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Mini Room Tour: Raffaella's Pink Peacocks

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We love the somewhat subdued color palette and the relaxed combination of the FLOR tiles in this room. The peacock wall decals and peacock pillow add just the right amount of umph!

 
 

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"Of course we did get many of our inspiration from others who have posted their nurseries on your blog. We also did on a semi-budget, but a budget none-the-less," Kay told us.

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Photos are by Brian Khang Photography.

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LOVE this room--similar wallcolor to the bedroom we will be using as a nursery and we have a blue eames-ish rocker than we'll be using as well. Two questions: Which flor style did you use? Also, is that an oeuf crib?

posted by totheworld on January 30th 2009 at 2:11pm
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Charming. Very fun and yet calm room.

posted by JudiAU on January 30th 2009 at 2:42pm
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I'm looking for those peacock wall decals. Can anyone help point me in the right direction? Many thanks!

posted by stainedbeautiful on January 30th 2009 at 3:39pm
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Love this! I have a question for you - we bought a lowish-crib like that too (with no "room" for a skirt) - what did you put below the mattress (the dotted fabric). I'm at a loss - do we purchase a crib skirt? LOL. Thanks!!!

posted by lauraloupa on January 30th 2009 at 3:54pm
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thanks for the comps!!

totheworld: we used two different Flor tile textures. one was "toy poodle" and the other was "walking on clouds"
We couldn't afford the ouef so we went for the parklane crib from babymod sold at walmart, waaay cheaper and still as stunning

stainedbeautiful: i got the decals from ebay. they were about $20 bucks each and they offer many colors, i searched "peacock decals ebay" hope that points you in the right direction

posted by mrskayg on January 30th 2009 at 3:57pm
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Oh this room is wonderful! A perfect mix of girly, modern, simple and whimsical.

posted by AmyB1 on January 30th 2009 at 5:55pm
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lovely room, very classy and relaxing. Love the gray walls. Can you tell me what paint you used?

posted by Nudik on January 30th 2009 at 5:58pm
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lauraloupa: the dotted fabric is a bedskirt from Dwell for Target. For right now the mattress is at the highest level so it can accommodate a skirt, but when she can stand up, we will lower the mattress to the lowest position, so I guess at that point we can't use a skirt or else it will be dragging on the floor.

Nudik: Actually the walls are brown, although the picture may make it seem gray =). The paint color Whitall Brown HC-69 by Benjamin Moore

posted by mrskayg on January 30th 2009 at 6:50pm
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I really love this room! I wouldn't have thought to use the dark walls, but it totally works!

ps - and I love Mo Williams too. I have the stuffed animals that correspond with the characters in the books - aren't they great?

Rhea @ http://www.experiencingmotherhood.com

posted by ExperiencingMotherhood on January 31st 2009 at 8:23am
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Can you give some info on the rug - where to get one? Are those separate carpet squares? It looks great :)

posted by slantedview on January 31st 2009 at 1:51pm
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As a pal of Kay's, I can tell ya that this room goes PERFECTLY with the rest of their lovely home!

Ohdeeoh - great choice!

posted by nannersp on January 31st 2009 at 7:44pm
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LOve this room
Would really like to know where you got the curtains and rods? Looks like they are maybe on rings?????
Also,are you happy with the flor tiles???

posted by janymarae on January 31st 2009 at 9:48pm
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Cute room, but you know I just do not get the fascination with FLOR. They're carpet tiles. (??)

They're insanely expensive (for what they are) padless carpet tiles that cost more than *hardwood* per square foot. Someone, somewhere, is laughing all the way to the bank.

I don't get it. Buy a rug.

posted by pxlchk1 on January 31st 2009 at 11:31pm
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We have the flor tiles in our son's room. They are great. With even one baby barf, the flor tiles will have paid for themselves. If you need to do a really thorough cleaning, you can just take the individual tile out, hose it off outside, let it dry and reinstall. So simple! And they come in great colors and patterns.
I love the room by the way. Great wall color.

posted by olastar on February 1st 2009 at 4:51pm
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the room looks beautiful. What color is your eames rocker. I want to get one but am not sure what color to get. I'm wondering if the colors on the modernica website are true to how the chairs actually look.
thanks!

posted by junebugb on February 1st 2009 at 10:51pm
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Rhea: yes, those books are great!!

Slantedview: those are FLOR tiles (carpet tiles), you can visit their webpage and order through them, I ordered mine through a local showroom, got a 10% discount and free shipping.

pxlchk1: thanks for the comp, we opted not to buy a rug b/c we liked that we could mix and match the FLOR tiles and get a somewhat custom look, plus i think it is a great choice for a child's b/c they do tend to make a mess and if these ever got ruin I don't have to replace an entire rug, but just one or two tiles.

Nannersp: thanks hun! didn't know you were on here too!!

Janeymarae: Thanks! I actually made the curtains out of plain white sheets from target. Why sheets? it saved me a lot of time from having to see every single seam I only sewed a few. Then I added the moss ribbon to give it dimension. I sewed it on, but you could just use fusible tape. The rings and rods were from target. Not very expensive at all. I didn't line mine, but I suggest you do b/c the sun stained the white cotton and plus black will help your baby sleep. Just a few things I learned when she arrived =)

olastar: that we definitely are thinking too =)

junebugb: the eames rocker is celery color. We bought it from modernica at there warehouse sale for half the price. There pretty close I would say.

posted by mrskayg on February 3rd 2009 at 12:36pm
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mrskayg: Thanks for the info on the peacock decals. Great nursery!

posted by stainedbeautiful on February 9th 2009 at 1:37am
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Thanks for the reply, also wanted to know what type of rings you used to hang the curtains? Is it the clip kind?

posted by janymarae on February 17th 2009 at 8:34am
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such a cute room! i am wondering about the dresser/changer. is it also the parklane from walmart? it seems a little bit darker than the crib, or is that just the lighting? i would like to get it but am hoping for an espresso color instead of the amber that seems to be advertised on their site. thanks!

posted by cara o'd on February 18th 2009 at 11:28pm
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I absolutely love your design aesthetic! Fantastic room. Can you tell me where you purchased the For Like Ever Poster?

posted by collette123 on February 22nd 2009 at 1:14pm
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cara o'd -

I know it's been a while, but if you are still wondering -- that looks like the Baby Mod "Olivia" crib from Wal-mart. Same line as the "Park Lane."

Very pretty!

posted by mere1975 on March 7th 2009 at 10:58pm
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(http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8810319)

posted by mere1975 on March 7th 2009 at 11:00pm
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oh sorry for the late reply..hope this still helps

Janymarae: the rings are basic clip ones from target in nickel

collete123: the for like ever poster is from here http://www.vllg.com/products/Village/Villageposter_limited/

cara o'd: the crib and dresser are both from walmart, but the crib is the olivia and the dresser is the parklane the amber color is not as light as you think it's a nice medium dark shade. not close to espresso though

posted by mrskayg on March 8th 2009 at 1:57am
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This is such a pretty room! I really like the dark walls, I would not have thought using such a combination in a nursery but it works very, very well! You have great taste.

posted by IsabelleS on May 13th 2009 at 7:41pm
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i didn't even notice the white crib is sitting on a finished wood base until i saw the shot of the couple sitting in front of it. how cool! it just blends right into the wood floors until you actually notice it. i like it!

kindly,
vintagedress
http://www.vintagedress.etsy.com

posted by vintagedress on July 13th 2009 at 9:30am
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