I’ve always been a fan of seeing how others have put together their nursery (good to get ideas from) and definitely used Pinterest a lot when I was trying to figure out our nursery when I found out we were having twins.

I started by definitely knowing that I wanted to paint the nursery because it was an awful shade of purple. I’ve also always been one to shy away from the ‘trends’ and do my own thing, so I knew that I didn’t want to do a traditional gray or blue or green or pink room. I’ve always loved pale yellow (it reminds me of daisies and they make me happy), so decided to go with the color called Fritata from the Behr paint collection at Home Depot.

We also knew that the room was plenty big enough that the girls could share (they have already ‘shared’ the same room for the past 8 months) and identical twins (we’ve read) tend to like to be in the same room. I also knew that I wanted to blend together an outdoorsy/adventure theme with animals because those are things that Alex & I both love. I got two rugs from Ruggable and the tree peel and stick decal from Buy Buy Baby (same as the whale decal in the closet).

I painted our dollhouse-themed bookshelf (got it at a local Amish furniture outlet) and decided to go with an open theme for our changing table rather than on a dresser. The closet is stocked with clothes and diapers (I’ve got a whole spreadsheet where I’ve kept track of how many diapers we’ll generate need in each size and are now onto stocking size 2 diapers).

I also put together two ‘diaper caddies’ (if you have not heard of them, please go follow Karrie Locher, a postpartum RN on Instagram) which will have all of our changing & feeding supplies on both floors and it’s on wheels so it can be moved from room to room. We also have our bassinets set-up in our bedroom, as well as a set downstairs for naps too. The Mamaroos will be set-up downstairs as well once the girls arrive.

Because I’ll be breastfeeding two babies at once, a typical rocker just wasn’t going to be big enough. So, we ended up repurposing an extra large sofa chair we had and my giant breastfeeding pillow fits perfectly in it. Also wanted to do some sort of organizational system for the built-in shelves, so snagged fabric boxes from Target for $4 a piece. I also wanted a softer light over the chair because I envision a lot of nighttime readings with the girls in it.

The bear fabric box on the bottom is from a company called Sprouts and it’s actually a Toy Chest, but fit perfectly in the bottom two shelving spots. Currently both chests are filled with newborn diapers and wipes, but I also can’t wait until it’s filled with toys and dress-up clothes.

So, there is a peak into our nursery! If nothing else, it’s fun to share and remember all about our planning and designing process. If you have questions on specific things- feel free to comment below. I didn’t add in a lot of names of things mainly because I don’t find it helpful myself (unless I’m also looking to buy something similar ).