the (fun) baby wishlist
I say "fun" wishlist because there are certainly plenty of things that I still need that fall into the "practical" and "necessary" camp, but damn if it isn't more fun to shop for the cute things, am I right? Granted there are some things that are both cute and necessary, like crib sheets, or swaddle blankets, but I probably don't need a fox hat or tiny moccasins. But, also I totally need them. I mean, come on. I have concluded that my child will probably become the most fashionable member of our family because tiny human clothes are super fun to shop for (though I will say I'm looking forward to giving myself a postpartum wardrobe refresh).
I want to keep things pretty minimal and natural for toys and such, especially because a newborn doesn't need a ton of toys. I'm a big fan of natural textures and avoiding as much bright, ugly, plastic stuff. I've found myself drawn to toys made of fabric and wood and the graphic designer in me is in total and complete love with these gorgeous typographical blocks by House Industries. Gotta try to instill a love of great typography in this kid from the get-go, you know? As far as textiles and bedding type stuff goes, I want to have a pretty black and white/neutral color palette, just because a) gender neutrality is my jam for decor in general and b) black and white stuff all matches. Easy peasy.
Clothing: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Who knew that dressing a tiny human could be so fun? I mean, I've always known that tiny versions of things are cuter, but tiny outfits are so fun. Also: apparently dressing your kid like an animal is the pinnacle of cute because I just want all the animal outfits. But also: I need to get myself a whole drawerful of Freshly Picked moccasins so that me and my child can go around twinning in our moccs (though all my moccs are super basic, Freshly Picked has about a thousand designs that are way cuter than any of my moccs!). It's gonna be fun having a newborn in the wintertime, I'll get to have all the fuzzy, bundled-up-type things (with animal ears, preferably, duh).
Decor: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
I have my crib (a Babyletto Hudson) and if you follow on instagram, you saw my semi-DIY'd changing table/dresser, and the room is going to be generally graphic/southwest-ish in terms of decor. I have enough art that I don't need any wall art, really, which is nice! I'm not really into making a baby nursery that is super baby-ish. I figure, this kid won't care what the room looks like for a long time, and I'm the person who is going to be spending the most time in there, so I might as well make a room that I love, right? And I love decorating a room/house more than most things. This list is definitely more of a wish list simply because I'm going to do my best to work with what I've got to put together the room, but dang if I wouldn't love to be able to put together a room with my dream elements! The room already has a light, so my dream sputnik chandelier will probably have to wait till a later date, but a girl can dream!
