Home Tour Tuesday-Drake's Room

Drake's room is probably my favorite room in the house. It is cute, inviting, bright, and warm.

Overall it is just the perfect room to grow up in.

 Come on in and take a look!

(Some of the lighting in these pictures is bad. It was dusk so I was getting some weird shadows)

This is looking in from the doorway to his crib and rocking corner.

This is looking in from the other direction to his reading nook and changing dresser.

Drake's closet is filled to the brim with clothes. The closet also holds his bookcase where we keep stuffed animals and toys, his hamper, and extra diapers and wipes.

Funny story- as I was taking the pictures for this post, I could not help but think that his room would look so much better without his ugly bi-fold closet doors. So I took them off! I love how it opens up the closet and makes it look like an inviting place to play. I'm going to get a curtain rod and some curtain panels to finish it up a bit and give it a more polished look. So  thanks to Home Tour Tuesday for inspiring change!

Ben got this wall letter at an antique store right before Drake was born. It was blue and was actually meant to be a "p". We painted it and hung it up upside down to make the perfect "d".

This is my favorite area of the room. I love thinking of all the nights I spent feeding Drake and cuddling and reading and rocking in that chair ( from my parent's old house).

And what about the wall decal? Do you not just love it? I ordered it online from Dali Wall Decals. I think it brings in so much color and fun to the room in an unexpected way. 

Drake has become obsessed with turning his lamp( Target) on and off. He also really likes looking at the picture of the "baby" and carrying it around and kissing himself!

This is probably where Drake spends most of his time playing in his room. I bought the storage cubes and baskets at Target and love that they are not heavy and super easy to move around. We keep all of Drake's upstairs books here as well as some toys. The dalmatian piggy bank used to be mine and now Drake loves to "pet" the doggie! Drake has my old Ipod and always wants to listen to music. His favorite is John Mayer. The small picture is a of me when I was little. We also have a framed picture of Ben when he was a kid but I'm not sure where Drake hid it.

This is Drake's changing area. I just took an old dresser I had and removed the mirror and attached a changing pad to make it our changing area. It works perfectly! I ordered the alphabet wall decal from Dali Decals. Drake loves to stand up on his changing pad and sing the alphabet!

My parents generously bought Drake's crib for us. I really like how it is so simple and does not take up the whole room. I also love that it has a drawer to store all of Drake's sheets and blankets.

This is what the inside of Drake's crib looks like. I originally had matching sheets and a bumper but did not end up using them because I thought the sheets seemed rough and I was not comfortable using a bumper. So when I ran across these super soft chamois sheets at Pottery Barn Kids I knew I had to snatch them up. Drake also sleeps with anywhere from 3-5 pacis, (have not started the paci removal yet) the blanket my mom made for him, a lovie blanket, his pink seahorse, and a Mickey Mouse stuffed animal. He has one full bed!

I had so much fun decorating Drake's nursery that I'm already starting to throw around ideas in my head for his big boy room. I'm thinking a sophisticated sports theme with this quilt as the inspiration.

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