Nautical

We chose this project because we were expecting our first ever child. We found out we were having a girl so we decided to step out the box a bit with accent color. The design on the wall was widely used on Pintrest. It was a clean look that we liked. So instead of the olive green that we always saw online, we played around with pink. We ended up with a pastel pink and couldn’t be more happier. Advice I’d give to fellow readers, pick colors and paint them on the wall and look at them every day during the day, night, light on, light off. You’ll be happier in the end. Also, measure measure measure! It’s true what say, always make sure your furniture is the right size for the room. Have fun!

With a little girl on the way, we needed to take the furniture from our son’s room to put in her nursery. We decided to go big with his furniture and buy a queen bedroom set. His nursery theme was Peter Pan, and while I wanted to keep some elements I wanted to tie in the decals and navy blue so added some ocean friends to his space. I also updated his faux fur white area rug to something more contemporary that matched his new color scheme. Since I was in the process of designing our little girl’s nursery, I didn’t want to spend too much time or money redoing his room. I’m obsessed with the decals and they were so easy to install.

We chose a coastal inspired nursery for my son because of my upbringing in Coastal New England and because we are fortunate enough to live only 1800 steps from the beach. I have always found solace in the sound of the waves crashing and truly appreciated growing up in an area that brought me such peace.
My first job was at Woodman’s of Essex which is famous for their seafood, and is a New England staple. My entire family worked at this establishment as well and we would each say it was of our favorite place to work. We really looked forward to the clam bakes, the local travel and everything that goes along with the lifestyle of living by the beach. We adore this community and hope our son grows up with as much love for it as we have!
My advice to any current or expecting parents is to create something that truly resonates with you and will be meaningful for years to come. I chose neutral tones for the nursery with the consideration that we could one day have a girl who may share the space. I also wanted this room to embody the quaint and charming characteristics of New England that can be appreciated by a boy or a girl, and can be a fun place for them to create memories as they grow up.

I was inspired by Anewall Bombora wallpaper mural. Living in San Diego, I thought it would be fun to create an ocean/beach-themed nursery. When we first installed the wallpaper, we didn’t know our baby’s gender yet. Once we found out we were having a girl, I decided it would be fun to add blush accents to the room.

When I found out I was expecting a boy I was really stumped with what to do with the nursery. While I enjoy bold colours for boys’ rooms (think navy, forest green even black), my style preference is light and airy. I did not want to just paint the walls grey like the gender neutral nurseries I usually see on Pinterest.
I wanted to create a space that was “pretty” to look at but still somewhat masculine. I love wallpaper and I scoured the internet looking for some for this room, but I couldn’t find anything that I loved that hadn’t been over used in other boys’ rooms. When I couldn’t find a wallpaper I loved, I decided to create this unique feature wall with moulding. The wall is currently painted white, but it could change to a colour (such as navy) in the future! The other walls are painted light grey.
Designing a nursery in a pandemic when all the stores were closed was challenging. About 90% of the room was ordered online and when they re-opened I picked up a few decor items (pillows, picture frames) from HomeSense again. The shelves were pretty bare though so I never found exactly what I was looking for, however it will do for now! I love the nautical theme for boys’ rooms as well as coastal decor, so I combined these two elements. I didn’t want there to be boats and anchors everywhere, but I added a few nods to beach life in the decor and I used a beach inspired palette of blue, white and grey.

The perfect room for two boys looking to get creative and have fun escaping sharks and using their imaginations. I created this room with a nautical surf vibe for two sweet boys. I wanted to make it exciting but also be a place that they can grow into for many years to come. The existing furniture was complimented with a custom wall mural, a grow with me modern desk, shark bedding and a gallery wall. I absolutely love this one and so do my sweet clients!

As soon as I found out I was expecting a baby boy I knew right away his nursery was going to be Nautical themed. I fell in love with the Bombora wallpaper from Project Nursery and that started it all! I met my husband in a coastal small town in Connecticut, we got married here and now our soon to be family of four has anchored here. I wanted to add a touch of our quaint little town in the nursery as well as maintain a contemporary design. In the current situation we’re lucky enough to have found most of the decor items online and get them shipped to our home. (above are our shopping sources).  I do, however, miss going to the local stores and shops for the nursery ;). All of the furniture is hand-me-downs from his big sister :)
 

When a repeat client comes to me and wants help turning a “toy/storage/catch all” room into an actual playroom, the answer of course is always yes!  I always start my projects with a design concept and after a bit of back and forth with the client, we aligned on “surfer boy” as our theme.
The space needed to be practical, comfortable and of course, playful for these sweet three boys.  I instantly new of a few products that would work but before I went into the details, I had to find my design moment.  Meaning, there is typically a point in the process – researching, dreaming, brainstorming – where I have an item, a color, a pattern or something that is the centerpiece for everything else in the room.
In this case, it was the wallpaper.  After a mishap with a previous wallpaper I had sourced, I decided to design my own, specific for this client, these boys and this room.  Waves, my first wallpaper collection, was birthed and will be available in  May!  And the best part is this wallpaper is customizable – it has the ability to be monogramed with 1 letter and here we have it with an “e” as all three boys’ names start with an e.  SWOON!
Once I had the wallpaper as my muse, the other pieces came naturally.  I love the Crate and Kids storage piece.  And FLOR carpet squares are always a hit for kids spaces because of how practical and durable they are (plus their designs are amazing).  The lounge-y cushions that act like a sofa are a perfect place for reading and, ahem, wrestling because come on, it’s a boys playroom.  Add some sharks, art and bookshelves and this room is complete!