A Woodland Nursery

A dear customer of mine, Kristie, sent me these photos of the STUNNING nursery she decorated for her son Lukas, who is due just about any day now.  I was delighted when she said I could share the photos with all of you! 

 
I love the blend of earthy nuetrals with pops of mushroom red and forest green.  I was so flattered when Kristie said the inspiration for this whimsical space came from my own Woodland Alphabet and Numbers artwork.  They look so nice framed with the brown mats, and look at the wee mushroom nightlight!

 
The cute little mobile that hangs over the crib was handmade by Kristie from felt, also inspired by the Woodland prints from my shop.  The gorgeous tree decals on the wall were an awesome Etsy find.  The curtains are semi-homemade, using green felt on a pair of white curtain panels, cut to look like grass. 

 
Kristie cleverly upcyled an existing and less-than-cute bumper pad on hand into the fun red mushroom dot bumper pad you see just be recovering it with new fabric.  And what cute fabric!  Can you guess where you've seen it?  It's from the Celebrate Seuss! line by Robert Kaufman Fabrics. 

 
More delightful handmade goodies in this space are the fox and raccoon plush, handmade by Kristie.  The owl was a gift from a friend, and Mr. Frog was handmade by Kristie's grandmother and he's been in the family for 30+ years.  I love stories like that.  A whole new generation will be giving Mr. Frog a lot of love.

 
One of the things I enjoy about this space is how cozy it looks, but still roomy.  Some might not think to orient a crib on an angle like this, but the round rug anchors the placement of each piece of furniture and allowed for things to be pulled away from the wall, but still leaving an open area for plenty of baby tummy time and floor play with Mom and Dad.

And I saved the best for last ...

 
I am IN LOVE with this big log floor pillow, also handmade by Kristie.  LOVE IT!  You can bet your bottom dollar that I immediately begged for tips on how she made it.  Here is what she said:

"I basically created a tube per the specifications I wanted, took some scrap linen for the ends and just sewed a quick "swirl" for some rings, tacked it all together and stuffed away! It was pretty darn easy! I wanted something that I and baby can lay on when we're playing on the floor."

The wood grain fabric she used is by Joel Dewberry, and alas is discontinued.  Anyone have a lonely yard left?  Send me an email!  Maybe I will just have to design some wood grain fabric of my own.  Coincidentally, Kristie is the person who first suggested I should turn my Woodland illustrations into fabric designs, so I think it's quite fitting that she should also inspire some new designs!

 

Comments

[Melissa]

Love it!! Everytime I see someone's adorable nursery pics, it almost makes me want to have another baby. Almost. ;)

[Alison]

I feel the same way - Seeing the awesome nursery designs makes me ALMOST want to be a mom, ALLLMOST.

Great find Erin!

[Justin Wood]

I'm very proud of Kristie and her awesome abilities. And thank you to Erin for the superb prints that did inspire this whole theme. Gave us a great nursery that's not too "gender-specific" but still very comfortable and has the A-OK from our cat Simon as well. Thank you for all the kind words, K's hubby.

[Aimee Gaedecke]

Of course I love it! That nursery belongs to my nephew!

[Nursery Furniture]

Hi,
This is such a wonderful post. I really admire your writing skills. The amount of effort you have put in to make up that nursery can be clearly seen in the pictures and it looks absolutely stunning.
Well done..
:)