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Bright & Modern + Handmade Love

We wanted to combine our love of antiques & refinishing furniture with a bright imaginative color scheme to create a modern fresh space for our baby girl.
We purchased the hutch on Craigslist and refinished it ourselves. The changing table was my mom’s from when I was a baby and we gave that a refresh as well. The animal prints were purchased from a vendor along the Seine River on a trip to Paris, and the Beatles quote above the crib was handmade by us. The rocking horse was an exciting find at the Brimfield Antiques Fair!
 
 
 
 

Modern Nursery with a Touch of Handmade

Our nursery is a mixture of all of the things I love! I wanted a modern feel to compliment the all white room and panel walls, we wanted to include a modern crib and touches of handmade goods (blocks, letter sign, prints), as well making sure their was a little comfort and dashes of color like the quilt, rug, clouds, mobile, we also included our love for dyi by adding  a dresser, hooks, book shelve and  most of all I wanted it to reflect comfort.

Lenora’s Vintage Nursery

Vintage, pretty, eclectic, and bohemian. That sums up this sweet little girl’s nursery. After having 2 boys, I was pretty excited to find out we were having a girl, and I was especially excited to decorate the nursery. This bedroom is a labor of love. We did everything ourselves, including painting, making some DIY wall decor & quilts, and hitting the thrift shops and discount stores. Found lots of great inspiration online and at local small shops and thrift stores.

Vintage Traveler

Liam’s Nursery is an eclectic mix of found objects, antiques, and handmade items. I personally challenged myself to design and create many of the arts and crafts projects that would decorate the room. I crafted the “Liam” letters using paper mache letters, maps, and hodgepodge. I highlighted areas on the map that my husband and I had traveled to. I used the same collage technique on a handmade cardboard deer head that I cut out and handcrafted. I then challenged my Photoshop skills to make two graphic posters. The first incorporates the lyrics to our wedding first dance song “I Cross my Heart” by George Straight. The lyrics were very fitting for this occasion.  The second image is of Zoey, Liam’s furry big sister.Lastly, I dusted off my sewing machine and put my amateur sewing skills to work to create the large, overstuffed, teal seahorse puff.  All other items were either gifted to us, found, or purchased at antique stores. One of my favorite finds were the two silk screen prints of a plane and ship, printed over vintage maps. These were found in a small nautical antique shop in Ohio.

Colourful DIY & Vintage Adventure Boy Room

As we are lucky enough to have a playroom elsewhere in the house, our boys’ bedrooms (see also Jesse’s Rustic Vintage DIY Boy Nursery) were intended to be spaces where they can enjoy some quiet time: reading, dressing, sleeping, hanging out. That said, we used to have a rug in here, but the floor has become such a transformative space for play and imagination that the rug now lives beneath a tepee in the playroom and the floor is bare so that it can be covered in whatever ‘worlds’ our children decide to make.

Rustic Vintage DIY Boy Nursery

A boy’s nursery filled from floor to ceiling with vintage objects, DIY projects and a rustic gallery wall. We tried to balance what we love as adults with what will engage our son’s imagination and his feelings of belonging.
Whilst it is currently a nursery, it can easily be transformed into a toddler room by switching out the crib for a bed. One of these days I will be able to get rid of the feeding chair, but for now we still use it every morning.

Green & White Boy Nursery on a budget

I knew I didn’t want a blue room for my son because I am tired or stereotyping. And trust me, if I had a girl, it would still be green and white with pops of other colors, never pink & purple. We have very high ceilings (12′) but the room is rather small, so we went with white walls and used bright colors on accessories, such as curtains, floor mat, table, wall decals etc.