Pink and blue nursery

I had so much fun decorating this nursery for my baby girl Annabelle! It’s my favorite room in the house! When we found out we were having a girl I knew I wanted to decorate the room in pink, after all, when else can you design a room in pink?!
My favorite part of the room is the blue and white accents. I think they bring a modern feel and really make the room pop!
You can read more about how I picked everything out on the tour on my blog: Annabelle Mae’s Pink and Blue Nursery Tour.

I have a love for pastels and all things feminine. However, while putting together a nursery for our little girl, I wanted to build a space that was dreamlike but still offered more than my point of view. We had remodeled the loft into a room so a new wall was constructed. This allowed us to install pocket windows that we made into frames. I wanted playful words in both languages, English & Vietnamese (my native tongue), so my husband custom made vinyl cutouts in gold for the pocket window frames. The rest came together easily utilizing both colors that are traditionally associated with boys and girls, blue and pink. I also added a touch of lavender for a touch of serenity.
I wanted to also explore a bohemian motif underneath the modern approach, so I started collecting items that would sew that together, the silk elephant is made from Thai artisans that I scored from a trip we took to Chiang Mai last year.  The dress and giraffe moccasins were a gift from my friend who lives in South Africa.
I put together an inspiration board before launching the actual decor work and was so happy to see our vision come together.

As soon as I found out I was having a baby girl, I began to dream about what her nursery would look like. I knew I wanted the walls to be a bluish grey color because it’s incredibly calming, and what momma wouldn’t want their baby to sleep in a calm nursery? I’m certainly a big girly girl but knew I didn’t want to go overboard with the pink, so I chose a soft pink to accent the bluish grey. The first furniture piece I purchased was the dresser on craigslist. It was originally light yellow, but I painted it pink hombre using Annie Sloan chalk paint and waxed the handles with gold gilding wax. Lastly, I used gold accessories to add a little bit of chic glam to Grace’s room. My piece of advice is make your baby’s nursery an extension of your home decor style. You will spend countless hours in that room feeding your baby, and rocking her to sleep, so why not make it a room you love to be in too? I had so much fun putting this room together, and I’m thrilled to share the results!
 
*Thanks to Tiffany Wayne Photography for capturing these images. tiffanywayne.com

Summer skies and winter sunsets were my inspiration for our little girls room – Capturing those awe inspiring moments and those moments of fun as hot air balloons pass or children run along gazing a kites soaring in the sky.
Before we knew if it was going to be a little girl or boy’s room, we decided to give the room a pale, sky blue canvas and built everything from there. The colour we ended up choosing was a perfect mix of blue with a pretty lilac undertone, in the morning sun it feels bright and fresh, while in the evening it looks slightly purple and makes the room feel so soft and warm.
As soon as I found out a little girl was on the way, I then knew I could go down the sweet road of pretty sunsets and pastel skies – my mind was filled with images and everything came together very quickly from there. I wanted the room to feel whimsical but also peaceful, to be a place that would be fun for a little girl to play in but to also feel timeless and relaxing.
The rose pink velvet chair was my first must have piece of furniture and it really gave the room that pretty, yet elegant feel. We ordered the cot, change table and set of drawers online and then I put a lot of DIY into the room. The mobile to the hot air balloons, rainbow and pastel building blocks were all a labour of love – even the kites were made in the wee hours one morning when I couldn’t sleep at 8 months pregnant! We already had the IKEA bookshelf, which I decided to flip onto it’s side, add legs and then I white washed all the baskets on the bottom shelf to soften the golden colour up a bit.
I adore how this room came together – it has quickly become our favourite place to play!

I had so much fun designing my second daughter’s nursery. I was worried I wouldn’t love it as much as my first daughter’s, but I definitely do! I initially fell in love with the curtains on Pinterest and designed the room from there. This used to be our guest bedroom and I painted it then had hardwood floors put in. I spray painted the unfinished monogram above the crib using Rustoleum specialty metallic gold spray paint. I also used this to paint the gold lattice picture hanger (which I bought from a local mom swap page) and the frame with my baby shower invite. My 2 year old painted the small picture for her little sister. The sweet grass basket was a baby shower gift. One of my best friends made the aqua beach glass chandelier for me for a wedding present! I was so excited it went perfectly with the nursery! The paint is Woodlawn Blue by Benjamin Moore.

I love the contrast of the colors pink and blue. I wanted something a little non traditional when you think of a girl’s nursery. Playing with paint colors and pops of colors  I decided on blue, pink and gold. We painted the walls Thundering Clouds by Valspar. From there, I went off a piece of artwork that was created by Shenasi Concept on Etsy. I fell in love with her ballerina artworks and decided this would be the focal/theme. I kept the furniture simple white by Pottery Barn Kids – Kendall Crib, Changing table and Glider.

I designed this nursery little by little when I was pregnant with my little one.  I had an idea of the colors I wanted – pink, blue, and green –  and just added pieces as I found them.