Hugh’s Owl Themed Nursery

Belinda has been an interior designer for over 10 years and recently launched Nest Design Studio, an interior design practice specializing in nursery decor based in Australia. For her son’s nursery, Belinda put her design skills to work and out together an adorable owl themed nursery. What do you think?

Child’s Name: Hugh

Child’s Age: 12 months

Location: Victoria, Australia

What was your inspiration for the room?

We moved into our brand new house only 3 weeks before Hugh was born, luckily he was overdue!  We hadn’t found out what sex Hugh was going to be so I had a couple of idea’s in mind before he was born and his room was going to be blue regardless of if we had a boy or a girl and a tree theme would have worked for both ideas.

Describe your decorating style.

Being an interior designer, I love so many different styles.  However our house is quite contemporary and I used a lot of red & white throughout it, so I incorporated these colours into Hugh’s room and added a dirty blue & navy blue.

Give us all the details about your room! Don’t forget to share with us any money saving tips you might have learned along the way.

Paint: Dulux Sell Out

Tree: There are so many gorgeous tree decals available now, but none of them were quite what I wanted.  I decided to paint the tree on using a few different tree decals as inspiration.

Owls: At the time, Owls were only just starting to come into trend, so there wasn’t alot around when I was finishing Hugh’s room, so the majority of the Owl features were made by me, including the Owls on his tree and 3 Owl prints (just using different decorative papers).

Furniture: All the big items in Hugh’s room are white.  I’m not  a fan of the timber look in a nursery and white is so gentle and soothing.  My Nanny passed away whilst I was pregnant and I was lucky to inherit a beautiful old dresser. My Mum put in the hard work and sanded it all back & repainted it a glossy white.  I love having a family item in his room.

Quilt: My Grandma made Hugh’s quilt. I use it reverse side up which is a gorgeous blue fabric, but on the other side my Grandma has embroidered beautiful flowers…. if we have a daughter, it will eventually be hers.

Favorite Items: I love the tree.  I had a miscarriage before I had Hugh and we had nicknamed the baby Apple, so when I was painting the tree, I painted a little apple on it as a memorial to her.  The tree is lovely and soft and the room get’s beautiful sunlight and is a soothing place to be.

Advice: Use what you love.  Just because Winnie the pooh and Peter Rabbit are popular for a baby’s room doesn’t mean it’s right for you!  You’ll get so many more comments on a room if they are individual and unique.

Thanks so much Belinda!

And if you want more inspiration for decorating your nursery than what you find here, go check out Belinda’s blog, Nest Design Studio. She is always featuring the latest trends in nursery decor.

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