Modern Turquoise Nursery

Description

Instead of traditional pink for a girl's nursery, I went with turquoise and used pink for accents. With such a small room, I thought modern, clean-line furniture would be the most appealing. http://ababyadogandablog.blogspot.com/

Design Inspiration

I was looking for non traditional bedding that did not scream baby.  Also, I wanted to paint the walls turquoise and was thrilled when I found the Coco Dot bedding from Pottery Barn Kids. 

Decorating Style

Recently I have been trending toward a more modern style with some unexpected antique pieces.

Project Details

• Paint: Tropicana Cabana from Benjamin Moore
• Crib: Baby Mod Parker Crib from Wal-Mart
• Wardrobes: Aneboda Wardrobe from Ikea
• Bedding: Coco Dot from Pottery Barn Kids
• Changing Table: Dwell Studio Silver Lake from Target
• Knobs on the changing table: The Sea Wife
• Mirror: Marshalls (was black and I painted it dark turquoise)
• Curtains: Sheets turned Curtains from HOME at Target
• Valance: Bloom Shower Curtain from Target
• Mobile: Blabla inspired mobile made by my mother-in-law to match perfectly with my colors
• Rocking chair: taken from my parents’ house
• Cushion: Marshalls
• Dresser: craigslist purchase, first painted blue and then turquoise
• Knobs on the dresser: TJ MAXX
• Artwork: Ikea Frames with Baby Shower Cards from Danielle and Diana
• Chandelier: taken from my parents’ house
• Hamper: Marshalls
• All because two people fell in love frame: gift from my Aunt Linda & Uncle Keenan
• First photo frame: gift from my father-in-law
• Birdcage lamp: taken from my parents’ house and repurposed into a lamp with a light kit and some pink spray paint

Favorite Items

I love the whole room!  But if I had to choose, I would pick the mobile made by my mother in law.

Advice

Begin by picking 4 or so colors.  So for me, I took the crib sheet and pulled all of my colors from there.  I then took the sheet to Benjamin Moore and matched each color to a paint swatch.  I taped them all together and carried that around in my purse.  I never had to guess if something would match.

Also, shop around!  You never know what you might find that can be repurposed into what you need.  For example, I created the curtains out sheets and the valance out of a shower curtain.

Check out my blog to learn more about the project.