Stripe

Custom designed nursery for Brooklyn.  Hot pink, lime green, turquoise, black & white.  Barbie art & DIY Barbie sunburst mirror.  Upholstered twin bed & turquoise crib.  Design & color palette intended to grow with the child.

A modern nursery that could transition well into childhood and beyond.

I chose this nautical theme after deciding that we wanted to have my daughter, Eliza’s, 1st birthday party on the lake in our neighborhood. With a lakeside setting, a preppy pink and navy nautical celebration seemed to be the perfect fit!  After dinner, our little party guests built their own sailboats. My dad cut all the wood and my mom made the sails with leftover fabric from the backdrop. It was so cute to see a table of girls and one little boy using their hammer and nails to build sailboats. We then set sail in the lake! It was such a beautiful night and the perfect evening to celebrate our sweet girl!

I wanted Ezekiel’s nursery to be colorful and fun without any real theme.  I always loved patterns, such as stripes and chevron, so I started there.  In order for the room to be colorful, but not too overwhelming, we painted the walls grey and had the carpets and crib grey as well.  Then we added touches of our favorite colors – green, teal, orange, and yellow – in fun patterns.

#3 (expected in November) needed a place to lay his little head at night.

Turquoise and gray elephant nursery.  Not too baby-ish but just the right amount!

Transitioned nursery from gender neutral room for firstborn son to gender neutral for second-born daughter.

We wanted to create a modern feel to the nursery with bright colors that would provide stimulus as he grows.

For this party, I wanted the dessert table to help capture the children’s imagination just a Barbie does. So, I tried to design it as though it was actually a place in Barbie’s house.  I found the perfect black and white striped fabric, for the background, which called back to Barbie’s original bathing suit. And then I chose a dressing table to display the sweets and used it as inspiration for many of the other elements. First I found the most beautiful corset cookies and chose to stand them up like a wardrobe of gorgeous Barbie dresses and displayed them in and around a jewelry box. I had the cake pops standing up in a make up bag like beautiful lip glosses. And I created a silhouette, inspired by the classic vintage Barbie silhouette, and used it as one of the icons for the party as I designed the paper goods.  To create the “floral” centerpiece for the dressing table, I was lucky enough to find the perfect marshmallow roller pops .  The favor table was laden with fabulous accessories which I was able to find in the Target dollars bins… pearl necklaces, bracelets, flower headbands, gloves and even little purses to hold all the goodies!  

A tiny space (150sq’) converted into a peaceful, cozy, comfortable baby room.

After moving to Malibu, Ca, S. needed to move from a baby to a toddler room. We left some room for a future sibling (an extra crib and rocker), since any future children would be sharing a room with S.! Navy and white stripes, along with red accents keep the nautical feel.

After months and months of planning and excitement (and reading www.nurserynotations.com), Baby M’s nursery is finally ready – 2 months ahead of her arrival!! Hope you enjoy the pics as much as we enjoyed putting it together!!

The design for this sweet baby shower was inspired by a gorgeous bedding set from polka tot designs and the mom-to-be’s love of panda bears. The colors and patterns were incorporated into the six chicks’ first diaper cake, the party favors and numerous custom graphics, creating a unique and truly personal event.