Name: Alexis, Steven, Maren and Eddie
Child's Name and Age: Maren (2 years old) and Eddie (10 months)
Location: Chicago, IL
Size: 121 sf nursery and 980 sf apartment
Favorite Source:
IKEA and Craigslist.
What inspired you?
Inspired by the color green. We moved to Chicago from San Francisco and wanted to make a warm room for playtime in the long cold winter.
We choose low dressers from IKEA so the boys can open the draws to get their clothes. The futon is covered with a duvet I had in the closet which works with the green. It's fun to sit under the leaf and read. The room is cheerful and perfect for playtime.
Great Tip:
For a children's room I like to store clothes in dressers and use the closet to hold toys. The basket draws on the changing table hold diapers for two children and toys, making them quite useful. Everything has it's place and they are easy to access, even for a 2 year old.
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for me its the duvet I am not so sure about...
view Sofia's profile
charming in a way.
the two shades of green walls, crib, and drawer set look good - keep going with those.
the couch with the chairs and the change-table all look really random in there - they don't go with the long drawers or the crib.
i like that you're using children's artwork in decorating. I like the larger sizes too. perhaps grouping those w/similar colors would create better cohesion.
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I really like the long drawers. Are those from Ikea too?
I like the room a lot-- but in terms of cohesion I think the colors on the little table and chair set just doesn't work with the sofa.
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