Still undecided about what I will be doing for bebe2 nursery… I decided to do something a little different when it comes to mood boards. We’ve seen many nursery inspiration using elements from various stores, but what about those who have a registry at one place, what about if you don’t have access to all the stores featured in a board… well I thought it would be neat to make collages of nursery inspiration using products from the same site. That way, it’s easy to get everything at one place.

First up : The Land of Nod

I love mixing textures, colors and patterns and clearly this board is an indication of that. Sometimes, going neutral with pops of color is the way to go and I love yellow in a nursery. Having a beautiful rug like the one shown and a graphical hemisphere artwork to display in the room makes this nursery a little less common. I personally would paint the walls in a light blueish color to mimic the water from the map and accent with a few blue accessories.

So if you haven’t opened a registry over at The Land of Nod, now is time (if you like this graphic mellow yellow board of course!)

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Before I got pregnant, I purchased this pair of Joyfolie shoes. Yes, I wasn’t pregnant, nor do I have a girl but they were beyond adorable, 1 of a kind and I was able to snag them. I told myself if I got pregnant the second time around and had a girl it would be perfect, and well… if I had a boy, I have a niece who would look amazing in these.

When I got them, they were even prettier in person and I started dreaming of decorating a baby girl nursery using those shoes as an inspiration. Beige, Browns, Reds and Mint… all vintage style. I would purchase a red vintage gumball machine, I actually found the fabric online and would plan the bedding accordingly (clearly not all in that fabric, but maybe some throw pillows etc.) I was even thinking of framing the shoes (until baby girl could wear them) as a art piece for the room. The only thing I couldn’t quite figure out is my glider. I have a beautiful gray houndstooth glider which clearly would clash with my vision. Being the girly girl I am and wanting everything to match it really bothered me even more so now that I am having a girl. So I decided to switch my plans.

Inspiration #2 for my new nursery. These beautiful mint shoes, again from Joyfolie. I love the idea of mint in a baby’s girl room and these shoes really are beautiful. The fabric, the embellishment all so very dainty and I see would fit perfectly with my vision of what baby girl would look like.

Clearly mint is a reoccurring color and one I love for a girls nursery combined that with grays, blush pinks, corals, and steel blue. Yes its very uncommon for a nursery but the combo is beyond pretty. Just look at this BEAUTIFUL collage… it’s exactly what I envision for my nursery palette.

I’ve repeated it over and over that I’m not a baby theme lover. Theme as in classic baby themes : butterflies, animals, Disney Characters etc. So creating something unique, not too theme-ish will be quite the challenge, but I love when 1 thing sparks a waterfall of ideas. (I’m still waiting for that to happen) but I’m sure it will … soon.

Have you ever designed a room (nursery or other) using inspiration in an unexpected place?

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Sometime last year, I participated in a contest on Nesting LLC and I won a  twigs e-design package, valued at $375. I was beyond excited because even though I’m a designer, it’s nice to have the vision of someone else who is talented and trust me Susan is one talented mama-to-be. Originally seeing I only had Mavrick, I asked Susan if she could come up with some inspiration for Mavrick’s toddler room. Sure I was way ahead of my time because we are just starting to think theme/decor but having something to base myself on has been awesome.

I gave her a list of the furniture we already had ( the bed and the dresser) and explained that I wanted something that would grow well with him (meaning not to theme-ish) This is what she came up with.

She told me she would leave the bed as is, but paint the dresser a cream color which is what we did. (Well we technically painted the dresser an Ikea off white) At the time, Mavrick’s room was staying where it is now… but since then I got pregnant, we are moving in the basement and we are splitting Mavrick’s room into a room / playroom.

We have a gray shaggy rug and gray bed linens, but other than that we don’t have much to work with. I love the idea of adding other wood type elements in the room so that the bed doesn’t feel “out of place”  but I’m afraid with the playroom area it will all look like missmash. The hubs wants to add some superman theme of some sort and I am fighting with my very last ounce of breath to make him understand that it won’t happen. I told him the most he can have is this illustration in a wood frame…. and MAYBE a Cars stuffed car. (maybe Mater to match the “wood”)

I want to do something cool, maybe a mural or something that will make the space a WOW factor. But I have no idea where to start. Have you seen some great roomspiration ? Or some unique ideas I should consider?

Nurseries are so fun to decorate. New baby means new nursery and yes I know it’s not necessary (seeing I had originally planned on using Mavrick’s bedding for bebe 2) but I can’t help but get inspired by practically anything I see. I like out of the ordinary nurseries that have that wow factor. Clearly this means I’m not a big fan of  ”common” baby themes (butterflies, boats, Winnie the pooh etc) but unique once are right up my alley. For my son, I went with a pinwheel themed nursery and this time all I can think of is color. A color themed nursery! (is that even called a theme at that point?)

Here are some unique color combos I am loving for a nursery.

[ source : Flights of Fancy ]

I love the holidays and december coming up means Advent Calendar. To be honest, apart from the chocolate advent calendars, they aren’t very popular in my house or when I was a child. I would love to make it a tradition when my son is a little older, but that doesn’t stop me from sharing this awesome printable Advent Calendar offered by Jordan of Oh Happy Day  and  Amanda Jane Jones  (designer)

Check out the full post for step by step instructions.

Now, to start finding cute tree skirts…

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Color + Vintage have to be the perfect combo in my mind. So it’s a given when I came across the ‘Vintage by Colour’ series created by Swedish photographer and designer, Hilda Grahnat, I fell in love. Seriously, I love each picture and would frame them in my office. (Not to mention I love me some vintage finds and damn those are great!) She is such a talented artist it blows my mind. Check out her website for more of her work or read her blog, lots of great finds on their as well.

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When I saw the beautiful illustrations of artist Kike Besada I was literally in awe. The collage aspect of each piece is stunning and even the littlest detail has it’s important. Check out some other great pieces on his website. Thank you  Jo of August Empress for introducing me to such an amazing artist.

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE great blogs. Great as in the content as much as the design. My new favorite (actually I’ve been reading for quite sometime) is Lay Baby Lay. You will find some great nursery inspiration & delights on that site! Be sure to check it out when you have 2 mins. It’s all about promoting great blogs & designers. Great work Joni!