If you read Joanna Goddard's Cup of Jo you know she has great taste and you probably know that her son Toby was born a few months ago. Above is a glimpse of his charming New York City nursery.
Joanna collaborated with Jenny Komenda of Little Green Notebook (check out her daughters' shared room) in the decorating process and Jenny pulled off some terrific diy projects like the painted cloud roller shade and a striped headboard for the adult-size bed in the room.
Visit Cup of Jo for more photos and information on Toby's delightful nursery.
(Image: Karen Mordechai)
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I adore that shade!
I also adore that shade and would love a tutorial!
Simply darling... that cloud shade is amazing.
So, it says that they bought a plain white blackout shade and "painted the clouds onto it"? I just so happen to have a plain white blackout shade already on order from JC Penney for my new nursery, and this would fit both the colors and the theme/mood of the nursery perfectly, so I'd also like to hear more about this. I guess they just covered it in blue paint, then added the white clouds? But what kind of paint? It would have to stand up to a lot of rolling and bending and touching, and not be too thick or sticky. Anybody have an idea? The JCP shade I'm getting is vinyl that's textured like fabric, according to the website. It seems it would've been simpler to order a blue shade and paint on the clouds, but I haven't seen a shade in nearly as fun of a color as that (only pale blue, which is not what I'm going for).
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/417331/diy_making_your_own_customized_roller.html
Good luck, hyzen!
Hey lunafaerie, thanks!!!! That's super helpful! I'm glad to see they think it would be ok to add a fabric layer on top of the shade with some adhesive spray, too--I had been toying with that idea, but I was afraid it would make the shade too thick when it was rolled up. Ok, I'm definitely going to try one or the other of these things (painting or adhering fabric) when my new shade comes in. These things are cheap (unlike the light filtering cellular blinds we got for elsewhere in the house), so worst case scenario is I have to shell out another $20 for a new shade if I screw this one up, I guess.