Since finding out we were expecting baby #2, due to arrive this summer, I just knew that we should make the experience extra special for Lola and move her to a big girl room and leave the nursery in the same location. I love any opportunity to decorate a room and this time it wasn’t just going to be in my head (anyone else constantly redecorate their home in their head? It’s much cheaper). Anyway, I'm pretty excited to get things started.
Being a creative driven person I wanted a place where I could document my thought process and see how my ideas develop. That’s the main reason I decided to pick this blog back up (not sure you can even call it that since I only had one previous post, but you get the idea). When I was pregnant with Lola I had a terrible creative block both at work with my design projects and at home when it came time to decorate her nursery. I think it took me 3 weeks to decide on a paint color. 3 weeks people! That is not normal for me. There were tears, a lot of indecisiveness and much frustration. This pregnancy is already so much different, but in case the creativity block hits me again I want to have my ideas documented so I don’t have to pull out my hair trying to decide what curtains make the most sense in this space.
I saw Pantone’s color of the year (Rose Quartz), it was so pretty and girly, and knew that I wanted to incorporate it somehow in Lola's new room. That was my starting point. Though she’s a big fan of My Little Pony and Mickey Mouse, I wanted to create a space that would last through the years and just accent it with the things that she loved now, which could easily be changed out when Pinky Pie gets replaced by Dora.
I think my color palette will be tan (the walls are already painted Benjamin Moore's Going to the Chapel), pink, cream, gold and grey. Girly and fun, just like my Lola.
Being a creative driven person I wanted a place where I could document my thought process and see how my ideas develop. That’s the main reason I decided to pick this blog back up (not sure you can even call it that since I only had one previous post, but you get the idea). When I was pregnant with Lola I had a terrible creative block both at work with my design projects and at home when it came time to decorate her nursery. I think it took me 3 weeks to decide on a paint color. 3 weeks people! That is not normal for me. There were tears, a lot of indecisiveness and much frustration. This pregnancy is already so much different, but in case the creativity block hits me again I want to have my ideas documented so I don’t have to pull out my hair trying to decide what curtains make the most sense in this space.
I saw Pantone’s color of the year (Rose Quartz), it was so pretty and girly, and knew that I wanted to incorporate it somehow in Lola's new room. That was my starting point. Though she’s a big fan of My Little Pony and Mickey Mouse, I wanted to create a space that would last through the years and just accent it with the things that she loved now, which could easily be changed out when Pinky Pie gets replaced by Dora.
I think my color palette will be tan (the walls are already painted Benjamin Moore's Going to the Chapel), pink, cream, gold and grey. Girly and fun, just like my Lola.
Since we need to use her crib for the baby, we are going to transition Lola to a twin bed. I thought about getting a toddler bed, but it seems a little pointless to me since she would only be in it for a few years before we needed to buy a larger bed. I don’t want to spend a ton of money on a bed frame, but at the same time I would like something a little more substantial and lets be honest, attractive, than just a metal frame. I would love to find an old Jenny Lind style bed that I could paint, but so far I haven’t had any luck on Craigslist. I came across this little number at Target which I love, but I have a few reservations.
It’s the perfect color for my palette, but the way the top curls back worries me how far it would make the bed stick out from the back wall and if that would look strange? It also costs more than I wanted to spend at $180 (free shipping though). Since it has slats we wouldn’t need to buy a box spring, so that’s a plus and would save us some money. I’m not 100% sold on this though, maybe if there is a good sale or Cartwheel offer I’ll jump on it. Otherwise I’ll keep scrolling the depths of Pinterest for something I love.
Here are just some of my other wondering thoughts for the space, I’m sure they will change as I start to buy things and get the room set up.
Here are just some of my other wondering thoughts for the space, I’m sure they will change as I start to buy things and get the room set up.