New babies are so demanding, aren’t they? Always crying, or eating, or wanting their own bedroom…
My clients’ 5-year old son graciously agreed to surrender his bedroom to his brand-new baby sister. (Don’t worry, he got pretty good digs on the 3rd floor.) Here’s the room when it was his:
And here’s the room in progress. The wall paint is Benjamin Moore‘s 2167-60 Sweet Salmon. It looks washed out in my pictures, but it’s an absolutely gorgeous, subtle, peachy wall color. Please make a note of it.
We used OC-130 Cloud White for the trim and the ceiling, to keep the overall feeling serene and light.
The clients’ requests were few. They wanted a cushy rug. They wanted the room to feel pulled together, they wanted it to survive a transition down the road to a guest bedroom, and they didn’t want to spend a fortune. Hmmmm…where to begin…
Why, hello! What are you doing hiding in the husband’s office, you comfy, overstuffed, cheery chair and ottoman?
What’s that you say? You’re lonely? No one sits in you? You’re in really great shape, even though you’re several years old?
We had to get that chair some love. So we made it the starting point for the nursery. The delicate, “tea-stained” upholstery looks much more vibrant against peach walls. And it was free!
I have you to thank, Gentle Readers, for the rug. You reminded me that Overstock.com can be an excellent rug resource. I couldn’t tell from the picture online whether this one leaned more toward camel or green…we were willing to take a chance, though, because either would have worked. Did I mention that the rug is New Zealand wool and was extremely affordable? It was worth the risk. And it was returnable if it had been a total disaster. Luckily though, we all love it.
I’ll keep you posted as things progress. But not a bad start, right?
