an octopus' garden

Here are those pictures of the nursery I promised! There are still a few details that we're putting in order, but you can pretty much see how it turned out.

changing table with baby quilt hanging above it

two little critters that live here: a knitted shrimp and a tiny super soft octopus

more of the nursery

The crib is angled a bit so that it comes off the wall. And you can see here how there are two different colors of ocean blue paint on the wall, defined by a wavy pattern. Sea creatures are all around...

crabs invading the crib

Don't worry concerned viewers, you don't have to rush to tell us we're not supposed to use the crib bumpers, etc. They are just there to entertain me as we await the baby's arrial--besides, the baby has a bassinet in our room for the very beginning anyway so it may be a while before she uses the crib!

A baby's eye view of the fish mobile hanging over the changing table.

We're still working on the rocker (a freebie we're painting white to match some second-hand shelves we're also painting white) and there are a few more things I didn't manage to photograph, but this pretty much shows the "vibe." It's our favorite room in the house!! :)