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Ryder’s Room

A Project For: Ryder
Age: 11 days old
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
Description:
Modern Nursery.
Design Inspiration:
Initial inspiration was the Dwell Owl Crib Bedding. We used it to bring in the colours and hints of owls and a woodland theme.
Decorating Style:
Modern and bold.
Project Details:
We choose colours from the bedding. We were debating between blue and grey or the green and grey. We decided to break with the 'boy' tradition and go with the green.
We taped out a large stripe all the way around the room and got chalkboard paint tinted a chocolate brown.
To save money we had a new Ikea dresser sanded and stained to match the Oeuf crib. It worked out wonderfully.
I found a picture of storage cubes in a magazine and had my husband recreate them. He did a fantastic job.
I painted the artwork on the wall and them bought some frames on sale.
The light was a steal... only $20!
The Glider is oh so comfy, from Monte Design.
The "r" decal is from Etsy.com
The bamboo mobile is from Petite College
Favorite Items:
The boxes, the bedding and the "r" decal
Advice:
Take a risk and shop wisely. We bought the $1000 crib secondhand off kijiji for less than half the price.

Dandelion

There’s that owl again! Anyway, I love the boxes. What do you call them? They’re sort of a diorama, or vignette boxes. They really added a unique and very interesting touch to everything.
CreativeCrumbs

I like your light! And what’s more, it’s so cheap! Well, yeah, the owl theme is getting to be a cliche, I think, but they are still pretty and nice to look at. They are the trend of the season I guess. I remember there was a time when it was elephants, or turtles, or hippo. Today is the time for owls =D
jr3250

I love the lamp! Where did you find it?
AngelsBreath

It would be nice to have those storage cubes… any chance your husband would make and sell them???
Megan

Room overall looks FANTASTIC! Was looking at a similar green for our nursery and I would love to use your chalkboard strip idea!