Ok, given that the little boy has not yet arrived, and thus we’re unable to post a blog about his antics, we thought it would be cool to show off his nursery. Our approach was to not overdo it on the baby themes, as we’ve yet to hear of a baby arriving home from hospital exclaiming “Wow Mom, wow Dad, I love what you did with my nursery!”. Subsequently we’ve opted for a more ‘adult’ feel, and as baby boy develops his personality we’ll redecorate accordingly.
Needless to say, picking a colour for the walls is always a challenge. Lynn and I went through numerous paint stores looking for the ideal colour. Early on we decided to keep the room colour neutral, i.e. not go for gender specific colours. After having swabs all over the walls for about a month we settled on a satin enamel called ‘Clifton Beach’ by Medal Paints (aka light yellow). Once the paint passed the usual check of non-poisonous contents like lead etc. we had it mixed. For the ceiling we opted for a brilliant white.
A little off the topic . . .
Having had painters on site, the usual scope-creep set in and we had the other rooms painted as well (main bedroom white, with one dark green wall and the African room white with one dark brown wall). Being an old house, the door frames still had fanlights above the doors. I pulled those out (yes pulled, yanked and cursed is the correct terminology, as the previous owners had put so many layers of paint on them that they didn’t open anymore. In fact, they didn’t even have pins in the hinges anymore, I discovered, and were only being held in place by the paint). After grinding away the hinges, I had etched patterned glass bespoke made to exactly fit into where the fan lights went. Have a look at the close-up pic of the patterned glass (Figs. 9 & 10).
Back to the nursery . . .
Apologies for the rambling! The mahogany compactum and sleigh cot were manufactured by Holly & Jack. We chose mahogany to match the mahogany wardrobes and create a contrast with the applewood floors. A chocolate coloured room divider serves as a shelf to pack teddies and toys, flanked by khaki suede bucket seats. A ragged teddy bear mosquito net from Cotton Tales covers the cot. The 40w 3 way overhead spot light has been carefully positioned to not shine in baby’s face while in the cot or being changed on the compactum. These lights have been fitted with a dimmer to adjust the glare and brightness. Mahogany curtain rails crown cream silk curtains topped with discrete little ivory button.
And here are the pictures of the nursery
Figure 1 Beatrix Potter’s Jeremy Fisher atop the compactum
Figure 2 Peter Rabbit guards the door
Figure 3 Baby’s gown and slippers, ready for action
Figure 4 The two suede tub chairs and the chocolate divider housing fluffy toys
Figure 5 The ragged teddy bear mosquito net with the cot mobile in the foreground
Figure 6 These two fellows dangle from the lights
Figure 7 A close-up for the cot mobile
Figure 8 This little guy is enjoying the peace and quite until baby arrives
Figure 9 The glasswork in the fan light
Figure 10 The shimmer created but the etched glass
Figure 11 Full view of the Holly & Jack sleigh cot
Figure 12 The Holly & Jack compactum
Figure 13 A rocket bottle waiting in anticipation
Figure 14 Jeremy Fisher chills on the window sill above the compactum
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