Around The Room: Baby A

Room1

I am so excited to have this room all set up and ready to go for Baby A's arrival in the next two weeks. As you will see and read below it is pretty much a mixture of Ikea, etsy, and a bunch of second hand finds.

My approach to her room was to keep it light and bright and simple and cozy. It's a mixture of orange, yellow, red, and white with an emphasis on photos and a few little pieces of art.

Lookingin2 Lookingin 

From the doorway, looking to the left. The crib is a nice small, simple one from Ikea (Gulliver) and is in the center of the room. In the corner is the changing table that was found at an antique store in Astoria, Oregon. It used to be out in our living room but found a new home in here.

Dresser

It's providing great storage for all those cloth diapers.

Crib 

The crib bedding is a light yellow floral print from The Land of Nod. The blanket on the couch is from the same collection. In the crib there is also a great little orange dot blanket from Quilt Baby. The moses basket next to the couch was a gift from my Mom to my sister-in-law Liz and she is now sharing it with me. The couch is a pull-out bed (and the crib is easy to move) that we found at World Market and used to be in Chris' office. I have a feeling I may be spending a good amount of time on that couch.

Yellowshelf

Next to the couch is a long yellow shelf that I found at an estate sale a couple summers ago. The yellow baby scale was found at the Coburg Antique Fair this past summer. The orange light is from Ikea and gives off the best glow.

Yellowshelf2 

The shelf is holding a couple toys, books, etc and I am sure will be filled with more favorite goodies as time goes on. The smaller baskets were found on clearance at Target.

Fromtheceiling
Room2 

Over the crib I hung 6 paper lanterns. The large one in the middle includes a light (with a piece of tissue paper in the bottom so that she can't look up into the light). The white lanterns are from Ikea and the small orange lanters were Martha Stewart Crafts that I picked up at Michael's during Halloween (I have been thinking about this for awhile). Something like this would have been fun too.

Onthewalls

Photogathering 

At some point in the last six months or so I saw an image online (I think it was either Domino or a house tour on Design Sponge) that included a gathering of framed white photos. I decided I wanted to same look for one of the walls in her room. The frames are from Ikea (Ribba) and the photos are 5x7. It was seriously not easy to hang these in a group but I love the result. I included a couple art pieces in addition to the photos: the embroidered "A" is from a kitchen cloth that my sister found, the orange letter-pressed flower is from Port2Port Press, and the small piece on the second row is from Swirlygirl (Christine Mason Miller).

Wallphotos 

Above the changing table (actually just to the left) I hung two enlarged photos (12x12 from www.scrapbookpictures.com) of Chris and I as kids. Frames are from Ikea. The mobile is from Quilt Baby.

Changingsheld 

The standing light that you see here was found at Target. It's great because it is has the option for up to three bulbs - we just put one in to be used as a very dim light for middle of the night changing. It is standing behind the changing table in the corner. The yellow shelf is a second-hand find. The bird etching is from an etsy shop called Cabin + Cub. Small orange and yellow cups/bowls have been picked up on some of my second hand adventures. The "A" canvas was found in New Zealand and was a gift from Jeffrey & Jessica. The artist is Mark Ussher.

Dresses 

Between the closet and the covered shelf unit (holding my albums as you saw in my office tour) I put up a small wall hanging unit. Right now it is holding two vintage dresses. The white one was worn by my Mom and the blue one I found at a antique fair. Carrie sent me the great pearl "A" years ago. Above this area is a cool alphabet print with her name on it (not shown) from Penny People Designs.

Birdprint 

I showed this image a couple weeks ago as a peek into the room (taken before I hung the photo gathering). This is directly above the yellow shelf holding the baby scale. The bird print was a gift found at Three Potato Four. The giraffe print is a 2009 calendar from a wonderful etsy shop called Story By Mia.

IntheclosettextCloset 

Part of my nesting has been getting all the little clothes ready. One of the things I loved about this house when we first looked at it was the built in storage in both this room and Simon's room (built in the 1940's). It was great for me when my office was in here and is great for storing her clothes and accessories as well. I like that there is enough room for storing older clothes as well.

Inthecloset 

Washing & folding & daydreaming. The closet in this room is big enough to hold two of these chrome shelves (they are carts on wheels and designed to be used in the kitchen) from Target that sit below the hanging clothes.

Dottedline Waiting
Closingphoto 

Look at that sweet boy. I can't wait for him to meet his new sister.

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  1. Stacy says…
    01/27/2009

    I love your style! I think I would like to hire you to decorate a room in my house.
    Beautiful baby room! The colors and feel of the room just in the pictures is very warm and welcoming. All it needs is baby A.

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  2. yvette says…
    01/27/2009

    Super cute room for your new arrival! Hope all goes well!

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  3. AllyW says…
    01/27/2009

    Ali this is one of the most amazing, warm and inviting baby rooms i've ever seen. Baby A is so lucky.

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  4. Kristi says…
    01/27/2009

    Oh, Ali! I couldn't be happier for you and Chris and Simon. I love how you've incorporated so much of your family into Baby A's nursery. How sweet to see Simon on the couch waiting so patiently :-)

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  5. Christine from New Zealand says…
    01/27/2009

    lovely, lovely room.....this nursery makes me want to have another baby! LOL
    C xx

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  6. susan gilman says…
    01/27/2009

    Ohhh I love every detail and corner of this room! So lovely. Lucky Baby Girl! and Oh she is soooo going to love her big brother!

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  7. Jacqueline M. Schimmel says…
    01/28/2009

    Now THAT was a looooong post! Lovely photos, and love her room. Lucky girl to have all those wonderful things to wear. :-) I'm very excited for you!

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  8. Jacqueline M. Schimmel says…
    01/28/2009

    Now THAT was a looooong post! Lovely photos, and love her room. Lucky girl to have all those wonderful things to wear. :-) I'm very excited for you!

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  9. Jacqueline M. Schimmel says…
    01/28/2009

    Now THAT was a looooong post! Lovely photos, and love her room. Lucky girl to have all those wonderful things to wear. :-) I'm very excited for you!

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  10. Peg Graham says…
    01/28/2009

    what a SWEET yet SIMPLE baby room. love it!

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  11. Kim says…
    01/28/2009

    Ali, I love what you did with this room, bringing all the different things together into a coherent, beautiful whole. You used things I'd never have thought of, but they work perfectly. I love this room. Thank you for sharing it.

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  12. Liliana Palmas says…
    01/28/2009

    Very,very beautifull baby room!!
    COMPLIMENTI dall'ITALIA,BRAVA.Baci, Lilly.

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  13. Sarah says…
    01/28/2009

    Your baby's room is wonderful. You are so creative and talented. I am in LOVE with the antique baby scale. After seeing that, I am dying to go to the Coburg Antique Fair!

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  14. Jamie says…
    01/28/2009

    i am just in love with this room ali! what a lucky little baby you have coming! thanks for the inspiration, as always :D

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  15. meg says…
    01/28/2009

    this is so beautiful! i love the look and cant wait to see pics of the little one! :)

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  16. Wilda says…
    01/28/2009

    Love the room and the colors!
    I'm maybe kind of late or lost, but are you saying the name of the baby or just the "A" for now. Is that Alexandra?...

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  17. Hotomom says…
    01/28/2009

    It's wonderful Ali. Can't wait to hear the good news of her arrival.

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  18. paper pixie says…
    01/28/2009

    Love the baby scale!!!! How cool is that and the orange lamp too. I can't wait to go to IKEA this weekend. I just wish it wasn't so far away!

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  19. Jenna says…
    01/29/2009

    This is a GORGEOUS baby room. I think the yellow baby scale is my favorite. Or maybe the collection of white framed pictures? Everything's perfect. Congratulations to you.

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  20. Therusticowl says…
    01/30/2009

    I love your baby room. So cute!

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  21. Bob Cadloff says…
    02/01/2009

    As I mentioned on your Flickr stream, it's such a joy to see parents infusing nurseries with their own design sense and taste, rather than falling back on the mass-marketed cartoon characters and fairy tale stuff. So many of my Etsy buyers are buying carnival photos for decorating their children's rooms, in a way trying to impress upon their little ones their own childhood memories...most of which didn't come from a factory. I'm so pleased to see your mention of Etsy in this blog. There is a wealth of creativity out there.
    You've done such a beautiful job with this room.

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  22. Elisa Nishimura says…
    02/02/2009

    Beautiful room!
    I loved the white frames in the room, and was thinking how to copy the idea. I think the best way is stick all the frame together before hanging them on the way, is that how you did it?

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  23. Brooke Hildebrand Clubbs says…
    02/02/2009

    I just told my husband, "Ali Edwards chose the same fitted crib sheet that I chose for Lily's nursery. I can go to bed happy." :) (Our girl is due to arrive by the end of the month. Her room is old fashioned florals, sage and butter yellow, with a little brown mixed in.)
    You have made a beautiful room for Baby A. Thanks for the tour!

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  24. chiarabelle says…
    02/04/2009

    what a beautiful room. and a lucky little baby to get to grow up there!

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  25. g. lee says…
    02/04/2009

    hello! i found your blog through oh dee oh. the nursery is beautiful! i'd like to do something similar with the paper lanterns for my daughter's room, but can you please share how you hung them from the ceiling? thank you in advance!

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