Grey and Tangerine Modern {Woodland Inspired} Nursery

A Project For: Elijah Kingston
Age: Newborn
Location: California
Description:
My husband and I both love things with a modern look and a tiny twist of vintage. When I was pregnant, we had no idea what we wanted to do for the nursery, the only thing we knew for sure was that we didn't want to go the "traditional baby blue" route. We knew we both loved grey as a neutral and then we ended up adding a few pops of tangerine for fun!
Design Inspiration:
It all started with a little stuffed grey owl that I bought when I was pregnant. I found it at Pier 1 Imports by random chance when shopping for Easter decorations. (At the time we didn't know the gender, but I thought the owl was cute.) So we just kind of went from there. We absolutely LOVE Jonathan Adler and the entire Ouef Nursery Collection but all the items we wanted from there were not necessarily in the design budget, so they became an inspiration of what we liked. We wanted the room to be inviting for a baby but also be a transitional room that he could grow into at the same time.
Decorating Style:
For the nursery we wanted a clean modern room. But, in general I guess you could say that my design style varies. I grew up on antiques, my grandparents had numerous spaces in shops so I have always been drawn to anything vintage. But I also really love modern design! I like combining the two looks to make them my own. I am a crafter at heart, I’m not always the best at it...but I love anything crafty. DIY projects are my favorite kind. I love to repurpose pieces and it’s always fun to add an individualized element to a space. (I’m always gluing, stamping, or painting something. Even if it doesn’t look good, it’s still fun!)
Project Details:
There were many things that I would have loved to put in the room but I was on a specific budget for the space. So I splurged on a couple items and then went affordable on some others. In the end, the room ended up being a good little mix of “buy and budget.” We are really happy with how it turned out, and think it’s a fun family space.

Wall Color - Stonington Gray by Benjamin Moore

Ceiling Light - Jonathan Adler

Birch Trees - DIY. Hand Painted.

Dresser - Vintage buy, a score for $50. Painted White with Benjamin Moore Paint & added new dresser pulls. (Spent $100 on paint and supplies and $35 on new pulls.)

Bird Mobile - DIY. Handmade my mother & husband. I picked out the Fabrics from JoAnns fabric & the sticks were found near our house. Fishing wire and hooks from Lowes.

Bedding - DIY (sort of) After not being able to find any modern bedding in my color palette I ended up designing it in Photoshop and then brought fabric to The Baby Guy and they sewed/ put the set together for me. They had a great turn around time! (I originally bought this set from Oilo but it was on back order so it didn't make it to us in time.)

Chevron Floor Pillows - DIY. My mother in law repurposed existing floor pillows. Zig Zag Fabric from Premier Fabrics

Baby Giraffe and Porcupine Prints - The Animal Print Shop (Love their stuff, we have the raccoon as well.)

Ceramic Giraffe and night lights - Gift from friend, Jonathan Adler

Grey Storage Ottomans - Budget find at Target

Side Table - Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Was originally black, painted it white. Super budget find for $20!

Bookshelf Ledges - Ikea (I have my eye on the NurseryWorks tree bookcase but it wasn't in the budget, it's on my wish list!)

Owl Bookends - HomeGoods

White Ceramic Owl Bank - Z Gallerie

Glider - Little Castle Monaco Recliner

Orange Chalkboard - DIY. Painted a mirror I purchased at TJ Max with chalkboard paint and then spray painted the frame orange.

Alphabet Hooks - Anthropologie

Frames Above Changing Table - All DIY, painted white. (my favorite is the ornate one I found at resale for under $3 and painted it.)

Birdhouse Lamp - Gift from Modern Treetop Baby

Large Area Rug - Costco (found in store for $300, it's huge and very comfy.)

Crib - Baby Mod I wanted the Ouef Classic crib but didn't want to spend $900+ for it so I found this crib and we painted the bottom part of it grey to match our nursery. (At $300, it was a great alternative to the modern Ouef look.)

Wall Shelves - Ikea

Toys Shown Throughout Room - BlaBla stuffed animals, Sophie Giraffe , Alphabet Flash cards from Anthropologie , Wooden ABC Melissa & Doug Blocks, and the Stuffed Owl is from Pier 1 Imports. The stuffed giraffe is my childhood toy that my mom had made for me when I was a baby. (So happy to be able to pass it on to my little guy!)
Favorite Items:
The birch silhouette trees on the wall are my absolute favorite. My husband painted them, he surprised me. (I woke up to them one morning, it was super sweet!) Another fave is the bass guitar hanging on the wall. It was the guitar my husband was playing the first night we met. I also really dig the dresser/ changer. I love the it was an upcycled piece and has a mid century modern vibe to it. It was originally a china buffet, the top drawer has slats for placing silverware that ended up being perfect for little socks and onesies & the shelves behind the cabinet are perfect for diapers and supplies. My favorite print from the room is the I love you alphabet print. The most cherished piece is a little antique sterling silver baby cup that was given to me by my grandpa.
Advice:
My advice would be to remind people to think outside the box, you don't have to buy everything at a "baby" store. You can find some great pieces at very non-baby places. Also that a little paint can go a long way and really transform something into a whole new look. Most importantly, have FUN with creating your space... not everything has to be "matchy-matchy." Make the room special to YOU. There are a lot of little hidden pieces in this room that hold great meaning to us.

Ashley

I love your nursery! Thanks for all of the sources info. The BM paint color is just what I am looking for and the IKEA shelves are a great solution! Very nice!!
Gracie

Just perfect! That is a pretty shade of Gray. I don’t like the darker gray’s that I have been seeing in nurseries….because… they look gloomy. This is so bright and cheery and I love the pop of orange.
lutis

Thank you, Ashley! :) Oh man, we had about 25-30 grey paint samples on our wall at one point. Grey is such a tricky color. Some of the greys looked blue or lavender in the different lighting, so I was so happy to finally land on this one. Glad you like it! I think you’ll also find some great affordable pieces at Ikea, they have some hidden little gems there :)
lutis

Aww, thank you, Gracie! I am really happy with this color, grey is such a hard color to choose. We really love how it turned out. We almost went darker.. but like you said, it seemed a little on the gloomy side. Happy we went lighter :) Glad to hear you like the pops of orange! :)
lutis

Amanda, You just made my day with this comment.. thank you! :) Makes me so happy! :)
Judy

We have almost the same trees on the wall in the playroom however mine are wall decals http://thewalldecors.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=19
Judy

we have the same trees http://thewalldecors.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=19
lutis

Hi Judy, My husband painted these himself but I would love to get some decals for my son’s bathroom. Are they pretty easy to put on? I always wondered if they were tricky or not :)
lutis

Hi Judy! My husband painted our trees but I have always wondered if the decals were easy to use. Do you like them? I bet your playroom looks amazing!
Erica

Love this room! Where did you get the white lamp that’s on the side table. I’ve been searching for one just like it!
Judy

Lutis, good for you! we’ve actually purchased a few decals from different vendors however the trees from thewalldecors are our favorite, I’ve installed the trees all by myself in less than 3 hrs :), I like the idea of wall decals, you can just take them off later when you decide to have a change instead of repainting the whole wall.
Judy

Yes we love these wall decals! pls see my reply above.
just checked out your birdhouse lamp, so cute and pricy :)
Mary

Do you know what color fabric is your glider? Love your room. Thanks
lutis

Hi Mary! It is called “Valetti Silver” Thank you for the sweet comment! :)
lutis

Hi Erika, Thank you! I had so much fun getting his room put together. I searched everywhere for his lamp! I ended up getting it on through Amazon. Here is the link. (It says unavailable, but shows the name & info for Lamps plus so it may help you find it.) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OLKEI6/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Good luck on the search :)
lutis

Hi Mary! It’s called Valetti Silver :) Thanks!
lutis

Hi Erica, Thank you! Had so much fun getting his room ready :) I found the lamp on Amazon. I was on the hunt for it! hehe http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OLKEI6/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
lutis

I will def check out the decals for my little ones bathroom, thank you for the info! :) I love his little lamp, it was such a nice gift to us. Goes great with his room too :)
Jenna H.

I absolutely love this room!! Such great Ideas and inspiration! Where is the crib from? Or what brand? I love that its white with some grey!
Gina Elm

Where did you get your Alpha print with the I heart U in orange and the rest in blue? I assume etsy but if you have the shop that would be great!

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