Lydia's Pink Garden-Inspired Nursery

A Project For: Lydia
Age: 3 Months
Location: California
Description:
A baby girl's nursery featuring the color pink in a fun way, lots of second-hand furniture, DIY decor, and heirloom pieces. More details can be found on my blog: http://dualey.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/lydias-nursery/
Design Inspiration:
I started with a crib bumper from The Land of Nod. I picked a range of 7 paint shades with plans to use the lightest shade on the walls and the darkest shade on the crib. I saw a peony lamp shade from Pottery Barn Kids that I decided to knock it off using peonies that matched my paint swatches. Once those elements were in place, the room fell together over time.
Decorating Style:
Traditional with a bit of vintage pieces mixed in, especially vintage heirlooms from my family.
Project Details:
Wall Paint: Light Chiffon 120A-1 ~ Behr Paint ~ Home Depot
Crib: Built by my husband
Crib Paint: Tropical Smoothie 120B-7 ~ Behr Paint ~ Home Depot
Crib Bumper: How Does Your Garden Crib Bedding Grow? ~ Bumper only ~ The Land of Nod
Crib Sheet {Pink}: Pink Diamond Pattern ~ Circo ~ Target
Butterfly Mobile: Pink Paper Butterfly Mobile ~ Pottery Barn Kids
Peony Painting: materials from Michaels; artist myself
White Circle Rugs: Round Bath Mat ~ World Market
Armoire: Craig’s List
Baby Lit Board Books: Written by Jennifer Adams ~ Amazon.com
Tea Cups: Ikea
Pink Knobs: Hobby Lobby
Vanity: Garage Sale
Pink Stool: Pink Tuffet Seater ~ The Land of Nod
Changing Table: Craig’s List
Knobs: Hobby Lobby
Peony Mobile: materials from JoAnn’s Craft Store & Michael’s Craft Store
Peony Lamp Shade and Base: Lamp Shade from Pottery Barn; peony flowers from JoAnn’s Craft Store; Lamp Base from ebay {searched: Pottery Barn Candlestick}
Red Buckets: Michael’s Craft Store
Glider Rocker: Craig’s List
Pillow: The Land of Nod
Curtains: Ruffle Blackout Panel ~ White ~ Pottery Barn Kids
Curtain Finials: Ceramic Lattice Finials ~ Pink ~ Pottery Barn Kids
Nightstand: Garage Sale
Lamp: Hobby Lobby and peony flowers from JoAnn’s Craft Store
Misc. Accessories Unmentioned Above: heirlooms and handmade gifts
Favorite Items:
My favorite item is either the crib and bumper because I really love the pop of colors or the ABC cross-stitch my mother made for my nursery 27 years ago. I love that I was able to mix some heirloom pieces from my nursery into my daughter's room
Advice:
Take a concept and build on it over time to acheive a layered look. Gather elements from different stores, garage sales, Craigslist, and your own home so the nursery is coheasive, but doesn't look like everything was purchased from one place. Make it as personal as possible.

mary

are the secret garden and emma books babylit ? if not who makes them??
http://www.facebook.com/kaley.moore.50 Kaley Moore

The Secret Garden and Emma books are part of Penguin’s Deluxe Edition Threads series. I found the books at Anthropologie, but they can also be found here:
http://us.penguingroup.com/pages/classics/penguinthreads.html

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Lydia’s Pink Garden-Inspired Nursery

Project By: dualey