the nursery @ ballantyne meadows parkway

by christina britt lewis
photography by angela statzer

when people ask us to do a nursery i usually try to talk them out of it. the thing is, i had babies once.

and then i blinked.

now i live with men who do not even have the decency to pretend they remember the michelangeloesque clouds tim and i spent many weekends hand painting on their ceilings.

so spending a ton of time and moolah on a nursery is a waste of time and moolah, in my mind. because that changing table is not going to pass for a dresser someday. no self respecting kindergartner wants to sleep in that convertible crib you try to sell as his "big boy bed". and that mural you are imagining will give your three year old nightmares.

but these people get that. this is their second little monkey. so they know...

• they know that a great neutral on the walls is timeless and forever
• they know that those matching crib sets with puffy bunny comforters are silly
• they know that a nicely priced crib is the way to go
• they know the furniture they already have will do just fine
• they know that cool window treatments with no puffy bunnies will look good for a long time
• they know that this is a rug he could take to college and it will still be cool

• they know that babies see in black and white and gray at first
• and after that, primary colors

• they know the sports memorabilia they already have and love is perfect for their little man's walls
• they know that hooks will be an easy way for him to get his stuff up off the floor
• they now know that boat cleats make fun hooks
• they don't know that i have a boat cleat as a hook for the hand towel in my powder room

• they THINK that the cincinnati reds are the best baseball team
• but that's ok...we can't ALL know EVERYTHING!
• GO SOX! ahem...

• they know that big baskets make it easy to "clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere!"
• they may not know that song...is barney still a thing? my boys still sing this
• they know that we loved helping them and their little man love coming home...

i wish i knew then, what they know now. because college is coming. like FAST and FURIOUS. 
makes me wonder what i spend time and moolah on now that is totally unnecessary. 
ever think about that?

xo...
christina
angela 
kelly