Winnie's Nursery

With Matilda, her nursery was ready months before her arrival. But, in the run up to Winnie being born, we had to prioritise which rooms needed renovating. This meant us getting a new kitchen and upstairs bathroom. Also, Winnie was going to be in with us for the first 6 months so we weren't in a hurry to get her room sorted. (She is still with us now, at 7.5 months old and will be until her room is finished).

Our box room, which used to be my dressing room, will become the second nursery and I wanted to share my plans for this room.

We have bought this wallpaper from Great Little Trading Company. The room is small and could really do with being replastered, but this is out of budget so I was looking for something subtle that wouldn't overpower the space. This is actually quite a brave choice for me as I would usually just go for grey & white, my husband hates how bland my interiors taste is! It'll be fun to experiment with a (small) bit of colour.

picture: pinterest

We are having to be very savvy around what furniture we put in the room, we definitely couldn't have the cot, a wardrobe and a changer/dresser in there. It just wouldn't all fit. So I have sacrificed having a wardrobe for creating something similar in the picture above. One of my favourite Mum bloggers, Ainsley from Life With Oaks and Olive had created something similar for her daughter's room soIi took inspiration from this and ordered a 'grundtal' rail from Ikea for £4! The idea is, to screw this to the underside of a shelf to create a hanging wardrobe. Beneath this we already have some existing boxing-in which covers the ceiling slant of the stairs (I really hope that makes sense!) so I've ordered lots of storage from Ikea that is already on top of this. 

picture: pinterest

I am going to order some of these Ikea spice racks to home Winnie's books and make them look all pretty. I'll probably paint them a pale pastel colour like in the picture, to add a bit more fun to the room.

picture: pinterest

I love the this shelf! I want to get something similar to go above Winnie's changer. I'll probably put little storage boxes inside to house the baby essentials, to keep it looking neat and tidy. Even though the existing changer we have (currently in Matilda's room) is a really decent size with a large cupboard, the reality is, I will probably have to store clothes in there too because the hanging wardrobe may not fit all of her clothes! I can also hang some of her pretty dresses from the hooks - cute!

The Great Little Trading Company have one pretty much exactly the same for £63 online here which is currently reduced in their sale. 

I haven't bought many decorative bits, well actually I've only bought one! And it was this gorgeous hanging ice cream garland, handmade by my friend Sarah. 

I think I'll have this taped to the wall with washitape, possibly up above the cot.

Isn't it so pretty? Sarah is so talented, I've linked her facebook page here so you can check out her work.

Here are some other pictures I've saved on my pinterest board - you can follow me by clicking here.

Our existing nursery furniture was from John Lewis, here is the 'Anna' cot which is still available.

We plan to make a start on this room within the next few weeks, and I will post an update when this happens. I'm really excited for her to have her own space, but sad at the thought she won't be sleeping next to me soon!

Thanks for reading,

Chloe x

Nursery Details

My favourite room in our house is Matilda's nursery. I just love it. She has recently started sleeping in her own room so now I spend even more time in there, feeding her in the rocking chair before putting her down for the night in her cot.

I want to show you how we have accessorised her nursery, to make it more girly, more baby-ish! 

Firstly this felt name bunting. Isn't it the cutest darn thing you've ever seen? I had it made by Oh Sew Sweet (you can find Beth on Facebook). 

She will tailor the design to suit your room! Now you can't see in the photo but the White clouds are made from glittery felt, just gorgeous!

I feel like shelves are such a 'thing' right now for interior design. I took to Pinterest for ideas on how I should style Matîlda's. A general rule for baby shelves: books and teddies! 

Top shelf: Baby Photos book from Aspinal of London. This was a beautiful gift from my sister Courtenay and her partner Tom. So thoughtful. Two teddies in a tin; these were found when clear unit my Grandma's flat after she was moved to a care home. Something sentimental.

Middle shelf: Keepsake box. In here I've kept all the cards we got at her birth, any party invites we've had, a newspaper from the day of her birth & our hospital bands. Jellycat Bashful Bunny Medium in grey, The Little White Company elephant rattle, Jellycat Bashful Bunny Small in white. This outfit hanging up is the first outfit she ever wore, it is from The Little White Company and its so cute and tiny. I can't believe Matilda was ever that small! 

Bottom shelf: The books were gifts so not too sure where they were purchased. Jellycat Polar Bear teddy. Courtenay bought this for Matilda because when I was a baby, my favourite teddy that I still have to this day is a bear called Polar! The monkey and giraffe teddies are from Mothercare.

What do you think of these nursery accents? I hope you like them! I will post a more general nursery post soon so you can see colour scheme & theme!

Chloe.