Name: Baby Girl Castro (due any day)
Location: Houston, TX
Division: Single Room
Room Size: 72 square feet
Tip for Living Small with Kids: This room is the closest to our master, but it's also the smallest. I wanted something graphic, fun and not overboard with stuff. By only placing the few essential furniture pieces in the room (crib, rocker, dresser), we have space to grow and adapt to our new little one's growing needs. Instead of trying to squeeze in a bookcase or bookshelf we added a new bookcase to our office next door where we loaded the bottom shelves with all her new books and toys.
Biggest Design Challenge in this Room: Comprising on the rocker. My original design incorporated a white Eames molded plastic rocker which fit in quite nicely with the crib and wallpaper. But my husband was concerned if he could actually fit comfortably in it while holding our little one. So we scoured for a rocker that would fit our space and comfort and settled on the Nursery Works Sleepytime rocker.
Favorite Thing About This Room: From the moment I saw the Pienet Kivet Marimekko wallpaper, I knew it was what I wanted for my baby's room. I was inspired by by our Winter trip to Stockholm and the crispness and graphic quality of the simple red and white Christmas decorations. Also, in keeping with a (new?) family tradition, my mother 30+ years ago wallpapered both my brother's and my room in Marimekko. His room was covered in the toy trucks paper (Pikku BoBoo) and mine was covered in big, graphic rabbits in green, black and white.
Thanks for your entry Mariah and good luck!
What's at stake? Bragging rights AND $1500 worth of gift certificates from Oeuf!
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I love this room, where is the bedding from?
brianaost - Skip Hop, if I'm not mistaken!
Great job, it's a lovely and happy room!
Love the brown chair! looks so comfy for Mom :)
Love this room. I saw this Skip Hop bedding the other day and fell in love with it. I would use it in my own nursery if I hadn't already bought a bunch of vintage fabrics to use. I love the bright colors. I am using similar colors in my nursery.
I love the use of the wallpaper on the wall behind the crib. I may have to get my hands on some of that.
lovely!
My favorite room!
This baby got style!
I liked this room a lot and then I realized it was for a girl and now I LOVE it!
I should probably recognize that mobile, but I don't. Where is it from and can it mount on the crib? We're having issues as renters - can't put up the ceiling mobile I bought so we have to look for a crib-mounted option.
Does anyone have any idea where the curtains are from?
fomaabound - curtains are from Ikea:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60172282
One of my favorite rooms and I'm in love with the wallpaper.
I LOVE this room, particularly the wallpaper. Too often I think baby/kid rooms are sedate. Kids want to be stimulated and entertained. I could see a baby peacefully looking around in a room like this for awhile (which you will appreciate). I also LOVE red in girls' rooms. Great job! You definitely get my vote.
I love that wallpaper! I want the grey version for my place.
Thought I'd give my two cents about the Eames rocker. We had one for my daughter. It was comfy to use with her. Both my husband and I liked it. And she loved it too. But your decision to go with a cosier chair will likely be better for nursing (if you choose to nurse). The Eames rocker was not uncomfortable for nursing, but it doesn't have great neck and head support. So if you find yourself looking down or struggling with latching (hopefully not!) a lot, you'll be thankful for a chair with good support.
Congratulations on the room, but more importantly, the baby!
So cute. I would prefer to see the walls light blue or a blue grey color.