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I wanted to share our nursery because so many people have expressed how much they love it. I was inspired by bits and pieces of designs on Pinterest and have always enjoyed designing and crafting. We are currently expecting our first baby July 3rd and we are going to be surprised with the gender. With that being said, we had to do a gender neutral nursery that would still be vibrant and exciting. I’m not a an all white and beige kind of gal, or a yellow/green kind of gal either. I searched and searched for gender neutral themes and really came to love the tribal and Aztec look that would be both exciting for a boy or a girl and could easily be dressed up one way or the other once the baby comes to further define the gender look of the room.
My husband and I came to a compromise on painting two walls a medium/dark steel gray and leaving 2 of the opposite walls the mint green that they already were. We decided to make the two dark walls our main focal point and star of the show. We highlighted the dark walls with custom made light gray and mint green vinyl triangles. We also put in homemade natural wood shelves with a very faint gray stain and mounted with gold/brass painted pipe brackets. To coordinate, my husband also made matching book shelves from the same wood and stain and embellished with gold painted cup pulls for accent.
From there, we added in all gray solid wood furniture with a lightly rustic/worn-looking finish. We sought out an etsy seller to make custom bedding with all of the fabrics of my choosing to ensure an equality of gender-specific type of colors. We featured mint green, navy, a hint of peach and a little bit of gold yellow in the fabrics, along with grays of course.  To finish the room, we used white linen curtains, canvas white teepee that I hand embellished for some extra flair and added a fancy electric recliner with Bluetooth plugs made by Babyletto.
Hope you enjoy viewing the photos as much as I did designing it and working with my husband together on it.

This is our nursery for our baby girl Quincy who is due on November 30th.

This is the room we prepared for our first baby- a little girl due November 1, 2011. Though we knew we were having a girl, I wanted to keep the room on the neutral side, so it could “grow up with her”, and potentially be used for future kiddos as well. In addition, we wanted to keep to a budget, so we reused existing items as much as possible. We ended up making or modifying a majority of items in the room- and I love how all of that work resulted in a customized room with a ton of personal touches.

Hilton’s fox nursery is a mix of woodland and southwestern theme. We wanted to create a room that would grow with Hilt and that was ALL boy.

I was so excited to start my daughter’s whimsical nursery. After having 2 boys first , it felt that much more exciting! But it was harder than I thought ! I knew I wanted it feminine and girly, but I also wanted it unique and something that could grow with her.

I wanted a room for our first baby girl that we would love spending time in.  Living in NYC, space is limited so the room would also have to double as a bit of a guest room and have lots of storage options.  After deciding on a color palate of grey and white with pops of hot pink, everything started to come together in a really fun way.  Lots of different patterns keep your eye moving and Isabella is always finding new things to look at! 

The moment I knew I was expecting Rosie was unreal. I had a dream of a baby crying in a flower garden. I was surrounded by people but I was the only one that can hear the awful scream. I took off into the flower garden desperately trying to find this baby. As I got closer to the baby, I woke up before I could see the baby face. When I woke up I was drenched in sweat and my husband walked into the room and surprised me with roses (hint, her name). At that moment I knew I was expecting. After waiting for the gender reveal to confirm I was expecting a girl I decided to pull inspiration from my pregnancy to design Rosie’s nursery. I decided to keep the theme going with my outdoor maternity session so I can display them in Rosie’s nursery. When designing your nursery, pick a theme and go with your own ideas. This makes it easier to create something original and not get overwhelmed when you can’t find the same decor as someone else. A quick tip to make any room in your home feel complete is to add photographs. What better time to snap pictures while you’re expecting and don’t forget to display your newborn session too. Shop around your home and vintage boutiques to save money and repurpose something. You can use anything you find the way you choose. I found an old Ikea picture frame and used it to frame a deer head I purchased from Home Goods. My curtains are hanging on a wall rack. I found affordable tie top curtains from Amazon and used the hanging wall rack as a curtain rod. I couldn’t leave the antler hanging wall rack behind, it was just too perfect for Rosie’s Room. Be sure to check out my blog for more pictures.

Aqua and yellow brighten this happy nursery designed with love for a happy little girl.

This nursery was designed for our son or daughter – who we are expecting to arrive in early October! The nursery is full of colorful textiles, DIY projects and sentimental reminders of good times my husband and I have had together as a family of two!

Cars themed Birthday

This vintage nursery is truly one-of-a-kind. The back wall is covered in hot pink and silver damask wallpaper, accented by picture frame molding, a large custom cut monogram and two stunning lucite sconces. Silhouette style artwork and the custom monogram are repeated throughout the room. The Empire Rocker by Nurseryworks is upholstered in navy with a custom made pillow with an embroidered monogram. A lucite chandelier hangs down, completing this amazing and modern nursery! Design by Little Crown Interiors.

Nursery to welcome our first baby.

Samantha’s Nursery was designed by Cheryl McConnell owner of Sweet Lullaby in Wyckoff NJ. The setting was to be fit for a princess and a room she can grow with. Simple pinks and greens soft to the eye.

I turned this very small space into a cozy nursery with popping colors.  I played on a subtle theme of home sweet home which I thought was a unique, warm and homey theme in and of itself.  With a mix of modern and new and old antiques, this simple yet fun nursery turned out just the way I had hoped.  Hope you enjoy it!  Thanks for lookin’, friends!

A soft neutral nursery with accents of peach tones – a nursery made for a princess.
See more details on my blog, www.pbjstories.com

We are so excited to be adding a little boy to our family!  My husband said he wanted something “modern & preppy” for our little man so I tried to keep this in mind when designing the room. I think we created a clean space that reflects the overall feel we were going for.

We wanted to utilize our loft that overlooks the living/family room and kitchen as our daughter’s playroom and we wanted to spend as little money possible. The entire room came together for under $350!

Nursery for our baby due 4/28/11.

We travel a lot of and wanted to create a room that would inspire our little lady to explore her world.

Our house is made up of books. Pages and bindings fill as many cracks as we can stuff them into. Stories line our walls, cocooning us in a world of words.
And now they do that for Griffin.