OUR HOUSE- BEIGE, TEAL & NAVY NURSERY

Our house is a total work in progress. And it probably will be for a long time, which kind of kills me on the inside. I want it all now! But as I often tell my clients, design is a process and it takes time to pull everything together so you have to be patient. I am really attempting to take my own advice with that now.  When we moved into our house 23 days ago we knew we wanted to tackle the nursery first, to have a calm, clean finished space for our son amidst all the chaos that is our renovation.

I knew I wanted something that didn’t feel too “baby” or too “boyish” but just something that felt like me mixed with a little bit of him. I came up with the scheme of beige, navy and teal and started shopping!  I found this amazing rug from World Market and started to base everything around that, pulling out the teal and navy colors in other textiles in the room. I chose Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter for the walls–I always like to keep the walls a more mature color in children’s rooms so that the space can easily age with the child and their changing decor preferences. I also have to give a huge shout-out to my amazing hubby– who designed and hand built this crib for AT. Now how cute is that?!

By now you know that vinyl wall decals are all the rage.  They are a great and affordable way to add interest, color and pattern to a wall without the more permanent commitment of traditional wallpaper. For our nursery I did a random gold polka dot on the ceiling. I like the fun element that it adds and little AT loves to stare up at them when he is laying is his crib pretending to sleep :).

I am not a fan of matchy-matchy anything. Crib bedding was no exception. I found that all the boy bedding was always covered in trucks or weird patchwork quilting. Why can’t little boys appreciate a well designed bedding set as much as girls?! So I decided to mix and match to create my own look that went with my scheme. I found this great linen crib skirt with teal edge banding from Pottery Barn and mixed it with a navy elephant sheet.

I love the idea of using a dresser as a temporary changing table just by adding a contoured changing pad to the top with this fun patterned cover. It’s a smarter use of budget because the pad can easily be removed when it is no longer needed, and the dresser will provide much needed storage throughout the years. This particular dresser was sentimental to us, as it served as the cake table from our wedding a few years ago.

I actually recycled ALL of the wall art from items I had previously had in my old apartments somewhere. I scoured through the attic and pulled out a few pieces that really complimented the scheme. I (and when I say I, I mean my husband) hung a metal basket and then we put a spray painted cardboard letter (also recycled from our wedding decor) in the middle. It creates a nice focal point and mimics the cirucular shapes on the ceiling.

Love this scheme as much as me?! You can shop it right here:

1. Gold Polka dot wall decals, Walls Need Love

2. Wall Color, Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter

3. Elephant Crib Sheet & Teal and Beige crib skirt, Pottery Barn Kids

4. Changing Pad Cover, Etsy

5. Little Dude Pillow, Etsy

6. Area Rug, World Market (no longer available)

7. Fur Throw, World Market