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@SeptMomma12: Thank you for weighing in! I am going to see if I can get my hands on a swatch. I am driving my poor etsy seller nuts being so indecisive but at least I've narrowed it down to 2! Thank you again:)

PS: Did you order the rocker yet from PBK?

I was going to go ahead and order the rocker with the 15% off coupon, but they raised the price for the rocker and the ottoman back to full price, and I can't decide if I should wait on a better deal or not. The one I like offers quick ship, so in theory, we have time...

I'm procrastinating! I want to get the best deal....I don't know if 15% off this is the best deal? It's such a big purchase. I have less than 2 hours to decide. But I think I'll definitely at least get another 15% off coupon before now and then so worst case, just wait it out and get 15% off if nothing comes along?

This is not the best price, right?

@SeptMomma12: It's also really annoying that the tiny ottoman is so crazy $$$! We have a large square tufted ottoman as kind of a coffee table in our Great Room from West Elm and it was definitely less than $300, custom fabric and everything! I don't know what they're thinking on the ottoman, and even though everyone on here says you have to have it, it's a bit much! I am sold on the rocker because I haven't found anything else I like as much, aesthetically. But they had better do something about that ottoman price!

@PrincessBaby: Did you get the email from PBK this morning with 20% off $500 or more. No exclusions. The code is SAVEMORE. Happy shopping

@SeptMomma12: PS: The only time I ever saw a higher discount from anything PB was for Black Friday weekend, and PB Teen did 25% off purchases over a certain amount. That was when we ordered H's big girl furniture (it's the Coraline canopy bed and dresser). But I don't think PBK ever does 25% off, right?

@PrincessBaby: OMG, I love that pouf ottoman! Totally just saved it. That is perfect!!!

As for the fabric, I know my DH would automatically just say get the cheaper one! But if you think the chair will have a long life after the nursery, and the nicer one really feels that much nicer, I'd go for it.

We're going to go to the store on Monday to see things before ordering any furniture. DH is not a fan of ordering stuff online without seeing it in person first. I confirmed that the 20% off will still be going on!

@SeptMomma12: You are so lucky to have a store near you! Our nearest is 4 hours away:( You could have rocker sent to store and avoid the ridiculous shipping! We had a lot of stuff sent to our PB store that we could pick up in DH's truck (barstools and things like that) and it saved so much...Thanks for the info that it goes through Monday...I have 4 more days to procrastinate and debate lol.

@SeptMomma12: @PrincessBaby: thanks ladies. We could definitely have it shipped to the store then.

@PrincessBaby: we have a very pale Aqua in our new nursery-I wish it was a smidge brighter but always better paler than darker! That purple is fug

@PrincessBaby: Love those colors/prints together! Our painting actually just came yesterday - I am in love!!! Now we need to start thinking about furniture, but we can't really order anything til the office is cleaned out and the guest room moved downstairs. Ugh.

@SeptMomma12: Oh I'm so glad your painting came in and that you love it!!!

@jetsa: I love that! The colors are so pretty and I love that the prints make it so sweet:) Are you doing any type of initial print or anything on the wall? I have combed Pinterest and Etsy until my eyeballs fell out and I saw the most gorgeous flower print initial thing...I am going to find it and post it for you. I loved it and scoped it out for a few minutes, but I didn't think it would go with either of my girls' rooms...

We are rolling deep over here! Painters came today and painted the nursery and DD1's room...I'm feeling great about things moving along! Exactly 3 months from today is my projected induction date - April 27th. So I'm feeling less apprehensive about how close it's getting bc I feel like stuff is getting done!

I'd be totally horrified to show a pic of the whole nursery at this point bc of the state of extreme disarray that it's in, but I'm super excited that the paint color is exactly what I was hoping it would look like!

@PrincessBaby: that IS awesome thank you!

@jetsa: I should have posted this pic below...It made me go "Wow!"

@Mrs squirreld: march 30! We're having a boy so ours is blue grey and black with some pops of yellow. We barely have anything together so far, but I'll post pics when we do!

@Mrs squirreld: for my tiny projects, I didn't use a wax. But I did a mirror and definitely will be doing a clear wax on it so it looks finished. When it dries, it looks more chalky and less finished if it doesn't have a wax.

Just for reference, I had sent this to our painter and I want to do our mahogany nursery furniture like these cabinets. Annie Sloane is expensive but it is so much less work and is very heavy coverage. The painter says our furniture is a 2 day job and she's super booked right now, but I'm hoping this is going to be completed in the next couple of weeks.
http://www.storywooddesigns.com/2013/10/25/makeover-monday-extreme-makeover-kitchen-edition/

@Mrs squirreld: That is so so SO pretty!!!!

I have our painters doing the crib furniture today in the Annie Sloan chalk paint....It will be a medium white color - I didn't want bright white but didn't want off-white. With very little distressing on the edges. I'm SUPER nervous about it bc it's really nice furniture and what if I don't like it?

It's currently the mahogany color from PBK, and I'm having them do her crib, changing table/dresser, a Cameron storage cube thingy, and a side table (for the rocker whenever it comes in). I'll post pics, but basically, it's a shit ton of money to screw up if it gets screwed up. And to add to my uneasiness, my DH didn't want to do it. He thinks it's too nice to mess with, and doesn't really get the whole concept of the chalk paint not being like regular paint. So we didn't totally agree on doing it, but he said that was just his opinion and obviously I can do what I want because all house decorating decisions basically defer to me, but I guess that's adding to my uneasiness - that he wasn't 1000% on board. Ok, he wasn't even like 10% on board, and I really never do anything that he's not on board with. Mainly bc we usually feel the same about stuff, or he's indifferent.

I'll post pics when it's done tomorrow. Damn I"m nervous!

This is LO's crib and changing table (stock photos)...It's not so bad mahogany - it's making me doubt myself!

@SeptMomma12: I'll let you know! I went and checked on things and they're on the first coat and even though it's streaky it looks pretty good so I'm just staying away and hoping for the best:)

Ok, so I have a PB/PBK addiction problem. Even PBT - we bought H's new big girl set from there. They just always have stuff I like, it's my style (I'm not into modern square furniture), and the quality is excellent. I've never purchased absolutely anything I"ve been disappointed with....And even though it's more expensive, I just don't have the time or patience to comb furniture stores in person, only to never find something I like as much (or as good of quality/solid wood), so I accept now that when we buy furniture we pay more, but we get exactly what we want and it's easy, it just shows up with white glove delivery:) So I'm very pro PBK! I do think the store models in the kids store get a lot of wear and tear...When I was out of town for work this past week, there was a PBK nearby. I actually went to see that round mirror in person before I bought it (so glad it did, it was a lot smaller than I envisioned and not worth $200 for that size), and they had some floor models for sale of some things - an upholstered rocker that looked like 9 million people sat in it at once, and then they had that white unicorn rocking horse thingy with the gold horn and it was BEAT DOWN. I remember when that rocking unicorn came out just a few months ago because I thought about getting it for H for her birthday. So it could not have been on their floor that long and it was just sad looking. None of my stuff has ever worn like that in the years that I've had it, so take that for what it's worth. I definitely noticed that those floor models had not had an easy time of things:)

As far as your two cribs - I will be zero help because I think both are stunning! I like the first one *slightly* better but that's only because on the second one, the wood is not one big smooth piece, it's that thing they do sometimes where it almost looks like individual panels of wood (but I don't think it is, I think it's just made to look that way)...It's just a pattern carved into the wood and I like one smooth piece. This came up when looking at big girl beds for H and they had several headboards like that and I wanted them to just be one big smooth piece. That is obviously just a style preference, and you cannot go wrong with either!

How do you feel about the open spacing in the second crib? On one hand, I think it could be cool if you do that super light blue - it will pop in the background against the white. But on the other hand, seeing the blue might be a distraction?

I hope I'm not making your decision even harder! I'm just thinking hard for you