Make a Pop with Trim

Looking for an unexpected way to bring color into a room?  How about paint the trim in a bold color? Here are some examples using pink:

To view more examples and read more visit my post this week on Project Nursery HERE.

Above images: 1, 2 - Andrika King Design, 3 - Ingrao Inc. , 4 - Apartment Therapy

Tray Vous

I'm not sure why I didn't know about this product before now but have you all seen the Tray Vous?  It is a snack tray for your bugaboo stroller!  Finally! I thought the cup holder was a must-have!  Now your kiddo can have their own tray too.  Only $45 and well worth it if you ask me!

Teen Girl Rooms in House Beautiful by Pat Healing

The October issue of House Beautiful has a wonderful array of homes displaying unique styles and colors in classical homes.  One of my favorite features was of a home of a young family with three teenage girls designed by Pat Healing of HB Home.The girls all got to help pick the color palette of their rooms.  Each room is very different yet they all feature bold wallpaper, simple white monogrammed bed linens, predominantly white furniture, and stunning ceiling lighting fixtures.

The first room combines the colors of brown, pink and orange (an unexpected combination for a teen room).  To make the room more playful Healing used Splatter wallpaper from Hinson and a carpet with a  strong design.

The second daughter chose a color combination of turquoise and sprout green.  The graphic mason-like wallpaper is Le Temple Des Grecs by Studio Printworks creates a large-scale graphic design in the room.

The oldest daughter picked the color combination of aqua and black.  The wallpaper is Paradise Background by Quadrille. For the complete list of resources for these rooms and the rest of the home, check out the House Beautiful October 2011 Product Guide.

photography by Maura McEvoy

Which daughter's room do you like best?  I'm a sucker for Quadrille and turquoise so I'm picking the last one. 

Netto Collection Dresser for Sale - $300

The NettoCollection furniture is known for its elegant European streamline style.  I have a used changer/dresser for sale in a cherry finish (pictured above).  The piece was previously used by a staging company.  I actually have the darker stain in my own son's room (pictured below).  It is in such great condition I'd keep it myself if I had the space.

Details:

• Dimensions: 37" High x 21" Wide x 41" Long
• A hidden side drawer keeps changing essentials out of sight
• Reversible top for conversion to adult
• Cherry Ash, Veneer and  White Lacquer finish

The Moderne Changer retails for $1500 and I'm selling it for $300!  You must pick it up from my home in Manhattan Beach, I am not shipping this baby as it weighs over 200 lbs.  Please e-mail me at nurserynotations@gmail.com if you are interested in purchasing. First come to pick it up first serve :), this baby of mine is coming in 3 weeks and I'm in a major nesting phase.  God love my husband for putting up with me!

As an added note, for those of you without kids, it would work great as a bar in a living room.  The perfect size!

Stock photo of the piece in the darker ebonized ash finish:

New Contemporary Craftsman Furniture

The craftsman look is coming back but not in a contemporary light.  A company in England called Another Country specializes in the look with handmade pieces in a soft-lined yet contemporary edge influenced by British Country, Shaker, Scandinavian and Japanese woodwork. 

Here are some pieces in the collection which pertain to family design:

Kids Table One

(playroom or children's room)

 Desk One

(children's room, kitchen or homework room)

Bench One Back

(great for a mudroom, entryway, or playroom)

New from Spot On Square

Furniture manufacturer Spot on Square has come up with some new pieces in its every popular Roh collection.  What I like about these (same that I liked about Netto Collection) is that the pieces look good anywhere in the house and are not specifically for children's rooms.  Clean lines and made from locally sourced solid and veneered walnut.

Urban Tickle Print Giveaway Winner

Congratulations Chelsea E.!  You are the winner of our Urban Tickle Print Giveaway.  Your favorite print selection was Wakey Wakey, Night Night.  A representative from Urban Tickle will be contacting you this week to place your free order!

A special thank you to everyone for placing comments and for Urban Tickle for sponsoring this giveaway.

Bunk Room Friday

Something a little more whimsical for this Friday.  This bunk room was designed by Finnish design firm Aalto + Aalto. Better yet if you want your own it is available for purchase and modular!

Classic Nursery by Andrika King Design

Here are a few photos of a nursery I completed a few months ago for a client in Redondo Beach.  She has a traditional tuscan-style home and was looking for a design which exuded baby boy yet was sophisticated enough to also serve as a guest room while the family had visitors.

Since we kept the color on the walls, we added a splash of contrast with a pale grey-blue on the ceiling.    

For more photos of this nursery and more of my projects, visit my portfolio on Andrika King Design

Here is a Before and After shot of the whole room:

images taken by Life Iz Photography

Fun Finds

Here are some children's room decor "fun finds" I discovered on Pinterest this week:

Aren't these adorable?

image and designs from Sarah Jane Studios

And for the more Bauhaus-inspured nursery, theses hyper-minimalistic designed children's stories posters are truly unique.

images designed by Christian Jackson of Square Inch Design available at imagekind

Modern Design by Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper

Love or hate Donny Deutsch's playroom featured in Architectural Digest this month?

I want a cupcake stool! And the Osborne and Little Fabric below is whimsically sophisticated.

The home was designed by Architect Federic Schwartz and designers Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper.

Here are a few more children's rooms designed by the Ingardo Design team.  They do it all: classic, modern, eclectic, contemporary and rustic:

Print Giveaway from Urban Tickle

Urban Tickle is a shop on Etsy which offers modern, minimal, free flowing and hand drawn decor pieces for children's rooms.  They make artwork prints, stationary, cards, growth chards and can also create custom pieces.  All in all, the pieces are adorable and affordable.

This week Urban Tickle is sponsoring a giveaway for the readers of Nursery Notations. The winner has their choice of one of the four sets below (unframed). Instant inspiration for your next room design!

To enter please post a comment below with your choice between the four sets and your e-mail address so that we can contact you if you are the winner.

 Night Night, Wakey Wakey - Set of 2

 ABC and 123 Transportation - Set of 2

 Deep Blue Sea ABC and 123 - Set of 2

Car, Plane and Ship Inspirational Prints - Set of 3

Good luck!

Bunk Room Friday - Space Architecture and Planning

A unique and almost art-like design by Space Architecture and Planning featured on Freshome last week. Takes up a large amount of floor space but is almost like a fort!