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Are you guys drooling over the selection of platforms and wedges out right now like we are? It seems like every time we browse the web or check IG, there is a pair calling our name. To be honest, when the seasons change and it is time to up your shoe game, it is often hard to splurge on trendy pieces that we just can’t see ourselves wearing in everyday “mom world”. What we love about wedges and platforms is that, unlike a heel, you could actually wear these out for a few errands with the kids, a lunch date with your girlfriend, or even a date night with your guy! It is a win win for us! We even love the idea of pairing the Teva platform sandal with your favorite workout leggings after the gym just to take your style up a notch.

Here are some practical AND affordable pairs that we are swooooooning over….

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She did it again! Our dear friend Shara (remember her Shark Party HERE?!) is blowing our minds with her son’s dreamy gray and aqua nursery. It is styled. to. perfection. We’ve been ~~stalking~~ gently convincing her to let us show her whole house! One day, Shara, one day…. mwahahahaha!

SHARA:

When I was pregnant with my second, I was so sure I was having a girl that I went ahead and bought crib bedding and started planning out a perfect baby girl nursery. I was just SURE. Halfway through my pregnancy at the big ultrasound, the tech waved her magic wand, paused, and then asked me if I still had the receipt for that bedding… I was having another boy! I was shocked and kind of in denial, so I decided I didn’t need to do up another room for baby boy – he would just share a room with his big brother once he was old enough to move out of the bassinet in my room.

Fast forward to a month before my due date. The urge to nest suddenly kicked in haaaaaaard and I just HAD to have a nursery. Jenni had thrown me the most perfect “snowy sprinkle” baby shower (see it HERE), and I worked from that idea to create a gender-neutral winter woodland nursery. The room was already painted grey (Valspar’s “Cement”), so I left it as is and used that as my starting point. Anyone who has been to my house knows how much I love the color aqua, so I (unsurprisingly) decided on a grey/aqua/white color theme, accented by warmer tones here and there to keep it from being too matchy-matchy or cold. It took more than a year to finish up the room – I had my hands kind of full with two little ones! – but I think that the extra time allowed the room to evolve into something even better than I had originally visualized. Now it’s one of my favorite rooms in the house!

PS. I never did return that girly bedding… it’s packed away carefully in hopes that maybe one day my pretty pink nursery will become a reality 😉

SOURCES:

Tree decals – WallDecorative

Arrows – Mineral and Matter

Feather mobile – DIY

Dreamcatchers – DIY

Crib – Babyletto “Hudson”

Bedding – skirt from Land of Nod, sheet & chevron knit throw from Target

Aqua book cart – Land of Nod

Rocking moose – Ikea

Chair and ottoman – Little Castle “Charleston”

Polar bear blanket – Land of Nod

Polar bear “skin” – eBay

Lamps – Target

Squirrel nightlight – Modcloth

Tree wood bead puzzle – Skip Hop

Bird mobile – Boon

Changing pad cover – Land of Nod

Curtains – Amazon (blackout lining added DIY)

Dresser, end table, book ledges – Ikea

“Things” organizer – Land of Nod

Grizzly bear wood block calendar – West Elm

Fox, raccoon and owl art – Sass and Peril

Antlers – White Faux Taxidermy

Clock – Target

Rocking bird – West Elm

Ceramic fox figurine and white fox speaker – Target

Moon globe – Urban Outfitters

Marquee arrow light – Target

Forest Love screen print – Sass and Peril
Young & Brave print – Billy and Scarlet
Paper deer – Template from French Melody
Name letters – DIY
Woven baskets – Walmart, spray painted teal
Owl vase – Target

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