Shabby Chic - Soothing Nursery for Baby Boys

by Kim
(Arizona )

Shabby Chic Nursery With Character

I first received my inspiration from a picture I saw at a baby store. It's the picture in the corner of a stork and a baby in a baby carriage. I was going to do a nautical theme but I could not tear my eyes away from this beautiful picture.

It had a completely different feel to it. It was light and airy. Very soft and "baby". So I completely changed my theme to a "shabby chic" as I imagined it. It's hard to see in this picture but the crib sheets are a soft blue, creme, and a light tan. They are different designs that reminded me of a shabby chic look. We found a perfect soft blue paint and only painted two of the five walls. We choose a beautiful dark brown wood for the crib and changing table.

I have accented with rusted looking picture frames and a toy box to complete the shabby chic design, among other things. I did not want a animal or object theme but to give the nursery character with the shabby chic accents we choose to complete it.

I believe we captured the shabby look we were going for. When we brought our son home I felt the room was gentle and soothing, just perfect for our beautiful son.