Gavin's Yellow and Teal Turtle's Nest

A Project For: Gavin

Age: 6 months

Location: Philadelphia

Description:

Sunny yellow and teal nursery

Design Inspiration:

We decided to wait to find out the gender of our baby so a gender neutral nursery was important. A lot of the gender neutral nursery gear, however, was color neutral, too. I wanted something fun and bright and the color yellow fit the bill. I used to work in marine biology and my husband was born in Hawaii. The green sea turtle wall decal that I designed and had fabricated brought these two dichotomous histories together in a fun and colorful way.

Decorating Style:

Modern, rustic, eclectic

Project Details:

We put a lot of effort into our nursery: from the thermal-lined curtains that I sewed to the refinished dresser for the changing table to the creation of the sea turtle wall decal. I wish we could have ripped out the carpet and painted the walls, but we rent so we opted to add color through the linens and artwork.

Crib: Sparrow Crib by Oeuf in grey. http://www.oeufnyc.com/sparrowcrib.aspx

Crib Sheet: Kumari Garden, Tara in Sun by Dena Fishbein (fabric), made by me. Fabric from Hawthorne Threads. http://www.hawthornethreads.com/

Crib Skirt: Capri in Popsicle Stick by Waverley (fabric), made by me.

Sea Turtle Wall Decal: Leen the Graphics Queen, designed by me http://www.leenthegraphicsqueen.com/

Changing Table: painted in Winter Snow by Benjamin Moore.

Yellow Ikat Curtains: Chipper Slub Corn Yellow by Premier Prints, fabric.com. http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=2f3b0f73-8a2a-4c27-bcb8-2ab68d1b3706

Monkey Toy Bin: 3 Sprouts Organic Storage Bin, Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Sprouts-Organic-Storage-Bin-Monkey/dp/B0028GZBEO/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1327936153&sr=1-1

Eames chair: vintage

More sources on my blog:

http://barnwoodurbanism.blogspot.com/2012/02/nursery-resources.html

Favorite Items:

Definitely the sea turtle wall decal but I'm also very proud of my DIY crib sheet.