Art

For the last few months we have been working with the amazing Newport Cottages, The Land of Nod, Serta, Serena & Lily, Annette Tatum, Belle Patri, Drawstring Studio, Name Your Design, The TomKat Studio Shop and lots more amazing companies to create the perfect space for our latest cupcakeMAG home makeover project! You may recall our last one here, which created quite the buzz here, on Project Nursery.  It is all about focusing on the small spaces trend – creating a wow factor in a small space with big things. Our canvas is a blank 10 x 8 room which we created for 2 sisters.  

This is my first nursery. My fiance and I wanted everything to be extra beautiful for our daughter. We wanted to have a dream nursery… I used a few different painting techniques. I also wanted to incorporate a chair rail and crown molding into this project. The clouds are hand painted by myself and I also painted a few animals into the clouds. (rabbit, giraffe, elephant, zebra)  

When we moved into our house, my daughter’s room was deep purple on the top, and light lavender on the bottom with tons of flower decals and quotes on the walls.  There was also dated white carpet, which we have unfortunately not replaced.  So, we tried to make the best of it.
We started by boldly wallpapering one wall.  It is an intense pattern, so we just went with one wall.  Then we painted the walls the same color as the wallpaper background.  Then, we just filled in with mostly white furniture and bold accents on the bed with pillows.  It’s a bright room, and the lightness it has now is so cheery.  My daughter’s favorite thing?  Her desk!  A $49 find at IKEA.  It’s actually a bench, but we used it’s the perfect size for a 4 year old.

A  Tangled  Art Party theme. 

While on bed rest for 8 weeks, I had the joy of designing a special room for my little guy.  I am by no means a designer, so this was my first crack and a complete room re-do and I loved every second of it.  I chose the bright colors because I wanted Max to have lots of fun things to look at and explore in his room.  

I wanted to create a nursery that combined all of the elements I love with unique personal touches. I knew there would be my two favorite prints-chevron and greek key.  My statement piece was the huge 1878 reproduction map of Annapolis, MD, as well as the Naval Academy football programs from the 1920s-1970s.  From there I had a blast finding “vintage” items for storage and decor.  

The pop art themed nursery was chosen based on the desire to come up with a gender neutral them for boy/girl twins and the parents love of art. A trip to the MOMA’s Museum Store in New York City brought everything together and provided the focal point posters. 

I started painting these for my sister’s baby, who is coming in May! I decided to just keep painting and see if people might actually want to buy them! Available here:http://www.etsy.com/shop/HillArt 

Vintage and Whimsy combine in this colorful baby girl nursery. From the colorful Tulle TuTu Pom Poms to the re-purposed barn window this room

This is Hooper’s big boy room!  We wanted to created a space that worked for him as he transitioned out of a crib and into a big boy bed, but that would also be able to grow with him as he got older.  

Instead of choosing one theme, we decided to fill Jonah’s room with a mix of our favorite things. We wanted a warm and cozy environment for our new little one, but also a room he could grow into.

I was so excited when I found out I was pregnant! I couldn’t wait to start the Nursery. When we found out we were having a girl… I knew exactly what I wanted. Something she can grow into!

Our labor of love.  Took about 3-4 months to complete. Designed, drawn and painted by my wife and I.  And remember, were not a design company or party planner, we also took all the pictures ourselves. 

A whimsical mixture of modern and classic that is suitable for a girl and easily adapted for any boys in our future.

I wanted to create a very colorful room for our baby girl, since I’m a designer and love the theory of colour and how it affects our personality, I thought I would give it a try and see if happy colors equal happy little girl!

This nursery was my labor of love for my sweet new baby girl.  For nine months (and then some) I collected all kinds of new and old goodies, created many of my own DIY projects, and put it all together to create a wonderful haven for our little bundle of joy.  It’s my favorite room in the house!

When we found out that we were expecting a baby boy, my husband immediately said that he wanted the nursery to be truck themed.  Not being big on themed rooms, I told him we could do truck accents.  I love what we did and so does my husband – he’s even told me that he wishes we could do our bedroom like this. ;)

The customer had already purchased some beautiful items and needed some help pulling them all together. She had acquired a decorative scroll hanging that she had hung over the bed, and rather than take it down we decided I should paint around it and that it should become part of the design. The result was a unique three dimensional edge to my decorative cartouche. Elegant Rose vines grace many corners of the room as well as around the cartouche.

When we found out we were having a girl, I knew I didn’t want a super feminine room. I’m a big fan of modern design and “frilly” isn’t my style.  I liked the idea of including a lot of color in her room, so I chose to focus on orange, pink and red. My mom and I DIY’d almost everything in the room – it was a labor of love and I’m thrilled with how it turned out!

Neutral Woodland Wonders