Our master bedroom/nursery makeover was inspired by a calming palette of turquoise, khaki and chocolate. My husband and I pulled together Asian inspired details from antique paintings to pop graphics. Here is the nursery side of our master bedroom. I used Illustrator to draw Chinese and Japanese cloud motifs and printed them at a larger scale using Blockposters. Then we traced and painted them onto the khaki wall using Benjamin Moore's sample paints. These small paint samples had great coverage. The crib is from Target and the shelving is from Ikea.
These are some detail shots from the room... Some inspiring figurines, a pagoda mirror, a Ukiyo-E Japanese Wood Block Print (thrift find!), and a kimono fabric scrap that I plan to make into a pillow...
In the crib you can see a teal and lime colored "Tummy Time Play Mat" that I will be using as a changing pad at first. I think it's so cute and practical and it has a measuring tape printed on it so I can watch our baby boy grow in length right before my eyes! On top of the play mat is a brown Boppy Noggin Head Support that prevents the baby from having a flat head. The crib is outfitted with an organic cotton flannel sheet and a Nojo fleece sheet saver from Target.
Anxiously awaiting the arrival of the baby are two friends, a Yomiko Classics baby panda, and a homemade doll (made by my friend's aunt) swaddled in a Kiddopotamus bamboo fabric swaddle blanket. Also pictured is the Utterly Yours Pregnancy Pillow
(folds into a square) that I used for a bit, and a hand crocheted baby
blanket from my cousin! These things will be removed when the baby
comes because it is much safer for the him to be in a crib without
extra things like pillows, dolls and crib bumpers (prevents suffocation
and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
This is the adult side of the room. In case you haven't noticed, the
bed wall and ceiling is painted a chocolate brown and gives us a sense
of privacy and intimacy, while the rest of the walls are painted a
neutral khaki color. The bedroom artwork consists of Chinese scrolls
and artwork I've found over the years at various antique stores. We
didn't have it in the budget to buy a new bed, so we updated our
existing Ikea rattan frame by staining it dark brown. I really love how
our bedroom turned out! Can't wait until our boy can enjoy it too!
