Name: Harriet, Due in December
Location: Austin, Texas
Why I chose these colors for the nursery:
When it came time to start painting, we didn't know if it was going to be a boy or a girl and even if we had known, we didn't want the nursery to be scream "boy" or "girl".
We choose a bright apple green as a starting point that would work for either sex which in turn dictated the secondary palette: Espresso for the chair and curtains, and white for the rug, doors, and dresser. The plan was to add pink accents if it was a girl, and orange if it was a boy. After finding out we were having a little Harriet, we added pink sheets, a pink Go-Go's poster and fuchsia changing pad covers for a little pop of accent color.
Two Good Color Tips:
Paint your doors. It's one of the easiest ways to add a punch of color especially for neutral rooms.
Put color in unexpected places. We haven't had time to get around to it yet, but have plans to pain the inside of Harriet's closet a shockingly bright shade of pink because unexpected pops of color are always fun.
Color(s) and brand(s) of paint used in the room:
The walls are all painted in Behr Japanese Fern; the doors are also Behr, in Cotton Fluff.
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Wow! This is great! I can't believe how many ideas you have that I share - I'm planning on painting my nursery a similar green color along with the Dwell brown polka dot bedding w/a pink fitted sheet and that same IKEA lamp that'll be moved up from our living room, and the accents of brown.
My Google sketchup nursery:
http://tinyurl.com/ywwvf2
I like this room. Very well done.
My only criticism is, in my humble opinion, is that the particular shade of green may be difficult to live with over time. If it was a tad softer, I think it would work better.
That being said, very well done.
Nice! a lot like our color palette. good job :)
Our color palette is the same except we switched the brown for black b/c the sharp contrast of black and white is great for litlle one's eyes. It's beautiful.
The room is so crisp and beautiful!
I love that colour green, and had a feature wall in my living room painted near exactly that colour green (I wish I was at home to run down to the basement to check the name, because I do think it was the same - the other walls were a colour called Palm). But I want to say this, without meaning to sound the least bit critical of it because I do love that colour: When I chose that colour (about five years ago), my mom casually mentioned that she'd read somewhere that green is the colour that the eye grows tired of most quickly. And you know what? Living with it did hurt my eyes after a while, and two years ago I had the whole room painted over with Sico's Japanese Paper, and now I just use the punchy green for accents with my brown sofa. That said, one doesn't spend as much time in the nursery as one does in the living room.
I see over at the other Fall Colours contest pages that the green and brown combination is being criticized for being too trendy - but I think that's what I like about it. It's fun for a while, and it encourages a dramatic change down the road - I like having something to look forward to. Done is no fun!
Wow - very bold use of the green. The color palette (even down to the green/orange had it been a boy, which may turn into green/blue for us) is very similar to what we are planning, though we don't want to paint the walls, which will make bold use of colors a little more challenging. Great job! (The Babymod crib looks great, too!)
Your dog is beautiful and even coordinates with the room colors! Very cute!
Nothing says baby's room like a photo of a prostitute on the wall.
yeah, I have to agree.. what's with Audry above the crib? I'm all for originality but that's kinda weird, no?
A fancy pro and a long cigarette.
But, I do love the rest of the decorating job. Doesn't really seem like a kid's room, except for the crib, that is.
Well I love the Audrey poster, nice to see something other than birds and alphabets for a change. Not weird to me!
how about a big pic of mommy above the crib?
Haha, well said, Prententious! People forget she was a call girl in that movie. Oh well. Cute picture, I suppose.
I think Audrey's fine where she is. After all, the room isn't going to be a nursery forever, so the grown-up touches might be usable in its future life as well.
Oh, forgot to mention that I love the colors and the dog.
Aw, folks, don't be harshing on Holly. She's already had a tough row to hoe. (Please try to ignore the obvious pun in that last sentence.)
I love this room. And your dog looks like my dog when I was a little kid, which makes me like the room even more.
As for the green on the walls, my kitchen has been painted almost the exact same colour for nine years now (well, with refresher touch-ups), and I still love it.
Nice colors! I like that the dog and Audrie have same pose and even same expression on their faces :P
What sort of carpet is that, pray tell? I'd love to find something similar!
Thanks for the nice comments. To answer a few questions (and adress the Audrey controversy):
Elo - the rug is Ikea. I can't remember off hand which one, but relatively inexpensive for an all-wool rug ($150 range for 5x8). And no fear with the white - dirt vacuums right out.
Audrey haters. Yes, we've read Breakfast at Tiffany's AND seen the movie. Yes, we know she was a prostitute. Yes, we're aware she's smoking in the picture. And we really could care less. It's a great iconic image. If Harriet does in fact turn out to be a cigarette-smoking-lady-of-ill-repute 18 years from now, you have our full permission to gloat.
Finally - to anyone who's on the wall about Walmart's babymod cribs... know that we had the same qualms about giving money to the big blue giant. But the crib rocks in style, and is rock solid in construction.
Hi -
I love your nursery and sense of style! My husband & I just assembled the baby mod crib today and I am struggling with the room colors. Does your crib look okay with the bright whites you used in the room (shelves, dresser, etc?) Our
'antique white' pieces look more 'yellowed' than I expected and I worry that bright white will make the crib/changing table look dingy. Also - do you plan to have a bumper at some time? If so, what will you do for that?
hey i dont now if you stlll checK the bacK to but where dd you get the Breakfast at Tiffany's print?