Affordable Nursery Decorating Ideas and Inspiration, Great Finds For Baby and Mom, DIY Projects, and Parties
Spoonflower, one of our favorite places to shop for unique, quality fabrics online, recently hosted a contest asking designers to create fabrics with both lions and lambs — signature animals of March— and the submissions were gorgeous.
Check out the top ten designs on the Spoonflower contest page. We can visualize pretty much all of these fabrics in a nursery or kids room — on accent pillows, as window treatments, or even crib bedding.
Pretty fabric finds, an easy idea to add some color (and organization) to your closet, and a DIY beaded chandelier!
Photo by Courtney Apple.
Pretty fabrics can inspire any decorating project—it’s actually my favorite place to start! These are just some samples of the beautiful fabrics designed by Caitlin Wilson Design, featuring florals and geometric patterns in vibrant colors. Check out Caitlin Wilson’s home in Matchbook Mag‘s July 2012 issue.
Design Love Fest shared some great tips for taking beautiful photographs and used simple, everyday objects to illustrate her tips—hangers. But these wood hangers are anything but simple if you ask me. I love that they’re spray painted in bold colors. Perfect for no-door closet nooks or displaying baby’s clothes.
Wood bead chandeliers have become increasingly popular over the past couple of years, and I have to admit—I want one! But without the price tag. Good thing Jen of Tatertots & Jello went through the trouble of making one, documenting every step, and sharing a tutorial on her blog. If you’re up for the challenge, complete instructions are available at Tatertots & Jello.
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One of the best places to start when designing a nursery is with fabrics. But finding the perfect fabric can prove to be a bit tricky sometimes!
That’s where Spoonflower comes in.
You can upload a pattern or image and they will print it onto the fabric of your choice. SWEET!
Not the creative type? No worries. Spoonflower offers the largest collection of independent fabric designers in the world in their marketplace.
You can request an 8×8″ sample swatch for $5 or a 21×18″ fat quarter for $11 so you can see what the fabric looks like before you commit. The fabric is $18 per yard.
If you would like to learn more about Spoonflower and how to print your own fabrics, click here.
* Check out these easy tutorials to learn how to make a crib bumper, crib sheets, changing pad cover, no sew crib skirt and no-sew curtains. *
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Today’s giveaway comes courtesy of Carousel Designs.
A baby bedding company with a line of 100+ gorgeous crib bedding collections, Carousel Designs also offers decor, fabrics and crib blankets.
Their range of fabrics is pretty substantial, with something sure to compliment any decorating style.
And the coolest thing about them? Carousel Designs allows parents to create custom crib bedding in just seconds using their online tool, nursery designer. It’s really easy to use. I designed three different bedding collections in about 5 mins.
Carousel Designs joins us in celebrating the BIG Nursery Giveaway Event by providing two (2) lucky Chic & Cheap Nursery readers with the crib blanket of their choosing.
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Amy’s nursery designing adventure started with a simple project and turned into a fabric-fueled extravaganza! Using gray walls as a foundation this room is a modern, bright and colorful creation.
Child’s Name: Graham
Child’s Age: 5 months
Location: Michigan
What was your inspiration for the room?
Though we knew we were expecting a boy, I wanted to create a nursery that wasn’t too boyish. I also wanted to avoid any theme (airplanes, elephants, etc.) because I didn’t want to be limited to one thing or color! I love grey, so we chose a nice warm grey color for the walls and I just love the backdrop it makes for the other colors in the room. Another huge source of inspiration for the room came from fabrics that I either bought or designed myself on spoonflower.com.
