Most improved...

I wish I had a "before" picture so you could really tell how much better our new closet system is. I am so happy with our latest Container Store purchase!

So now that this closet exists we can start the really fun work: decorating the nursery! I'm so excited! In other baby news, I have an appointment with my midwife today (I work with two midwives actually, Jennifer and Amy, at A Woman's Place in Lincoln Square) and I am anxious to hear her little heart beat again. It's something I always look forward to, but it'll be especially reassuring this time, as I have been feeling paranoid lately that I might have squished her or something...Oh dear, I hope not! I don't know what I'm doing really with this big belly. It's weird. Anyway...Hopefully/most likely all is well. My mom is going with me today, to meet my midwife- I'm not sure who will see us today- and check out their office. I'm looking forward to having her with me today!

Accent Wall!!

I'm not sure if you can tell in these pics how freakishly awesome this asphalt gray is on our accent wall, but I'm standing here looking at it and I think it looks dope. Mark heartily agrees, and praise generally means more coming from him because I'm fairly easy to please. ;-) It even makes me feel okay with our super white cabinets!

Flint from Benjamin Moore, satin finish

The Make Over Begins

Master BR:



Mark has been painting all day and our bedroom is a new color! Yay! I love it! Wanted to show you all! We have lots of painting going on right now. This blue-gray is Benjamin Moore Brewster Gray in an eggshell finish. As you can see we have the TV in the bedroom now, which is awesome.

Kitchen:

This is the color we chose for the kitchen yesterday. I think of it as a eucalyptus shade of green, but Benjamin Moore calls it Silver Pine in a Satin Finish. I think it is perfect and I love it madly! It is 100% better than the icky baby blue we had up there previously (you can still see it peeking out in the corner of the first pic). Next up: I'm going to start painting the accent wall in the dining room! I have enjoyed the AstroTurf Green it's been for the past 6 months or so (I believe the proper name according to Benjamin Moore was Peppermint Leaf, but trust me when I say it's true name is AstroTurf!) but it's time for a change, because it absolutely looks dreadful with the earthy eucalyptus we've got going on in the kitchen now. We're painting our accent deep, dark, asphalt gray. I'm going to get started on that right now!

Feeling Generous?

If you are interested in getting us a present, we are registered at MyRegistry.com! Please feel free to help furnish our modern nursery or fill our child's bookshelves with our favorite read aloud books. We are still working on our wish list, so please check in regularly...if you care.

To find our registry click on the link above and search my first name. I'm the only Mikhaila on the site, so it should give you only one option: ours. Click on the link "Go to Registry." On the next page you will need to enter a visitor's password. The password is "mikbaby." After you enter the password you should be able to view our registry. I like to change the Gifts Per Page setting in the top right corner to "All" so I don't have to go back and forth between pages, but can see everything on the same page.

I am concerned that packages shipped to our house might arrive when no one is home and be abandoned by the deliverer on the street outside our house. To avoid this situation, please ship all gifts to:
Mikhaila Woodall
1731 N. Marcey St., Suite 518
Chicago, IL 60614

Photo of Bugaboo Bee stroller from modernnursery.com

Oeuf Sparrow Line in Grey

We registered for this furniture. I love the grey color and the fact that it is an eco-friendly company that makes it, but I'm not sure how it will work in our lemongrass room. Nothing is finalized with our decor theme. I think the grey furniture might look cute in a lavender room?

photo from modernnursery.com

Lemongrass Nursery

This is my inspiration for our nursery decor. I love the paint color (benjamin moore, chameleon, eggshell, but I think of it as a sunny lemongrass). I like how the color itself isn't girly, but it works nicely with the hot pink accents. Our nursery doesn't get a lot of sunlight, so I wanted to choose a lively color to brighten up the space. I like the giant stuffed animals too. I have to admit I always wanted giant stuffed animals when I was little....I guess I still do.

Photo by Laura Resen
Domino Magazine February 2007 p103