Ava's Nursery is ALL GIRL
by DonnaManteno, IL USA
Ava's All Girl Nursery
I made the little lamb wall hanging over the crib with my baby girl's name on it.
Wall shelves with decorations from previous nurseries and my own room when I was little. I made the pink letter "A" especially for Ava. The wall paint color is Benjamin Moore's Robin's Nest.
I found the nursery chandelier in an antique store. It was used in my baby boys' nursery as well as Ava's
The finished design of Ava's nursery is all baby girl although it started out as a gender neutral nursery since we did not find out the gender of our baby.
DETAILS
The wall paint color is Robin's Nest from Benjamin Moore.
All of Ava's pillows and baby bedding are beautifully handmade by my talented mother, including the beautiful crib quilt.
The fabrics came from local fabric stores and were selected knowing that if my baby was a girl that pinks would go nicely with them and if the baby was a boy, they would also look fabulous with chocolate brown and pea green.
My wonderful husband and his father crafted the built-ins of the nursery. They used MDF to trim out the fronts of the built-ins and installed crown molding in her room.
RECYCLING and UPDATING
The nursery chandelier is a vintage piece that was recovered from the back room of an antique shop. I found it and had my brother replace the old electrical wiring and add new crystals. I used it as a light fixture for my two boys' nursery when they were babies and though Ava's nursery is all girl, it looks like it was made for it. There are many other decorative accessories from my previous nurseries, some were hand-made by myself, some were received as gifts and some of the nursery decorations are mine from when I was little..
SPECIAL TOUCHES
I made the jewelry trees, the flower art, the pink letter "A" that you see on the wall shelf and the little lamb wall hanging that is personalized with my baby girl's name that decorates the space over her crib. The canvas is an original piece from a design student.
The atmosphere that I wanted for our baby girl's nursery was serenity and the overall look that I wanted was "pure baby". I believe that I achieved those goals because as you can see from my nursery pictures, Ava's nursery is all girl!
