We all gaze longingly at the Hollywood Starlet's nursery. But then realize we all don't have a multi-million dollar movie contract to pay for our nursery. But never fear, you can have an amazingly stylish nursery without breaking the bank.  We asked Sherri Blum (owner of Jack & Jill Interiors and Sherri Blum Artwork) what advice she'd give to the expecting mom regarding purchases for the nursery. Sherri has two kids of her own, plus she has helped hundreds of new moms get their nurseries just right on many different budgets. 

Sherri stated:

The largest investment and most important investment is that of furniture.  Invest in good quality furniture that can stay with your child through all stages. Your child's needs will be constantly changing, therefore purchasing furniture that will last through all stages is key. You can avoid the problems that parents of the past have faced....the crib that now has to be sold or stored, the changing table that ends up at the yard sale, having to go shopping when the child is 3 or 4 years old and purchase a complete new set of furniture when the nursery set you bought only 3 years ago is in great condition!   Today's convertible cribs are great...they take you from crib to toddler bed to full size.  Instead of having a traditional changing table, many of today's are dressers (or chest of drawers) with the changing table built right in. Once the changing table is no longer needed, you either remove the top portion, or in many cases turn the table upside down and it becomes a standard chest of drawers.  Many parents are also choosing to purchase an armoire which, when the cabinet doors are opened can be used as a changing station, and later a TV, computer or garment rod can be added for various uses for older children. This is a wonderfully versatile piece of furniture that can stay in the room through the ages.

Once these important furniture components are taken care of, spend your money on things that will bring personality to the space such as personalized artwork, cute bedding and area rugs.