Nursery done in teal and green with a lot of handmade touches. The antique furniture is balanced by the modern fabrics and colors.
Design Inspiration:
Sweet William fabric in teal, found here: http://tonicliving.com/productsdetails.asp?productid=1185
Decorating Style:
Shabby chic and found/antique items with a little bit of contemporary thrown in. A friend once described my design style as "contemporary cottage." I sew and create a lot of my decor by hand.
Project Details:
This nursery is for our first baby, a little girl due next week! I sewed the curtains from Sweet William fabric in teal (available from Tonic Living), and lined them with black out fabric. I sewed the ottoman using Amy Butler's Gum Drop Pillow pattern (http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/patterns_display.php?id=31). The fabric is Zig Zag Village Green/Natural by Premier Prints (http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/p/SW9557/Zig-Zag-Village-Green-Natural-by-Premier-Pri-Apparel-Fabric). I used the same fabric to make the crib skirt, adding teal pom pom trim to the bottom. The mobile was made using a picture frame, crocheted beads, and needle-felted animals.
The rug is from FLOR (Feelin' Groovy in the color "Breeze", found here: http://www.flor.com/feelin-groovy-breeze.html), and the white turned wood crib is from Amazon.com. The changing table is a craigslist find that I painted white and added new drawer pulls.
The chair belonged to my grandmother and I had it reupholstered in a neutral linen. The quilt hanging over the side of the crib is an amazing gift from two of our friends.
More details on my blog: http://ournestingground.blogspot.com/2012/07/nursery-progress.html
Favorite Items:
So hard to choose but probably the handmade mobile.
Advice:
You can never go wrong if you go with what you love! Blue and green are dominant colors throughout my home, and even though we are having a little girl, I didn't feel the need to do a pink nursery, but rather I stuck with the colors I love.
C’s_mommy
This nursery is so beautifully put together! Its lovely! I love the closet dividers–such a neat idea to organize baby’s clothes. Could you share the brand and color of the wall paint? It’s a great neutral backdrop to let the colors and patterns of the fabrics pop. Thanks!
Funny you mention that. I actually had a set of Sylvanian dolls when I was a child, the bear family, and will be passing them on to our daughter. Maybe I was subconsciously inspired by them :)
Thank you, and yes I made the felt animals. I sell them in my etsy shop, minniemillery.etsy.com, but this was the first time I’ve made some for myself!
Oh wow! I am an etsy shopaholic! I just tried that address and it’s not working nor the on etsy under search :( it must be me! I must see your shop! :D
