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Charlene and Chris began fixing up the nursery before their first son Matteo was born. They painted the walls a light shade of gray, refinished the original hardwood floors, and purchased the basic furniture as well as a glider and ottoman. They also brought in their old full-sized bed for Grandma who stays occasionally to help with the baby. But after their baby was born, the room remained half finished with no theme, bare walls, and baby stuff piled in the corners and on top of furniture. Eight months later I was brought on to reorganize and bring much-needed style to the room they first envisioned for their nursery.
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Dante Lamorena
beautiful design,very inspiring to us grandparents
Charlene
Chris and I love this room! We especially love the custom, inexpensive, San Francisco-inspired DIY art work, like the skyline, street names, and Golden Gate Bridge paintchip piece. You can’t see it in the pictures, but the fourth wall of the room includes a collage of colorful Ikea frames containing family pictures and a couple more custom art pieces – my collection of colorful Muni bus passes and a stencil piece spelling out “San Francisco” cut from a BART map … very San Francisco Bay Area.
We also really love the functionality and flow of the room. It’s a place for baby and grandparents with plenty of storage to grow into (as our collection of toys grows). I can also see this room transitioning as Matteo gets older – replacing the crib with a desk and the full-sized bed is already in place!
Awesome work. Thank you RAMdesigns!
Glenn & Daisy Argate
The brilliant DYI vinyl graphics of the San Francisco skyline & street names on the walls really makes for the wow factor.
Kudos … Thank you RAMdesigns for a great nursery our grandson can grow with!
MarissaS
Lovely modern-style room!
Wait, are Matteo’s parents from the Philippines? My husband is half-Filipino and I know RIZAL and LAPU-LAPU are Filipino heroes. Or are these just streets in San Francisco?
Charlene
MarissaS,
Yes and yes. We are Filipino and chose our favorite streets in San Francisco. Lapu-Lapu St. intersects Rizal St. If the fourth wall of the room was pictured, you’d see all our photos and the cross Lola (Grandma) hung over the doorway. Thanks for commenting!
Rebecca
I love this room! I’m born and raised in SF but now live in Australia. Can you help with you how you created the DIY skyline graphics? I would love to bring a bit of my “home” here!
Grace Martin Lamorena
Congratulations! Heard you won. Great room for Mateo.