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.
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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This darling little nursery belongs to Zoey. Her mom is a design fanatic and DIY enthusiast, and her dad is handy. With a color palette inspired by fabric, this fun and fresh nursery will make your jaw drop!
Child’s Name: Zoey
Child’s Age: 3 months
Location: Cincinnati, OH
What was your inspiration for the room?
We knew we wanted something fun and modern for our daughter without being super girly. Since nurseries usually have a ton of fabric we knew that would be the place to start. After finally landing on the coral, lime, and light blue fabric collection over at spoonflower everything else just fell into place.
Describe your decorating style.
That’s a question I’ve been trying to answer for as long as I can remember. It varies from space to space, but always clean lined and fairly simple. After being exposed to so many different styles in design school it has been impossible to settle on just one ever since. My home is anything from modern to industrial to rustic.
Favorite items in the room.
Zoey’s wall of framed fabric. Super fun project gathering all of the various frames and we had fallen in love with the fabric from the start.
Any words of advice to share with us?
Have fun with it. Think ahead. They’re only babies for so long. Create a room that allows for some growth.
Focus less on the coordination of different pieces and more on what you really love. The end result won’t fail to make you smile every time you enter the room.
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.
Wall Paint Color: Ben Moore, Stonington Gray HC-170. Gray is a perfect color if you’re looking to make everything else in color pop!
Crib: Babyletto Modo Crib from Babies R Us – $379.00
Crib Bumper Fabric: Spoonflower’s Heather Dutton, Power Paisley – $/yard
Crib Skirt Fabric: Spoonflower’s Heather Dutton, Kelp Dot Green – $/yard
Window Panels Fabric: Spoonflower’s Heather Dutton, Barnacle Net Coral Colorway – $/yard
All Bedding and Window Panels: Made by RockyTop Design
Glider & Ottoman: Babies R Us, Graco Avalon Glider & Ottoman – $220.00
Rug: Cost Plus World Market, 5 x 7 Shag Rug – $229.00. We can’t wait for Zoey to start crawling. The shag will be so much fun to roll around on!
Love Print: Made By Girl, Love Pattern Print – $9.50
Framed Letter “Z”: Homemade
Letter “Z”: Anthropologie, Zinc Letters – $18.00
Crochet Elephant – Etsy’s Five Sisterz, Elliot the Elephant – $14.00. I love any handmade touches in a child’s room and since I’m not much when it comes to crocheting we took the Etsy route!
Duck Print – Ikea, Kort Art Cards 5-pack – $5.00
Galvanized Tub: Lowes – $20.00
Dresser: Ikea, Expedit Bookcase – $69.99
Dresser Double Drawers: Ikea, Expedit Insert with 2 Drawers – $35.00
Dresser Single Drawers: Ikea, Expedit Insert Single Drawer (no longer sold) – $35.00
Coral Knobs: Anthropologie, Granita Knob – $6.00
Dresser Legs: Ikea, Capita Leg 4-pack – $10.00
Galvanized Bins: Lowes, Galvanized Storage Bin – $10.00
Green Lamp: Home Goods, Not Sold Online – $30.00
Frames: Thrift Stores, Home Goods. A little spray paint can do wonders!
Window Blinds: 2″ Faux Wood Blinds – $29.00
Frame Ledges: Ikea, Ribba Picture Ledge – $15 & $10
Changing Pad Fabric Cover: Spoonflower’s Heather Dutton, Rockweed Coral Colorway – $/yard
Framed Fabric: Spoonflower’s Heather Dutton, Collection – $/yard
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Thank you Jessie for sharing your home with us!
*Read more about Jessie’s renovations on her blog Cape 27.
