We finished puttin’ together our baby’s nursery – ’tis been so thrillin’!

I knew I wanted to do something different, but when I suggested a pirate themed nursery I kept getting raised eyebrows and puzzled looks. Have you been hitting the booze again? Pirates? In a baby’s room?

…To soften the blow I opted to incorporate an underwater scene throughout the lower 2/3 of the wallspace, and use the top 1/3 to showcase our dangerous stranded pirate whose booty still lies on the seafloor. It should be a reminder to all of us that treasure hunting in the days before Alvin was a lot trickier business!

It was a complete makeover from a barren back bedroom to Jude’s new adventureland, and we managed to pull it all together on a small budget by enlisting a talented friend for the mural and finding used furniture. In fact, all three pieces – the crib, changing table and dresser – were purchased on craigslist for a fraction of the original price, like just about everything in our house.

Before / after: