Looking back at Sienna’s nursery pictures, you wouldn’t think Mavrick once used the same space as his nursery, but he did. His nursery decor was completely different and perfect with what I wanted at the time.
It all started off with the already painted wall — a purple-ish/gray hue with white wainscoting. We had painted this room when we moved in our house taking into account this would “one day” be the room of baby. I wanted something that was neutral so we could either go boy or girl with pops of color. I love gray, so it was only appropriate to incorporate that in major elements in the room.
I chose tone on tone gray houndstooth fabric for the modern glider that would fit perfectly in the corner of the room. A gray shag rug placed under the dark wood crib accented the gray in the glider. I got custom bedding made and wanted modern prints: stripes and dots in bright colors of blues, yellows and green.
The theme? Well you can say that I went pinwheel crazy. I guess that’s the theme — a modern bright pinwheel gender neutral nursery. Phew… that’s a long title, but seems to be right on the dot. I loved pinwheels as a child and realized it was something that wasn’t being used much in nurseries so I went all out. Making these colorful paper toys was a great inexpensive DIY project and I scattered them all around the room. I made a wall of custom art (all designed by me), framed in white frames so that they would pop on the gray wall and added a couple of pinwheels to the layout.
I also added some pinwheels in the pom clusters I DIY-ed. I didn’t want to have a mobile in the room, so I figured having a cluster would be a more modern way to go about it. I included 2 white paper lanterns I took home from my baby shower as well as green and blue paper lanterns I found at the party store. They fit perfectly with the greens and blues in the bedding. Lastly, I wanted to incorporate typography somehow, so I got custom letters made out of bamboo and hung them from the cluster.
Seeing his nursery completely wiped out to make room for Sienna was bitter sweet. I spent so many sleepless nights in the glider, and that room overflows with great memories. I am so happy to have pictures to look back on.
Did you/will you use the same space for the nursery the second time around?
For those interested here is the cost break-down of the nursery decor.
Cluster Garland :
- DIY Pinwheels : approx $10
- DIY Pom Clusters : $3
- Color Paper Lanterns : Party Expert – $15 / 2
- White Paper Lanterns : Already owned
- Custom Bamboo cut-out letters : LuxeCuts
– gift ($12.50 per letter = $50 value)
Furniture :
- Crib, 4-drawer cabinet, changing table : Toys r’ Us – gift ($ 400 value)
- Upholstered Glider : Dutalier – gift ($1000 value)
- Custom Quilt Bedding with assorted pillows : Bijou Lovely Designs – gift ($460 value)
Accessoires:
- 5 x 7 white frames : Ikea – $2.99 /2 each ($6 total )
- DIY Art Prints : $12.50
- Large White Frame : Ikea – $9.99
- Lamp with shade : Bouclair Maison – $24.99
- White flower pot & Plant : Ikea – $2.49 + $2.99
- Yellow Tin Vase : Homesense – $6.99
- Grey garbage : Homesense – $9.99
- Curtain & Blind : Bouclair – $49.99
- Gray Shag Rug : Bouclair Maison – $89.99
- White Desk Clock : Already owned
Storage :
- Baby Blue shelves : Ikea – $5.99 / each
- White Brackets : Ikea – $1.99 / each ($8 total)
- Green Storage Boxes : Ikea – $9.99 / 3 ($20 total)
- White Photo Storage Boxes : Ikea – $3.99 / 2
- Wicker Basket : gift (value unknown)
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
Awww, that must have been so bittersweet to take everything down. Did he take most of his furniture with him to his new room?
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
You have such beautiful nurseries!
GOLD / cherry / 182 posts
I love the pinwheels and lanterns – what a creative idea.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
Love his nursery!
Crazy how you created 2 completely different looks using the same space!
honeydew / 7968 posts
love this room, but i really love how you changed it. i just love your style. i wish i could borrow some.
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
@Mrs. Stroller: No! We actually sold his set seeing his crib didn’t transition into a toddler bed. I think that’s what made the transition to big boy bed easier. Seeing he didn’t see his old furniture.
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
@Alivoo01: Aw thank you so much. I love design/decorating and party planning. I wish I could do it all the time, but alas lack of time and money. hehe.
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
@tequiero21: aw! thank you. Well if ever you need to pick my brain about something, I’m all ears!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Love the color palette and the simplicity! :))) Beautiful as always!