest Room to Nursery
ORC Week 2 - Evolution of a Safari Glam Nursery
ORC Week 3 - Progress in the Safari Glam Nursery

ORC Week 4 - Dissapointments & Choices

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ORC Week 4 - Disappointments and choices

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Hello everyone!  Things are progressing along well for most of the projects here in ORC, can't wait for the big reveal since by now, I can already see how smashing the rooms/spaces will be!

Anyway, I have hit a huge SNAG,
Remember what I said about my carpet delay last time? Well, it is in for so much more DELAY.
I am absolutely DISAPPOINTED IN LOWE'S.

For years, Lowe's has always been my GO-TO-BIG-BOX store for home improvement services, from my window treatments to major appliances, I have been a loyal customer.
But with the big 'fumble' they did on my carpet order, I don't think I will be anymore. To cut a long story short,  it would be APRIL 28th until they Install my carpeting, considering I ordered them before ORC started!
I will not tell you how they messed up, but believe me, IT'S THEIR FAULT on why this delay came to be since I was never lacking on follow-ups and contacting them.

That means, I can only fix and decorate, assemble the furniture on the last week of the ORC!!! YIKES! I need all the LUCK I can get, and that's in big part, NO THANKS TO LOWES!

Sorry for my rant, I just have to let it out my friends.
I'm trying to move forward with other things, and I need you help on some decisions.

First up, something fun - I need to ask which of these do you think would be great over the crib?

1) Lion, Elephant, Giraffe mobile from MARJENDESIGNS on ETSY
2) Modern Nursery Mobile from COOLSTUFFARTGALLERY on ETSY
3) Coral & Gold paper crib mobile from FOURGLITTEREDGEESE on ETSY
4) Flowing Rhythm Rainbow from FLENSTED mobile
5) In the Jungle classic mobile from HOME DECORATORS.COM
6) Giraffes on Savannah from FLENSTED mobile

Confusing right? All so pretty in their unique way. Any of these would make great gifts too!

Next up is curtain dilemma.

Can't decide what to put up?

Both are from TARGET and both are very pretty. Which one do you think would work best in this nursery?

Also, I wanted to share this...

From Walmart via WAYFAIR

This arrived already ( and yes, 'thanks' to Lowe's I can't assemble it yet) and it will be going by the window. I think it will be perfect for the space don't you think?

And thanks to my Mother-in-law, I was able to have these...

Made from clearance Table Cloth fabric from TARGET

Finally, I shared with you this

Our Indoor Window Dilemma

Which I wrote about HERE

I think I may have an unexpected solution which I hope to share next week!
Stay tuned, since this has gotten me really excited!

Right now, our whole house is a mess since there are boxes everywhere. I really wish I could be done sooner, but for now, it looks like it'll be a race to the finish for us.

Oh, also, I shared this on INSTAGRAM recently...

Definitely more gorgeous in person!

Let's check on what others are doing HERE !

Have a Great weekend!

If you want to check out the past week's progress, check them out below:


ORC Week 1 - Guest Room to Nursery
ORC Week 2 - Evolution of a Safari Glam Nursery
ORC Week 3 - Progress in the Safari Glam Nursery

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What to do with an Indoor Window

So by now, all of you know that I am in the middle of doing my daughter's nursery.

I have the plan in my head and everything is moving forward with the  plan except for this...

My Window Dilemma

Yes, this room has an indoor window. And I just DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT?!!!

See? It looks out into out living room and Breakfast area

In the first place, most INDOOR or INTERIOR Windows are born out of room extensions and additions to a home. And so it is usually kept for decorative purposes. However, our Interior windows are NOT decorative, and I believe the previous owners of our house wanted them because they could look into what's going on in the living room.

I scoured the internet and saw how some people work their way around it.

Decorate around it

Display what's inside

Put seating in front of it

Put bookshelves around it

Just embrace it and make it a statement piece

I could of course, treat it like an outdoor window and just put a curtain over it, but I'm just not sold into that idea yet. It may be my last resort. 

I'm painting the trim already

I've got ideas running in my head and I think you would be surprised too once I show you what I'll do with it! Wish me a big "GOOD LUCK"!

Have a Great Week!

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So I have this wall...

Like I mentioned in my Previous post, I have this wall in my kitchen that I need your help with…

When I renovated my kitchen last summer, I really wanted a cabinet placed here beside the oven wall. However, the Cabinet designer, convinced me otherwise since the space was gonna be too tight and no cabinet would fit in that narrow corner well without causing any problem with the island across…

So I thought, I'll just have a furniture there small enough for my coffee station.

I first used this Threshold bar cart, But it didn't fit that corner as well.
So I made the Switcheroo as you know already.

So now that I love how my DIY Bar Cart looked here, I now want extra storage up top.

And here are my options so far…

Straight and Narrow Wall storage from Land of Nod

PROS: as the name implies - straight and narrow, love the knobs on the bottom to hang my cups in
CONS: not sure about the finish since it might not match the type of white on the wall (I can always paint) and style, it's 23.75" wide

Chantilly Wall Shelves from Land of Nod

PROS: pretty, matches my gold shelf, easy install, perfect size
CONS: might be too 'dainty' and I might grow tired of the design easily

Dillon Triple Glass Shelf from RH

PROS: Elegant design & perfect chrome finish, love the amount of storage
CONS: at 21" might still be a bit too tight for the wall

Format Storage from CB2

PROS: goes with anything, display options in, out and on top are limitless
CONS: might be squeezing it a bit at 22", might not be sturdy enough for mugs or coffee, may look to modern in my kitchen

Sift Raw Wall Shelf from CB2

PROS: Perfect for my Coffee station paraphernalia with lots of storage, sturdy-looking
CONS: again this will be a tight fit at 24", may be too industrial-looking????

Hayden Chalkboard from PB Kids

PROS: Love that I could easily change up the decor on the chalk board and the shelf is cute
CONS: Too wide (24") and a bit tall too

So what do you think?  I really don't want this blank wall here, but I want some function on it too and not just hang a piece of art .

Please HELP, I value your opinion and would appreciate any suggestion you can make. 

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Have a Great Day!

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