The first step was to add board and batten to the room...which is my faaaavorite way to enhance a room. It just screams *nursery* to me, for some reason. At our old house, we did JUST the vertical and horizontal trim boards (without a panel board), but in this room we added white panel boards behind the trim. I truly feel like either way looks great, but I especially recommend the panel boards if you have highly textured walls. Let me know if you want a more detailed tutorial on adding board and batten, but it's totally doable! 🤗

👆 Do you like that black stuff on the wall?? If I remember right, a certain two year old got ahold of a stamp pad and had a ball rubbing it on the wall. Oh the joys! 🤪😆

The next step was adding the temporary peel-and-stick wallpaper. I talk more about that here.

Then, the last thing we did was hang big white curtains, add in the furniture, and wait patiently for our March baby to arrive. And no, I *won't* tell the story about how a certain-someone who was NOT in labor insisted on stopping at the Chick-fil-A drive-thru on the way to the hospital. 🙄 Bahahaha. Nope. Not gunna mention it, babe, 🤪 but I'm seriously glad your belly was full (#hangryhusband) so you could support me while I endured severe pain. 😉🤣

Aaaanyway! I love how the room turned out and how bright, airy, and colorful this room feels. 🥰 Take a look at the final product:

I wanted some kind of artwork that reminds her the truth of who she is, so I made these "printables" with love. ☺️💞 If anyone would like the files to use, I'm happy to remake it and send to you. Just let me know by emailing kara@happy-place-happy-face.com. 👌

Lyndi's wooden name sign was designed and made at Polymath Mom...I would highly recommend! It's such a beautiful sign that she'll keep forever. 💗

And when you add a teeny-tiny baby to the room, ALL IS RIGHT IN THE WORLD. Take me back to the squishy tiny baby days. 🥰🥰🥰 She was so tiny, and now she takes up almost the whole dang crib. 😩

She is the cherry on top of our family, and we're so thankful for this sweet blessing!

Happy 2nd birthday, Lyndi, and *CHEERS* to the fun we had decorating this room for you. ☺️💓💝

Stay tuned for the reveal of her big girl room (once I get around to it!) 😉

XO!

~ Kara

P.S. What do you think? What's your favorite part? Any questions about anything?? Thanks for reading!! 🙂