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Kids Craft Room: 2010 Atlanta Symphony Show House & Gardens

November 21, 2010

If you have space in your home for a playroom/kids craft area, I suggest you take some notes from this showroom.

One of my favorite details in the room is also a budget-friendly project that any of you can try in your home.

There were 3 doors hiding massive storage that were covered in metal sheets and converted into magnetic boards. The doors were totally wrapped on the front & sides was finished on the back for safety reasons. The corners were smooth so there would be no issues to be had with little one’s running around this door. Nail head toppers were also added to cover the screws to make it look like a built-in and not an “add-on”. The magnetic board can be seen in the top left of the photograph below.

playroom

Margaret L. Norcott, Principal of Millieu Design Group, is the mastermind behind this room showcased at the 2010 Atlanta Symphony Show House & Gardens. Margaret says that the main inspiration for the room was the Middle Window Floral Fabric {by Duralee}. “All the paint, fabrics and accessories to Floor tiles were a result of this wonderful, gender-neutral (not to childish) fabric.”

Images by Woodie Williams Photography

Room details:

The paint color is Crowne Hill Yellow by Benjamin Moore; Painting was done by ThePaintDoctor.com; Fabrics are from F.Schumacher & Co., Duralee.com and Kravet Fabrics; Carpet tiles by FLOR.com; Lighting from C-Lighting (shop in Buckhead/ATL, GA); Desk Chairs/Coat Rack/Desk Lights from Room & Board.com; Womb Chair and Mi-Lin Green Stools from Knoll.com, Folk Art supplied by matildascottage.com in Alpharetta, GA; Recycled Art from re-Inspiration (Atlanta, GA).

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By Nicole Abbott-Peretz · 4 Comments
Filed Under: Design Ideas, Real Rooms · Tagged With: Designer, Neutral, Playrooms

Nursery Decor Inspiration: Scandinavian Style

November 7, 2010

Finnish Interior Designer Susanna Vento describes her style as “modern, purified and Scandinavian style, carried out without too much of seriousness.” We love how she’s taken classic interior design ideas and combined them with modern elements… Simply stylish!

yellow black via Susana Vento

*Check out this interview with Susanna Vento to read more about her thoughts on interior design.

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By Nicole Abbott-Peretz · 4 Comments
Filed Under: Design Ideas · Tagged With: black, Designer, designer showcase, finnish, Neutral, scandinavian, yellow

Designer Spotlight: Virgina Johnson

October 3, 2010

Have you heard of Virgina Johnson?

She’s a Canadian textile designer who creates stunning prints on home accessories like rugs and throw pillows. And she also designs crib bedding!

I was browsing through her online shop and just couldn’t get enough of her new line. The print colors are vibrant yet muted {trendy} and you won’t find anything like this in big box department stores.

virgina johnson crib bedding

The prints on the fabric are block-printed instead of screen-printed which means that every item is unique due to the irregularities of this hand-printing method.

Virginia Johnson’s crib bedding can only be defined as a handmade beauty that takes what we love most about traditional crib bedding, simplicity, and gives it a trendy and sophisticated twist.

* Thank you to Holly from decor8 for introducing me to Virgina Johnson’s designs.

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By Nicole Abbott-Peretz · 2 Comments
Filed Under: Little Ones · Tagged With: Accessories, crib bedding, Designer

Modern Eco-Friendly Nursery for Triplets

June 29, 2010

designer nursery for triplets

The San Francisco Decorator Showcase took place during the month of May in a 1930’s French Normandy-style mansion. Several design firms were given a room in the house to decorate. Chiya Ewald, of the interior design firm Marsh & Clark, was assigned the third floor attic to transform into a triplet nursery.

modern nursery for triplets

Chiya Ewald, designer, says “We wanted to go beyond the deluge of duckies and primary colors to create a beautiful and innovative room that that appeals to modern parents’ aesthetics and sensibilities.” And that they did with this sustainable and multifunctional, sophisticated baby room.

modern sophisticated designer nursery for triplets

The cribs were handcrafted by Rob Taboada, a local craftsman. These cribs were made with sustainable and toxin-free materials like Machiche {sustainably-harvested hardwood}.

The carpets underneath the cribs are made of 100% un-dyed wool.

And those beautiful chandeliers? Custom-made and make perfect mobiles.

Changing tables double as mirrors to reflect light and space in the room. And the accent wall painted with square patterns breaks up the solid powder-blue of the other walls.

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Thank you to Belle Maison {via Nursery Notations} for sharing this nursery with us. All images are courtesy of Mullens Public Relations.

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