Wizard of oz

At the very young age of three I began loving The Wizard of Oz. I would act the movie out as I watched it over and over. Throughout my life I have collected pieces of memorabilia from toys and dolls to custom artwork. Before I knew I was having a girl I knew the nursery would be Oz inspired. My first project was refinishing an amazing antique store find set of mid-century dressers followed by painting a lot of mirrors green for a Emerald City feeling wall over the changing table. Combining my collections (including the hot air balloon from my own baby nursery) with amazing new finds it was a dream come true creating this space for my daughter to learn “there is no place like home”.

I created this Oz nursery after one of my favorite movies, The Wizard of Oz. I used hints of the movie to create a cute theme for my newborn, but not super flashy. I DIY’d a few of the items to get the look I was going for. I tried to represent the movie in subtle ways: The shape on the lampshade is the Cowardly Lion’s metal, there is a heart clock above the door that looks like the TinMan’s, the pillows in the crib represent the witches, the mirrors represents “O” and the window that the Doorman talks through, the bumper has a rainbow dot pattern. I chose gray for her crib and dresser because of the vintage sepia in the beginning of the movie, I chose the blue wall color because of the “Over the Rainbow” song, the dots on the curtains represent Glinda’s bubbles, the emerald bow and hints of green represent the Emerald city (she was even born in May and has a Emerald birthstone!). Even if someone comes in the room and doesn’t get it at first, once I start explaining the picture comes together.

Party collaboration between The TomKat Studio and Kate Landers Events! Party Designs by TomKat Studio, Styled by Kate Landers