I did it, success. After about twelve trips to the haberdashery department at Liberty (and a new friendship with the shop assistant), I did something a bit crazy and actually bought the fabric for the nursing chair. It was a rash, impulsive decision. And Darling Husband helped - despite being completely unaware of the printed, woven dilemmas that had preceded the final purchase.
As we walked along Marylebone High Street, on our way to buy a new floor lamp (Angelpoise, green shade, very nice), we stopped in at Cath Kidston. I thought I knew all of her prints, but as it turns out there was a lovely, unisex, apple design that paid tribute to my fruity heritage, would look rather fabulous on an old Victorian nursing chair and slotted nicely into all my other nursery ideas.
Fun, happy and 10% of the price of my original dream chair covering, it seemed like a no-brainer. So the helpful assistant cut 4 metres. We took it to the cash till. And, what do you know it, we have ourselves a fabric! Hoo-rah.
Not only that, but in the Conran shop we found the most lovely painted grey chest of drawers (not bought yet, but a definite), and so we are seriously moving ahead on this nursery. The drawers will look perfect, in a mix-matched way, against the clean white cot, so I'm feeling happy.
Somehow, we also managed to clear the baby's bedroom of boxes and after a mammoth trip to the charity shop, it's ready to be cleaned - and then the paint will go on!
Another baby development is that the elephant baby grow arrived in the post. It's so cute. It's so tiny. It's so cuddly. And one day, hopefully, there will be a gorgeous Pullen bear inside its soft, brushed cotton exterior. Yes, friends, we've been nesting and it feels lovely. DH even made me some chocolate covered Corn Flake snacks, so that I get my sugar hit in a homemade, (relatively) healthy way. What a fabulous weekend. Crunch, crunch.
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