Description
a pretty space for our little girl with touches of woodland creatures and nature inspired elements. vintage family pieces with brand new touches to give the room a fresh pop. not sure why the photos are so small, but for the full photo album visit: http://picasaweb.google.com/100910667922253828960/VioletsNursery02?authkey=Gv1sRgCLLopbuYiuSAdQ#
Design Inspiration
I wanted to create a pretty space for a baby girl to grow into, that included both vintage and new with a flair of woodland inspiration.
Decorating Style
fairly eclectic
Project Details
DIY projects:
- branch with cherry blossoms made of felt, and a pearl bead
- "V" made of white cordoruy and pink cotton, stuffed
- refinished the furniture:
- dressers painted first aqua to match the wall then white washed over, then new hardware
- green table spray painted (on top of a paper stencil I cut and glued on) then sanded to look aged
- 'cinderella' paper bunting & mini bunting, cut scrapbook paper and sewn onto ribbon, white paper birds cut out and added after hanging
- paper globes from a tutorial found here by Heather Bailey
- tissue paper pom poms (search martha stewart for an easy tutorial)
- painted picture frames and mirror
Second hand, family collectibles, or vintage finds:
- crib
- all art prints
- V letter block
- yellow bunny
- metal kitty hook, dragonflies and thermometer key
- books
- porcelain figurines
pretty & new:
- restoration hardware:
curtains & valance, cherry blossom pillow, crib bumper
- all hardware from anthropologie
- from target, shabby chic collection:
crib sheet, baby quilt & rug
- owl stuffed animal from pottery barn kids
- Ikea:
futon, bookcase, white cherry blossom lamp, pink bins, fox stuffed animals
- keepsake box from burlington coat factory
- eyelet lanterns, walmart martha stewart collection
- chandelier from Canadian Tire
Favorite Items
the hanging cherry blossom branch
Advice
it doesn't all need to be planned out from the beginning, just collect everything you'd like in the room and piece it together as you go! have fun with it.
CreativeCrumbs
Saturday 8th of January 2011
You know what I admire most about this nursery? It's that you did a great job mixing DIY, vintage and new stuff.
AR
Friday 7th of January 2011
Love that you weren't afraid to go with the deep brown. I think it's such a lovely color that most are afraid to experiment with. My living room is bright red and chocolate brown, and I get tons of compliments all the time. The brown, pink, blue and white are really gorgeous together. Love the vintage pieces!
BuenaMano
Wednesday 5th of January 2011
A lot of very lovely and charming details. And your chandelier's beautiful. I also like the tiny animal figurines below the framed Alice in Wonderland artwork or poster.
AngelsBreath
Wednesday 5th of January 2011
Very whimsical and girly. I'm sure your baby girl will love this room. There are a lot of interesting decors and interesting artwork that will surely capture her attention.