Office Turned Garden-Themed Nursery
Design on a Dime : Episode DOD-201 -- More Projects »
James and Anne Saxenmeyer are expecting their first baby and they need to convert a crowded office into a stimulating and eclectic nursery. The rest of their home is already furnished with an interesting mix of styles and they want to continue their unique look into the new nursery.
The DilemmaSam Kivett and his design team of Summer Baltzer and Charles Burbridge determine the design issues in the room. In order to turn it into a nursery, they'll need to remove the office furniture, bring in new functional pieces and infuse the space with color while complementing the rest of the eclectically-designed home.
The SolutionThe office goes from a catchall space to a creative nursery with the addition of the following design elements:
- The walls are painted a periwinkle blue and lime green. The grass look is created with a stencil Burbridge creates out of plastic folders. He snaps a chalk line halfway up the wall, tapes the stencil above and applies the green paint. He also freehand paints a few dragonflies on each wall to fulfill the Asian-style garden theme.
- Baltzer brings in a vintage six-drawer Danish dresser that will be used for storage and also as a changing table.
Kivett creates an origami-style butterfly mobile out of colorful plastic file folders and fishing line--all for under $16. He creates a template out of a piece of artboard and traces the design onto the folders with a non-photo blue pencil (available at art-supply stores). He cuts out the butterflies, pokes small holes through the wings and strings the mobile wall-to-wall with fishing line and hooks.
Baltzer showcases her creativity on the existing ceiling light shade by painting a sun motif with craft paint.The existing window sheers are kept in place but they add a pair of blackout shades to shield the baby from the sun at naptime.Two directional wall-mounted sconces are brought in for ambient lighting. Other new pieces necessary for the nursery include a new rocker and green chenille rug.The Cost
Furniture - $512
- six-drawer dresser: Burke's Country Pine - AE/266
Accessories and lighting - $166
- wall lamps: IKEA - Arstid, #17907
- mirror: Target - #074110618
- blackout shades: Lowe's - Newell, #43255
- accent pillow: Marshalls
Paint - $135
- wall paint: Behr - Wedgewinkle, 1A436-4; Vivid Lime, 5 C1-3
Hardware and incidentals - $113
Rug - $74
- area rug: Urban Outfitters - 052108118 08164659 MDS 1
Project Total - $1,000
Resources paint
Behr Process Corp.
Website:
www.behr.com
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Marshalls
Website:
www.marshallsonline.com
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Lowe's
Website: www.lowes.com
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Target
Website: www.target.com
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Urban Outfitters
Website: www.urbanoutfitters.com/
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Ikea
furniture
Burke's Country Pine
Los Angeles, CA
Phone: 323-931-7463
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