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So glad this nursery was featured here! I spotted this on Flickr the other day and fell in love with this color scheme and the maturity of the style despite being a child's room. It's gorgeous!

Well done!

Absolutely adorable and splendid nursery for your baby girl. But I'm biased being a fellow Ann Arbor mommy!

I love this! The colors are so beautiful. It feels very warm and loving inside this room. And the quilts are awesome!!!

I LOVE that quilt of the Heather Ross mermaid fabrics. So pretty -- and the whole room has a sweet vibe.

Love it. :)

What an absolutely beautiful room! All the lovely things you made just ooze with love... what a lucky baby!

ooh . . . this room makes me think of a strawberry milk shake. i love it.

i have been singing "you are my sunshine" to my daughter since she was born. it has turned tears into smiles or sleep (which has in turn made me cry:).

i love the print (more tears!) and hope that song brings you and your daughter as much joy as it does us.

lucky, lucky girl

what a lovely room and so very thoughtful!

I love the room, these are some of the very fabrics I've picked out for my daughter's room--or I did before I gave up making my own crib skirt, etc. Anyway, the mobile is beautiful, and the choices made are inspired. And I've also sung "You are my sunshine" to my baby girl since her birth.

I love this, and we just ordered the exact same crib last night and I'm SO excited about it. Also, cute kitty!!

I love the rocking chair pad! Where did you find the pattern or tutorial?

That is the prettiest pink I've ever seen! I literally sighed out loud. Love all the details. Please please please can we get the name of the paint??

Thanks everyone! I had such a great time working on this room and can't wait until Phoebe is here to enjoy it. As for the paint color, I used Silk Sheets by Valspar.

I love the color combination. The warm reds and yellows give pink the right amount of maturity and give everything a soft glow. And your quilting skills- amazing! Well done!

Wow, this is what I wish I could have done for my nursery! I think it's absolutely fantastic!

WOW. seriously, this is one of THE best nurseries I have seen on here yet, and I am an avid ohdeedoh nursery tour browser. I have literally seen them all. And oh my...that chair. You must must MUST at least just give me a slight head start in the right direction as to how to go about doing that. My DS is due Sept. 6 and we received a glider from a friend who was done with hers and I desperately want to cover it, but am too afraid...I don't even know where to start. Oh dear I could probably ask about a million questions...but I do love this nursery and you need a huge pat on the back for that! Well Done!!!

What a beautiful and cozy room, and the fact that you incorporated so many personal touches into the room makes it even more special. Your years of fabric obsession paid off big time!

Love this room. The quilt and everything else you made are fabulous. Great fabrics and color combos. I love the shark on the crib...so unexpected in a girl's room. I may have to copy those curtains.

those quilts will be handed down forever! i'm so impressed. i've been sewing for about a year and i know the time and dedication it takes to make something like that! great job. the room is beautiful. i love etsy too! i want to get that print!

Thanks again everyone - for the glider I simply cut up the existing cushion cover to use as a pattern and went from there. After sewing the basic shape, place your new cover back on the cushions and pin like crazy to be able to sew a more custom fit.

I am just in awe!

This is an amazing nursery! I am not prejudiced, even though Phoebe Rose is my granddaughter and Emily is my daughter!
So proud of both of them!!

Really pretty, but hand-dyed burp cloths?

Your life is really about to change.

Agreed--one of the best rooms ever! So much love in every detail.

kelleyk, this room is truly the owner's art and passion. sure, she'll have less time for that when baby arrives, but clearly this woman is an artist and she'll never give that up.

Gorgeous! I love the mobile!

the room is beautiful. congratulations for doingIY. that makes it, yes, more inexpensive, but also so much more personalized.

re: kelleyk's comment on your "hand dyed burp cloths" LOL - and i thought what a precious way to individualize your cloth diapers!

I also love the glider pattern and was wondering where you found it! the room is adorable.

Inspirational! Every little detail is just gorgeous! I think burp cloths like yours will be my next project!

Wow, I don't normally comment here but this nursery is just beautiful. So much love and care has gone into this room.. Little Phoebe is a lucky girl.

wow. stunning is the only word i have. beautiful colors, perfectly mismatched but matched fabrics, and i love the handquilting on that quilt. everything is so delicate and lovely. nice job!

Your daughter is very lucky to have such a loving and creative mother. This is really one of the best nurseries I've seen here.

Very beautiful and calming. I love that you made so many things, you did a beautiful job!

This is so beautiful it makes my heart ache. I was one of those (un)lucky ones who was so sick during their pregnancy that creating a nursery was out of the question. Now my daughter is nearly six months old and I am still getting it together. I adore the Heather Ross quilt and mobile, and am inspired to do both. Thank you!!

I laughed at KellyK's comment on the hand dyed burp cloths...maybe she doesn't know just how easy dying can be! And while babies change lives forever, eventually things settle down and we mommies get some time back for ourselves.
This nursery is lovely, I'm writing down the paint color! Beautiful craftsmanship.

Hi there,
Beautiful!!!
Was hoping you could provide the brand of the crib.
Thanks!

I love this room! It has such sweetness and warmth. The fabrics are all so beautiful and so is the bird mobile. You did such an amazing job!

Emily-This is such a gorgeous room! You should be so proud of yourself. You are so creative. This is the first time I've looked on this site and I am so glad I did. Got some really good ideas. I was going to ask where you got the cool glider but see you made it. Wish I was that handy!!

I LOVE the lamp shade with Phoebe's name. Where did you get that? Or did you make it? Love it. I see you got some items on etsy. Which ones? I love that site!

Thanks for the info!

beautiful! What kind of crib is that? It seems to be exactly what I'm looking for! Great job!!!

Thanks again everyone! Phoebe has been here for nearly 5 months, and she is now the prettiest thing in the nursery! To answer some questions....

The crib is by Carters from the Casual White collection.
The paint is Silk Sheets by Valspar.
My cousin made the hand-beaded lamp shade.
I can't remember where i got all of the etsy pieces, but the main one was the "you are my sunshine" print which was from The Wheatfield.

this is a gorgeous space... wonderful job. i am getting ready to make a quilt for my daughter. i LOVE the one you made from the heather ross fabrics. is there a pattern you used or did you just wing it?

Hmm. I tried to find Silk Sheets on the Valspar site and couldn't find it. Anyone have an idea of an equivalent?

Lissa71 - I just winged it. But the patterned squares are 6" and the linen rectangles are 6x2".