Name: Livvy Lara
Location: Nashville, TN
My daughter Livvy is due at the end of November. After funneling my energy into the creation of a big girl room for my two-and-a-half-year-old Tessa, it was time to think about putting together a nursery for the new gal.
I started by painting the walls, which were originally a smoky purple, Benjamin Moore's Revere Pewter--a pretty, soothing "greige." Then we removed a piece of furniture that was way too big for this petite space, and I started to play with color. Purple polka dot blackout curtains from Pottery Barn Kids got me started, and I made contrasting curtain ties out of vintage sheets and cotton candy colored pom-poms.
Then we made up what was formerly our guest bed with lots of colorful, fluffy bedding, and I rehabbed an old rocking chair with pink chalk paint, a handmade pillow, and a rocking chair cushion from Carousel Designs. The bassinet I got for $30 and then rehabbed it by painting it white and creating the bedding for it.
I included prints by artist Tabitha Brown (found on Etsy) mixed with some handmade artwork and other pieces. I reused the Dwell Studio bedding that I still loved from my first daughter's babyhood, as well as the same hand-me-down crib. A flokati rug from Overstock.com and cable knit light fixture from Land of Nod added texture and warmth.
Lovely, thanks Ellen! Readers, see more of this room on Black and White and Loved All Over.
(Images: Black and White and Loved All Over.)
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The swinging cradle worries me. The heat coming from outside would certainly make the wee one uncomfortable. Other than that, very nice.
That rug is gorgeous. Looks like a nice place to take a mom nap haha.
Kudos for the floor level shot, being 9 mths and all ;)
This is a lovely, soothing room! The print on the wall, underneath the light, is from my company, 20x200.com. It's called Standing at the Edge of the Water by Helena Wurzel, and can be found here: http://www.20x200.com/artworks/4062-helena-wurzel-standing-at-the-edge-of I was so excited to see it featured here!
Oh, don't worry about that. We're moving the cradle beside our bed when she arrives.
and I can't take credit for the floor level shot; that was my husband ;)
Lyon,
I don't know if you are kidding or not, but looking at your comments regarding other posts, you seem like a negative person by nature. You need to find a new hobby besides being a negative nancy. I am sure it was Ellens plan to deep-fry her baby, but since it is like, winter and all and she has those thick curtains that will surly be drawn when the little one is asleep, I would place my worries somewhere else, like asking yourself why you can't say something nice without saying something negative.
My .05.....keep the change.