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Grey and Yellow Nursery

A Project For: S
Age: < 1 year
Location: Austin, TX
Description:
We didn't know if we were having a boy or a girl, so I wanted a gender-neutral for my baby. We decorated with a few owl accents, and ended up having a girl!
Design Inspiration:
modern, bright colors
Decorating Style:
Up-cycled bliss. See more here.
Project Details:
Details:
- Crib from Stanley Furniture Young America.
- Yellow gingham sheet and brown tree quilt from Pottery Barn Kids Outlet, brown bumper from Carter’s.
- Artwork on white canvases that I painted, and installed a clock on the right one.
- Owl mobile with owls cut from felt and hung from dowels wrapped with twine.
- Dresser from my favorite secondhand store in Austin, Corner Collector’s Market.
- Changing pad cover from Carter’s and Angel Dear Duck Pillow from Two Blue Peas.
- Storage bowls from Plate This.
- Flannel wipes for cloth diapers from Wonder Wipes, (extras made by just cutting flannel from the fabric store) and homemade wipe spray (2 c. water, 1 T. Dr. Bronner’s Baby Soap, 10 drops lavender oil)
- Rocker from Babies R Us, in tan.
- Lamp from Pottery Barn Kids Outlet and pillar from Hobby Lobby, spray-painted brown.
- Shelves are spray-painted wood from Home Depot with spray-painted brackets from Hobby Lobby.
- Hanging basket is from Hobby Lobby, spray-painted yellow.
- Curtains and round pillows from Ikea.
- Pad made by my aunt.
- Pillow shams from Pottery Barn Outlet.
Favorite Items:
The felt owl mobile that I made a few weeks before my due date with twine and felt.
Advice:
Forget the babyish stuff, decorate your new child's room like you would a new canvas in your house - let it be your style!

CreativeCrumbs

A unique color combination, thanks for showing me how it works. And lovely owl. I wish I could do that too!
polkadotpeacock

So impressed that you made the owl artwork; I think they definitely make the room!
ThatGirlIsAMonster

Great work here. I absolutely love those shelves. No wait, I love everything here.
Kristin

Love the paint color! What’s it called? I am having a super hard time with grey :(