Aurelie used pops of bright colors to bring this room alive and, most importantly, added plenty of personal touches. She shares: Jude's room has officially become my favorite room in the house. For a while, after my husband and I moved into our home, the upstairs bedrooms remained pink and purple from the previous owner's daughters' choice in color. It was wonderful to see the slow (but awesome) transformation for the nursery.
Although the nursery doesn't have a centralized theme, we do have lots of Ugly Dolls incorporated into the room. This has a very special meaning for my husband and I: when he started traveling to NJ, he would bring me back an Ugly Doll every week. Eventually, I had over 20 Ugly Dolls. When I found out I was a pregnant, incorporating the Ugly Dolls into the nursery was a no-brainer.
We tried to keep the rest of the nursery pretty gender neutral - we're not huge fans of pink or purple. The best part about the nursery is that we both spent so much time working on it and making things for the nursery. From the beginning, I knew that I wanted to spend as little as possible on the nursery and to do as many DIY projects as I could; from repainting an old dresser, to making my own mobiles, to handmade closet dividers.
Whenever I look into her room, I instantly see the hard work and love that went into every detail and I can't help but have a huge grin on my face!
Thanks Aurelie! Readers, Aurelie has posted updates on Jude's room including tips and sources on her blog, Compassionate Comfort - visit her there.
(Images: Compassionate Comfort)
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I've been looking for the perfect blue paint color for the nursery we have that's now shared by my 2 year old son and 4 year old daughter. I love this blue, do you mind sharing the color?
How cute—I love the pops of yellow (I'm a fan) and the book shelving. Nicely done!
I do believe this room has become my newest favorite! I'm working on a monster nursery for my second. Getting a lot of ideas here. I especially love the silhouettes!
Love this room- the bookcases especially. The fabric of the curtains is the very same fabric I bought last week AND I have a young daughter named Jude. What fun coincidences!
Thanks guys! mamamamaqc, what a fun coincidence indeed - so nice to meet someone else that picked such a great name for a little girl!
laurarams, I don't remember exactly what the name of the blue paint was (terrible, I know) but I did find the color match label. Here is the info: It's a Glidden flat, matte base: GLN9000 with Custom Color Match Code C value 4 and E value 92. It also has 384th on the label. If you'd like, send me an email at sweetlizbakes@gmail.com and I can send you a photo of the label. Hope that helps!
I am loving this nursery, especially the colors and the Ugly Dolls! My husband and I are expecting our first child (also a girl) in a few weeks and I'm glad we're not the only ones that went with blue. It's also pretty nifty to see someone from Pinckney featured on this blog.
My son would adore this room--his favorite kind of stuffie is an Ugly Doll. I especially love the mobile!
This is awesome!!! My daughter loves Uglies. Where did you get the silhouettes?
I love the alphabet print! Where did you get it?
Hello Katie, I actually made the silhouettes. I put a tutorial up on my blog: http://compassionatecomfort.blogspot.com/2011/03/diy-embroidery-hoop-art.html. Rebecca, sorry but a friend actually purchased the alphabet print for us, I'm not sure where she got it.