Around The Room: Baby A
I am so excited to have this room all set up and ready to go for Baby A's arrival in the next two weeks. As you will see and read below it is pretty much a mixture of Ikea, etsy, and a bunch of second hand finds.
My approach to her room was to keep it light and bright and simple and cozy. It's a mixture of orange, yellow, red, and white with an emphasis on photos and a few little pieces of art.
From the doorway, looking to the left. The crib is a nice small, simple one from Ikea (Gulliver) and is in the center of the room. In the corner is the changing table that was found at an antique store in Astoria, Oregon. It used to be out in our living room but found a new home in here.
It's providing great storage for all those cloth diapers.
The crib bedding is a light yellow floral print from The Land of Nod. The blanket on the couch is from the same collection. In the crib there is also a great little orange dot blanket from Quilt Baby. The moses basket next to the couch was a gift from my Mom to my sister-in-law Liz and she is now sharing it with me. The couch is a pull-out bed (and the crib is easy to move) that we found at World Market and used to be in Chris' office. I have a feeling I may be spending a good amount of time on that couch.
Next to the couch is a long yellow shelf that I found at an estate sale a couple summers ago. The yellow baby scale was found at the Coburg Antique Fair this past summer. The orange light is from Ikea and gives off the best glow.
The shelf is holding a couple toys, books, etc and I am sure will be filled with more favorite goodies as time goes on. The smaller baskets were found on clearance at Target.
Over the crib I hung 6 paper lanterns. The large one in the middle includes a light (with a piece of tissue paper in the bottom so that she can't look up into the light). The white lanterns are from Ikea and the small orange lanters were Martha Stewart Crafts that I picked up at Michael's during Halloween (I have been thinking about this for awhile). Something like this would have been fun too.
At some point in the last six months or so I saw an image online (I think it was either Domino or a house tour on Design Sponge) that included a gathering of framed white photos. I decided I wanted to same look for one of the walls in her room. The frames are from Ikea (Ribba) and the photos are 5x7. It was seriously not easy to hang these in a group but I love the result. I included a couple art pieces in addition to the photos: the embroidered "A" is from a kitchen cloth that my sister found, the orange letter-pressed flower is from Port2Port Press, and the small piece on the second row is from Swirlygirl (Christine Mason Miller).
Above the changing table (actually just to the left) I hung two enlarged photos (12x12 from www.scrapbookpictures.com) of Chris and I as kids. Frames are from Ikea. The mobile is from Quilt Baby.
The standing light that you see here was found at Target. It's great because it is has the option for up to three bulbs - we just put one in to be used as a very dim light for middle of the night changing. It is standing behind the changing table in the corner. The yellow shelf is a second-hand find. The bird etching is from an etsy shop called Cabin + Cub. Small orange and yellow cups/bowls have been picked up on some of my second hand adventures. The "A" canvas was found in New Zealand and was a gift from Jeffrey & Jessica. The artist is Mark Ussher.
Between the closet and the covered shelf unit (holding my albums as you saw in my office tour) I put up a small wall hanging unit. Right now it is holding two vintage dresses. The white one was worn by my Mom and the blue one I found at a antique fair. Carrie sent me the great pearl "A" years ago. Above this area is a cool alphabet print with her name on it (not shown) from Penny People Designs.
I showed this image a couple weeks ago as a peek into the room (taken before I hung the photo gathering). This is directly above the yellow shelf holding the baby scale. The bird print was a gift found at Three Potato Four. The giraffe print is a 2009 calendar from a wonderful etsy shop called Story By Mia.
Part of my nesting has been getting all the little clothes ready. One of the things I loved about this house when we first looked at it was the built in storage in both this room and Simon's room (built in the 1940's). It was great for me when my office was in here and is great for storing her clothes and accessories as well. I like that there is enough room for storing older clothes as well.
Washing & folding & daydreaming. The closet in this room is big enough to hold two of these chrome shelves (they are carts on wheels and designed to be used in the kitchen) from Target that sit below the hanging clothes.
Look at that sweet boy. I can't wait for him to meet his new sister.
Love the nursery! It is so adorable. Mostly I like that there is not theme- just a color scheme... Wish I would have done that in my son's nursery. It is vintage western :)
Can't wait to meet baby "A"!!
Sarah in Texas
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Oh, I have goosebumps...what a fantastic space!!
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it is beautiful. love the orange and white...perfect colors for a new little baby. congrats and good luck!
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This room is absolutely beautiful. I looked at it several hours ago, and I just had to come back to see more. Our house is 480 square feet in Berlin, Germany. Everything I've seen of your home inspires me to keep going with ours. Thank you!
I'm stumbling this post, so I hope more people can find you and be equally inspired.
Katie
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Love the room!!! Awesome!
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Such an exciting post to read as I prep for my coming baby. Congrats on a beautiful room!
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Thank-you for being so kind and sharing the nursery with us.
I love the fresh color, antique finds and simplicity that you bring to it.
I just love the photo of Simon sitting in her room. He's going to be a wonderful big brother.
We can't wait to meet her!
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Wow.... that room is gorgeous & so sweet! makes me want to have another baby... (well... almost... :-)
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Dear Ali!
You made it as beautiful as I thought you would! I always love your graphic style - as I am a graphic designer as well! (;
Little A will have wonderful dreams here!
And I can already see Simon (and you two) standing besides the little bed watching his sister! (;
Hope you're feeling all good!
Lovely greetings from over the ocean!
Katharina from the BlackForestRegion/Germany (;
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You've done a lovely job with the room. What a lucky little baby to have such a fantastic room and family waiting to meet her!
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Sounds like you and I are in the same boat - waiting, waiting. I'm also expecting a baby girl (Baby M) who will make her grand entrance Feb. 11, unless she decides to come sooner. I love your nursery! It's what I would have picked had I not allowed my husband free rein...:)
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What a great room--its so fun and elcletic and she wont grow out of it !
I love so many of the pieces you have in it.
(I am sure you have those paper lantens tied really tight and secure since they are above her crib :)
All the best!
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So beautiful and inspiring. I saw a bunch of photos that someone put together with "L" brackets before hanging them. I think this would make life much easier, because I know that hanging these groupings is an exercise in patience, math and levels.
Best wishes for a safe and quick birth!
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It simply exudes love. And I imagine pretty soon it will exude more joy than you'll know what to do with. :) So happy for you.
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Beautiful, beautiful room! Awesome + handsome big brother-to-be. Precious memories in the making...
So happy for you, Ali.
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Beautiful Room, and love the mobile it is so original. She will love being in there, and my favourite photo is of Simon waiting for his sister. Precious.
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Beautiful, what a warm inviting room! Can I pay you to come decorate my house too? My scraproom is orange/brown but I like the white/brown/yellow combo much better.
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I adore every detail of this space!
It's perfect.
Just.
Perfect.
!!!
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The room is amazing and beautiful. Little "A" is one lucky little girl! Can't wait to see photos of her when she arrives. Happy waiting!
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Ali, I love it. It's absolutely gorgeous and so creative. You inspire me!
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Love the room...really cute. I love how you recycle lots of stuff! Are you on facebook?
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The baby room is beautiful, Ali! Love all of the touches you put on it! :)
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Ali, this room is just so breathtaking! I love the light, airy feeling it has and how it reflects your design style... I love how comfy and cozy it is... I can't wait to have a baby so I can use this as my inspiration for my nursery :-) I have to ask: where do you find all those letters??? I am always on the lookout for my initials and I can never find these... are they store-bought, second hand finds, gifts? Please share how I can find me some letters. Thanks so much for the neverending inspiration and for giving us a peek into Baby A's room. HUGS!
Vanessa
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What a treat! Love the room and love that you are sharing with us.
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I love it, so much effort & thought has been put into this space. Little A, Mummy is ready & waiting!
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