thumbs up
Name/Age: Ben
Location: San Diego, California
Family: Ben, his mom Carrie, and his dad
Room Size: 109 square feet
Division: Baby
Tip for Living Small with Kids: Sweet baby Ben is still brand new, so we are still learning about our newest & most favorite addition to our humble abode. A good tip for living in small spaces is to clear the clutter, and don't be afraid to purge! If you must keep something sentimental, then make sure to display it in a beautiful way.
Give Ben and his parents a THUMBS UP if you think this room belongs in the finals!
Thumbs Up Voting is only activated for 48 Hours — so don't delay!
What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in putting together this room? We live in a 2 bedroom 1952 post war ranch house. The lack of space requires an office/nursery. The biggest challenge was to design a space that was functional and aesthetically pleasing for both uses. The goal was to create a graphically inspired space that would feel warm and peaceful for both baby and a work at home mama.
We kept the walls/furniture light and neutral to keep the room from feeling overcrowded with furniture. The main colors of brown, aqua, orange work well for both a nursery and office. I paired bold graphic prints found on Etsy (Sugarloop) with the beautiful high contrast bedding from Dwell Studio. Ohdeedoh was a great resource and a number of items I used in the room were inspired by this wonderful blog!
Give Ben and his parents a THUMBS UP if you think this room belongs in the finals!
Thumbs Up Voting is only activated for 48 Hours — so don't delay!
Where'd you find the tin letters? I love that typeface. (And the Charley Harper ABC book.)
view mere1975's profile
This is such a cute room! I love the color scheme. I love how you use the nursery as an office, too!
view wednesdayaddams's profile
It looks great!
view EMS1974's profile
love the wall bookholder... where from?
view springishere's profile
Beautiful room!
view smbumblebee's profile
where is the orange basket on the floor between your desk and dresser from? ive been looking for something of that sort, in orange or brown, to hold toys in my sons room.
view deeboyayay's profile
Awesome room! Where did you get the cute owl lamp?
view whitneyd's profile
Beautiful room - great job! Can I ask where you found the crib and dresser?
view huegs's profile
Huegs, the dresser is Hemnes from Ikea (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00067830)
deeboyayay, I think the orange basket is the Strapping Floor Bin from Land of Nod (http://www.landofnod.com/family.aspx?c=106&f=4111&pc=16)
And lastly, whitneyd I think the lamp is the Wise Owl Lamp base from Urban Outfitters.
Oh and I too love the room!
view Sarah in Nola's profile
the letters look like they're from anthropologie. I have one like it and I've seen similar bookholders at pottery barn and walmart.
Awesome room!
view inkstainedwriter's profile
What a great room! Where did the elephant mobile come from?
view mac10006's profile
Thanks for the compliments everyone!
Letters are "Zinc Letters" from Anthropologie
Dresser is "Hemnes" from Ikea
Crib is "Straight-Up Crib" from Land of Nod
Bookshelf is "Catalina Magazine Rack" from Pottery Barn Kids
Orange basket is "Strapping Floor Bin" from Land of Nod
Lamp is "Wise Owl Lamp Base" from Urban Outfitters
Lamp Shade is "Light Years Lamp Shade" from Land of Nod
Happy nesting to all!
Carrie
view crdesign's profile
Sarah in Nola, thanks for posting the answers too!
Mac10006:
Mobile is "Elephant Party Mobile" by Flensted Mobiles - it comes in primary colors and I painted ours brown to match the room
view crdesign's profile
What a great mix of colours! I love the style of your room, it's clean, refreshing and very well put together! Bravo!
view IsabelleS's profile
I love how such a small space looks so open and the personal touches are perfect!
view ecarter's profile
Oh, so cute! It's kid-friendly without being saccharine. I adore it.
view aubreyelf's profile
I adore the color combination. Where did you get that perfect rug?
view bookworm77's profile
very cute room indeed
view stevenzhangshen's profile
Carrie & Zack,
This is sooo ADORABLE!! :) I love it the blue, brown, and white combination~* ;)
Mary
view bebe's profile
It looks great. I love that small chair.
view WinnieZhang's profile
The window and the way the lighting spreads itself out is an amazing idea - I like everything about the room...
view bhuvana84's profile
Thumbs up #68! Keep the votes coming!
Room looks gorgeous. Well done!
Steve
view sservantez's profile
I love that color combination, wall pictures and the wall book holder…
I like the way the sun saying hello…. What a bright room. Good luck.
view sivisri's profile
Thanks to everyone for the awesome support!
bookworm77,
The rug was a very generous baby shower gift from a dear friend.
view crdesign's profile
Room looks gorgeos...i like little chair
view Sarangan's profile
The room looks awesome guys!! I think I'll save myself some work and not show these pics to my wife :)
view rduncan23's profile
Isn't he young for an iMac?
view junkfish's profile
Looks really great
Linda
view lpuckett's profile
I love the room, simple yet special for Ben to enjoy!
view mendog's profile
Very nice room!
view bharathv's profile
LOVE the room. Where are your square white frames from? I am loooking for some square white frames and have had no luck!
view melimpea's profile
I really like the colors you chose. Very calming. It m akes me want to take a nap right now. Well done.
view TheOrdinaryBoy's profile
melimpea- the white square frames are from West Elm:
http://www.westelm.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?partNumber=WE-PRODa472&storeId=17001&langId=-1&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E&parentId=WE-SH1ACCGAL&retainNav=true&cmsrc=WE-SH1ACCGAL
view crdesign's profile