- Child's Name: Claire
- Child's Age: 3 months
- Location: Birmingham, Alabama
- Description: The overriding idea behind this nursery was to forego many of the more "babyish" color schemes and create a room that I would like for myself (minus the crib)!
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Design Inspiration:
The Julie MacDonald wallpaper completely inspired this space! I knew I wanted a room that would grow with Claire, and in a modern-vintage style, but as far as color, I was leaning towards turquoise and red until I found this amazing pink paper. It's called "exotic" (did you notice the peacock print?) and can be purchased at Graham and Brown (grahamandbrown.com). Fortunately, my husband acquiesced! The paper led to the decision to paint the walls gray and add a silver faux-finish...and before I knew it, the room became glam!
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Decorating Style:
A true mix of modern and vintage. I am drawn to the clean simplicity of modern furniture, but love the sparkle and history of vintage accessories.
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Project Details:
In addition to the Julie MacDonald Wallpaper, I painted (or should I say my lucky husband painted..and sponged) a beautiful metallic finish on the walls from Sherwin Williams. I decided on the Cube Crib from Baby's Dream, purchased from Kids-n-Cribs (kidsncribs.com), due to the very clean lines. I opted not to purchase the matching changing table, and instead bought the mirrored Hayworth dresser from Pier One (pierone.com). The iron letter hooks are from Restoration Hardware Baby and Child (rhbabyandchild.com). I found the crystal chandelier at the Restoration Hardware clearance center in Destin, Florida for a steal! The pink velour curtains are from Pottery Barn Teen (pbteen.com). The iron side table is from Ikea (ikea.com) and lamp is from Anthropologie (anthropologie.com). The custom artwork (containing a photo of myself and my sister when we were girls) is by Michelle Repici (michellerepici.com).
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Favorite Items:
My favorite item has to be the crystal chandelier. In addition to the fact that I happened upon it purely by luck on vacation, I have already claimed it for my own walk-in closet one day (should I have a walk-in closet worthy of a chandelier!). Other favorite items are the custom artwork and handmade curtain ties adored with my grandmother's brooches.
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Advice:
For more unique fashion and decor for children, visit sproutstyle (www.sproutstyleblog.com)!
Think outside the "crib" and create a space that will grow with your child and that fits in with your own style. You will be spending countless hours in the nursery, so why enjoy it?
Also, shop everywhere! Claire's nursery contains items from Walmart to an overpriced baby boutique. Concentrate on investing in a few show-stopping items (the wallpaper, chandelier and curtains for this room) and shop around for deals on everything else.
5 stars! No question.
Little Apple Design LA(Quote) (Reply)
beautiful job! is that a doll laying in the crib or lil claire??!
kejustice(Quote) (Reply)
Your Claire is an angel! :)
You did great work on this room! Thanks for the inspiration :)
BriskRain(Quote) (Reply)
Cute and lovely. This room is something baby girls will love, especially when they grow up a bit and get a little princess-y. The wallpaper, the chandelier and the pink-ness just remind me of a high-end clothes boutique.
AngelsBreath(Quote) (Reply)
Wow…what a gorgeous room. The walls look amazing…the hubby did an awesome job! I love every bit of it!
eavalderas(Quote) (Reply)
Beautiful room!!
PruittLife(Quote) (Reply)
I can not find the wallpaper in the united states. Could you help.
Meg(Quote) (Reply)
hey I just found it in canada after searching fro 3 months! its actually a julien macdonald paper called exotic the place i bought it from is strictly canadian and only had a few rolls left!
Meg,
angela(Quote) (Reply)
Thank you so much. I found a person that lived in Canada to purchase the wallpaper for me. It just came in two weeks ago and it’s gorgeous. It’s a shame that the discontinued this pattern because it’s absolutely lovely. I got it at home depot Canada and I think there are 20 rolls left in stock.
Meg(Quote) (Reply)
Meg,
Please tell me which Home Depot you found it!! I’ve got my fingers crossed and breath held trying to find this!! Help me :)
Ally(Quote) (Reply)
I am so sorry home depot Canada is all sold out. This wallpaper design in pink has been discontinued as I called the UK to find out where else it can be purchased. I do believe you can still get this pattern in black and green. best of luck in designing your nursery.
meg(Quote) (Reply)
What color of grey paint did you use?
Whitney(Quote) (Reply)
I uses sherwin-Williams Argos. SW7065 I am very happy with the grey color. I also found beautiful pink curtains at JC Penney that goes great in the room and very cost friendly.
meg(Quote) (Reply)