Projects

A neutral safari nursery in a vintage home accented with the sweetest safari details and textures.
 

The Challenge..? Most standard metal or wood dresser knobs feel a bit dangerous for babies who are exploring, cruising and learning to walk. Our daughter kept putting her mouth over the semi-sharp metal knobs and since she is so wobbly on her feet we imagined her falling and chipping her little teeth. Since we knew we had to get rid of the metal knobs we soon came up with a surprisingly beautiful alternative.

This collection was designed for a friend of mine who supported my dream of starting my own line of nursery bedding & decor! The crib sheet, crib skirt, blanket, pillow and curtains are all original and exclusive designs for my new line, Rock & Rollick which launches this spring of 2016.

While I was pregnant, my husband and I decided early on to wait until our baby’s birth to find out the gender. Because of this, deciding how to decorate a nursery was a bit of a challenge. Neutrals are great, but being someone who loves color and lots of it, I knew an all white and gray nursery wasn’t for me. I decided to decorate the nursery in black, white, and grey with lots of patterns and textures and throw in the whole color wheel to brighten things up.

Ava’s pink and mint green shabby chic inspired nursery.  I wanted a classic yet vintage look with distressed furniture.  I am so happy with the way it has turned out.

Alessio’s mom was non-negotiable when it came to the use of bold colours. The colour black was the basis to work from and the outcome guided us to this combination of red, black red and white.
 

Classic Winnie the Pooh nursery with a touch of gold glam perfect for our little girl! Color palette is white and gold with pops of aqua and hints of pink. I didn’t go over the top with the Winnie the Pooh theme but it is definitely present in the space!

My son is really into the Justice League, so I planned his 6th birthday with that theme. I customized almost everything to fit each superhero of the Justice League.

When I started to plan my baby girl’s nursery, I was not sure where to begin or what I had pictured for her.  I knew I wanted a room with serene neutral walls with pops of color that could represent her vibrant personality.  After 9 gray paint samples on the wall (there really are 50 shades of gray), I finally chose the winner and got to painting still without a final image in my head of how it would all turn out. I decided on stripes for one wall because I had seen so many pictures of nurseries with stripes and just fell in love.  Two words: Frog Tape! It took one day to get those stripes perfected.  After that, I just slowly started buying pieces I loved centered around the bedding I picked out and it all came together with hints of coral, mint, and gold.

As soon as we found out we were pregnant with our 2nd daughter (our 3rd child) I knew I wanted to give her the nursery we couldn’t afford to give our first daughter.  This project was a labor of love and very personal for me.  I had been struggling with reproductive issues since our 2nd child was born and was absolutely shocked that I was able to get pregnant a third time.  I firmly believe she was a gift from God.
Arabella; An Answered Prayer
I have prayed for this child and God has answered my prayers – Samuel 1:27

I love to use soft neutral colors. Here I added shades of pink for a little princess, but you could add any color of your preference.

Baby boy adventure nursery.

A nautical inspired nursery for our little boy.

My daughter Ariella is the sweetest little thing.  When the time was coming to plan her 4th birthday party theme, I suggested at least a half dozen ideas to her for themes and she promptly dismissed all of them and exclaimed “I want a bunny party!”  She also specifically requested to have live bunnies at her party :)

This is a colorful nursery for my second baby due January 17, 2016 (and currently still cooking!).  Because my son is just two, we weren’t ready to give up all of his nursery furniture just yet.  We kept things simple in this fresh space for the much anticipated addition to our family!

Munchie Mug

WE had a ROAR-ingly good time at my son’s Dinosaur 3rd Birthday Party. The kids had such a great time and the dino theme was easy to put together. It was DINO-mite!

I wanted a to create a warm, nurturing space that could grow with our daughter. I pulled together a collection of vintage, handcrafted, re-purposed and new items to achieve the look I wanted for our baby girl’s room.

Sheep Farm Felt

My husband is in the military so we move a lot and consequently rent our home which means we can’t do any dramatic or permanent decorating.  This nursery had the additional challenge of being tiny–the previous renters had actually been using it as a walk-in closet tiny.  This was our first daughter after three boys so I wasn’t going to let a little thing like size stop me from making her nursery adorable.  And certainly not “gender neutral” :)