When did I marry Christopher Lowell?

I have been really excited to start putting together the baby nursery, but it's been a little overwhelming. We have to convert our 3rd room, which is now being used as the NY Yankee office, into the nursery. So I came up with a strategy to help me become "less overwhelmed." 1st-Put all the Yankee stuff into storage totes and store away. 2nd-Buy a smaller office desk to fit in the corner of the nursery (yes, this will be a multi-purpose room for the time being.) 3rd-Organize all the office stuff to match the nursery, so it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. 4th-Paint the nursery, 5th-move Isabella's crib into the nursery. 6th-Paint Isabella's room the same color as the office 7th-Move Isabella's Big Girl Bed up to her room. 8th-Put together all the "cutsie" girl stuff to decorate the rooms......and then.....June will probably be here. Well, The first SEVEN steps seemed really overwhelming, so I decided today to skip to step EIGHT, the cutsie stuff.

I decided to buy the same comforter and similar decorations for the nursery as I did for Isabella's rooms, so when they are eventually sharing rooms, it can all "merge". I know, I am totally O.C.D. No one has to bring that to my attention. But the theme I am going for, for the girls room is "Vintage Country Garden." Don't ask me how I came up with this, I know it's pretty random. But, I have had way to much fun buying stuff for this theme.

Well, today I made a little trip to JoAnne's Fabric to buy fabric for the crib skirt, valance, and to Slipcover a lamp. Next weekend my mother in law will be teaching me how to sew the crib skirt and valance, but I was so excited about the cute fabric that I bought to match the girl's comforters, that I had to play Martha Stewart and slipcover my lamp tonight. I thought it would be super easy, c'mon, throw on some fabric, some ribbon...make sure the glue gun stays hot, and whola! But, after about 3 1/2 hours of complete frustration, a few cuss words, and a lot of fabric mishaps, I finally completed my "Vintage Country Garden" Lamp. I was totally excited!

Here is the before picture of the lamp. P.S. I made this lamp like 7 years ago, before I got married, it has collected ALOT of dust up in my closet since we got married because my husband HATES the thing.

Here is the new slipcovered lamp, with the matching bunny I bought at Hobby Lobby today. I also found some really cute matching scrapbook paper that I threw in some chunky frames, althought I think I might need to paint the frames cream.

But, my husband, in his exact words said, "I love the new shade. But it needs a cream lamp, you can't mix Vintage with Country, it just doesn't work...and the bunny is creepy. I wouldn't want that thing looking at me while I sleep." I love my husband, but seriously, when did he become Christopher Lowell? I know he's skeptical, but he's going to love the rooms when they all come together.

Now....If I could just pick 1 of the 7 color swatches that are taped to Isabella's wall for paint color.