Woodland First Birthday
Our sweet baby boy had a lovingly handmade woodland birthday party.
Our sweet baby boy had a lovingly handmade woodland birthday party.
We wanted a space that was feminine and sweet but not your typical “princess” look for our little girl. Using white, yellow and gray as our main colors gave us exactly the look we were going for. We also wanted to incorporate personal aspects and details from our families to make it a truly unique space.
We wanted something bright and happy, but that would grow with her. My mother-in-law made the crib set, and all the colors were picked to match that fabric. We had to make the most of a small space.
My daughter loves Hello Kitty and wanted a Hello Kitty party. Since I am not a big fan of character parties I had to find a way to make this happen. I went with the colors pink, yellow, and black and white polka dot and added a friendship theme to it.
For my sons nursery I wanted to do neutral colors with pops of orange and then accented with light blues and greens with white furniture. I tried to also keep a vintage feel with the Jenny Lind crib and bedding as well as the vintage 60’s dresser.
I wanted her room to be a place where we both loved being. Something sweet. I love pink but it is often over done in a little girl’s room. So when I found her crib set it just all fell together. I didn’t want to theme her room so I chose to go with the color scheme more than just the lady bugs. The lady bugs I used more as an accesory than a theme.
We have a small house where the nursery is very visible, so I wanted to create a design with a style and colors that would blend in with the rest of the house. Translation: Avoid “babyish” themes or colors, while still creating a space that is peaceful, fun, and functional for a child. This is a small room–about 10×12–so it was a challenge to fit in the needed furniture and storage space as part of the design. We didn’t have room for a dresser, so built removable shelves in the closet to keep clothes, toys, and the plethora of baby “stuff” you need nicely organized. As his clothes get longer, we’ll remove shelves to extend the space for hanging clothes. I also added baskets throughout the room (including some great ones on sliders under the crib to store extra diapers!) to add storage that is movable while also bringing natural textures to the room. We wanted the primary color of the nursery to be gray to mix it up because the rest of our house is based in browns, but I left some natural browns in the room (baskets, wood knobs, silk lamp shade) to tie in the rest of the house and balance the cool tones in the room.
**Please visit my NURSERY POST on my BLOG if you are adding anything to a Pinterest board to link to the original source. Thanks and much appreciated! http://youngnesters.blogspot.com/2011/11/darwins-nursery.html** I wanted something fun, colorful, bright, but gender neutral. It had to be somewhere I wanted to be since I knew I’d be spending a lot of time there and I tried to stay away from traditional “baby” themes. More is viewable on my blog.
Just a small Halloween get together/party i planned for my kids and my nieces and nephews. Planned within just a few weeks. Kept it simple, yet unique. Made everything from the garland, to the cupcake toppers, to the party favors, to the pinwheel fans, the banners and the pom poms. Only things i cheated and bought from the store was the pumpkin pendant banner and the crows.
I loved her nursery, it was soft pink and light green. But she’s 3 now and it was time to update! She LOVES purple and pink, so I tried to find bedding that had both but wasn’t cheesy looking. I found this daisy bedding at JcPenney and everything centered around it and its colors. The walls are a soft lavender that look amazing with the white trim and furniture. I added butterflies around the room because she loves them too. We are both very pleased with the finished product!
Joe’s 5th birthday
Tea party baby shower
We originally weren’t going to find out the gender of out little one, so we set out for a gender neutral room at first. Then, we buckled and opened our sonogram to find out we’re having a boy! Needless to say, we tried to stay true to gender neutrality but it’s hard knowing a little boy will grow up in there! I really dislike themes, matching sets, and spending a ton of money on furniture that has a short lifespan. We bought all the furniture used, I sewed everything in the room except the quilt hanging on the crib – which my mom made for us. All in all, we created a room that we love for less than $300. The best part, most of these items will be re-purposed/reused as he grows.
This lovely event was a baby shower for a client who is in love with all things from the traditional Alice in Wonderland movie. We focused on the tea party and went with a vintage feel.
A birthday party at home using strawberries in a vintage, homespun, farm-chic sort of way!
We had a Gender Reveal Party to announce the gender of our baby girl to our family and friends.
Ive been dreaming of a little girl for as long as I can imagine. When we found out it was a girl we were thrilled. I actually changed color and design scheme several times before deciding on the green and pink demask
A nursery for our first baby girl!
We decided to have her party at the beach and chose a location along the channel so we could watch the boats come in. I wanted bright colors to contrast the sand and blue water.
Here is my little girl’s room. She is due soon and I can’t wait till she gets here to enjoy it.