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Ooh, I love this! So nice to see a departure from the cookie-cutter Oeuf crib and wall decals. And the fabric birdhouse on the wall is a great addition to the bird mobile (which, if I'm not mistaken is based on the pattern from Spool Sewing!). Excellent room!

The room is beautiful, but I would have concerns about using a crib with such wide rails. Isn't it considered less safe? My inlaws tried to convince me to use their heirloom crib when my son was born, but the rails were so wide and I was also concerned about potential lead paint exposure. They insisted we could paint over the lead paint (thereby sealing it in) and could retrofit plexiglass to somehow make the crib more safe, but I didn't feel comfortable with it. I'm curious as to if the people who designed this room made any allowances for safety issues with the crib? It is very beautiful!

My first thought was about the safety of the crib, too. I'm not a huge fan of this room. I like the Target rug and the bedding, but the room itself feels disjointed and crowded. Too much stuff for the space. I really want to like it, but it kind of feels cold and unfinished.

As much as I love the look of that crib, I would definitely worry about the safety! Love the rest of the room though~!

I like the color scheme very much, and the eclectic nature of the decor. However, like the others, I'm concerned about the safety of the yellow crib. The rails are too far apart. As attractive as they are, there are very important reasons not to use heirloom or vintage cribs.

wow, i love this room so much. i love the taxidermy theme.

My favorite elements are the hand-painted Chucks, awards, etc. on the wall, the dresser and the bedding -- awesome!

It feels a little too cluttered, but to be honest, so does most of my house so I can't fault you there.

i love this room, gray and yellow are probably one of the best color combos ever.

Love it. The cube pouf is awesome, and placing the Offi dachshund under the crib is inspired. I bet it makes a beautiful nightlight. And you just can't go wrong with a Spool bird mobile, in my opinion.

Agree with the crib rail issue....a baby, once they get mobile, will slide right through those, but LOVE the fact that this room is not all pink!! It's really a great unisex room, but the fact that it's for a little girl, I'm impressed. It truely is a fun, beautifully decorated room with lots of unique details and looks cozy too!! I saw the pattern for those birds and the mobile on the Spool website too....It looks great added to this room!! (Definitely rethink the rails though....maybe just add some in between the originals and then it will be perfect!) Great work guys!!

Well I love the room and I am assuming the parents have enough common sense (and money) that they will be switching the crib out when the baby gets mobile.

Crib is DANGEROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how do you pronounce her name? like charlie?

Beautiful room and great name. But the crib, while lovely, is so dangerous. When those cribs were used children usually shared a room. I would never leave my child unattended in there. The bumpers seem to be an attempt to make is safer but bumpers have their own risks, particularly when used to cover such wide gaps. It looks great but it's jus not worth the risk.

This is my favorite nursery of all the ones I have seen. I LOVE it! The crib is fabulous. Surely loving parents that made such a lovely room are taking all the precautions to keep their precious baby safe! Focus on the beauty people!!

This is irritating me. Why can't you guys get over the safety issue and just appreciate the decor?
Looking at the picture, I'm sure this mother has enough sense to know how to judge safety. We aren't looking at the picture to judge the mother or are we?

Quit being so condescending and sit back and enjoy.

looks great. crib looks like a death trap.

i like the idea of this room, but it screams safety hazard! not only are the crib rails too far apart, but the crib is positioned directly under a window! this is not a safe place for a crib. also the table and shelving under the other window looks like a ladder to disaster! and all the little carved animals look like choking hazards. yikes. i hope there will be some major baby-proofing, once the little one is mobile.

This room makes my head hurt - there is just WAY too much going on for my taste.

lovelovelove - One of my cousins died because his head was caught between the rails of a crib. It's a real issue. Perhaps people can't appreciate design that while visually pleasing is completely unrealistic.

I love this room! it is so beautiful and unique. Does anyone know where the bedding is from?

lovelovelove--This is a blog about interior design, not art. Interior design can't be good if it's not functional. Interior design is supposed to create spaces for living, and what's the point of an unusable baby's crib in a nursery? I guess you could fill it with toys, but since there's only the one crib in this nursery, where is the baby going to sleep? Hopefully not in the pretty yellow deathtrap. I'm sure that most readers of this blog are parents or parents-to-be, should we just ignore the safety hazards in the posted nurseries? It's possible that the parents who put together this nursery don't realize that it's dangerous to put a crib under a window, and that the slats are way too wide. BTW, we're not "judging" the parents, we're making a very valid point--would it be better just to admire the look of the nursery and ignore the fact that a child could get hurt or killed in it? That's not an exaggeration, either.

Nice as this nursery is, I wish this blog would stop posting nurseries with obvious safety hazards.

you also have to take into consideration that people come to this blog for ideas and inspiration. it would be nice to think that every one in the world is up to speed on safety issues and hazards, but that's just not the case. whether or not the parents in this case are aware of the hazards, it's prudent to point it out as others might not be.

"Focus on the beauty people!!" - and if your child ends up in the hospital or worse, at least you have the beauty to focus on.

Coming from a design standpoint this room just looks a bit messy to me. Lots of great ideas with no visual calm to enjoy them. The color scheme is great, but every wall is covered with furniture. I know it's a small room...but negative space can do wonders!

And I'm assuming the baby isn't going to sleep in that awesome vintage crib. Remove one of the long sides and make it into a love seat!

LOVELY & so artful - lots for baby to look at & engage with.
Crib lovely - probably used for first few weeks for newborn not yet mobile? Such loving attention in this well made room, inspiring & engaging for baby, and for we viewers, thanks. (I really don't think such attentive parents would leave a daughter alone for a moment to choke, gnaw on paint, or jump out a window - but that's beside the point)

I'd like to ask the designers/parents: how do you most easily clean these wood shutters (love them, have them, hate to clean them) ? And, where'd you get the great lighted dacshie?

i like that it's quirky...love that there's a modest mouse poster in the baby's room. i'm hoping the room is staged for photo...not sure i would wanna deal with a poopy diaper squirmy baby combination on the furry changing table!

That crib is very similar to the crib that Alexander Julian used for his child (or children), except his was painted turquoise.

I simply cannot respect people who put an aesthetic statement above the safety and welfare of their children. Yes, it is a great crib. Very clever to have found it. A fun aesthetic. But how is this designer going to feel if anything ever happens to his daughter?

This crib is VERY dangerous on several levels (the spacing of the rails, the spacing between the bottom of the rails and the mattress, and the bumpers). This crib is dangerous even in early days -- even newborns who supposedly don't move can get caught in it or the bumpers.

There are alternatives. If iron cribs are the thing, try the ones by Corsican, which meet safety guidelines. They can be custom painted. Maybe not as "cool" as the texture of vintage, but a crib is not where you should introduce vintage.

http://www.corsican.com/ItemList.aspx?id=53

Shame on AT for not speaking out against such practices, and for tacitly supporting the use of such a crib by gushing over this room.

At first glance the room is adorable, but definitely not practical as far as safety goes.

The crib is right in front of a window, there is a huge mirror right above the changing table, and I would imagine that with one little slip of a diaper that fur will get pretty messy. The vintage crib is very pretty but there's a reason why there not used, let alone made anymore. The rails are to far apart and a baby can get there head stuck in there or even fall right through it. That lamp is way to close to the crib, a baby can easily reach that once they start standing.

I think the people who can't get past the crib are most likely parents and that's our number one job: to make sure our children are safe. I can't get past the crib either because it looks so dangerous to me. Beauty means nothing if it's not functional. I feel the same way about ridiculously high heeled shoes. Just my opinion.

I think the mobile, color scheme, vintage dresser/changing table, and poster are very beautiful.

That being said, I would be interested to know the intended use for this room. Perhaps the child isn't born yet and the parents aren't done making arrangements and researching safety precautions? It is their first child, perhaps some of the items were pre-existing in the room and are going to be moved out after taking photos?

The crib seems dangerous even to a crawling/walking baby from the ground level as there are many places body parts could get caught. People mentioned the window but what about having a shelf above the window and crib. The first tantrum causing the crib to hit the wall could cause stuffed animals to fall off. The shelf under the other window has a sharp corner that would be at eye level for a toddler. And the mirror over the changing table startles me as a daycare provider I have not had one child who never experiences at least one tantrum while diaper changing/getting dressed.

I apologize for the lengthly response and again I do not mean to be critical of the parents. With over 15 years of experience of working with small children I have seen MANY children seriously injured when left alone in their nursery. Some went to the ER, some have scars many years later, and one sweeeet baby boy died. One chid for example stood up on his own for the first time when he was alone in his crib, when mom came in he was chewing on small pieces of the vintage mobile that had pieces he could choke on and old lead based paint. All of these parents were loving and well intentioned but sleep deprivation and lack of planning are a dangerous mix.

I love this room (especially the mural & white chair), but for a baby?? I'm not talking pretty pink princesses by any means. But babies aren't babies for very long-- we have to hang a Modest Mouse poster in their room and give them a zebra rug? Too sophisticated for my taste.

Love the color scheme and casual style, not to mention how it feels cozy, not nursery stuffy. Where can I find the animal head wall mount- is it an anteater? I would love to buy one!

Does anyone know where the bedding is from... adorable!!

Don't think for a moment this crib is safe even for a newborn before they become mobile! Her first week I found my swaddled newborn had rolled to her side and scooted all the way to the side of the crib. I don't like to even think of what could have happened to her in a crib like that. Babies will constantly surprise you so you have to think ahead in terms of safety proofing. Also at two months I have already found her asleep in the crib chewing on, arms and legs caught outside of, and head banging against rails (poor thing). Of course you can't supervise a child sleeping in a crib, not when you are supposed to be asleep too! That is what the crib safety standards are for, to keep her safe while she sleeps!

Despite the dangers of the crib that EVERYONE has harped on, this nursery stood out as a lovely use of imagination and creativity. If it were just a window display and the crib safety issue wasn't something to be concerned about, I'd be giving it a five star rating.

It's a nice departure from the typical decor trends for a nursery, much less a little girl's room and I appreciate that much.

Everyone who keeps talking about the crib..your losers. The room is awesome and you wish you were so creative.

indealeo - The bedding looks handmade. The bumper fabric looks like it's from IKEA (here: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30140179) and the sheet just looks like yellow ticking stripe. Hope that helps!

Can anyone identify the curved shelving unit? Thanks.

Adorable nursery. I love that it is eclectic. The decal on the wall are fab.

xo,
cristin @ simplified bee

Gorgeous!

Love the yellow/gray combination.
The parents have created a funky space, congrats on your baby to be!!!

The SAFEST place for a baby is in its mother's bed.

I like the room a lot, but I agree that the crib is a death trap and shouldn't be featured on a style blog. The owners of said crib do mention on Cookie that it doesn't meet safety standards, but they don't mention whether or not that's a concern for them or if the crib is decorative and the baby will be sleeping elsewhere.

Seriously, the baby would be way safer sleeping on a blanket on the floor. Style should never come before safety with children. For the rest of us, sure... sleep in a hammock made of razor blades for all I care. But with infants parents should know better. Crib safety standards exist for a reason!

It is a gorgeous crib, though. Would there be any way to make it safer? I'm envisioning mesh so that the baby can't put her head through the slats... would that look ridiculous? What else could be done?

Amazing. Well another outlook for the crib:If you are anything like we were it becomes storage for sock monkeys and ugly dolls because your lil one went from his moses basket to my bed. Our crib has never been used.

Wow. Great room, love the design...also works probably 5 years from now, no need to change!

Any ideas on where I can get a cube cushion like the one in this nursery, I absolutely love this nursery its my favorite using it as my inspiration, crib is just for show so just get one the abides by the safety standards of today.

Can't get enough of this bird mobile!