A Nautical Nursery

 

Something about designing a nursery just makes me fall in love with design all over again. We take so much more risks with color, and allow ourselves to keep the focus on being playful, and fun, which is always a recipe for good design.
This nursery is now home to two little boys, brothers Ethan and Tyler. If you recall, our client Samantha was pregnant with baby Tyler when we tackled an ambitious renovation at the family's home last year. You can see the full reveal of that project here
This is no easy feat for anyone to handle and kudos to Samantha for staying sane throughout the dust and overall renovation chaos, and delivering a healthy baby.


The goal: The boys are a year apart so the space needed to meet the needs of two. Samantha and hubby Risson wanted a nautical theme. Theme rooms can be tricky as you need to find a balance between highlighting the theme without going overboard. Pun intended! 

Our initial plan was to have the cribs side by side. But since there were two windows in the bedroom, it made sense to place a crib under each window for symmetry. The cribs can also be transformed into toddler beds and having this layout will maximize that option and give the boys their own little zone.

 

Once Samantha settled on the cribs, we moved ahead with the other design elements: Subtle striping detail on one wall, this knotted rug, a porthole mirror.

These rope shelves played off the ropes in the rug and added some texture to what would have been just ordinary white shelves. 

It's the perfect spot for baby Ethan's signed sonogram and the cutest little sail boats ever, that Samantha hopes will encourage the boys to set sail on many adventures.

We nestled a very comfortable glider in the corner for Samantha or Risson to rock baby Tyler to sleep, or to read to Ethan. This dresser served double duty as a space for much needed storage (two little boys equals lots of clothing!) and as a changing table.

And quite possibly my favorite item, these custom oars with the boys names, helped declare this as their very own chill zone to create some special brotherly memories.
Huge thanks again to Samantha and Risson for allowing us to transform this final space in their home to cap off our renovation project.

~ Get The Look ~

(1)Crib (2)Art; Art (3)Drum Light (4)Curtains (5)Glider (6)Storage Bins (7)Dresser (8)Area Rug (9) Floor Lamp (10) Pouf

Our Favorite Shades of Grey

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I did a design consultation recently and the client asked me to suggest some beige colors for her living/dining room. I looked at her as if she'd spoken to me in Russian. I drew a complete blank because, yikes, I rarely use beige in my designs. 

It's no secret that my go to neutral for many many years has been grey, and of course I was pleased to see it remains on trend in design forecasts for 2016.

I may have used every shade from all the major paint companies. I like the coolness that most greys evoke. I'm more drawn to greys with a subtle blue underdone but I recently used a grey with a light brown undertone and really loved it.

And since I often get emails and DM's on Instragram asking what shade of grey we used for specific projects, I thought it made sense to lay it all out in one post for folks to use as a reference guide whenever they so choose. So here ya go. A peek at some old project faves and the greys that made them special. 

In our favorite former bachelor's pad, we used Mink by Sherwin Williams (SW6004)

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My home office reflects my insatiable love of color. But to soothe all those bright hues, we used a grey of course.

My entire house is in various shades of grey. In my kitchen, I used Serious Grey by Sherwin Williams.
 

Grey added some warmth to one of our favorite master bedroom makeovers.

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This project belongs to one of favorite clients turned dear friend Jina B, and we used two shades of grey throughout her home.

In this condo project at the Ritz Carlton, we used two of our favorite shades: Essential Grey and Greyish

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Who could forget this kitchen/family room transformation for our dear client Debbie. She waited 25 years to get the kitchen and family room of her dreams and grey played a role in making her happy. Bunny Grey by Benjamin Moore.
Are you using grey in your projects/home? If so, tell us some of your favorite shades. We'd love to see em in action and of course add them to our grey palette.

Shades of Grey...No Not the Paperback

Somewhere along the lines, grey has stolen the spotlight as the new favorite neutral. Taupe who? White what? We've used grey in several design projects here, here and here. and I think we'll be using it for some time to come. Let's just say we love it. A Lot. Take a peak at some of these amazing grey-inspired spaces.

 
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