Be Brave {a completed boy nursery}

I was contacted in January by my client wanting me to do an E-design for her 2nd son's nursery. She wanted a space that was peaceful and serene incorporating the black, white, grey and yellow color palette.  She loved the cloud sheets from Land of Nod and definitely wanted to incorporate them.  I got to work based off of a few inspiration photos she had shared with me.

via Fresh Crush

via Project Nursery

You can definitely see a reoccurring theme among these two images and I was up for the challenge to achieve a similar aesthetic without being exactly like these two amazing rooms.  

My original design board that I presented to my client looked like this...

I incorporated yellow accents throughout the space so that the color wasn't too overwhelming by being used in a large scale because I knew that wouldn't go along with my clients want for a serene space.  When I presented this design to her she loved it, but wanted to make a few adjustments so that it felt more cohesive to her home.  I'm always ok with this which is why I allow two revisions with my designs.  My client decided she didn't want such a large amount of yellow after all so we toned it down and really pushed the black and white options.

Here was the final plan and what she worked off of when she was implemented the design...

I promised I would share some pictures of this completed nursery and here they are.  I think we can all agree that the arrow accent wall is pretty phenomenal!  It is an inexpensive way to make a big impact.  It takes time and paint, but very little money.

If you are interested in an E-design feel free to contact me as I'm booking up my calendar for the summer.

Gallery wall envy {inspiration for my kids' room}

I have been in the process of pulling together a huge gallery wall for my kids' shared room. The design of their room is changing drastically from what their room used to look like:

I have softened the palette by using lots of white and indigo.  This was my original design board for their room.  Although it changed a bit, you can still get an idea of what you may see when I share their completed space.  

Their is one wall in their room that has become their desk area that I really wanted to make the focal of the room.  I decided creating a floor to ceiling gallery wall would be super fun and allow me to incorporate a good balance of art for both my son and my daughter.  Of course, when it came to framing all the prints I wanted to find some inspiration, so where else did I go, but Instagram and Pinterest.  You'd be surprised how Instagram has become another search engine for me.  So here are some of the images I just loved along with the Instagram username and links if available so you can find the sources and drool yourself.  

@nicoledavisinteriors

photo by Ashlee Raubach

@westelm 

amazing space by @lindsaysue_design 

@apartmenttherapy

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@ericairenesofia

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Those amazing gallery walls were my source of inspiration and I'm sure you can see why.  Hello heart eyes for days!  I love the mix of frame colors, sizes and styles.  I love the mix of mediums.  I just felt so excited to pull my kids gallery wall together.