Nursery & Guest Bedroom

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We got the nursery done! (Basically.) We also got the guest bedroom/office done. We still need to finish the closets in both rooms, but otherwise, they are done. Pictures are below.

The nursery, fully primed, ready for painting. We had to put the two dressers in the middle of the room to give ourselves space to paint.
The nursery, fully primed, ready for painting. We had to put the two dressers in the middle of the room to give ourselves space to paint.
Kevin hand-edging the boundary of the sky on the wall mural.
Kevin hand-edging the boundary of the sky on the wall mural.
We penciled in the hills and put numbers on them to indicate which were going to be what color.
We penciled in the hills and put numbers on them to indicate which were going to be what color.
A corner of the room with the sky finished.
A corner of the room with the sky finished.
Detail work in the corner of one of the hills using a small paintbrush.
Detail work in the corner of one of the hills using a small paintbrush.
The second layer of hills is done, and the sun has been painted.
The second layer of hills is done, and the sun has been painted.
Kevin filling in one of the hills that has been edged.
Kevin filling in one of the hills that has been edged.
Kelsey applying a second coat to the hills.
Kelsey applying a second coat to the hills.
A photo of the finished mural before we put furniture in the room. The wind turbines were created to scale with actual wind turbines, and took at least three coats of paint each in order to obscure the paint behind them.
A photo of the finished mural before we put furniture in the room. The wind turbines were created to scale with actual wind turbines, and took at least three coats of paint each in order to obscure the paint behind them.
We hope our baby likes to read! We put all of our baby and young adult books on two bookshelves in the baby's room.
We hope our baby likes to read! We put all of our baby and young adult books on two bookshelves in the baby’s room.
One of the dressers fit between the two windows in the room, which will eventually have white cloth pull-shades on them.
One of the dressers fit between the two windows in the room, which will eventually have white cloth pull-shades on them.
The crib was given to us as a hand-me-down from one of Kevin's professors, and the changing table dresser (and the other dresser that matches it) were hand-me-downs from Kevin's parents.
The crib was given to us as a hand-me-down from one of Kevin’s professors, and the changing table dresser (and the other dresser that matches it) were hand-me-downs from Kevin’s parents.

A few weeks ago, we finished our guest bedroom/office. We had Kelsey’s parents and two of our nephews – Kyle and Keyan – up for a visit, and they broke it in. I spend most of my time in this room, working on research and writing for school, and working on web development projects.

The guest bed in our guest bedroom/office. The painting is a wood block painting by Yoshitoshi Mori that Kevin inherited from his late Uncle Paul.
The guest bed in our guest bedroom/office. The painting is a wood block painting by Yoshitoshi Mori that Kevin inherited from his late Uncle Paul.
Kevin's home office in the guest bedroom/office, next to the guest bed. We plan on putting up a cork board on the wall on the left above the shelving.
Kevin’s home office in the guest bedroom/office, next to the guest bed. We plan on putting up a cork board on the wall on the left above the shelving.
The second Yoshitoshi Mori woodblock painting, which is opposite the bed.
The second Yoshitoshi Mori woodblock painting, which is opposite the bed.

Kelsey is now at 39 weeks, and we are closing in on her due date (August 6th). Even her maternity clothes are now starting to become uncomfortable. She has had a few contractions already, but not with any regularity. We will be posting updates when we go to the hospital, and will post photos very soon after the baby is born.

The baby bump at 39 weeks.
The baby bump at 39 weeks.

We’ve been keeping busy with house renovations, continuing to unpack, making and freezing food for when the baby comes, and generally trying to be as ready as possible for when Kelsey goes into labor. Today, we are going to be experimenting with making red currant jam and blueberry orange jam and canning them in our new pressure canner. We’ll let you know how it goes!

3 responses to “Nursery & Guest Bedroom”

  1. Everything looks fantastic! Now all you need is the baby! We cannot wait to hear when the big day arrives. Keep us posted. Much love from all three of us – J, J, & little E

  2. Hey Kelsey & Kevin the nursery looks great! I especially like the wind turbines and the sun. 😉

    I have another baby gate if you want it. This one would fit a really wide door frame.

    L

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