Small space

We found out we were pregnant with baby #3 while in the thick of restoring our 120 year old historic home. We didn’t want to undertake the hassle of converting an entire room into a nursery for a little more than a year, so we decided to create a “mini nursery” in the attic dormer of our third floor master bedroom! I really love how it turned out and how we were able to utilize special items like mini cribs and heirloom furniture pieces to make a gender neutral space that works while we need it but can later be repurposed throughout our home.

We live in a small condo and wanted a space for our twins that would be playful and fun, but not completely scream “baby.” Having both a boy and a girl, we needed to keep the room gender neutral, but still light and cheerful with special touches for each of them.

My little man’s nursery has been the perfect little nest to cuddle, sleep and play in! It’s aqua walls with grass green and brown accents provided us with a soothing, warm yet airy environment in a very small space. Most of the pieces were DIY’d by my husband or me!
Now, my little man is not so little and we’ve transitioned him to a bigger room with a camping theme. (Hence, the toddler bed instead of a crib. I added back the changing pad to show what it was like back when he was little). This room will get a gentle makeover soon for baby boy #2.
Finally getting the pics posted here is my way of saying goodbye to this lovely little room!

The inspiration for Jonah’s nursery came from the Alligator Madras bedding set from Pottery Barn Kids. After browsing nurseries high and low, my husband and I saw the bedding set, and ran with the idea of incorporating alligators into his nursery.
We had a very small space to work with, and we knew we wanted the room to be as bright, colorful, and cheerful as possible…while making the most of every square inch.
Although the room is small in size, the amount of character we’ve added cannot be contained within these walls :)

This one-of-a-kind custom loft bedroom boasting bright pinks and orange was created for two sisters in NYC.

This is my 3 year old daughter Anna’s bedroom. See more details on the blog.

My husband is from the Caribbean so I wanted a beautiful ocean theme for our son. This room was previously an indoor greenhouse (hence all the windows) so the floor is slightly angled and has a tile floor. This was completely redone and I installed carpet and lots of elbow grease.

Reid’s blue and green nursery is a collection of old and new.  The outfit I came home from the hospital in as a baby hangs framed on the wall, an antique rocking chair sits on the floor, and in the corner is the chair my best friend and I painted in seventh grade.  The wrought iron crib, a big comfy chair, and the changing table were all new purchases.  One of my favorite things in the room are the canvas silhouettes my mom painted of my husband and me when we were children.

Vibrant Twin Girl nursery in shades of Pink, Green and Grey

I began designing my son’s nursery around January 2010 and completed it just in time for him to arrive in March. It was my first experience completely designing a room and I became addicted always trying to add even more to make the room just that much more special. His room was really small, so I did my best to maximize space.

Due to limited space and twins on the way ~ this family needed to convert this tiny guest nook into a full fledge bedroom for their growing toddler.
The Goal:  To make this tiny tiny space a fun and cozy bedroom fit for a growing toddler.
The Challenge:  It’s a tiny TINY space!

We have a three bedroom house and two kids, so we needed a multi-functional room.  The room has to function as a space for my growing toddler, but it is also used as a guest room when friends and family come visit.  The challenge was squeezing a queen size bed and a crib in a relatively small bedroom.

My husband and I had to carve a space for our son out of our railroad apartment in Brooklyn. With a little ingenuity, we created a budget-conscious, cozy space, custom-designed just for him. Even though it’s a small space, it really works for us, and has the flexibility to evolve as Jules gets older. We’ve already swapped out the bassinet-sized BAM-BAM crib for the full-sized configuration, and it is still a fully functional room, perfect for our growing boy!

As we do not know the gender of our baby, I’ve created a colorful nursery fit for either king OR queen! I chose green, aqua, and orange highlighted with white furniture to brighten the small space with my limited budget. I enjoyed finding creative ways to get the look I wanted while keeping costs down and had a blast mixing patterns too!

Baby nursery for little girl

Walk in closet to nursery!

Our client desired a romantic and serene nursery to welcome their first baby girl – yet they had the challenge of dealing with a low ceilings loft space.

My husband and I were temporarily living in DC when my son was born. Even though we were in a rental, and I knew we would be leaving in a year, I wanted to have a fun nursery. However, I did not want to do a lot of work that would have to be undone when we left. I decided not to paint the walls, but rather cut out white contact paper in tree branch shapes to create a little fun on the blah walls. We were on a very tight budget so all of the furniture either came from Craigslist (DC has a fabulous selection!) or Ikea.

We wanted to create a beautiful nursery for our Baby Boy Will!  Something that was soothing / calm, yet vibrant…sophisticated, but not overly mature.  We used soft colors with bold accents (hello zebra rug!) to achieve this.   Living in NYC, space is tight, so we had to be creative to fit all of the must haves in his room.   Keeping the furniture light in color also helped the room to feel more light and airy.  

I had the honor of designing Isaac’s nursery for my great friends Jennifer and Jeff.  They wanted something bright and fun in their small space, but not too baby.  And it had to be a little bit nerdy too. Not many kids have the formula for gravity on their wall! His room really did make me smarter.