Description
Harper's blue and pink peaceful nursery
Design Inspiration
The Annette Tatum bedding, Daisy inspired the color scheme and the American Dream furniture we got from a friend inspired the vintage, shabby-chic feel of the room.
Decorating Style
My style in this room is cohesive, simple, functional and budget-conscious without sacrificing class and elegance (I hope!). I like things to make sense and also be useful and not cost too much, all while looking fabulous and far more expensive than it is. Before I buy anything I think, "Can I do it myself?"And if the answer is "Yes, and even better!" then I will!
Project Details
Crib/dresser: American Dream from Craigslist/friend, $300 including Kolcraft mattress
Walls: We chose the paint based on the bedding, and I stenciled the crib wall with a stencil from Royal Design Studio. We decided to add a chair rail half way down the wall rather than stencil to the floor because it was so tedious!
Corner shelves: Urban Outfitters, $20 each (discontinued), spray painted ivory. Decorative knick knacks from Michaels
Bookcase: Craigslist $40. Re-painted ecru, sanded, bead board backing painted the same pink as the wall.
Glider: $366, JC Penny (Casey Glider, Ivory Chenille)
Hanger/growth chart: both from Etsy, different vendors
DIY projects: paper lace doily banner; wooden bird mobile (embroidery hoop, wooden ornaments, lace ribbon, scrapbook paper all from Michaels); Strength of My Love canvas (painted canvas, printed quote onto tissue paper, mod podged to canvas); tissue paper poms; wall letters from Craft Cuts painted ecru, crown moulding frame made by husband from Home Depot; H on door from Michaels
All baskets from Michaels. Lamp from Ikea. Sunshine print from Etsy. Harper Joy blanket from Pottery Barn Kids.
Favorite Items
My most favorite item is the glider because it fits in the room so perfectly and is like sitting on a cloud. I know I am going to get LOTS of use out of it, so I was willing to spend a bit of money ($360, JC Penny Casey Glider in Ivory Chenille). My second favorite item is the Strength of My Love canvas that I made. I modified the quote a bit since she technically isn't the ONLY one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside, so it is one of a kind! I downloaded the font (Sunshine Poppy) from www.dafonts.com and then printed the quote out on tissue paper, taped to a regular piece of printer paper. Then I cut it free, Mod Podged the entire canvas, which I painted a soft blue, including the edges, and then smoothed the tissue paper on top.
Advice
Research DIY projects on Pinterest! There are so many cool things you can do that cost practically nothing (like the tissue paper poms and the canvas I made) and I think it means a lot more to do it yourself than just ordering everything on Amazon!
Rachael Johnson
Saturday 28th of April 2012
What is the blue paint called? L
Rachael Johnson
Tuesday 10th of April 2012
Hi. This is so sweet. I have a 13 month old and recently started redecorating her room. I have a bird mobile and the same bird cage you do. I thought of handing two bird cages near the bird mobile or putting white Christmas lights in it. I also painted her room light blue. I used Ben Moore. Color slipped my mind. What is the color of blue you used? And what is the pink called? I have to add more pink accents. I like your room. Great job.
Zen
Tuesday 10th of April 2012
It's nice to see a really simple nursery with little vintage and shabby-chic details. It's because more often than not, homemakers think that simplicity and vintage/shabby chic do not go together.
TishaK
Monday 9th of April 2012
Feel free to contact me at tisha.klingensmith@yahoo.com if you have any specific questions about the items/projects in the room. I know it was frustrating for me to find cool ideas and then no one to ask how they executed them!