Midcentury

I really wanted to design a nursery that had a relaxing and peaceful vibe. I also wanted to be surrounded by things that I loved to look at and that hopefully would make Alfie happy as well. I didn’t have a theme or colors that I had to have, I started with the lion that hangs over his crib and went from there. I hit up TJ Maxx and Home Goods A LOT and would pick up things here and there that were just way too cute to pass up. Target was another one of my go to places for super cute items. It was such a fun process and it turned out just as I wanted. It’s now my favorite and most decorated room in our whole house! lol!

For Olivia’s nursery I based the entire room on the accent wall.  I chose silver star wallpaper and knew the theme would be greys and whites and ivory.  I love the animals I found for her walls!  They are so goofy looking!  One of my favorite places in her nursery is her library.  We received tons of books from my baby shower.  I’m an art teacher, so of course, all books are color coordinated to match my personality.  To give her room a pop of color, I added the blush pink area rug.

Julia Rothnam’s beautiful daydreams wallpaper was our starting point for this fun, playful nursery. We tried to keep the rest of the room pretty neutral with touches of brass and natural wood accents everywhere.The dark indigo rug is serves as a great neutral base against the light walls and also to hide an accidents as he grows up. I wanted a a room that my baby boy could grow up into and I think we have managed to do that.

 
I had always envisioned a very gender neutral nursery, and our favorite colors are black, white and neutrals. Our entire nursery was inspired by this wallpaper I found on Livettes Wallpaper. I am obsessed. When we found out the gender, we just went from there – trying to keep it super minimal but yet designed very well. My advice for readers would be pick a favorite piece for the room you cannot live without and design it around that.
 
 
((If you’re sharing this nursery to social media – please tag the CORRECT person, @ciarachanelself -we solely designed this for our baby boy not another account))

This is my second time doing an “It’s a Small World” room. We recently moved and I was sad to tell her old room goodbye! This time I was inspired by the ride’s queue at Walt Disney World. I’m a HUGE Disney nerd, I love Mary Blair and I couldn’t be more excited to have another room in our home that pays her so much honor! You cannot help but smile every time you peak inside and see it. Small World was always my favorite ride growing up. I loved all the textures, the kids outfits, the color, the boats, and of course the message the song brings to people. I have many happy memories riding it so this room fills me with happiness and nostalgia of days gone by. One trip in particular that comes to my mind was one that my grandparent took us on the ride was closed for refurbishment. My Papaw was an extremely frugal man who had grown up during the Great Depression and rarely did any thing extravagant. He paid for us to stay longer than trip just so I could ride It’s a Small World. I only hope I pass on so many great memories to my kids!

Hello! I am Hailey, a first time mama to our baby boy coming 9/10/18. He is our little IVF miracle that we have waited so long for and prayed so hard for. He was our one and only embryo to survive, and he’s made it all the way! We can hardly wait to meet him.
As we were struggling with infertility, before we ever started IVF, I had dreamed of a soft, neutral safari nursery – if we were ever lucky enough to have a baby. I’ve collected things here and there over the last couple of years, and I am so thrilled that I was able to use them and everything came together so beautifully.
I love how soft his nursery is, but also love the contrast that we brought in with the black metal crib and book ledges. There are several pieces in this nursery that mean a lot, and give unique character to his room.

Vintage rattan elephant. This was actually the very first piece I picked for our nursery and has inspired the design of the room. I’ve had this for nearly two years! I found him through facebook on a yard sale page. Bringing old and new items together creates an eclectic look that is really hard to achieve if you are buying everything from Target and Pottery Barn.
Handmade Knit Elephant Mobile – I found this on Etsy from a shop in Lithuania over a year ago and I knew that if we ever became pregnant, this would be one of my only splurges for the nursery. The mobile was $150, but worth every single penny and heirloom quality. It might be my favorite thing in the entire room!
Mid Century wooden dresser – Mixing design styles can be one of the best things you can do in a room to bring in character and depth. I found this dresser on another online yard sale page.
Handmade wooden sign – “How wonderful life is, now you’re in the world” This was something me and my husband made together for our sweet miracle boy- the last thing we added to the nursery, and a perfect finishing touch.
Black metal & cream upholstered crib – This crib is the perfect mix of soft and bold materials. So perfect for a baby boy, but I will also plan to use it if I ever have a daughter.
Area Rug: In my opinion, rugs are the best way to tie a room together & you don’t necessarily have to spend a ton of money.
Baby Animal Prints – I’ve had these picked out on Etsy for months and months. They bring such a soft touch to the nursery. They printed beautifully on canvas and I framed them myself in IKEA frames.
Books – I’m a huge fan of decorating a nursery with things that your baby will be able to use and enjoy. Me and my husband had a ton of fun picking out books together.
Animal Alphabet – Illustrated and designed by me.

 

As a Librarian, reading and children’s literacy are very important to me. I thought a reading themed nursery would be a great way to share my husband and I’s love of books with baby. I always wanted to design a fun, gender neutral nursery and I think the aqua, yellow and white color scheme achieved that goal.
Our friends and family threw us a reading themed shower where we received lots of books to build baby’s own library. We also received lots of knitted blankets and other special things from friends and family that helped us add small details to the room. The pennant banner is DIY project that I made from children’s book pages. The small rocking chair is a much loved piece from my childhood.

When we got pregnant with our 2nd child we moved our son into a new room. We wanted to do a fun accent wall and have a playful but not to “kid” room! We collected pieces from the room from various places – most often just stumbling upon something that we knew we wanted to incorporate in the room.
My favorite part of the room is the wallpaper! We bought removable wallpaper so we can easily take it off the wall when we switch up our son’s room again. I highly recommend going this route to add an accent wall to rooms!
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