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Today I’d like to show you around Finn’s yellow and grey bedroom. I completed the interior design for his room at the same time as his baby sister Mia’s nursery. The rooms are very different, though both are based on a grey theme, working with the existing carpet and following the aesthetic of the rest of the house.
Finn’s parents wanted his new room to feel playful yet stylish. Having outgrown his nursery, the starting point was a new bed. We chose a house bed to add a playful touch to the room. These are a great choice for larger rooms, creating a “room within a room,” which feels cosy for little ones when moving to a bigger bed.
To anchor the bed, we painted abstract mountains on the walls, zoning the sleeping area and optically reducing the height of the room. This is another way to scale down a large room for young children.
Next to the bed are easily accessible book ledges for night time reading, plus a basket for toys below. I love how the yellow basket and colourful books pop against the dark grey background. On the other side, a wooden play table is used for ‘tea parties’ and makes a great play surface.
The wardrobe doors were painted two-tone like the mountains, so they meld with the background. To bring warmth to the scheme, I used light timber and yellow as an accent colour. Animal decor around the room adds a friendly note – a large giraffe from Finn’s nursery breaks up the grey walls.
Last but not least, industrial locker style cabinets offer lots of storage for toys and books, keeping the room look tidy. In addition, wall hooks and toy baskets make it easy to quickly clear the floor.
I hope you enjoyed Finn’s room tour! If you feel inspired, here are some sources:
Grey toy baskets: Great Little Trading Company
Yellow basket: Muuto
Bear head: Kidsdepot
Lion cushion: Mr Fly
Throw: Baby Mori
Duvet cover: Liewood @Scandiborn
Dotty pillowcase: Ooh Noo
Star cushions: Numero 74 @Mollymeg
Yellow suitcase: Olli Ella
Lockers: La Redoute
Mouse table & chairs: NoFred
Bunting: Little GemGem @Etsy
Yellow bear poster: Atelier du Petit Parc
Bird & Bear print: Desenio
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Images: design & styling by room to bloom, photography by brett charles
Today I’m super exited to share a nursery that I recently designed for a baby girl. The brief was for a soft and feminine room, based on grey with powdery pink and warm blush tones.
We created a tonal scheme, painting all woodwork the same colour as the walls in Farrow & Ball’s Cornforth White, toning with the grey carpet. To add colour and focus to the room, we used a gorgeous statement wallpaper behind the cot from Sandberg’s Kubel Kids collection. It wraps around one of the alcoves, where we installed display ledges to show off pretty books, art and toys.
All furniture was kept grey, though we chose a cotbed with timber accents to add warmth. Slim metal legs on the dresser and wardrobe add a light, Scandinavian touch to the room. Throughout, natural timber accents and baskets soften and warm the scheme. The powder pink canopy above the cot ties in with the wallpaper to create a cosy nook. Little lights inside and golden stars on the outside add a magical touch.
I hope you enjoyed this nursery tour as much as I enjoyed designing it!
Sources:
wooden animals: little acorns to mighty oaks
blanket: mori
doll’s pram & basket: olli ella
swan cushion, stars & canopy: molly meg
dolls & flower: boramiri
bunny head: fabels
alphabet print (in mirror): paintlove studio
grimm’s rainbow, abc blocks, bumpers: scandiborn
For further sources, please follow me on instagram, where I tag lots of the products that I use in my designs x
Images: design & styling by room to bloom, photography by brett charles
