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A Room With Re-Purpose and a Baby Girl

Description

I hope the room serves as inspiration to others. Going back to your roots, looking at what you already have in your life, and allowing it to serve once again as "cherished" is my take on meaningful design. My quest to achieve a nursery with "re-purpose" was driven by three factors: 1) to find and reuse items with family meaning and history 2) create an earth-friendly space 3) do so on a budget in these otherwise difficult times. Re-purposed items: Austrian crystal chandelier (my late grandmother's). Rocking horse and toy chest - mine own from childhood (repainted and treated). All bedding handmade from her great grandmothers in Austria and Greece, along with most all toys you'll see. The chair, a special from the 70's taken from my parent's garage 25 years later (wood treated and reupholstered). Wall art photo copied from a book, frames taken from another room within my home. A photo framed of the late grandmother my baby girl was named after.

Design Inspiration

See above.

Decorating Style

Simple, comfortable, clean, modern, fresh.

Project Details

  • paint by benjamin moore in edgecomb gray:www.benjaminmoore.com
  • DIY photo copies of wee gallery art cards, enlarged and framed over crib :www.weegallery.com
  • Mirror from Z Gallery: http://www.zgallerie.com/
  • Wall decal of tree:  www.wallslicks.com 
  • Fabric for chair and pillows:  www.britexfabrics.com

Favorite Items

Everything from the past: rocking horse, chandelier, mademade bedding and toys.  It all comes from my childhood and/or was hand made by my daughter's great grandmothers in Europe (saved and protected all these years).  It's lovely to know that she will once again cherish the same things I did growing up.

Advice

Most all nursery sets and collections are generic.  While there are a lot of truly stylish items out there, I enjoyed the process of creating something unique and rich with history.  Look around at home and in your families' homes first.  Find pieces you might be able to re-upholster. Take such items as pillows, frames, mirrors, shelving from other rooms and re-use them (re-paint, give them a new look, etc). 

Rina

Saturday 29th of October 2011

Lovely nursery! Where is the crib from?

Jaimeh963

Thursday 5th of August 2010

what is the brand of the crib! i love it!!

BriskRain

Friday 30th of April 2010

Hi Nharamoglis:

Thanks for that.  Will do my very best and will share it here when I'm finished!

cottonlily

Wednesday 28th of April 2010

I like the light, neutral simplicity of this room. The color is subtle and elegant. We have family heirlooms and antiques we plan on using in our room too. The handmade baby toys are absolute treasures!

nharamoglis

Monday 26th of April 2010

Thank you!  Brisk Rain - seeing your post made my entry all worth while.  Best wishes in creating a memorable space for Justin.