5 Nurseries Full of Ingenuity and Originality
These clever rooms are full of comfort and fun for baby, whether your bundle of joy is a girl or boy
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We've seen a lot of wonderful nurseries around Houzz, and we've been lucky enough to have been given a more in-depth look at quite a few of them. Whether you're going for "It's a Boy!," "It's a Girl!," or you want to be surprised, these contain inspiring ideas and color palettes for everyone.
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| Lauren Hufnagl didn't let a sloped wall stop her from creating something special on it. She painted this wonderful, wall-spanning tree in her daughter Violet's nursery. Private Comment
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There has never been such a great selection of unique, handmade stuffed animals on the market as there is today; Mr. Owl and Ms. Foxy are two great examples.
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Interior Designer Jennifer Bishop chose this vibrant blue, green and brown color palette and a woodland theme for her clients' gender-neutral nursery. One great design element is this knot-framed bulletin board. It was originally a metallic mirror the designer scored at HomeGoods. She painted the frame and filled in the center with cork.
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| Don't have Hufnagl's painting skills? Just get your hands on some tree decals, which are a huge nursery trend right now. Private Comment
What's so great about them? They provide a large, striking graphic that's great for kids. On the chance your child wants a new theme as he or she ages, you can simply peel them off without damaging the wall. These birch trees emphasize verticality. |
Bishop transformed an old dresser into a chic changing table with some white paint, sanding, and faux bois paper decoupaged onto the front.
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Over at The Virginia House, crafty mom and blogger Jillian Woods gave the baby's room a neutral yet warm palette.
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After admiring similar but expensive models in stores, she crafted this amazing mobile for about $4.
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Painted stripes make a great backdrop for decorative objects.
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| Designer Nicole Lanteri proved that a sophisticated color palette and chic furnishings can work in a nursery. Yellow, cream and gray hues cover grownup furniture and accessories like a tufted chair with piping, a zebra rug and a Moroccan pouf with nursery furniture. Private Comment
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| Another dresser-turned-changing table gets new life with a bright yellow coat of paint. Private Comment
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Houzz writer Vanessa Brunner has created an information-packed ideabook that will help you get this nursery's look.
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Proud parents of Charlie, the Kopps preferred a color combination of taupe and orange to more typical nursery color combinations. They also knew it would be gender-neutral should they have more children in the future.
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| Dubbed "owl-tastic" by Brian Patrick Flynn, a collection of these wise guys adds a fun theme to Charlie's nursery. Private Comment
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Another tree decal fills the wall (painted Sherwin-Williams Tony Taupe) behind the crib.
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More:
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newmouse says:
I LOVE those giraffe sconces above the yellow dresser/changing table.
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Becky Harris says:
I do too newmouse - they are Jonathan Adler. I fell in love w/ the table lamp version when I realized the head of the giraffe was the finial - so clever!
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susandrum says:
These nurseries are beautiful; however the American and Canadian pediatric society advocates for NO bumper pads due to suffocation issues!
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CJ Sebert says:
All so cute, but what's with Pajama's being spelled wrong on the art print?
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Casart Coverings says:
Thanks, C.J. Your comment made me look at the print again and then sent me to the internet. According to Wikipedia The word "pyjama" or "pajama", which originally derives from the Persian word پايجامه (Peyjama meaning "foot garment"), was incorporated into the English language during British Raj through the Hindustani (the progenitor language of modern-day Urdu and Hindi). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pajamas I learn something new every time I browse Houzz!
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Becky Harris says:
So interesting - is there an English-speaking country that still spells Pyjama that way, or is the sign a throwback to British Colonial times?
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Christine Hilton says:
Bumper pads are not safe for babies!!!!! I find it very upsetting that style is over-riding common sense.
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Debby Carling says:
Love # 5 as I just finished upcycling a bookshelf that would fit in perfectly!
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angela_flute52689 says:
I want to echo what Christine says - bumper pads are not safe! They're a SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) risk because the baby can roll or scoot to the side as they sleep, and if their face gets pressed up against the bumper pad, they can easily suffocate. Bumper pads are supposed to protect from bruises from bonking into the slats, but babies don't move fast enough to hurt themselves that way until they're older. You can put the bumper pads back on when they're over a year old.
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tracemac says:
Dido...I find it upsetting that designers are still showing bumper pads. Yes, they Look cute and add to the decor of the room... but promoting something that is known to cause SIDS, argggg!
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nihler says:
The Nurseries are beautiful but isn't it sad that a designer cannot take a picture of the final product without everyone criticizing them. I'm sure the owners/parents know about the bumperpad warning and will use their discretion to do what is best for their child. Give people a little credit this is a design website afterall.
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laurabox says:
Pyjamas is the English spelling here in England!! I love the tree wall designs - going to hopefully paint something similar in my daughter's new room - maybe with hooks / shelves as I've seen in other images on this site. Great gender neutral ideas too- we don't know the gender of our new baby yet.
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Becky Harris says:
I would like to clarify that all of these pictures were taken before the bumper pad brouhaha began, so please lay off the designers and get annoyed at me instead.
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Jennifer Bishop Design says:
Thank you Becky for the feature! And thank you and nihler for you support. Bumpers are such a controversial topic that I don't even want to get started on it here but I assure you that I have a conversation about SIDS with each of my clients so that they can make the decision that's best for them. Every nursery I've done has a ceiling fan installed for air circulation and a video monitor. If the homeowner chooses a bumper, then I can even have them made into 4 parts so some or all of the sections can be used.
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