Gold

As a new interior designer and first time mother, when I found out I was having a baby girl I was beyond thrilled and wanted to take the opportunity to design the feminine nursery of my dreams! It was the perfect excuse to embrace my love of the color pink and use gold accents.
We also recently move into a new home, which we renovated, so our budget was tight. I was able to complete the nursery for under $1500! I purchased the crib, dresser, glider, and rug from All Modern and most of the decorative pieces from Etsy, Ikea, and Home Goods. I was also able to repurpose a few items I had in the garage and used some great flea market finds.
My vision for the nursery was to make it a little bohemian, glam, unique and comfortable…which made the result very eclectic, in my opinion. I also wanted it to be adaptable, if we decide to make a change or not to use so much pink in the future, it’s an easy switch since the staple pieces are neutral and all wall decals are removable. One of my favorite elements in the nursery ended up being the chandelier. Originally I intended to use a pricey gold urchin pendant that was beautiful. However, due to budget constraints I ended up going with a very affordable fixture from Ikea and I love it! It feels very light and airy, and perfect for a whimsical nursery. Another favorite of mine is the dresser. I didn’t like the stainless knobs that originally came with it and I searched all over to find just the right replacement. Eventually I saw these cute wooden knobs in the clearance section at Home Goods and snatched them up immediately. I love the clearance section.
There is so much to worry about and plan for when expecting a baby, it’s nice to have been able to complete the nursery of my dreams and know that I didn’t “break the bank.” We can’t wait for our little baby Mila to arrive in January!

My husband and I wanted this nursery to be calming, inviting, neutral and to resonate with who we are as we welcome our son into our family. We also wanted something that our baby boy could grow into with pieces that he can use after his infant months. The nursery has a glass door that opens into our living room so we also wanted a space that would vibe with the rest of our home. 
For the first half of my pregnancy this room was hosting 5 tiny foster kittens that we had taken in! Once they were all adopted we began the transformation starting with the walls, which we painted white over the taupe color they were. 
I am a former-teacher and now full-time artist so most of the art in the room was created by me (with the exception of the abstract horse canvas above the chalkboard which was created by Denver artist Carrie Fell). We also included an easel to add additional artistic flare and a space where our son can eventually create art as well.
Both my husband and I are passionate about education (he is also a former teacher) & social justice (he is now a social-worker) so our son’s library collection was very important to us. We created a book wall to showcase some of our favorite books. We hope these books build a love of literature and are also books that we can use to teach him to value and honor the perspectives and experiences of those who are different from him. 
Our home has a lot of its own character, having been built in 1926. We have a gallery wall in our living room that houses sentimental and meaningful pieces of art, photos, and items that represent who my husband and I are individually and as a couple. We want our son to be able to showcase who he is  as well so we started a gallery wall space above his dresser that leaves room for him to add on to it as he develops his own passions and interests. 
Last year for my birthday my husband gifted me a 1960s vintage record player. One of our new favorite hobbies is to hunt records and listen to our favorites on the record player. We included a simple record player into our son’s room in hopes that he will enjoy the same pastime with us. We have already stocked his collection of records with some great 1960s Disney vinyls & one of our dear friends found him a wonderful Fisher Price vintage-style record player that he can tote around as he gets bigger. We love the eclectic vibe this brings to his space. 
Finally, my husband and I are big Oklahoma City Thunder basketball fans, so we incorporated small things into his room that didn’t scream “sport’s team brand” but also represented our love for our favorite sports team and the city we live in. I lettered the “Why Not?” poster above the rocking chair to add some Thunder flare & we found a plush Russell Westbrook doll that we just couldn’t pass up.
We think this space is calming and eclectic and we look forward to welcoming our baby boy home in a few weeks and getting to know him.

This room’s aesthetic is so much more than traditional – rising above a purely one style to a precious fusion of classic, urban and vintage. We mixed high-low products with some DIY projects and got this Prima Ballerina, French infused big girl bedroom.
You can see the entire room tour including before and afters on the YouthfulNest site at Prima Ballerina Toddler Bedroom Reveal

As soon as I found out I was having a baby girl, I began to dream about what her nursery would look like. I knew I wanted the walls to be a bluish grey color because it’s incredibly calming, and what momma wouldn’t want their baby to sleep in a calm nursery? I’m certainly a big girly girl but knew I didn’t want to go overboard with the pink, so I chose a soft pink to accent the bluish grey. The first furniture piece I purchased was the dresser on craigslist. It was originally light yellow, but I painted it pink hombre using Annie Sloan chalk paint and waxed the handles with gold gilding wax. Lastly, I used gold accessories to add a little bit of chic glam to Grace’s room. My piece of advice is make your baby’s nursery an extension of your home decor style. You will spend countless hours in that room feeding your baby, and rocking her to sleep, so why not make it a room you love to be in too? I had so much fun putting this room together, and I’m thrilled to share the results!
 
*Thanks to Tiffany Wayne Photography for capturing these images. tiffanywayne.com

The bed was key to my inspiration. My daughter was almost two when we moved to our new house. I wanted to make her room feel magical and special especially her bed to get her out of ours oh my… also big enough for me to fit in oh dear… and good thing we did… I designed the bed from Pinterest inspiration. Drew up the plans and my husband built it. I wanted it to sit on the ground so she wouldn’t roll off. Her bed serves as a play place and a sleep place. It’s a house style bed. With Pom poms and lights. She loves it. Some days it’s her boat. Some days it’s her barn or dollhouse. It stimulates her imagination and I am sure her dreams too.
I was pregnant at the time and my nesting urge was strong. I was waiting for the gender of our expecting babe so I did not start on her nursery so all my efforts went into my toddlers room. I decided on a bunny wallpaper from anthropologie. It was very whimsical and we spend a lot of time in the Forrest so I wanted that to be part of her room since it a very big part of our lives. I made a gallery wall with forest creatures and dream catchers and refinished a mid century modern dresser.
a lot of love went into this room from my husband and I because we love the little girl in it so much. She’s our world so we wanted hers to be extra special.

Before I even got pregnant, I decided that my baby nursery walls would be mint color, didn’t matter if it was a boy or girl. So the color mint was my main source of inspiration.
After finding out I was pregnant with a baby girl, immediately the colors blush and gold pop in my mind. For sure I knew that didn’t want to work around the traditional pink, instead use mint, blush, and gold accents. I was inspired by floral watercolor wallpapers, fabrics, flamingos and feminine gold details. My main goal was to create a room that my baby can grow with, feel inspired, and have a fresh but feminine feel.
My suggestion is to find your source of inspiration, it can be a color, a print, art or fabric that will spike your creativity!

My girls decided to have their party together this year. Although they are only two years apart, they both have very specific requests and are interested in different things, especially characters. The three of us sat down and discussed a way to bridge the differences and came up with the decision that color was the common denominator! So pink and gold was the answer and together we worked on the fans, tassels, pom-poms, and party favors. They were excited to help and were most excited about the bubble gum machine favors. Although simple, the party was a success, not only for how sweet it looked, but for how it made the girls feel. They were so proud to share their hard work with their little friends!

Some girls dream of what their wedding will look like but I dreamt what my baby girl’s nursery looked like. I knew I wanted it super girly and try to use what I had on hand. I searched and searched for the wallpaper and fell in love. From their everything came together. I reused my old crib and painted it. Found a rocking chair at a junk store for $40 and repainted it. My sister found the dresser at another junk store and redid it for me. My bedding I wanted to keep simple because the wallpaper was so busy. I found it on pottery barn. And loved the simplicity of it.