Project Nursery: Basket Liners Part 2 Dressing Your Home

April 19th, 2011 by Gabriel Hanslow

Project Nursery: Basket Liners Part 2

Back with a quick update on the nursery its nearly finished (as Olivia rounds her 3 month mark!) but Ive learned that sometimes these projects just take a while (sigh). Most of what Im waiting on has to do with little DIY projects that I need to find time to sit down and knock out.

Speaking of DIY projects, remember when I shared the changing table basket makeover? Well Kevins Aunt has done it again with these adorable basket liners from extra nursery fabric (pearl trellis and baltic stripe by Thibaut):

The original plain brown fabric boxes looked fine, they blended in well with the Ikea Expedit bookcase and held all of Livs fun toys and stuffies. But theres just something special about these colorful liners that add a little pop to the bookcase! And I love that it ties into the rest of the room in such a subtle way that it doesnt appear matchy-matchy.

As far as storage goes, we keep her bath time toys in that water-friendly green pail, her snuggies and stuffies tucked away in one of the baskets while rattlers and other noise makers go in the other that green lidded box on the lowest shelf holds all of her keepsake pieces such as her birth announcement, cards from family and her footprints from the hospital (having it easily accessible means I dont forget to store away important items). Her library really grew when books were substituted for cards at one of my baby showers. Instead of signing a card with their gift, guests were asked to bring a book with a special message written inside!

To create a really simple basket liner pattern, check out this post. Thanks, Aunt Laurie!

As for that bookcase, its a piece that I spruced up by adding a fabric backing for this design show last year, where I presented a few fabric remnant ideas for quick decor updates.

The step-by-step for adding the backing to the backless Expedit bookshelf is posted here.

That beautiful fabric is Flower Field Sand Dollar, I noticed that Calico Corners carries it in pink now too.

Working on Livs mobile now! Im working on a felted project that will tie in perfectly with the theme but thats all I can share for now .

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