When we found out our next baby would be a little girl I set out transforming our "boy" nursery to a "girl" nursery. We loved the blue we had chosen for the nursery originally so decided to keep the wall color the same but add pink and white.
Design Inspiration:
My Nana taught me to sew at a very young age and I've been lucky enough to inherit many of her sewing supplies. I wanted to create a vintage sewing themed nursery with special touches and family treasures that will grow with our little girl...
Decorating Style:
I would say that I'm fairly traditional with touches of vintage, rustic and modern thrown in... I love to repurpose things, craft and sew things myself, and use furniture and decor passed along from family members to personalize a space.
Project Details:
We decided to keep the original paint color of the room (Faded Denim by Behr) and so I started by finding the perfect inspiration fabric. I used two prints from a fabric line called "London" by Dena Designs (http://freespiritfabric.com/core-pages/gallery.php?gal_id=407)
I also used a set of Cynthia Rowley sheets that I found on clearance to make the sheets.
The only purchased artwork is a piece by Sarah Jane Studios (http://shop.sarahjanestudios.com/pages/shop).
Everything else was either handed down, repurposed, or bought on Craigslist or at an antique show.
Favorite Items:
I would say it's a tie between the eyelet wall border I created from Contact paper, the addition of my Nana's vintage hankies to the netting canopy over the bed, or the cross-stitch rose mural (which I painted before we chose the middle name of "Rose" for our daughter from a long list of family names) ...
Advice:
There are so many ways to repurpose items you might already have. A simple wall border turned a "boy blue" room into a girly room. A fresh coat of paint on an old dresser updated its look. Bringing in family treasures and photos adds a personal touch.
Rach
Hi there, are the chair and ottoman craigslist finds? I’d love to know the name/style of both of them if you happen to know. Congrats on your new addition (I’m due in AUgust with a girl, too!)! :)
Rach- congrats to you too! The chair was a Craigslist find that we bought 4 years ago when I was pregnant with our son. I know it came from Babies R Us originally but don’t see the same chair on their website now. The ottoman is actually an antique tool chest that I picked up at an antique show- it just happened to be the right height for an ottoman once I added a cushion to the top….
kurly
i love the room. so cute. and all the personal touches are great. so pretty for a girl’s room.
I live outside of Boston with my husband, our 3.5 year old son, and 2 dogs. We're expecting a baby girl in August, 2012. I spend any spare time I have crafting, sewing, cooking, and DIYing..
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