Baby Bedrooms on the Brain

<div style="text-align: center;">No Mom, I'm not pregnant.<br />But a dear friend of the family is! I couldn't be more thrilled.<br />It has me thinking a lot about nurseries and how to <b>avoid the mistake of making them too theme-y</b> or childish. Babies grow up into little people after all.<br />One solution that I've come up with is to take a different type of room (say a living room) and use it as the inspiration for the nursery.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's simple really.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>First, start with a space that you are smitten with.</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSLm3c2ilrLsKbhf4ZJPB-R1VWDvCULzyJzo5RApo3HKPMMrrSebhjsWnHiZXWyxi1nh-jXdq7QBdMkJYWyy_WSJIsGNwRkm4iCVGvLAi7gEH8gNQltQZwm9uM3v9rjF3YRthUEe7k_ve/s1600/west-coast-livingroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSLm3c2ilrLsKbhf4ZJPB-R1VWDvCULzyJzo5RApo3HKPMMrrSebhjsWnHiZXWyxi1nh-jXdq7QBdMkJYWyy_WSJIsGNwRkm4iCVGvLAi7gEH8gNQltQZwm9uM3v9rjF3YRthUEe7k_ve/s1600/west-coast-livingroom.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.styleathome.com/homes/interiors/interior-west-coast-living-space/a/42237">via Style at Home</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">(I've been drooling over this image since I saw it in the June 2012 issue of Style at Home Magazine. I love the combo of patterns and the colour play).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Next, focus on the things you love about the room:</b><br />-Cowhide rug</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Round orange mirror</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Boldly patterned blue and white sofa<br />-Midtone Hardwoods</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Now, reimagine those same items in a nursery setting.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is how I envision them: </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixJQ3agAHfM_zRH3WSI0IxzKg0w5XKPOZcwYtNW9aVDcXNP9kZscj8Z1y3lT3It9Q_kWaC8vVI3eN6dxDg15ZDfUAtVXHTrQidMJC0kQZ_EjC2HJsFXEAyS3AOSfyPXeceK2QSoHLwvxB/s1600/boyish+nursery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixJQ3agAHfM_zRH3WSI0IxzKg0w5XKPOZcwYtNW9aVDcXNP9kZscj8Z1y3lT3It9Q_kWaC8vVI3eN6dxDg15ZDfUAtVXHTrQidMJC0kQZ_EjC2HJsFXEAyS3AOSfyPXeceK2QSoHLwvxB/s640/boyish+nursery.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click <a href="http://olioboard.com/boards/123317-boyish-nursery">HERE</a> for sources</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I love how almost everything in this room (save for the crib and some accessories) can grow with the child. You know each piece will work well in a more grown up setting because that's where they were drawn from!</div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think of this little trick?  My pregnant friend is a bit obsessed with butterflies, so maybe we should hope for a girl?<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /> </a><br />ALSO I'm guest blogging over at <a href="http://www.illusiveprint.com/" style="color: #8e7cc3;">Illusive Print</a> today for Ashleigh while she helps out at the Olympics, how cool is that?! In honour of that, I've put together some Gold, Silver and Bronze room inspiration!  <a href="http://www.illusiveprint.com/2012/08/interior-inspiration-olympic-medals.html" style="color: #8e7cc3;">CHECK IT OUT</a> and show her some love!</div>

Baby Bedrooms on the Brain

No Mom, I'm not pregnant. But a dear friend of the family is! I couldn't be more thrilled. It has me thinking a lot about nurseries ...

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