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I wanted to do a ‘sophisticated’ nursery. I did not want the typical pastel colors with the decals on the wall. There is nothing wrong with those nurseries of course but I felt my little Charlotte needed something different. Charlotte’s name came from my favorite book as a child, ‘Charlotte’s Web.’ So it was easy for me to pick ‘Charlotte’s Web’ as a general theme. When I shared this with others, they asked what are you going to do decorate with spiders. I think themes and décor are taken too literal. There are no giant decals or posters of spiders or a pig. I did frame vintage prints from ‘Charlotte’s Web.’ I like a thick, white when framing a picture or print. I hung her pictures with rope to give a rustic look that goes with the book. I hung a large letter ‘C’ on her door. I gave the room gold accents. The gold accents are small and few or it could look too much for a nursery and/or tacky. The mirror has a thin gold trim to it. I also placed a vintage gold tinted vase on her shelf.
When Dusty was remodeling our upstairs bathroom he saved the old cabinets that were in the wall. I painted the cabinets with crackled paint. I used a dark brown as the base and white as the top color. I was given my Mother’s old books from such as . I displayed these books on the shelf because I love the colors of these books and they are too fragile for her to look at until she is older. The books she is ready for are held in a book case in Charlotte’s reach that my sister-n-law gave me at my baby shower.
I filled a glass vase and mason jar with old buttons that were my grandmothers. I love old buttons in a glass jar. I feel it gives the room soul and a different texture. I put pink flowers in a vase from Hobby Lobby that was close to the color of the accent wall. I chose to paint her wall a deep and dark pink. I did not want pastel colored room because I was trying to steer away from the typical nursery. I typically do not like accent walls but since the room is very small and the color is so bold I felt it would be too much to paint the entire room the color. I painted the other 3 walls a cream color. I found a changing table for less than $50 at a resale store. It was in great condition and sturdy. I painted the changing table with the left over paint from the room. I love a brightly or boldly painted piece of furniture, especially in children’s room. I was in TJ Maxx one day shopping with my mother and came across two great storage crates with a vintage stain and chalkboard cover. I bought 3 green canvas storage cubes for $4.99 each from K-mart. I chose green cubes from the green leaves in her window treatments and bedding.
I got her bedding from Target. The bedding is a three piece set called Simple Shabby Chic Cherry Blossom. I loved the light colors with the bold color on the wall. I liked the stripes on the sheet with the small floral pattern. The floral pattern had a ‘classy country’ feel to it which went with the Charlottes Web feel of the room. I loved the curtains also had the floral pattern. I chose a simple cream colored rug. I did not want a ‘baby or child’s’ rug. The typical rug helps add to the level of sophistication to the nursery.
Now that she is older I added a chalkboard. I leaned the chalkboard against the wall so she can reach it and easily access it. I made the chalkboard from a cheap and old corkboard that I never used. I painted a few coats of chalkboard paint and it became a new chalkboard.
