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We budgeted and spent around $2k. The biggest $ was the furniture: crib, dresser/changing station, nightstand, ottoman/glider set = $1500. Everything else was paint, shelving, prints, frames, decorative stuff.

Here's a link to our nursery:

http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursery-reveal#post-309519

Our glider was pricey - around $600 but totally worth it and is not "baby" furniture so we can use it in another room of our house in the future. The crib/dresser was about $1700 total - again, a bit of a splurge, but very nice wood and the dresser he will have forever.

Haha...our splurge really wasn't a splurge. We have a very budget nursery, I don't think I've spent more than 300 or 400$ on the whole thing, including furniture. I've tried to DIY a ton of stuff, but I *had* to have these sparkly pink letters for Gwen's name... It ended up being like 40$ for it. Like I said... budget nursery

I think my real *splurge* may be Spoonflower curtains like you, @evenstar982! I love some of the patterns on there, and they are crazy pricey!

Definitely the glider. We had to find one that was big enough for DH, and it ended up being almost a full sized rocker, but I LOVE it. It's SO comfortable, and it was worth the money to be that comfortable in all those middle-of-the-night feedings.

Our crib and combo unit which was over $1000. LO has basically never slept in his crib either! But we got itwith the intent that it would grow with him. Also DH worked for a baby furniture store in HS and after having spent time assembling various quality furniture he wasn't going to settle for less.

I've seen a few places to get the cot (convertible to a toddler bed), a wardrobe and chest of drawers with changing area on top for around £500. That will probably be our biggest expense in nursery.

My fil, bless him, bought our two biggest splurges - a dresser from land of nod and a fancy upholstered glider. Ourselves, we spent maybe $2000 on everything else - furniture, decor, artwork, random stuff. Probably my biggest splurge was a $170 rug from Dash and Albert. Rugs are expensive but it's the only one that fit our color scheme/theme!

Eta the dresser was close to $1000 w/shipping and the glider/ottoman $500ish.

our dutalier glider

Our crib was just under $1000.

I made our curtains too

We bought a $400 glider but its actually in our living room

We actually didnt really splurge... Everything was under $200. (Meaning no item over $200.)

The most expensive item in our nursery was the rocker, which was $60 on craigslist and $200 to reupholster. Budget nursery FTW!

Our biggest splurge was the furniture: dresser, rocker, crib.

Almost every single other thing was thrifted/hand-me-down/re purposed.

Glider and furniture

The glider. We spent $550 on it. It's a very nice piece of furniture in a neutral color, so our justification is that we will use it in our living room once LO outgrows the need for it.

We are doing the nursery VERY budget-consciously, thanks to gifts and hand-me-downs. Our glider/ottoman was handed down from friends, our (inexpensive) Ikea crib and bookcase were purchased by MIL. So my "splurge" would be $80 worth of fabric from fabric.com for custom curtains and cribskirt. There are lots of little purchases here and there (book ledges, frames, materials for DIY stuff), but yep, that $80 is the splurge!

We didn't really spend very much on the nursery. I knew we'd be moving soon and didn't want everything getting beat up on the way. The most expensive thing I bought was a chest of drawers for $250. I retailed for over $500 but I got it on sale because the store was closing.

Crib!! I thrifted everything else!

The crib! We bought a Gulliver crib from Ikea and were going to be perfectly happy with it, but then found a used Oeuf Classic (in perfect condition, from someone we trusted) for $300. More than we were planning to spend, but still a great deal, and it converts into a really cute toddler bed for later.

Every single thing in the nursery was thrifted, vintage, or DIY except for the crib that was $300.

our pbk comfort glider...we got it on sale + our registry completion discount for $850....it is the most comfortable piece of furniture in our home!