Nursery reveal

My Guest post over at Bella Nest...

Hi everyone...

I'm so EXCITED to be here and a great big THANK YOU to Holly for having me over!

I'm Kris from...Our Thrifty Nest of 7.

And these are my beautiful blessings...

Yep, all five of them. :)

We just welcomed our 5th child and 4th son December 14.
He's been such a joy and I just recently finished his nursery.

The nursery is actually a room we made by dividing up one room.  We decided to make a small nursery and the other side became a pantry off from our kitchen.

This little dresser was my first project in making a nursery.  I purchased it back in 2009, and I've used it for several different purposes around the house.  It was painted a tan color, nothing fancy.

It's a great size for the little nursery we just built.
I decided to spray paint it, Peek a boo blue by Krylon.
Doesn't that just sound cute?

I love the wheels and detail on the top.
The dresser it self cost me about $20, and really makes the nursery.

I didn't want a "theme" in the nursery.  With this being our 4th boy...well I had done themes before. :)
We've done the airplanes, the jungle animals, and of course football.

This nursery I just wanted to be soft, neutral, and sweet.
We also didn't have to much to spend to on it. ;)

I painted the nursery Sherwin Williams, Worldly Gray.  LOVE IT!!  It's a perfect soft neutral color, and it's just beautiful.

(I apologize for the pics, my "good" camera wouldn't upload pics, so I used the old one. Not a photographer, can you tell?)

The pictures above the crib and dresser I bought cheap frames for at Walmart, and spray painted them a gloss white.
The pictures I printed on our home printer, and found them from a free site...thehandmadehome.net
I love the colors.
Cute and simple...

One wall in the nursery is completely beaded board.
LOVE IT!
This is the dividing wall between the nursery and pantry.  Instead of finishing the drywall, my husband hung the beaded board instead.
It gives such personality.

The cute "Asher" sign is my favorite thing.
I just purchased the letters at Hobby Lobby along with craft paint.
I already had the twine and clothes pins. :)

CUTE! Simple! Easy! Thrifty!  haha

I made the curtain.
 Just some simple hems, and tied up with turquoise ribbon.
The fabric I purchased at Hobby Lobby, and LOVE, LOVE these colors.

It looks fabulous next to the Worldly Gray paint color.

I didn't chose a bedding set.  I felt no need to with not wanting a theme, and wanting to keep it simple.
I've had bedding sets with all my other children.
After getting everything put together in here, I don't think it needs one really either.

The crib is a handme down from my brother.  Our daughter is still in her crib, so this was such a blessing to receive.

This nursery has been so much fun to do...

I think it really goes to show that sometimes less is more. :)

Thanks for joining me, and thank you again to, Holly for having me over.

Blessings,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

Porch Inspiration

I'm so so excited to be in the process of finally planning a front porch for our home.

We've built our home ourselves and for the last two years have focused on finishing things up on the inside.

Now it's time to think about the front of the house.

AND...I'm just giddy!! :)

I know I want a BIG front porch, with square pillars and just lots of room.

We enjoy spending so much time outside, and can't wait to have an actual porch to sit and enjoy the day on.

I've been naturally going through Pinterest to get inspired ideas...

Here's a few pics I'm loving. :)

I like the exposed ceiling and lanterns hanging here.  Cute!

I want it all open...

Our porch will only be one step up, so no rail is needed. 

Love, love, the open feeling.

We'll be painting our front door, and adding shutters too.  AWESOMENESS!  Hahaha

I'm also planning on putting shade curtains up on the porch.

Aren't these great?  ;)

I can't wait to share the building and decorating of it with y'all.

Stay tuned...

Hopefully we'll start sooner than later. haha!

Have a blessed Tuesday,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

MY FIRST BLOG AWARD...YAY!! :)

The award is given to a blogger with less than 200 followers, and this is how it works:

1. Post the award on your blog.

2. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.

3. Reveal your 5 (or less) picks for the award and let them know.

4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people in the blogosphere... other bloggers.

5. Finally, the best rule of all, have fun and spread the love!

A big THANK YOU to Harrison Home who so graciously gave me the award...

Go and check out this delightful blog.  :)

AND NOW...I pass this award on to....

Holly @ Bella Nest.

Love her blog, and I also was able to do a guest post over there for...Drab to Fab Friday.

My dear friend, Homemaker Ang...

You'll love her farm, style, and her... :)

Anna @ My Design Ethos...

She's a designer and I so enjoy seeing her home as well as inspiration boards.

So go and enjoy these fabulous blogs, and be inspired to create a beautiful home.  :)

Blessings, 

Our Thrifty Nest of 7

2 weeks

I haven't even been in blogland really for about 2 weeks now.

It's been busy around here, and haven't had much to blog about really. :)

I'm working on a few things to post the next couple of weeks.

Been having camera problems... :(  Not sure why they won't upload.

Hope to be back to share more with y'all soon.

Blessings,

Our Thrifty Nest of 7