I’ve been following the progress of this nursery for quite a while. Erin, a new mommy and blogger behind Domestic Adventure, is a hands-on homemaker and who isn’t afraid to tackle DIY projects. Many of the items in this Gray and Yellow Elephant Nursery were handmade by Erin herself! Like the window valances and the updated yellow dresser.
Details below.Child’s Name: Isaac
Child’s Age: 2 weeks
Location: Bar Harbor, Maine
What was the inspiration for the room?
From early on, the color palette and some fabric choices molded the idea for a gray and yellow nursery. Erin put together a design board at 28 weeks! It’s colorful and playful with lots to look at, yet also soothing and comfortable.
Real Room Details…
Paint: Olympic paint matched to Benjamin Moore‘s Gray Horse
Dresser/Changing Table: Craigslist find with some DIY love
Framed Wall Art: DIY by Erin
Hanging Book Sleeves: Hanging Book Sling DIY
Ottoman: DIY Ottoman
Embroidery Hoop Art: DIY Hoop Wall Art
Crib: DaVinci Emily 4-in-1 Convertible Crib
PomPoms: Larger-than-life pompoms from Etsy seller PomLife
Hanging Stars: Made by Erin’s sister for their wedding
Elephant Window Valance: DIY by Erin
See more nursery photographs and room details on Domestic Adventure!
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TAGS: DIY, elephants, gray nursery, nursery pictures, valance, window treatments, yellow
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So cute, and we just love the gray and yellow color palette!
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Thanks so much for the feature, Nicole! I love the collages you made…and thank you for all your kind words!!
xo,
- e
.-= Erin @ Domestic Adventure’s last blog ..Top Ten of Twenty Ten =-.
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Nicole Reply:
January 10th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
You did such a great job putting Isaac’s nursery together!
Thank YOU for letting me feature it!
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Nice website and thanks for the comment! I haven’t been on 20 something bloggers in AGES!!!
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Nicole Reply:
January 10th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Thanks!
I hadn’t been on 20 Something Bloggers in ages either. I logged in to modify the email settings, since I get one every 3 mins, and I found you… what do you know!
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That dresser is to die for. I love that Erin added drawer pulls to the piece – I never would have thought of doing that. And the Pottery Barn numbers are fabulous. Only question – I was so afraid of going near paint at all when I was pregnant – is there a guideline on the types of paint to use or do you just wear a mask?
.-= jaime’s last blog ..stroller fingers =-.
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Nicole Reply:
January 14th, 2011 at 5:25 pm
Great question! I found a few guidelines here. I’ll ask Erin for her input.
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Erin @ Domestic Adventure Reply:
January 14th, 2011 at 7:26 pm
@jaime, Hi Jamie, I used Olympic’s no VOC paint, which does not smell at all and is safe to use during pregnancy. I did spray paint the drawer pulls, and just did it outside wearing a mask (it didn’t take very long to spray them, so I wasn’t too concerned).
Hope it helps!
Erin
.-= Erin @ Domestic Adventure’s last blog ..Behind drawer 2 =-.
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Nicole Reply:
January 15th, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Thanks for taking the time to respond! Really appreciate it :)
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Erin,
Love love the nursery! what color of gray and kind of paint did you use???
Thanks!
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Nicole Reply:
January 18th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
Bejamin Moore’s Gray Horse. How did I forget to include that?!
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hey i was wondering where you got your fabric we have been looking for that for months and we can not find it! thanks!!!!
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Nicole Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 11:32 am
hi emily. this fabric was purchased from fabric.com and it’s currently on super sale!
http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=2f3b0f73-8a2a-4c27-bcb8-2ab68d1b3706
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Hi, I love the colors and the elephant theme! I would love to know where you purchased the elephant measurement banner. Thanks!
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Nicole Abbott Reply:
May 12th, 2011 at 10:41 pm
@Sonia, This was a gift from the new mom’s sister. She actually made it herself. Sorry!
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