Eclectic Nursery on a Budget

The Hippie Homestead Baby is due any day now! I cannot tell you how many times people have told us, "Having a baby is SO expensive. You have no idea how much all the stuff costs." To be honest, no, we don't. But seeing as I'm *planning* (stress that word since yes, our plans can always change) on breastfeeding and cloth diapering, hopefully our financial costs will be lower than average. All the STUFF babies "need" (read: what you're expected to have on hand for them here in America) costs so much. I wanted to write this post about furnishing the nursery to be a help and encouragement to pregnant women and their partners to show that you CAN put together a beautiful nursery on a budget. (What To Expect says to set aside $3000 just for the nursery!) So without further ado, here are the main items (with their prices and where I got them) that went into putting together the Hippie Homestead Nursery.

Crib—$70, Miracle Mart

Crib mattress—$35, Ikea

Crib Mobile—Free from church nursery (they were getting new ones)

Dresser—$75, SOS thrift store

Changing mat—$12, Switcharoos consignment

Shelves above Dresser—$28, wood/paint from Home Depot, made by Jake

Hot Air Balloon Mobile—$5, made by me

Closet organization wall unit—$178, Ikea

Closet wall hook—free from a church friend

Curtains—$21, one cost $1 at Restore, found matching one at Target for $20

Curtain rod—$38—Home Depot

Vintage Diaper Pail—Free from my cousin

Swing—Free from a church friend

Vintage Toy chest—$15, Antique Mall of Marietta

Glider/ottoman—$45, Here We Grow Again consignment

Lamp—Free from a friend

Lampshade—$16, Ikea

Table—$5, yard sale

Toy bookshelves—Free, by the dumpster

Paint and wood to redo the Toy Bookshelves—$28

Activity Tower—$7, Miracle Mart

Baskets—$20, Hobby Lobby

Rock n Play (not pictured)—$15, Goodwill

Pack n Play (not pictured)—$15, Salvation Army

Total Cost—$628

*All the art is either made by me, given to us, or collected by us in years past.

(Original art by me, Emily Warner, Ethan Mongin, Jeremiah Langner, Stacey Bradley, Cory Godbey, Michelle Radford, Kirsten Hansen, Kevin Isgett, and Jon Andrews)