Office to Twin Nursery Reveal ~ part 3 ~ PLUS Layla Grace Giveaway!

'Two Peas in a Pod' was just the perfect theme for my little boy/girl Twinkies!  Decorating for it on the other hand, was not as easy as I hoped.  I couldn't find ANY bedding to match my theme at all.  And I could only find a few wall decals for decoration, which I wasn't very happy with.  So I decided to paint a mural on the wall and go from there.  But by all means I am NOT an artist...all that talent landed solely on my beautiful sister.  But I can trace!  See my finished project, the meanings behind it and all the little details in Part 3 of my Office to Twin Nursery Reveal!

Like I said I am not an artist in any sense of the word.  Drawing Stick-People is about as good as I get.  But with the assistance of a projector that I hooked up to my laptop, all I did was simply trace a picture I found on the Internet and wallah!  Instant custom mural!

I used a projector similar to this one!

A few Google "Two Peas in a Pod" searches later and I found this fun tree with pea-pod's hanging from it.  It wasn't too girl-y or garden-y so I thought it was perfect!  Two examples were given, one with pink butterflies and one with blue dragonflies. I decided to mix both!  A blue dragonfly for Hunter and a bright pink butterfly for Hartlyn.

Here is a full shot of the mural.

While painting it I decided to add a couple more pea-pods and assign a dragonfly or butterfly to each pod.  The big dragonfly and butterfly next to the big pod with the baby faces obviously represents the twins.  But a hidden meaning to the mural is the other 2 blue dragonflies represent our two oldest sons, Dylan and Mark.  The 3 smaller butterflies represent Coral, Bella and Averly.    

I kept the bedding a soft yellow, very simple as to not compete with the mural but added some whimsical touches as well.  I did my best to cover the built in desk with fabric I picked up at a garage sale and used the same technique to cover the glass doors as seen in Part 1 of the Office to Nursery transformation.

I used the built-in shelving to hold canvas boxes filled with baby stuff and even little shoes!

Hunter's little Hunting Bear is guarding the bibs!

I loved these little boxes with the green circles peas from the Dollar Tree!

I turned the tall built-in bookcase into a dresser by adding canvas boxes there too.  The colored ribbon let's me see with just a quick glance who's drawer it is and the labels let me know what's inside.

 Learn how to make {almost} FREE Chalk Board Labels from Formica samples in Part 2 of the Nursery transformation here.

Over the window I added a bit of green pom-pom trim to carry out the pea-pod theme.

There are still lot's of little details I'd like to fill in.  Something cute on the window seat.  A fun rug on the floor.  The desk would be a great place for a changing station and to display toys.  I love hunting around for just the right pieces!  Give's me an excuse to go thrifting and DIY'n  =)

Now onto the Giveaway

I'm not the only one who's been creating a Nursery on a budget.  The beautiful ladies behind one of my favorite affiliates Layla Grace actually teamed up with actress Tiffani Thiessen, Joy Cho of Oh Joy! and Joni Lay of Lay Baby Lay in an exciting baby room design contest.  As part of Project Nursery’s Skip*Hop Nursery Design event each participant was challenged to design a beautiful nursery on a budget!  

Vote for Layla Grayce as your favorite nursery design for a chance to win a Skip*Hop Springtime Birds Musical Crib Mobile and $100 Layla Grayce gift card!  Three lucky winners will win a mobile and a $100 shopping spree towards Layla Grayce!  Hurry, because this contest ends on July 10th! Vote Now!  It's super simple.  Vote 5 Stars for your favorite nursery and then leave a comment with your email address!  For more information on this contest, visit Layla Grace's Backroom Blog here.

Check out the full Project Nursery Contest Page and you can also enter to win awesome prizes daily from Skip Hop; you’ll also be entered for a chance to win the Grand Prize Nursery package: Your choice of a 4-piece Complete Sheet bumper-free crib set, coordinating nursery decor accessories by Skip Hop, plus the Hudson 3-in-1 Convertible Crib in an espresso with white finish by Babyletto!