Silas' Nursery Tour

"People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one."
-Leo J. Burke

I have been collecting nursery ideas for years (most recently on Baby B's Room Pinterest board). Although I considered several different options, I decided to go in the direction of bold and graphic, rather than a traditional baby theme. I fell in love with the feather fabric for the window valance first and built the room around that color scheme (dark teal, coral, citron, and gray) with a loose adventure vibe (feathers, arrows, mountains, etc.).

Rob took on the big projects like replacing the carpet with wooden laminate flooring and painting the walls dark gray. In the meantime, I focused on creating custom artwork for the walls, and my mom helped us with many of the sewing projects. We love the result and couldn’t wait to bring Baby B home to his new room!!

See other posts about the progress of the nursery: choosing a paint color, curtains and other early sewing projects, choosing fabrics, and nursery inspiration board.

 

 

Source List:

• Laminate flooring: Style Selections SwiftLock in Chestnut Hickory from Lowes
• Paint color: Valspar Pewter
• Crib: Gulliver from IKEA
• Dresser: Malm 6-drawer dresser from IKEA
• Bookshelves/window seat: Kallax shelving units with Skubb boxes, both from IKEA
• Window valance: handmade by my mom; Michael Miller’s Birds of a Feather fabric
• Windowseat cushion and pillows: handmade by my mom
• Rocking chair: hand-me-down from Momo and Poppy
• Side table: Big Lots (top surface painted white, bottom shelf is actually a spray-painted cakestand from Bake and Party Design)
• Soft ottoman: handmade by my mom, inspired by "Land of Nod-inspired floor cushion" from Living with Punks
• Rug: Hulsig from IKEA
• Sheepskin rug: Rens from IKEA
• Lamp base: Threshold Metal Linear Table Lamp from Target / Lampshade: IKEA (can't find on website)
• White basket under side table: Hobby Lobby
• "Greatest Adventure" banner: handmade by me with freezer paper stencils
• Bicycle gear art: engineer print from Staples mounted on canvas and framed with black washi tape
• Dream catcher: handmade with feathers from ForCRAFT
• Mirror: Stave from IKEA
• String art: handmade (inspired by the DIY Geometric Photo Display at The Caldwell Project)
• Name art: printed by me, Ribba frames from IKEA
• Crib sheets/crib skirt/changing pad cover: handmade by my mom
• Mobile: mechanics from Cocalo, fabric canopy and felt shapes handmade by my mom
• Arrow quilt: handmade by my mom
• Balsa wood art on door: Hobby Lobby

 

All photos by Erin Drago Photography or Linda Perkins.