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This unconventional color combo makes for a sophisticated nursery. The team at re:place inspires us to reconsider color in the nursery. We love the cranberry red in counterpoint to the bright yellow wall...

Paper patchwork. We blogged Design Sponge's beautiful drawer liner project awhile back. Now check out another creative use of new and vintage patterned paper by Petunia for her daughter, Fiona.

AT: Nursery friend Shiso Mama created an art table for adorable son Otis from IKEA parts. We showed you how beautifully she integrated Otis' play areas throughout her home in a previous post.

We love the final product and all the small details that make this homemade art table special. Check out pics below...

Remember Kristen's Good Question about coordinating fabrics for her Apples & Pears pattern? Well, she recently wrote to us with an update on her project (and to let us know that Annabelle has arrived!). Check out the pics...

Bopita was originally known for its wooden playpens. The Letters playpen is one of our favorites - an elevated crib-like piece that your child can play in safely. Many Dutch families have a playpen in their living room.

Location: Seattle, WA
Size of nursery: ~80sqft
Childrens' names:: Araiya 2 1/2, Tallis 1

This picture of Araiya and Tallis' shared room stopped us in our tracks. The color combination is brilliant - bright orange, brick red and sky blue. So we contacted parents Natalie and Matt for more. Check out more pics of this clean and modern nursery below the jump and hear what Natalie has to say...

These would make a great gift for new parents. The pillows cases are embroidered with "On Duty" on one side, "Off Duty" on the other.

Here's a great idea - create a stylish and functional entryway nook. We love the double Eames coat racks, the floating bench with cushion and pillows and the storage room underneath.

Children's book storage and accessibility are always issues in our household. So we were excited to come upon this adorable "book cozy" by mom Morgan.

As we prepare for the arrival of baby #2, we realize much of it has to do with relocating and organizing baby #1. Whereas before his room was more meant for our comfort for activities like nursing, changing and rocking, his new room will incorporate more toddler-centric areas for reading, playing and art. We found this delightful book "shelf" that we're dubbing the "tree of knowledge" and it's on our if money were no object list of must-haves.