Smaller Cooler 2009: Pippi's Not-Too-Babyish Nursery

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Name/Age: Pippi's soon-to-be-born daughter, Baby "M"
Location: Greenland, New Hampshire
Family:Soon-to-be mom Pippi, Soon-to-be dad Jeff and 2 dogs
Room Size: 110 square feet
Division: Baby

Tip for Living Small with Kids: We've mostly lived with dogs so far, but even with them, storage bins have been a lifesaver! For Baby "M" we plan to keep toys/books in low storage so that she can learn where things go, and then she'll be able to put away her own things.

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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in putting together this room? Our goal was to create an inexpensive, gender neutral baby room that was fun and colorful without overwhelming the small space and feeling too 'babyish.'

Our household is energetic, colorful, and filled with a love of dogs, and we wanted the room to have that ambience, but not be too overstimulating for a baby! The stripe of orange was my mom's idea and it really brought in a lot of color to brighten things up. We also tried to keep a simple decor, because we know our daughter will develop her own likes and dislikes in short time, and keeping it simple would allow us to change the room to her preferences later.

We found a great mix of modern and vintage dog decor items, and between Ikea and our own searching, we filled in the rest. We especially love our Ikea bureau, which has a mounted changing table that we can use now, but can be removed once we simply need a bookshelf. Things that we wouldn't have to replace when our daughter gets bigger were important to us.

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I really like the orange stripe and the dog theme.

posted by achellis on May 25th 2009 at 1:43pm
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Great job! Very original. I don't think I've ever seen a dog themed nursery. I love it.

posted by JDzJane on May 25th 2009 at 4:36pm
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Love the canine theme! Where did you get the fabric?

posted by Jewliebug on May 25th 2009 at 4:39pm
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Beautiful! I love the orange stripe. Where did you get the shelves/baskets? They are the perfect size.

posted by monkeymilk on May 25th 2009 at 5:52pm
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Hi everyone, thanks so much for voting! The fabric is from http://warehousefabricsinc.com. It is called "best friends black/white." My mom made the curtain and bumper pads.
The shelving is from Target: Closetmaid "cubeicals" collection, and the canvas bins are Closetmaid from Target...they come in all different colors and are made to fit the "cubeicals" units. :)

posted by smcnally on May 25th 2009 at 8:52pm
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Nice job guys, love your room! So proud, happy, and excited for you!

Weaksy

posted by jweakes on May 26th 2009 at 6:17am
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Love the dog theme! Indy & Rally must be proud :)

posted by klazieh on May 26th 2009 at 8:02am
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Bright, cheery, creative and warm -- such a terrific room! I love the dog theme, and I am sure your baby will, too.

posted by mere1975 on May 26th 2009 at 8:21am
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Where did you get the pug poster? I want one!

posted by Tiffany on May 26th 2009 at 8:31am
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I love the colors! Very clever!

posted by mandag425 on May 26th 2009 at 9:59am
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Really cool design. Great job!

posted by grampyB on May 26th 2009 at 10:00am
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So cute! Hope you guys win!! Love, Mo

posted by MaureenGray on May 26th 2009 at 10:59am
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Very nice and creative. Great colors. Good luck!!

posted by hkmcmahon on May 26th 2009 at 11:21am
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that is one kool kanine kid room!
bigpapisteve

posted by bigpapisteve on May 26th 2009 at 12:07pm
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Where did you get the pug poster? It's fantastic!

posted by cysf on May 26th 2009 at 12:14pm
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Hands down. The best.

posted by jandriola on May 26th 2009 at 2:36pm
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The dog posters are from art.com by Ken Bailey. You can find lots of different breeds and colored backgrounds (we actually own a golden/bernese mix and an aussie, but we loved the orange in the posters we picked!

posted by smcnally on May 26th 2009 at 5:51pm
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I love the Ken Bailey art! Butkus's vet has a lot if his work too.

posted by KimD on May 26th 2009 at 9:27pm
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Great room! Love the orange, love the dog theme.

And KimD--you have a pet (dog?) named Butkus? Fabulous name!

posted by Pencils on May 27th 2009 at 11:55am
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LOVE the dog theme Pippi and love the orange stripe idea! Very cute and different. good luck!
Lauren

posted by swayball on May 27th 2009 at 10:18pm
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Great job !!I love doggies and I am sure baby m will too
Holly B.

posted by qwert12000 on May 28th 2009 at 5:10pm
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