Name: Josh Trombley
Age: 2
Location: Schaghticoke, NY
You might remember Josh's room from the Small Kids Big Color Contest, but a few things have changed and we wanted to give this little man's space a proper showing. Take the full tour, packed with diy details everywhere you look!
Name: Polly
Age: 16 months
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Hot on the heels of our Small Kids, Big Color contest comes Polly's room, which beautifully illustrates how a white backdrop serves as a perfect foil for lively color. Polly's mom, Katie, found her inspiration in a set of Ida Pearle alphabet cards, using them as a palette for repainting all the hand-me-down furniture in the room. The result is fresh and bright, yet still wonderfully restful.
Name: Sarah, Sandy, and Ezra Weisz
Age: 35, 33, 5 months
Location: Chicago, Lincoln Square
We first met Ezra and his parents in their awesome tutorial on how to camp with an infant. Well, when Ezra is not out becoming one with nature he likes to spend time in his charming Chicago bedroom. Take the full tour after the jump.
Name: Norah
Age: 4 months
Location: Utah
Norah's mom Caroline says she smiles every time she walks by this room and we can certainly see why. The aquas, yellows, reds, oranges and pinks manage to be both vivid and soothing at the same time to create a feeling of warmth and calm.
Name: Nina
Age: One month
Location: Montreal
Mom Marie was initially inspired by the turquoise color of an old bathroom cabinet she found at a flea market, and the rest of the room took off from there. She threw in a bunch of toys passed down from grandmothers and parents, and created a room that exudes character.
Name: Ava Florence
Age: 2 years
Location: Birmingham, UK
Ava's mom, Joanna, is an interior designer who firmly believes that, when it comes to kids' rooms, the only color rule is that there are no rules. She gave us a tour of Ava's beautiful room, which features handmade items galore, and told us how it evolved from a white room that "looked a bit like a hospital" to the marvelous space that it is now.
Name: Ozzy
Age: 18 months
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Ozzy’s Mom, Greer, never expected his nursery to become her favorite room in their house. In fact, she never expected to live in the house at all. She bought it to renovate and flip, but ended up moving in, starting a family, and creating a bright and colorful nursery complete with wonderful wall-sized animals that she designed and painted herself just 2 weeks before Ozzy was born.
Name: Sean, Emily and Eva Paben
Age: 5
Location: Texas
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We love examples of great looks at even better prices. If you have a knack for finding the right look and still be at, or below your budget, then we salute you. Eva's space shows a lovely room that was affordable and fun to put together.
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Name: Oliver
Age: 2
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Oliver is barely two years old, but he’s already lived in three different bedrooms on two different sides of the country. He just moved out of this room (his second) and even though it came together amidst some chaos and compromise and he only lived there for a year, it holds a ton of wonderful memories that we want to hold on to forever.
Name: Mallory Gray
Age: 2 months old
Location: Hickory, NC
Often parents choose yellow when creating a nursery without knowing if they're having a boy or a girl and it can feel like a compromise, but here a buttery yellow paired with gray, bright white and rich woods results in a sophisticated and playful space where yellow is the star.
Name: Hank & Dexter
Age: 2 ½ (twins)
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Twins Hank & Dexter’s wonderfully unique nursery combines dark elements — like the black animal silhouettes on the wall that were hand-painted by their mom, Jen — with lots of bright, playful accessories to create an exciting and memorable space.
Name: Julian Maziar Mellano
Age: 3-1/2 months
Location: Los Angeles, CA
According to mom Mandana this nursery was inspired by the original Casalino orange chair from her own childhood and designed to be gender-neutral. The vibe they went for was "modern, minimalist, clean and happy." Mission accomplished.
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