A Cool Nursery

I love it when I see a cool nursery that does not go down the typical baby blue or baby pink route - this one was styled by the clever Morgan Satterfield (check out her blog The Brick House).
And for you USA readers - you can win the cot, the (awesome) chair/ottoman set and a choice of prints from The Animal Print Shop. What an amazing prize - enter here.
Photographs by Laure Joliet via At Home At Home.

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OH BOY

Design: Sherry Hart

Someone very close to me is about to have a baby boy anytime now! We briefly discussed the little guy's nursery today. Here's some inspiration for my readers and for you K!!! What I love about all these rooms is that they aren't too fussy. The designs use a few grand gestures but are fairly simple. Don't be afraid to use larger scaled objects in a small person's room!

Lee Kleinhelter's son's room

via Big Cartel

I never tire of David Hick's La Fiorentina print

I adore the artwork above the bed - If anyone knows the source, please do share!!

I love the idea of a map wall in a child's room or play room.

The animal prints are great - Restoration Hardware

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Pink & Yellow

Pink and Yellow are the colors I'm using in my daughter's bedroom! I'm so excited that I'm finally making some progress.  I've painted the walls, the rug is in, the light fixture is hung; I have quite a bit more to do but I plan to paint her dresser a bright shade of yellow this weekend. In a perfect world the easter bunny would set it up on Saturday night...We'll see....

Here's a little peek below, we didn't show much in the photo shoot because the room isn't ready!

images: ?, Canadian House and Home, Bellini Portraits.

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Emerson's room - design boards

 Here is the plan for Emerson's room, the walls are painted and ready to go. I also already have some of the other elements. The concept for her room was the idea of bunnies and deer emerging into a summery garden from the "enchanted forest". Make sense? Good.

1. Scalloped window treatments with a pom-pom detail.
2. Art work via lovemaki.bigcartel {found via this is glamorous}
3. I am going to paint the dresser lemon yellow
4. Light pink paint - ben moore, mellow pink,
 - the charcoal fabric is for the custom designed headboard. It will have a medium pink contrast welt.
 - Kelly Wearstler - in confetti from Lee Jofa on an upholstered chair
5. I purchased this amazing bunny via Etsy from Dimdi. My sister also had an adorable deer painted for Emerson by the same artist.
6. I am going to design a custom headboard similar to this!
7. I purchased these great letter press words. Each type was designed and signed by the artist. {will provide site}. I am going to hang them above the bed, each will have a hot pink mat.
8. + 9. Bunny Pillow via Unica Home, Deer - room's mascot, via HomeGoods. I purchased this when I was pregnant, not knowing if I was having a boy or a girl.
10. Bob Collins yellow lattice will be used for a large bed pillow. {maybe a bolster - not sure yet}
11. Inspiration for an artwall above the crib - It will be a collage of deer and bunny prints by various
artists
12. Palm leaf chandelier. I found one very similar on ebay and had it sprayed last year.
13. I want to add this David Hicks - hexagon wallpaper someplace as an accent.
14. Pink gourd lamp. I also already have a great pierced white lamp.
15. Bedding will be simple and scalloped with a ruffle bed skirt in shades of pink and white.
16. I have a fun fluffy wool shag carpet in the room it's perfect for little, bare feet.

got to run and get my kiddos!!

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think pink

Sorry about the late post. I've been running lately, I feel like all I do is run, run run... I blog when I really should be sleeping. Anyway as most of my regular readers {and thanks for that :)} probably figured out my life took a crazy turn this past Fall. It's insane enough having a new born baby, never mind life changing drama. I'm moving forward in a positive direction and am starting to focus on my home again!!{which is always so much fun for me}. I was never able to wrap up my daughter's room, so that is my first order of business. I got around to painting it on Saturday. I have painted a slew of mirrors and dressers etc. but I had never painted a room before. It was a goal of mine to paint hers. I finished 90%, and plan on finishing the balance this week!! I never tire of the transformative power of paint, $50.00 and a little elbow grease is all it takes. I LOVE the color. I went with a pale pink; I know that seems so predictable, but pink it just so "well", pretty, and that is what I was going for on the walls.  I previously posted my original boards for the room on my blog here. I've tweaked them a little, but the concept is still pretty much the same. {look for the new boards, with the final selections tomorrow afternoon}. Here's a bit of pale pink inspiration for you. The color I went with is called Mellow Pink {75%} by Benjamin Moore. It's the perfect warm pink. {and looks very much like Palmer Weiss daughter's walls below.} 

image: Lonny Mag

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Inspiration - Baby Nurseries

Photographs by Richard Birch via Remodelista.

Photographs via Ohdeedoh.

In tribute to my sister, Amelia who will be making me an Aunty around October and to all my friends who are having/had babies left, right and centre all around me. Here are some nurseries that I have seen on my blog adventures.

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serena & lily

ok, so there was a giant earthquake yesterday for those who didn't turn on your tv or look on the internet in the past 12 hours. we happened to be on the 7th floor of a building in san diego, close to the epicenter, and let me tell you, it was super scary i almost started to cry. when your building is shaking and you feel like you have no control, everything really gets put into perspective. i'm very grateful there were very few fatalities in this particular earthquake. now, i'm waiting for 'the' aftershock they keep mentioning...

to back up a bit, amanda and i went to the outlet shops in camarillo on saturday. we specifically wanted to take a peak at restoration hardware to see what their outlet hardware section included. now that i have newly painted cabinets, they are missing that component, so i am trying to find some finds. we didn't come across any hardware that would work for my kitchen, but we did find some great robe hooks that will be used for our offices and bedroom in a unique way...stay tuned for those diy projects. in the car on the way home, we were talking to our close friend about her pregnancy, and she let us know she is having a little girl! so excited for her. she said she got her bedding at serena and lily. i immediately plugged that name into my head knowing there would be a blogging opportunity this week. and i behold. serena and lily. of course, i haven't ever shopped for baby room bedding, but it would be hard to narrow down a selection from this company. so cute and perfect. i hope everyone enjoyed their easter weekend! jolene.

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