once upon a time II

Good morning to you...

 Today I want to share with you a few more pictures of my son's room as I start to put things away, measure for new curtains, and prepare the space for a wonderful little boy.

This hand painted night stand is one of the most precious things in his room. It was once in a little girl's nursery, mine. I though about painting it for a little while, and then I decided it just looked better the way it is. 

A little detail on the chandelier, I think this one will go in my bedroom for now.

My mom brought this little blue box from a trip to Paris while I was still pregnant. The mobile has been hanging in my son's bedroom even since. Until today that is.

College Fund Piggy is what we call him!!!

all photos by me - please use wisely

I've been visiting blog after blog looking for fabulous ideas for the room, I'll be posting them soon.

Thanks for stopping by today, come back soon!!!

                            ciao ciao, natalia

Once upon a time..

... a mommy and a daddy set out to make the dreamiest of places

 for a tiny little baby that was soon to come.

Not knowing whether the magical room would be filled with 

dolls and tea parties or dragons and knights,

they decided to make everything gray and white.

And so the baby came, and quickly grew

and found for every little object in his room

a brand new use.

Once filled with diapers and wipes

the chest now hold his growing collection of cars.

Porcelain gifts from dear friends, 

had to be put away!!

He has grown so much

he can reach almost anything on his own.

Old silver rattles and cups, now sleep on a toy barn.

After all, an elephant is an animal to play with,

not a decoration.

Peanuts the elephant, came from the far away land of FAO Schwartz.

Even Oscar the Grouch had to find a new home. 

A trash can is no place for friend,

 but it is good enough for a game of basketball.

After thousands of naps and hours of play,

the time has come to give this little boy a brand new space.

A space to accommodate his new toys and his growing needs.

I wish I could keep  his room like this forever, but times change

and so must we.

                           

                                                                             ciao ciao, natalia

All photos by me, please let me know if you would like to use them... Thank you!

a project to live in

Hello everyone!!

 As you know, my husband and I just got a brand new home project. Yes, at this moment it is less of a home and more of a long term project. The house has been sitting there, all closed up for over a year, and in deteriorating conditions, but crazy lovebirds that we are, we decided it was the right project for us.

via - House Beautiful

Slightly afraid, and completley lost, we have begun the cleaning up process. The yard is now a blank canvas (so exited), and the house is empty inside. It was quite the mission to reap everything out only to find all sort of surprises. We found some good things, but mostly just a pile of problems and things to add to our to-do list.

via - http://emmas.blogg.se/

 I could go on all day, or to truly express the mess that we are in I could show you pictures. But I find it better and all the more inspiring to share with you some of the great ideas I've found floating around the web. Now I just need to find an architect to edit and compress so many features into our lovely home-to-be.

via - decor8

via - decor8

via - all about you

via - Vicente Wolf

via - Vicente Wolf

via - Martha Stewart

via - http://emmas.blogg.se/2010/may/

Can you tell I love all  things gray and white?? Have any pictures to share???

                                                                                 ciao ciao, natalia