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An Infants Private Playground Nursery

Description

We redecorated a spare bedroom and transformed it into a Nursery. The room was previously used by young family members whenever they came to visit. They painted, drew, wrote and scribbled on all the walls. Using them as their own personal canvases to express their artistic personalities. With our permission, of course. Once we found out we were pregnant we begun to brainstorm ideas and scoured the Internet for inspiration. The video linked below highlights the transformation from a crayon crime scene into the infants private playground its become. The before and after.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l05fFIrbyy0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

Design Inspiration

We wanted something calm, soothing, bubbling with color and fun. Something playful, functional and interesting to the eyes of a babe. A kids space. Somewhere relaxing to be early in the AM when we're changing diapers. The ocean was the inspiration behind the blues and oranges found in the room.  An aqua transparent landscape full of colorful sea  life.

Decorating Style

Semi-Modern, but not without color. Not entirely simple. Splashes of color. Fun.

 

Project Details

Once we knew we were pregnant we immediately begun scouring the internet in search of ideas. We settled on a Safari theme. Mainly Zebras, Elephants and Giraffes. It proved somewhat difficult trying to find accessories, toys, etc. that fit with the theme. We liked the idea of wooden pull toys and focused on finding some of those to go in the room, as well.

There's lots of manufacturers represented in our design. From bedding from Serena and Lily to Crane for their Timmy the Tiger humidifier.

Favorite Items

My absolute favorite item in the room is the Alphabet end Table.

 

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Saturday 4th of January 2014

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Renee

Sunday 3rd of March 2013

Great room! What paint did you use for the walls and ceilings?

Mrs.Flintlockwood

Tuesday 5th of March 2013

Hello,

The blue is Behr Ultra "True Turquoise" (GLB07) and the gray is Behr Ultra "Sparrow" (780F-4).

Mrs.Flintlockwood

Sunday 17th of February 2013

We made the Alphabet Table out of a 12 dollar side table we found at Walmart. We sanded it, primed it and painted it. Afterwards we picked up some ABC blocks from Toys R us and glued them to the top. And finally secured a piece of glass we had cut to fit on top.

tinac2254

Wednesday 13th of February 2013

i love it how do i vote?

Alison Mar

Tuesday 12th of February 2013

I adore wooden toys! Those little hanging shelves in the corner with all those wooden pull toys are just <3 <3 <3!!! Your alphabet blocks end table is such a pretty addition, too! Did you make that yourself?

Mrs.Flintlockwood

Sunday 17th of February 2013

I meant to reply directly to you but ended up leaving a separate comment. But yes, we made the table. Sort of Arts and Crafts, I suppose. It's quite functional and we use it all the time. We made the Alphabet Table out of a 12 dollar side table we found at Walmart. We sanded it, primed it and painted it. Afterwards we picked up some ABC blocks from Toys R us and glued them to the top. And finally secured a piece of glass we had cut to fit on top.