Let's face it, nursery decor is really for the parents, so why not have fun with it? Sure, you may choose colors and objects you hope will please and stimulate your child, but nurseries are a reflection of you - your personality, your taste, your aspirations for your child. And we think Miles' Star Wars nursery reflects that he's got fun, creative parents!
Robin's husband Mark is a Star Wars enthusiast (to put it mildly) and Robin herself is a master sewer (and owner of Jigabug Baby) so two and two together resulted in a custom Star Wars nursery. "We wanted our son's nursery to be something that would have some type of significance and/or meaning but also to be something that wasn't too cutesy so when I saw something made with vintage Star Wars sheets, I knew I'd found the perfect theme. We've spent most of our time together doing things our way (which rarely is the same way as everyone else would do it) so, honestly, none of our friends were surprised or shocked - in fact, they all embraced it fully."
Vintage sheets from Ebay were transformed into crib bedding and basket liners. Star Wars Christmas ornaments were fashioned into a unique mobile. Bobble head dolls stand at attention adorning a shelf. (See more images here.)
Robin and Mark even had a Star Wars themed baby shower. Their diaper cake is below and you can check out more photos of this fun event at their "I Am Your Showwaaah" Flickr set.
We asked Robin if she thought she'd keep up the Star Wars theme for Miles' room as he got older:
"I probably have enough for toddler bedding but, to be honest, I haven't thought that far ahead. We really wanted to carry the theme along as he ages but are hesitant now that it's so mainstream (see: Pottery Barn Kids). My husband bought this really cool gadget (he ordered online from a company based in Japan) that projects stars on the ceiling - it's pretty amazing but Miles is still a bit young to enjoy it so we hope that as he grows older we'll be able to use it more. If Miles doesn't want a Star Wars room as he gets older, we'll both be cool with it - in fact, I hope our son doesn't want a Star Wars themed room as a teenager (we do want him to have a social life after all...)."
Finally, the pièce de résistance, was Miles' birth announcement made by Rattle N Roll. I'd seen their work and knew I wanted to use them for announcements - when we went with the Star Wars theme, I knew exactly what I wanted to do: the Star Wars movie poster with our son's face as Luke. I called them with my idea, sent a few pictures of our son, Ryan sketched it and we were blown away. Truly gifted work.
Thank you for sharing this with us Robin and Mark. May the force be with you Miles!


Shaw's Original Fir...
*laughing* that's great. was just contemplating using our old star wars sheets in the little one's crib. she did have a cobra commander wall decal at the last place, but it had to come down when we moved.
Awesome. Can't wait to show my husband (how many dads would drool over a room like this for baby!?!) and what a creative birth announcement. It is a bummer so often someone creates something unique like this with time and creativity and suddenly a mainstream version pops out of nowhere that anyone can get.
How wonderfully creative!
This type of theme would be especially useful if you were bringing a baby into a room that they would share with an older sibling - to keep it from being too babyish.
My older son happened to be next to me when I clicked on, and wanted to know why HIS baby brother does not have a room like this! I have been contemplating a poster from Rattle and Roll, but as you, wanted something a little more "custom" than what was on the site. It's great to see that they can work with whatever your vision may be; the final product was amazing. A must have for my little guy's pending first birthday! Great job and thanks for sharing.
Fabulous!
The room looks great! What fun for you and the family to have such a cute room that so well showcases your interests. The "I am your showaaah" theme is too funny.
"I am your showaahhh" is killing me.
Great post.
That's brilliant- and IMO would hardly be confused with the cookie cutter accessories at PBK. You really made this your own.