Phoebe's Nest

Phoebe's room is ready for its debut! Allow me to take you for a tour....

A view from the door... The crib is a hand-me-down from Sherry whose 12 yr old son Jake and 3 (today!) year old Rachel used. Thank you!!!

The chest of drawers circa 1966 :). The original pulls were removed, new wooden ones were bought and painted.

Kermit is resting comfortably on bedding from Cotton Tale, Lemon Drop pattern

The closet curtains are a diane original, note the happy frog curtain hooks, influenced by my interest in frogs.  

Despite the recent influx of frog decor and commercial accoutrements, I have been a frog friend since 1976-ish.

Proof of this is the small ceramic frog with the yellow dried flowers that sits on a shelf. These hand-made frogs were the favors at my Bat Mitzvah. 

At last count, my 8 yr old friend Benjamin has found over 30 frog "things" in my house ranging from a pull chain of a ceiling fan to the two live dwarf frogs in the kitchen. Won't he be suprised to find many more in Phoebe's room! 

In the view from the left, we see a piece of white picket fence and colored bird houses. The picket fence and the houses were Mill Store (Stoughton) purchases.

Four years ago the fence was used as a backboard for a twin bed.

Repurposing this piece served me well after I saw a Pottery Barn display with painted birdhouse mirrors hung from a wall. With the painting expertise of diane the houses found a home on the fence.

The window/mirror is a contribution from dear old dad who refurbished and refinished the old window and added panes of mirror. Have to admit this isn't an original. I think Dad turned out a lot of these a few years ago. Perhaps you have one, too!

Sweet 3.5 inch yellow and white lanterns need just a gentle breeze to make this handmade mobile the coup de grace of diane and howard's contribution.