I started designing the nursery by finding a wallpaper that I absolutely loved! It was my inspiration.
The crib, dresser, glider, rug, book shelves, ottoman, lamp, and mirror are all from Wayfair. Wallpaper and name sign are from Etsy. Drapes and drapery rod from Amazon.
Living in Texas, it’s so hard to put up good looking wallpaper because ALL the houses have textured walls (don’t get me started on how much I dislike textured walls)!
I fell in love with Caitlin Wilson’s “Citron Vert” wallpaper and I knew I needed it for my baby girl’s nursery! However, because of the textured walls, and price of this particular wallpaper (Caitlin Wilson ain’t cheap, people) I needed to figure out a more practical way to incorporate it into the room. After some Pinterest searching and inspiration, I decided wallpaper panels were the way to go! We went to Lowe’s and grabbed some pre-cut panels as well as some white trim. We located the studs in the wall, nailed the panels to the wall, then wallpapered over the panels. We finished it off with the trim and a nail gun, then sunk the nails and filled them in with some caulking. The finished product is AMAZING and we are so happy with how it turned out!
I have always wanted to design a little girls nursery and when I found out I was pregnant with a girl I could not wait to get started! I was inspired by a nursery I saw in Architectural Digest with beautiful ombré pink walls, and immediately I knew how I was going to put my own spin on the space! The result turned out to be the perfect mix of modern and traditional with whimsical feel!
When I began dreaming up my daughter’s big girl room, I had an instinct of what I wanted to do. But then it occurred to me, it’s her room. Not mine. And I asked her what she wanted and it went something like “rainbows, flowers and hearts mommy!” My vision was rainbows so we can say there was design alignment. Yahoo! Zoey is a great client ;)
While rainbows have made a comeback as of late, my vision was less about trend and more about purpose and story. You see, Zoey is our rainbow baby. A rainbow baby is a baby you have after formerly having some sort of loss, be it miscarriage, still born or otherwise. I discovered this years ago when I would read blog after blog of women thanking God for their rainbow babies. While the tears would flow, I had equal parts joy and pain. I was thankful to read the stories of successful pregnancies and deliveries and first birthdays and beyond for this precious rainbow babies. And I was heartbroken wondering if God would do the same for us.
Well, He did!
And while Zoey just turned 5, this rainbow theme just made sense right now (and maybe it is because they are SO on trend!). We live in Miami where we see rainbows much more than the average person. It’s remarkable. But for the design, I didn’t want it to be literal everywhere. I wanted a play off of color and rainbows with an actual rainbow somewhere big and bold.
The Pantone prints gallery wall is probably my favorite aspect to the space. It was SO easy and SO inexpensive (thanks to my local printer, Etsy and IKEA) and yet so unique. As a designer, I love color so what better source of rainbow inspiration than Pantone?!
And then Crate and Kids released this subtle rainbow bedding that screamed Zoey. Light pink with some bold textured lines, emulating a sun actually. I paired the bedding with florals to add some softness and whimsy to the space.
And of course, I added plants. We love us some plants in our house so that was a must and it continued to play off the nature theme! I framed one of my favorite pieces of art Zoey made at school as a style feature on her dresser. I snagged up my favorite Amazon acrylic shelfs to give me functionality for all of her books but displayed in a way that is visually appealing.
I actually had the room designed for months and searched high and low for a wallpaper or mural to cover one of the walls. This was a design challenge because a) all of the walls have windows so doing wallpaper or a mural can be a bit tricky and b) the color palette or design of the rainbow wall coverings I was finding wasn’t in line with my vision. Most were too literal (ahem, ROY G BIV) for my liking. But then I found the mural and I knew this was the last design element to complete her space.
I could go on and on but I hope you enjoy this modern boho rainbow room! Designing with a purpose and story is always part of my mission so this room will forever be special to me as Zoey is our miracle baby – now big girl! – from God!
Design by // Ann Ueno Interior Design www.annueno.com
Photos by // Jackie Knabben www.jacquelineknabben.com
Initially, I chose the colors and theme for this room from a French children’s book called Las Ricas Horas de Jacominus Gainsborough, by the most amazing illustrator, Rebecca Dautremer. Her use of the deep greens on the cover, plus her use of creative, animal characters and landscapes made me invision this room for my two oldest girls. It was the perfect book to go with my botanical theme as well!
My tip for creating a nursery theme is to choose one item that you know will be going in the room: the muse. Pick something with the colors you like and the theme you want, then create around it from there! Use like-colors and complimentary colors from this and then choose your mix of textured pieces that go with the color-theme.
After finding out we were expecting a boy, I had the vision to create a Safari chic nursery. I wanted the nursery to be clean and airy yet pops of decor that would make it feel homey and warm. His nursery is my now my favorite room in our house. We are so ready to welcome our little man! Enjoy!
With our first baby, we did not find out the gender. So when we found out baby #2 was another girl, I was so excited to decorate with pinks and purples with feminine touches. Our 4 year old picked out the sheets and we expanded from there!
Being a professional organizer and an interior stylist, I wanted to create a visually appealing yet organized and easily accessible space. Both my 5 year old and 1 year old play safely and know where everything belongs. We get to be messy and yet return to order easily because of the system put into place! Hope you enjoy this space as much as we do.