Totty, of Boots & Totty, emailed me pictures of her son Van’s nursery and I was instantly blown away by the design. And when I realized that almost everything in the room had been repurposed, I was even more impressed!
The most expensive item in the room is the glider, which normally retails for $999, but Totty scored a super sweet deal and got it for $150!!! The dresser and nightstand got a fresh coat of paint. The chandelier was a $20 thrift store find {which also got a fresh coat of paint} and the photo collage wall was made with inexpensive frames from Target and Ikea.
Child’s Name: Van (aka David vanBlaricom III)
Child’s Age: 7 months
Location: Richmond VA
Describe your decorating style.
My husband and I have design backgrounds, so we are both very opinionated on what we want. We do agree on clean lines, color, and mixing old with new!
What was your inspiration for the room?
We knew were having a little boy but I didn’t want his room to scream that. We also had to somewhat coordinate the room with our master bedroom as they are connected. The painted stripes were a must and then once I found the papier-mâché Zebra head I knew French-Vintage was the style I was going for {the zebra head is made from the pages of a french book}. To me, French-Vintage style meant soft colors like whites, yellows, and turquoises and fabrics with textures like matelasse and linen. We then added unique touches like the chandelier, the vintage faceplate/lamp/clothes tree, and the 3 Tier basket to pull it all together.
Favorite Items: The Zebra Head, the Bulletin Board and the 3 Tier Epergne Basket.
Advice: Let things evolve. Not everything has to be matchy-matchy. Keep a book of ideas- pages from a magazine, photos, fabrics- for inspiration.
Room Resources.
Glider: Restoration Hardware, Color Aqua with White Piping {no longer available}
Footstool: Custom made from a kitchen cabinet
Paint Colors: Walls – Sherwin Williams, Bare Branches; Stripes – Behr, Windwood Spring and Olympic, Silver Feather; Chandelier – Behr, Jamaica Bay; Dresser – Behr, Texas Leather; Nightstand/Bulletin Board/Barn Door – Glidden, Buttered Sweet Corn
Crib: Jenny Lind Crib from CSN
Zebra Head: Anthropologie
Bulletin Board: (Custom painted and cork board was added)- Ikea, Ung Drill http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00091967
Epergne 3 Tier Basket: Sundance
Floating Shelf: Ikea Lack
Whale Print: Sarah Jane Studios on Etsy
Barn Door Hardware: Grainger
Chandelier: Goodwill Thrift Store
Crib Bedding: Custom Made by my Mom
Bumper Pad trim: Amy Butler’s Full Moon Polka Dot in Cherry fabric
Crib Skirt: Heather Bailey Daisy Chain Fabric in Red
About Nicole Abbott-Peretz
I love this!! I wish I could do this but don’t think there is any chance I can talk my husband in to painting horizontal stripes! :) Beautiful!!
@Wendy Oliver, LOL! Just do what I do. Start the project on your own and he’ll have no other choice BUT to help you finish it. Works every time ;-)
@Nicole Abbott, hahahaha, sounds like me!! And you’re right, it does work! :D
LOVE this! Those aqua stripes are so great and I love the accents- chandelier, bulletin board, etc- what great colors!
I LOVE THIS! Makes me want to redo my son’s nursery…but since I only just finished it 3 months ago, I think I better not…haha!!!
Hi we are using Sherman Williams (aqua shade) also, can you tell me the name of this color so I can research and maybe do a sample? Thank you and I love the room!!
@Jennifer, Colors used for the strips are Behr, Windwood Spring and Olympic, Silver Feather; Hope that helps!
Nicole – I love your nursery! Did you dilute Windwood Spring, or did you use it exactly as it came? It seems brighter on my walls, but I am going for your color!
Thanks.
Hi, the aqua shade stripes color IS amazing! Are you saying you mixed the shades windwood spring, Olympic and silver feather to achieve that color?
Nicole thank you so much!! I will check out the color Behr this week :)
I love this room! Can you tell me where you got the dresser?