Inspiration For Our Twin Boy Nursery
The inspiration for our twin boy nursery came from a few places. First, my grandmother passed away while I was pregnant with our twins. I knew I wanted to incorporate some of my grandparents’ things in their room. The items that I had envisioned were all antiques and in shades of neutrals. Second, we went on a trip to South Carolina while I was pregnant and I picked some pampas grasses from the property where we were staying. I knew I wanted to hang the pampas grass in their room, as well as incorporate those neutral colors and interesting textures. Then I couldn’t help but add some blue!
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This lamp was in my grandparents’ home and it was at the very top of my list for the twin boy nursery since it has two little babies on it! I thought it was absolutely perfect for this space.
When I saw this frame in a thrift store while we were trying to get pregnant, I didn’t really think too much about it. I noticed it, but left it there on the shelf. Soon after that shopping trip, we found out we were pregnant. I thought back on that picture frame and knew it was a ‘wink’ or a little sign for me from God. I went back to see if it was still there and it was! We didn’t know the gender of the babies at the time, but I thought that we must be having at least one boy, and we had two!
This mirror was also in my grandparents’ house and I thought it would be a pretty antique to incorporate into their room. I love that it’s the first thing you see when you walk in.
One of the tricky parts about a twin nursery, is that because there are two cribs, there is a lot less space for other things! One thing I had to compromise on was having a large book shelf in their room like I have in their sister’s room. I ordered these floating book shelves so that they could have a few books displayed in their room.
Here is a full look at our little cozy corner. This nursery rocking chair is actually a glider and a recliner. We have loved it with all of our babies and we even purchased two more for our basement. The little table we have used next to the glider in both nurseries. It’s very inexpensive and the perfect size for all of the little necessities like bottle, phone, etc. Both blankets on the glider have sentimental meaning. The yellow quilt was my grandma’s and the blue and white blanket was a gift given to my husband as a baby.
This is the pampas grass that we picked in South Carolina when I was pregnant with the twins. I thought it was so simple and sweet hanging on the wall.
I didn’t come up with the idea to do a gallery wall in the boys’ room until they were probably about one years old! This area was one of those spaces that was really holding me up and preventing me from finishing this room. I had been collecting items here and there and realized this would be a perfect way to display them.
Starting in the top left, this print is called ‘the torn hat’ and was hanging up in my grandparents’ home as long as I can remember. I thought it was another one of those ‘meant to be’ things when we had two boys. The Minnesota Twins pendant is an antique that I found on Etsy. Below that is a letter I wrote to the twins while I was pregnant. I highly recommend writing at least one letter to your baby while pregnant. It’s the perfect nursery decor too. Then there is a cross that I bought while in Ireland. This was years before having the twins, but I loved it for their space. Finally, an ultrasound photo!
I love a child’s name above their bed (our daughter has something similar), but I find it extremely practical to have twin beds labeled. Each baby always gets put to bed into the same crib and I want them to always have their own space.
I found these name signs on Etsy and loved the look of the natural wood. The Etsy seller has lots of options and colors, the possibilities are endless. I’m not sure where I came up with the idea to layer the signs onto windows… I started with antique windows and realized that they may have lead paint or other issues, and so I went ahead and ordered these windows from Amazon!
Here is a good look at their cribs. This is the ‘Kendall’ crib from Pottery Barn Kids. We used one of these cribs for our daughter, and then just bought a second crib when the twins were ready to transition to cribs.
This is the same changing table that has been in both of our nurseries. It has served us well and love its height and functionality. We have also used the same diaper pail and changing pad. The changing pad is nice because it wipes clean very easily and it also has the ability to weigh your baby as well.