There are only a few times in your life when you really feel like "nesting", they are getting your own place, moving in with a significant other, and having a baby! We hit two out of three of those on the bullseye last year when we moved into our first house and when we had our first baby.
Our 1950's bungalow has a lot of charm (meaning a lot of things to fix up), and when it came to the baby's room, there was no exception. We chose the smallest room in the house, because let's face it, babies are small. We had to be smart about the layout of the room for many reasons, 1) It's only 8ft by 8ft, 2) The door swings in the wrong way, and 3) there's a closet door that swings into the room.
We have tall ceilings so we used that to our advantage and tried to keep as much off the floor as possible and use the wall space instead. We painted the walls a nice neutral colour that will grow with her, or if we decide to move her into another room, we don't have to repaint.
I love the aesthetic of Scandinavian design and the whole idea of the woodland themed nursery came from a poster I clipped from a magazine a couple years ago.
Go over to Pinterest and check out more cute baby room inspiration on my board.
Emmy's crib/cot with mobile and art on the wall.
boxes with precious things over change table.
Reading/feeding nook with Eames replica rocking chair and library of books.
I made the mobile from paper toys, bought some art on etsy from Hillary Bird, the poster of Scandinavian and Northern European woodland creatures that started the whole idea of the woodland nursery theme.
DIY chalkboard painted closet door.
Dollhouse we got at a garage sale. I've seem them new for $240!
kids table with chalkboard top.
Our baby changing station. We painted this dresser and put a change table on top. We attached a hamper on the side and easy reach rubbish bin.
A teepee for impromtu pow-wows!
