Oliver really has caught on to my little Mickey Mouse obsession. Our new little pass time is watching vintage Mickey Mouse videos when the other boys are away.
I’ve never seen this one before, but it is really cute and with the baking of biscuits, it kind of reminds me of Kobus.
Describe a moment of beauty that you witnessed this year.
Not for this or for that, but Oliver’s nursery is a peaceful sanctuary of beauty. It represents the moments that were spent creating a loving environment for our little Oli.
To say I get a little obsessed when I think of a theme of some sort would be an under statement. If you don’t believe me, have a look at my Mickey Pinterest board or the Dinosaur one I have been compiling for the boy’s bedroom!
Now imagine my exhilaration when I found the perfect vintage Mickey Mouse duvet cover in the baby room of Kobus’ dad’s church in last week. I promised myself I will wait patiently until after lunch before discussing my intentions of kidnapping the set. However before I knew it I had my husband just about loaded in the car, ready to go and buy its replacement. Luckily my husband is sensible and thankfully the church had already decided they needed to give the baby room a bit of a make over.
The down side of doing the proper thing instead of stealing from the church *gasp* was that I had to wait for my father-in-law to confirm with the church. The fantastic news, is that the church has given the okay and soon I will be the very proud owner of a vintage Vintage Mickey Mouse duvet cover set.
If you are wondering why I don’t have a photo to brag with, it is because I had to restrain myself from asking my FIL to go and unlock the church in order for me to take a photo.
We have had so much fun with Oliver’s Nursery. Bless my husband, he worked so hard! I remember the first day we started clearly, he asked: “So where do you want the stripes” as if there would only be a stripe of two… I have to say he has a sense of humour and perseverance to match my ever ideal!
At first the idea was to paint white stripes over the already beige walls, in a sort of minimalistic way. The beige stripe weren’t potent enough to my liking and the room felt heavy and warm. Luckily my husband felt the need to repaint the beige and we very quickly decided to try an alternative colour!
The theme is Vintage Mickey, inspiration was found here, I love this nursery! I adore this man’s talent and I wish I had his vision and 3 months in which to complete something similar. To view more of the images, follow the link to Joey Ellis’ flickr album.
I do however think what K and I managed to accomplish with our little one’s nursery is awesome and I love it.
The nursery is *almost* complete, apart from a couple of imagines I would like to frame and hang on the walls. I really should get a move on with them, however I see things – these kind of things like a work in progress, so I will take my time!
The next project is the boys’ bedroom. The whole while planning the nursery, I have been thinking of themes and way in which to create something magical for 2 very different boys. Something they can feel inspired by and grow into. Something that captures something of both their personalities in some way. I am so happy to say I have found this theme. I will however keep it for myself for the moment!
Sparrow at Heart 
