Seaside Baby Moon

We planned a 7 month baby moon to Seaside, FL, for a 3 day weekend in April. I know many of you have been to Seaside, but for those of you who have not, it seems a magical place. If you are ever vacationing in the area, it's definitely worth a day trip. 

Everyone from the South knows the Florida gulf coast boasts the most beautiful beaches in the US. - as comparable as you can get to carribean water!

Seaside Farmers' Market

Town Square

Modica Market

Food trucks. You could probably eat at these your entire trip, so good. 

Started my day every morning with an iced cappacino from Amavida Coffee. 

Grits a Ya Ya from Great Southern Cafe.

Shopping for Sanders...

...baby bow tie!

Tupelo St. Pavillion. 

Pavillion view.

Post office: flag half-mast for Boston bombings.

Our rental cottage, Little Shady.

We asked a guy to take our pic and apparently he had been asked so many times that he started jokingly telling us what poses to make. This kiss was one of them :) We were laughing. I love it. 

Baby belly love...

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Nursery Ready!

Love these windows and all the natural light! Sam likes it too :)

View of the garden from the bay window. 

Elephant painting from NOLA Jackson Square artist, Laura Franch. And, nursing dry erase calendar. 

Lee Gibson painting above the crib, gift from Sanders' grandparents!

We went with a mesh crib liner for safety and price. 

The chest/changing table I sort of stole from my parents when I moved from MS. 

Gallery wall frames are from consignment store, A Brand New Look, in Wedowee, AL.

Best chair from Storkland Furniture, and side table from Nadeau. 

These are the curtains that inspired the original color scheme.

Green garden gnome prints are also from A Brand New Look.

An organized closet (for now)!

Bookshelf is a hand-me-down from grandma. 

Horse rocker is a handmade Tully toy from MS, also a gift from the grandparents.

Thumb print tree was a gift from my baby shower. 

Nursery Transformation

One of my favorite rooms in the house because of the beautiful bay window, it has been fun to see the nursery evolve into what it is now. I guess you could say I started with a pair of custom curtains we had made for our house in Savannah. I was trying to be resourceful and that's where the color scheme came from. 

For the past year, this has been a storage room. 

Pictured here, decluttered and ready for Project Nursery.

USA made Best chair from Storkland Furntiure in Vestavia, AL 

(they also carry customizeable Best and Little Castle at Buy Buy Baby stores across the US). 

Decided on BM Healing Aloe for the wall color. A very serene color with blue/gray/green touches. We are very happy with this color. 

Consignment finds from Wedowee, AL, for the frame gallery wall 

I hope to grow as Sanders makes his own memories. 

Graphic prints replaced from the consignment frames. 

Print for the gallery wall from Etsy.

Photos for the gallery wall. 

Gallery wall print from Amelia Presents in Oxford, MS. 

Michael paints the old wood shutters white. 

And, a surprise from grandma Franco, "Nonna". 

Sander's first piece of art, a Lee Gibson (MS artist)!

Dad putting on the finishing touches!

...Up next, the nursery is ready for Sanders' arrival! 

CLICK HERE to see it!

Kitchen Remodel: Before and After

Because side by side before and after pics are always fun...

*Link to tour original kitchen.

*Link to view transtitional phase.

*Link to view completed kitchen.

Kitchen Remodel Complete!

Part 3: Completed Project

Appliances are Bosch, aside from the LG fridge that we bought when we moved into the house. 

The only pic I could find that demonstrates the additional space between walls and the expanded entry way.

Solid wood cabinets and granite countertops are from Alabama Cabinet Company Inc.

Backsplash is from Lowe's.

Burlap pendant is from Soho Retro in Homewood, AL. My favorite spot in the kitchen, we can easily sit and entertain 4-5 people in this nook by pulling up a chair. Saturday night there were actually six of us eating here. Cozy but fun!

Nook table is from Homewood Antiques. We are in the process of having a seat cushion made for the banquet. Painting the trim white gave it a lighter, updated look.

Paint color is Silver Gray from BM.

Cow art is from Jackson Square in New Orleans. Michael picked this out during the Christmas holidays. 

New laundry space.

Pantry on the left.

First night cooking in the new kitchen!

And, the new hardwoods from Magic City Hardwood Flooring!

*Link to tour the original kitchen. 

*Link to view the transitional phase.
*Link to view side by side before and after pics.