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Orange & Gray Modern Boy Nursery

Description

I wanted to create a fun, upbeat nursery for my baby boy....that wasn't too baby and fit into the contemporary design of the rest of our house.

Design Inspiration

I gathered inspiration from all sorts of websites including Project Nursery. I started off knowing I wanted gray walls and the color orange to be a main color. From there the accents of blue & green came about when I found the abacus from CB2. 

Decorating Style

Modern/ Contemporary. 

Project Details

I wanted the room to be as well-rounded as I hope my son to be. So I made sure to mix an element of knowledge (books & abacus), athletisim (wire bin filled with balls and photos of his grandpa's participating in college sports), music (wall poster with lyrics from the song, Simple Man), and love (photos of the rest of the family).

I couldn't find any bedding that I really loved. There just isn't a lot of modern options out there. So I created my own set in the colors of the room:

Orange striped crib sheet is from Giggle.com

Gray dot bed skirt from Dwell Studio.

Abacus wall art - CB2.com

Crib - Dwell Studio from Target

I had the hardest time finding the perfect size "M" for above the dresser. I wanted vintage but when I couldn't find the perfect size {at a decent price}, I created my own on Craftcuts.com and spray painted it myself. 

The dresser is just from Target but I changed the knobs to match the room. Orange knobs are from Hobby Lobby.

Simple Man poster from Courtney Winet Design.

Wire book baskets from Ballard Design

Wire ball basket from The Container Store (Land of Nod also has some).

I also was determined to have a rocker/recliner/swivel chair- which was really hard to find! Once I stopped looking for "nursery recliner", and just looked at regular living room furniture, I finally found one and got to choose that fun green & gray fabric.  It's from a local furniture shop, Goodworks (Taft Recliner).

Favorite Items

I love the chair for its design & comfort

I love the Simple Man poster for it's meaning

I love the abacus because it ties the room together with its colors.

Advice

Step away from the pre-packaged bedding sets and create your own look with seperates. Also, I had the most luck when I stopped looking at "nursery" furniture and items labeled for a nursery.

Lindsay

Saturday 21st of April 2012

Please, please...where did you find the "Simple Man" poster? I LOVE it!!!

Lisa

Saturday 24th of March 2012

great color combo! what paint color did you use?

Kristen Bell

Friday 17th of February 2012

Where did you find the blue shelves? Or did you buy them white and paint them? Love the room!!!!

roxana diaz castillo

Friday 10th of February 2012

woww! so would like to have one fourth of cute

artsy_eyez

Wednesday 27th of July 2011

i would really love to be able to afford a comfy chair like that! can't really justify spending over $300 for a rocker.  Is it worth it?