Orange

I knew I wanted something bright, colorful and fun. We eventually found out we were expecting a boy, however, this room is still pretty gender neutral and most of the elements could work for either a boy or girl.

A construction-themed 2nd birthday party for my son, Luke!

I wanted a vintage look and something a little different. I purchase old and new things to make it more unique.

I wanted his nursery to be fun and young but not so baby where I would have to change a lot as he becomes a toddler.  I kept the walls neutral with gray and added fun colors that can grow as he does.
 

A giraffe lovingly peering over baby’s crib, while birds hover over to protect him.

At a tender age of not quite 2, it was obvious that my daughter loved three things: my cell phone, my high heels, and SESAME STREET. I think I can officially state for the record that Elmo was the first love of her life. So, picking her party theme was a no-brainer. I was on a budget, and her party included a lot of DIY projects to save money, but it still turned out cute as could be, very colorful, and an event to remember.

Gender neutral nursery for our first baby (due any day now).

This is a super budget nursery!  How did I complete it for so cheap?  I made the crib skirt by hand (an easy, no-sew project) and created DIY canvas art, used free online printables, and upcycled furniture from Goodwill with some spraypaint.  Don’t forget shopping at the dollar store for all my organizing bins!  The biggest accent in the room is the DIY stenciled wall–easy to do and super cost-effective.

We wanted a gender neutral modern nursery that combined a little bit of our respective backgrounds with fun elements for baby.

An inspiring space for our little man to grow and share our passion for travel!!
I didn’t want a nursery that said baby all over… I wanted a place that mom and dad could enjoy together with out little man.
That’s why we decided to do a nursery inspired in world travel, and incorporate all types of transportation.
We hope our baby will grow knowing what a beautiful world we can see together!!

This nursery was a DIY project with many items from Etsy.com, online vendors, and handmade by family.  I wanted a modern, eclectic feel, with some vintage touches, without a specific theme for our new baby boy.  The animal photos are simple, beautiful and educational, while the remainder of the outdoor-feel decor was inspired by some of my favorite things – trees, flowers, and plants.
We had a relatively small space to work with, and needed to make the most of our storage space – accounting for the chest of drawers doubling as a changing station, and the hanging hamper and shelf with books and hooks for other practical hanging items.  Enjoy and be inspired!

Our mission with this nursery was to create a fun, functional space that was true to our personalities. A lot of time and thought went into each and every detail. We had DIY projects, we re-purposed old furniture and shopped for unique items to use as accessories. We placed an emphasis on developing a place that will inspire Milo to be the creative, fun-loving child we hope him to be and we did it!

My husband and I spent a few weekends creating this room for our new son.  Not only do we absolutely love how it turned out, we are proud that we did it all for less than $500 out of pocket.  We bargain hunted on craigslist, and we did everything we could ourselves.  We painted walls and furniture, and made the curtains, mobile, crib skirt, and robot artwork ourselves.

This one-of-a-kind custom loft bedroom boasting bright pinks and orange was created for two sisters in NYC.

I had a lot of fun transitioning our old nursery into a playroom for my two girls. I love color and what better place to have fun with it than in a playroom?! The room incorporates a mix of new, vintage, and DIY design elements. I love having a special space in our condo for our girls to be creative and play together.
You can get all the details of the room and the different DIY projects within it here on my blog Design Improvised.

Bright and cheerful girls nursery.

We celebrated Madelyn’s 1st Birthday with a Peter Rabbit theme

I wanted a nursery for our baby girl that would be largely gender neutral. Neither my husband nor I care for pink very much, and we figured as long as she doesn’t care, and we’ll be the ones spending a ton of time in the room looking around, it might as well look how we want it to!  She’ll be into pink soon enough, despite our best efforts, we’re told! In the meantime, no girlie-girls here!

This is my son’s vintage inspired nursery. He’s now 2, but this room will be perfect for him for another year or two since his crib converts into a toddler bed.

We wanted to have a small, low-key, coed, adult-friendly baby shower with our closest friends – something that wasn’t necessarily too baby-themed. As a result, we came up with the bottle theme: a beer bottle to represent my husband, a champagne/wine bottle for me, and a milk bottle for Baby Lucy.