NURSERY REVEAL

This little labor of love has been my favorite design project to date! Regardless of gender, I knew I was going to have a blue and white nursery (it has to match the rest of the house, right?!). I also knew it was going to be a nautical theme. [I was SHOCKED]. When we found out we were having a girl, my inspiration tilted slightly towards a more preppy, classic look and a little less nautical (no worries – there are still plenty of nautical elements). [The little mermaid would find it comfortable.]

I spent countless hours on Pinterest, Pottery Barn, Wayfair, and every other design and home décor website researching the details. I knew I wanted an accent wall with wallpaper. I also knew I wanted mostly all white furniture. Once I picked out the major furniture pieces and narrowed down the wallpaper, it was easy to pick out the other details.

For the wallpaper I chose this pretty watercolor floral print from Spoonflower. I kept going back and forth between this print, a peony floral print, and sailboats. The striped rug from Wayfair actually made my decision because the large floral print was just too busy against the stripes.

The gallery wall came together better than I could have imagined. Three of the six pieces I already owned (the two anchor prints and the original sailboat painting from my favorite local artist, Michelle Brunner). My parents gifted us the adorable whale print when we told them we were pregnant, the seagull/sailboat print I picked out from Pottery Barn, and the sweet seascape with the little girl was an original painting we bought on our babymoon. All the pieces just complement each other so well and I couldn’t be happier! [Nothing on this wall is nautical, right?]

When I decorate, I love to use pieces that are meaningful. The stunning Lilly artwork was created by one of my best friends who is an insanely talented, professional artist (check out her website!!). The ship wheel was gifted to us at our shower from one of my coworkers who loves to collect antiques and the Lilly letters were made by a good friend of Rob’s family. I love that each piece has a special story and I’m so excited to share these stories with Lilly.

It’s been such a joy to share this design process and reveal with you all. I’ve linked some of the details of the nursery below. We can’t wait to share this special space with Lilly in just a few short weeks!