The Times They Are A-Changin’

DISCLAIMER: I am not pregnant.

I browse craigslist from time to time to see if there may be some diamond in the rough piece of furniture we might want or need for our house.  Last week, I found a great buffet/sideboard in a dark wood that matches our dining room table and chairs for a song.  The woman selling it was also trying to unload a changing table.  Solid wood, only $40!  Needed a bit of wood glue to repair the drawer front, but I decided to take it.

Did I mention I am not pregnant?

We do have a five-month-old niece, though.  And I hope she comes to visit more often.  And now that we have a changing table just for her, there really is no excuse for her not to be visiting. 

In addition to needing the small drawer repair, I also wanted to put a new cover on the pad, because who knows what the prior owner did on that thing.  Most likely things involving human waste.  We don’t want those things touching Allison.  So I went to the fabric store to pick out some super-cute kiddie fabric.  Here’s how it turned out. 

I loved this bright cotton fabric with little bugs all over it.  I choose a coordinating green flannel for the other side so the baby’s butt could rest against something a little cozier in cold weather.  I sewed some hot pink bias tape into the seam as a sort of faux piping, and closed the cover with hot pink buttons. 

I think it turned out so cute, I now have the urge to design an entire kids room around it. 

And by the way, I am not pregnant.

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