Name: Nina
Age: One month
Location: Montreal
Mom Marie was initially inspired by the turquoise color of an old bathroom cabinet she found at a flea market, and the rest of the room took off from there. She threw in a bunch of toys passed down from grandmothers and parents, and created a room that exudes character.
Inspiration:
The great taste of swedish people : Dos Visit by Dos Family, the good finds of KenziePoo, the ideas of LMNOP magazine and the guts to mix bright colors and the love of thrifts by Bitsandbobbins .
Favorite Element: Before starting to work on the room I found the turquoise bathroom cabinet in a flea market and fell in love with it. I already saw the future: my little one hiding her treasures in the small compartiments inside. It was a sign; I had to use that palette (my favorite one) for the room -not the classic pink for girls. I thought that my baby girl could ask for a pinky girly room if she wants it when she get older and enjoy it better. Meanwhile, she would have a colorful, vivid room that mixes vintage with new and shows objects full of history and soul (greatgrandmother's green tote bag, grandmother's Becassine book, mom and dad's plush toys....).
Biggest Challenge: Using a ot of different and bright colors without losing the palette and getting too "rainbowish"....
What Friends Say: Nina will love it!!!
Proudest DIY: My drawing...
Biggest Indulgence: We use a lot of recycled items and the room was pretty cheap to put together... Now that we saved some bucks there's a few pieces of art I'd like to have... like the whole collection of Kid Acne Rolling Stock mini vinyl's figures and some wall stickers from here, but I don't know which ones yet!!
Best advice: Follow your instinct and don't be afraid to use boyish wall color for a girl!!
Dream source: The Curiosity Shoppe and Magic Pony.
Resources: Thrifts store, Flea Market and gifts from my family ( rocking chair).
Thank you for sharing Marie. The special objects passed down from family members will definitely be treasured by Nina as she grows up. Your friends are right- Nina will love it!
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very nice! i like how this is playful without being so cutesy.
This is nice, but I wish there were more photos of the room and less photos of each thing.
Mon dieu ! My daughter's name is Nina, we live in Montreal and my name is Marie. How curious is that ?! And ever since I started decorating my baby's nursery about a year ago, I have been wanting to post pictures of her room on this website but the pictures would never do the room justice... I guess Nina's mom Marie, from Montreal, got to do it for us. And it is great and colorful and original. Bravo !
Agree with Hollie, I don't get a sense of the room.
Marie clearly has awesome style but I'd love to get more decor ideas than just lovely vignettes.
Love the yellow bureau!
love all of the treasures and the colors! I'd love to see the bead and window if ithere is one to get a sense of the room
Mon dieu ! My daughter's name is Nina, we live in Montreal and my name is Marie. How curious is that ?! And ever since I started decorating my baby's nursery about a year ago, I have been wanting to post pictures of her room on this website but the pictures would never do the room justice... I guess Nina's mom Marie, from Montreal, got to do it for us. And it is great and colorful and original. Bravo !
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