Design Reveal: Blue Sky & Tangerine Dreams

It doesn’t get more picture perfect than little Julian’s room. Mom did all the right things to pull off this classic yet updated nursery. From painting the insides of shelves orange to adding bold stripes on an accent wall, we adore everything this soothing baby boy’s room has to offer.

Child’s name: Julian
Age: 1
Location: Kansas City, MO

What was your inspiration for the room?
Serena and Lily’s “Ben” bedding was our inspiration. it is a fabulous combination of sky blue and tangerine orange with white animal silhouettes.


What best describes your decorating style?
A mix of classic and eclectic. I love to mix antiques and ethnic touches with classic pieces.

Please share with us your choice of paint colors, furniture, art, diy tips, etc.
Serena and Lily’s Ben bedding was our inspiration, we loved the color combo!

Instead of doing the walls solid, we decided to stripe one wall to make it interesting. We used Benjamin Moore’s “old pickup blue” which is a really bright, cheerful shade.

We took a white shelf with hooks and painted the inside of the cubbies to match the room, it definitely added interest to the shelf.

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I used different resources to make the room more personal-one of my favorites is this monogram pillow from so-bright designs on Etsy. I hand picked the fabric for the “J”. I also used fabric letters from Anthropologie for his monogram on the wall.

I used coordinating Grosgrain ribbon to use as ties for his drapes.

What is your favorite item(s) in the room?
Outside of the bedding, which is fabulous, I really love the striped wall…it makes the room interesting and unique.

Is there anything else you would like PN readers to know?
I think that anything can be inspiration for a room, whether it’s bedding, a piece of art, or even just fabric. Pick something you love and go with it!

Melisa Fluhr

Melisa Fluhr

With a passion for decorating and design, it was Melisa's experience as a first time mom, that inspired her to start Project Nursery.

Comments

  1. Richa

    September 1, 2009

    Such a beautiful and soothing room. The blue is a lovely shade…very calming to the eyes.

    I’m sure Julian is going to make it even brighter with his daily memories added to it. :)

    Richa

  2. Crisy

    September 3, 2009

    This has become the idea for my nursery!
    thanks ( =

  3. Crisy

    September 22, 2009

    i wonder where the got the rug from!
    i love it.

  4. Wonald

    November 27, 2009

    Love the look! What brand is the furniture? I love the style!

  5. jenny

    December 30, 2009

    i love the room!! where did you get that shelf from?

  6. Elaine

    February 11, 2010

    I love the room. What paint did you use for the orange inside the cubbies?

  7. Deanna

    September 26, 2010

    Love your room. I’m having a hard to
    e locating a white cubbie shelf, where did you get yours? Also where did you find the rug?
    Thank you.

  8. Melanie KNopke

    December 2, 2010

    The white shelves were from Pottery Barn about 3 years ago (the main store, not the kids store). I am not sure it is available. I used Acrylic orange paint (that I toned down with white) to create the exact tangerine color to match. The rug is by Serena and Lily.

  9. Melanie KNopke

    December 2, 2010

    oh and forgot to mention, the furniture is by Regazzi. It has been great, we love it!

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    February 10, 2011

    Wanted to drop a comment and let you know your Rss feed is not functioning today. I tried adding it to my Bing reader account and got absolutely nothing.

  11. Stephanie

    July 10, 2011

    Adorable Room!!
    Where did you get the lamp and also the prints over the crib?

    Thanks

  12. ellen

    June 8, 2012

    Love the room! May i ask what width you used to stripe the walls?

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