We're back from our vacation to Cape Cod! It went by way too fast and I am planning to post some photos from our trip a little later once I have time to narrow all the pics down to just a "few" for the blog. If you've read my blog before, you'll know that by a "few" I mean a hundred or so. :)
So today's post isn't about our vacation, but one of my summer projects: the pilots' shared room. When we got home from our trip I had an email that Little Pilot's nursery was being featured at Apartment Therapy (yay!). I submitted the space to them many months ago and had assumed it hadn't made the cut. As I went to check out the post, I was reminded that I had wrote that Little Pilot's nursery was one of my favourite spaces in our home. I was a little sad to realize that it wasn't true anymore. The room has sadly been neglected since the arrival of Co-pilot. We really haven't done anything to update the space since we made it a shared room. We basically added a yard sale toddler bed and did nothing else. We didn't even move the shelves or pictures around (the mirror and chalkboard "s") have been taken down. I guess this unexpected Apartment Therapy feature gave me the motivation to get to work on (or at least start planning) this room.
Here's the room as it stands right now:
I've been struggling with the layout of this room and with what to do with beds that really don't go together well. If you have any ideas I would love to hear them. :)The crib was a gift from my mom and has to stay even though it is probably too big for this tiny room. I don't love the dark wood. It isn't really my style, but I am hoping to make it work since painting it will probably devalue it for resale. Oh, and I'm not sure why I still have a woolen baby suit hanging there in July. :)
Little Pilot's toddler bed is this natural colour that is fighting with the dark stain on the crib. The shape is similar to the crib and a coat of paint may remedy the mismatch. I am also thinking of getting this toddler bed since it is the same width as the crib and I could possibly fit both end-to-end along the striped wall. The change table isn't being used much anymore and we really need a dresser to help store the mounds of clothes that generally litter the room's floor (maybe on the opposite wall?). The shade on the lamp has got to go too.
I think this "door" wall of the room will stay as is since the bookshelf is so functional and fits perfectly there. That means I only have two walls to work with for furniture placement that both are made a little shorter by the the doors that swing onto them (entry door and closet door).
So there you have it! A little "before" tour of the shared room. Once I figure out:
1) the bed situation,
2) layout and
3) clothes storage,
I can get to the fun decorating part. I'm finding the room is looking a little grey and would love to add a little more bright coloured accents to the room, but don't worry, it will still have a lot of white (because white is right after all). :)
If you would like to share any of your fabulous ideas to help me figure out my furniture/layout dilemmas I would be so delighted!
Here's one Cape Cod pic just for fun:
I couldn't resist! :)
:D You crack me up sometimes...... woolen suits in July..... I'm right there with you as I found a wolly mitten with the sunhats. :D And you just gotta love the pic of Little Pilot on the beach. Beautiful photo!
ReplyDeletelol. Yep, I tend to get a little distracted with other things. Maybe I should really get to putting those wintery things away! :)
DeleteThat is a fabulous Cape Cod picture! I can't wait to see the rest! I love your nursery...it's the room that first led me to your blog (I can't remember how...I think I was googling something or other)...but I'm excited to see the updates, too. Congrats on Apartment Therapy :) (that gives me some hope, too--Abe's nursery was on their family site, and they got back to me very quickly when I submitted it. but then I submitted Ari's room and haven't heard from them...I figured that meant they wouldn't use it, but who knows? maybe I'll get a surprise one day :))
ReplyDeleteI wish we were still there at that beach! I had completely forgot about the submission that I didn't at all remember what I wrote or what pictures I sent in. I think you will still get a surprise too. Ari's room is so great!
DeleteI think, as you suggest, painting the natural wood of the toddler bed would go a long way to tying in the 2 beds. If the brown stain isn't your cup of tea, perhaps painting it out white with a dark grey or even dark blue, to match the curtains, on the frame to mimic the crib.
ReplyDeleteI love those curtains- lots of great colour to draw from to add accent colour.
Thanks for your suggestions. I love the idea of painting the edges a different colour.
DeleteCongrats on the Apartment Therapy feature. That is so exciting.
ReplyDeleteHere is my take on the bed situation - since you asked :). Kids grow up super fast, so if it were me, I would not buy another toddler bed.
When I look at your current toddler bed, I see the same kind of design on the end boards that are the legs of the beds as I see on the crib. They are both on the flat side and go up over and down on the other side, much like your crib's black/brown feature. One idea would be to mimmick that in the toddler bed, by painting that part black brown, then the rest white. Maybe do a circle motif on the end of the toddler bed as well. Either with paint or by making some white rings / circles out of white plumbing pipes or something like that...?
Love the beach photo. It's perfect. Can't wait to see the next 99 photos from your vacation ;)
Thanks Katja. I thought the same thing about the lines of the toddler bed when I first saw it at the yard sale and was always planning to paint it. The bed actually converts into a twin sized bed so it's a little wider than a crib/regular toddler bed. I'm re-arranging things in there right now to see if I can get the beds to work. It would be nice not to have to buy another bed. Hopefully I can get the furniture puzzle solved soon. :)
DeleteI like a lot your kids room!!! I love the light colors. Did you make the Moomin mobile? Or where did you get it?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo! The Moomin mobile is by Flensted. I ordered mine from here: http://www.wayfair.com/Flensted-Mobiles-Moomin-Mobile-f432-FMS1085.html?redir=moomin&rtype=8&dept=0&ust=.
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