Nursery Update-A New Rug

My long weekend in Charleston was an absolute blast and only the start to my crazy travel schedule in May. I got back home Monday afternoon and Jon and I will be leaving again tomorrow to attend a wedding in Atlanta this weekend. This is the first of three weddings I'll be attending this month and the only one I won't be decorating. It's going to be a crazy (and beautiful) ride!

Because of my busy schedule, I'm not sure how often I'll be able to update the blog, but I'll try to give you guys some peeks into the craziness as much as I can.

Today I want to share with you another update from the nursery in Dallas I've been working on. When searching for a rug, I knew I wanted something simple, yet visually interesting. After a little hunt, the winner became the Dhurrie Diamond Soho Rug in taupe and ivory. The pattern is perfect and the natural tones work wonderfully with the color palette in the room. Below is the photo of the rug that appeared online. You'll see in the nursery photos that it appears a little darker in real life. But thankfully, the darker tone still works well with the other elements in the room.

Here it is with another shot of the bedding.

Now the only big piece that's left is the glider that will go in the bottom left of this photo. After that, it's all about the finishing touches!

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