Baby Steampunk!

I had a lovely baby shower yesterday with ladies of Fenn's and my family. We had tea at a formal tea house with a wee bit of steampunk mixed in. Our party hostess made this fantastic centerpiece for the event which we are going to add to the decor to the nursery! Its hard to see in the photo but the balloon even has "air vents" and the "weights" are key. (That's our sitting room, not the tea house in the background.)

Ceiling Fan

We were thrilled to find this awesome ceiling fan which is recreated from the nosecone of a WWI Warbird. The fan is made by Craftmade, they make a few other fun airplane inspired fans. We love the propeller blade as the fan! It is so cool that Fenn is almost jealous enough to snag it for his office, except the color scheme won't quite go. I know that this delves a little bit outside of some views of steampunk but we think it will be a fun touch for the room. The nursery is a bit small so having a light and fan combo is a great space saver!

Baby Clothes

As we are shopping for various baby items we are finding it very hard to find baby clothes, toys etc that support the steampunk style we are looking for. We find it almost as hard to find items made in the USA. We like to support local and handmade items when possible. We are also finding we don't fit into the generic baby interest of either sports or baby animals as a key component to baby clothes and decor. One shop from Texas I found that makes luxury baby clothes and bibs is Infintissma. It does seem to offer styles that suit us better, which is really what baby styles are for i think. :) I got a set 50% off from One King's Lane. It kills me to pay so much for items that will be used so hard but other choices the fabrics aren't what i would want against my skin so i don't want it against by baby'es.

Tea Lights

We received a wonderful of tea light holders as a housewarming gift. They are available from Crate and Barrel. (Unfortunately their webpage won't let me link to the photo.) They seem to be made from bike sprockets. They look great in the steampunk theme bonus room we're trying to finish up before the baby come!

Steampunk baby curtains

I also got a swatch of the steampunk aviation fabric generously loaned to me by the fabric creator (see photo on this from May blog). The fabric is $30 a yard and takes 3 weeks to get so if you do buy fabric from Spoonflower makes sure its exactly what you want. The swatch shows the fabric to be even prettier than I expected, the color is more sky blue than teal which is how my screen displays it. Since i will be using the fabric as a shear rather than a heavy curtain I am now just debating on the weight to select for it.

Artwork

I found this fabulous print on etsy by a talented local artist. You can view more of Mike Dutton's art on Etsy. I love the steampunk and fantasy combination. I get a sense of adventure and whimsy from looking at the print. I have this on order and we will need to find the right frame for it. I think it will be a great addition to the room. Now we are debating about whether or not to paint the nursery or leave it tan like most of the rest of the house.

Baby Room items

After an embarrassing long break I am picking back up this blog. We are pushing toward our housewarming party and starting to seriously decorate the nursery so I hope the decorating block i've been suffering from will soon lift! I just ordered these whimsical balloon hooks for the baby's room. I think they will go great with the fabric I want to buy. I've got a swatch of the fabric on the way and then we can move onto paint etc.