French nursery

Whimsical New Orleans French nursery

Living in a historic home in Alexandria, this couple wanted to combine their love of french prints with the historic colors in their home. We chose a blue and yellow toile, accented it with a small french blue check, and finished with a monogrammed baby sham.

This particular nursery design project was a gift from a former client to her sister, expecting twins. Twin nurseries are always double to fun, but to be able to design one for a combination of twins, boy and girl is just heavenly! Mom-to-Be loves soft vintage fabrics and muted, earthy colors. We quickly decided upon the antique white iron cribs and a beautiful french farmhouse crib bedding set which we custom designed with blue gingham trim for the boy’s crib and lavender gingham trim for the girl’s crib.  The room was extremely small, so the nursery glider had to be small, but extremely comfortable. The brown toile nursery glider coordinated beautifully with our french nursery theme. We selected a smaller changing table which fit perfectly under the window. A sheepskin nursery rug added the perfect contrast between the cribs and the existing beige carpeting to really anchor the crib area, which was our focal point. I painted a whimsical tree silhouette mural on the two walls by the cribs and hung our custom designed monogram wall plaques to sweetly mark each child’s personal space in the nursery.

This is a nursery we created for our daughter that we recently adopted.  I wanted things that I love in this room: lavender, things that reminded me of France, children’s books, things that are cozy and snuggly, and most of all pictures of our baby girl, us and her birth parents who gave us the most amazing gift in the world!

French Parisian Nursery completed in creamy silk dupioni crib linens, espresso lifetime crib, custom nursery wall hangings and a sweet hand-painted ribbon mural. The deep pink, rich brown and cream furniture and bedding keep it sophisticated and classic while the whimsical paintings add a playful touch.

A Paris-inspired nursery in Hollywood

When it came time to design Charlotte’s nursery I studied pictures I had taken in the Loire Valley in France. How could you not be inspired… The Loire Valley is home to more than 300 Chateaux. Next I found a fabric that inspired the color scheme. I ordered wood letters online and painted them gold. The dresser and mirror are antiques that were mine as a child. I love the way it all came together!