When Willa was just a few months old Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine asked me to photograph Willa's room. I was delighted to shoot for them and share the inspiration for her ocean-themed nursery. You can see the full feature in the July 2015 issue but I wanted to share a few images and details below as well as the full list of resources.
Before I begin I wanted to send along a big thanks to my friends at Fawn Shoppe where I purchased a few of my favorite things for Willa's room including the Kalon Studios pink crib as well as a few other little items. Thank you, Danni!
My INSPIRATION FOR THE ROOM:
"The ocean was the main inspiration I had for Willa’s room. I grew up on the East Coast but not terribly close to the ocean so living so near to the Pacific Ocean now is very exhilarating and inspiring to me. From there I chose colors and other little themes of things you might find near or in an ocean like birds, seahorses, whales, seashells, pineapples, a swimmer etc. It was a very fun, easy & loose theme to design around."
After a few weeks of pinning my favorite ideas for the nursery to Pinterest I created a little photo collage in Photoshop of how I was starting to imagine the room. I still love that rug but I ended up opting for something a little softer. Everything else pictured here made it into the room.
I have included a full list of resources for the gallery wall and other nursery details below. The gallery wall is still being added to and adjusted. It's one of my favorite details because it's so easy to move things around and every piece of artwork tells a story.
A detail of the gallery wall. The Swimmer image above was purchased affordably through Minted.
Our friend Jason sent Willa the awesome whale screenprint. The felt elephant was a gift from my interior design friend, Regan Baker. The tiny bear was made by Jennifer Murphy in Minneapolis who makes the most incredible and creative animals for her company, Polka Dot Club.
The pineapple print is a photo by Ez Pudewa found at Society 6 and the mobile/kite ship is by Haptic Lab.
I put the Gus Modern glider in front of this handy wall-mounted shelf from CB2 so that I could put a few delicate items like family photos and special gifts and have them remain untouched by toddler hands. The bamboo whale pull toy was designed by my friend Lorena for her company, Petit Collage.
Willa absolutely loves this string of lights by Bright Lab Lights. I was able to choose colors that worked perfectly with the nursery.
My sweet girl was just hanging out on the floor while I photographed the room. She was as happy as a clam.
The cradle came in handy for the first five months with Willa as the ultimate outdoor play area. Now that Willa is on-the-move it's a pretty place to store her toys and stuffed animals at the end of the day.
Another one of Jennifer Murphy's creations is the little cuddling rabbit on the kids chair. The Billie Bear pillow by Ferm Living was purchased at my friend's kids store in Noe Valley (San Francisco) Mapamundi Kids. Willa was so delighted with the design on this pillow. It's a favorite.
Miss Willa was finally getting a bit impatient for me to wrap up the shoot. All in all though she was a perfect assistant. Below is my full list of resources. Thanks for reading!
LIST OF RESOURCES
You can see my Pinterest board, here.
Crib: Kalon Studios, Caravan crib
Rocker: Gus Modern, Kipling Rocker
Changing Table: vintage, already owned, and doubles as a dresser
Shelving: Stairway bookshelf by CB2
Storage: Elfa closet shelves and lots of African bolga baskets to store toys, diapers, and
other supplies
Rug: Hand-loomed Shine Rug by West Elm
Curtain: Linen curtain ombré blue, Lovely Home Idea, Etsy
Paint: Benjamin Moore Decorator’s White
Wallpaper: Winter Seascape wallpaper by Abigail Edwards, Walnut Wallpaper
Gallery Wall:
large ocean print (above crib): Guadalupe Waves, Kevin Russ One Kings Lane
large pink canvas: Lisa Golightly, Pink Beach Day, One Kings Lane
black and white shells: Marine Shells Lithograph, VintageInclination Etsy
seahorse: seahorse color lithograph, VintageInclination Etsy
woman in ocean: Clare Elsaesser, Etsy
palm trees: Palm Trees in the Wind, Minted
swimmer: Striped Suit, Minted
Sunshine: Honey&Bloom
whale: Repeater Printing, Etsy
bird: Umami Mart
pineapple: Ez Pudewa, Society 6
Toys & Other Decor:
small bear and cuddling rabbit: Polka Dot Club
wooden toy: Skwish, Manhattan Toy
bamboo whale, Petit Collage
baskets: African Bolga and prayer mat baskets
ladder: Bo Concept
felt elephant: Restoration Hardware
kite/mobile: Haptic Lab
string lights: Bright Lab Lights
cradle (shown outdoors): Leander Cradle
rabbit night light, Billie bear pillow: Mapamundi Kids,