we’ve got someone coming in this weekend to do some prep work on a window-replacement project in the nursery and since he’s going to board the window up for the next 3-4 weeks while we wait for the new window to be made, I thought I should probably get a photo today. While there’s still some semblance of natural lighting in the room. And even though I know some things will change in the room before we’re really DONE with it… you can get a general idea of what it will look like. First, here’s the fabric that inspired the whole room.
the walls were already painted a red/orange color that looks very simliar to the red/orange in this fabric, plus i LOVE this fabric, so I decided (with a little input from J) to use it for the back of the baby quilt I’m working on. We didn’t really want to paint over the red (a little bit of laziness on our part, but mostly because we liked the idea of bold color in the nursery) so i was thrilled to find a fabric that worked so well and which (I think) is relatively gender neutral. I liked the fabric so much, in fact, that I decided to expand the motif further throughout the room. I had considered ordering some vinyl wall decals from somewhere on etsy (or elsewhere online) but then remembered this post that I’d read awhile back and got excited about experimenting with that technique. A little bit of cornstarch and hot water later, plus some solid color fabric I’d bought and… voila!
dots on the walls! J isn’t crazy about them (they’re “not perfect circles”), but I love-ity love them. here’s a shot of the whole room:
You can also see a sneak peek of the quilt that I’m working on, draped over the crib and the cribskirt I made out of the inspiration fabric. I have a number of changes I’m still hoping to make to the room, but I couldn’t wait another 6 weeks to show it to you. And lighting will always be a challenge in this room–window or no window, but I hope you can still get a good idea of what the nursery looks like. Now to go and work on that quilt….
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The nursery is so adorable!!! I am really impressed with the matching crib/changing table and the oh so cute walls!
Oh my gosh….I love LOVE L-O-V-E it!!! The wall looks amazing!! I love your fabric choice & the furniture….great job!!! 🙂
Wow, once again I am stunned by your ability to do amazing things. Why didn’t we every paint Roth house??
It is amazing! Nice work (not a big surprise there).
thanks, everyone! You’re all so kind. 🙂
Love the nursery, and I am especially impressed with the walls! Very cool!
Carissa, this nursery is incredible. i need you to move here for a couple of months to help me finish lewis’ room…it is in a state of ‘half-done’ which i fear is going to go on for months/years if i don’t get some help :). i LOVE the crib and dresser in your baby’s room, and the walls are AMAZING!
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