Where You Can Find Chevron In A Nursery

Chevron is a really popular pattern right now. You can find chevron everywhere and it is especially cute in baby nurseries for both boys and girls.

This nursery has a wonderful chevron rug on the floor with teal and white colors. They used grays and whites which could have made the room really subtle and calm, but the bright pops of color make this room feel more vibrant and bright. These 'pops' with the orange and pinks as accents all over the room from the wall art and changing table. My favorite is the pop of pink hidden at the skirting of the crib, ties everything in so well.

Here is chevron patterns in wall decor. Super simple and way cute. I like how the frames are all white and they chose different colors with white chevron. These pictures have animals on top of the chevron, but you could customize your framed pieces and could do something else like initials, names, trains, ballerinas, flowers, etc. over the chevron. There are so many options from this cute idea.

Here is chevron in baby bedding from Carousel Designs. If you saw the post about Oliver's Room, there is way cute chevron in the bedding and carpet in similar colors. The yellow and gray used are perfect together. Even if you wanted to make the room more girly and replace the gray chevron with a peach or a pink, it would look really good with everything this baby room.

Here is another example of chevron in a baby nursery, this time as accessories in the pillows, foot rest, and on the changing table. The dark gray chevron looks great with the turquoise, whites, and charcoal. (From theshoppingmama.com). The designer chose white furniture, curtains, shelves, and frames which really goes well with the colors in the room. You can't really see, but the floor is a dark wood which makes the lighter and darker colors in the room go well with each other.

Here is chevron on a nursery room wall. Look how great this looks, the designer chose to have one accent wall made with a gray and white chevron pattern. They also chose yellow, gray, and some teal in their design like in a photo photo above. For me, I would chose a different image above the baby crib like a mirror or large frame around the letter. I know you don't want to cover up too much of the chevron wall, but the "G" looks out of place and hidden in the same color wall and behind the mobile.

Here is another fabulous chevron piece. This chair has a thinner chevron pattern and the bold pattern and color make this piece stand out. For this chair I would definitely take the large pillow away (it covers it up too much) and replace it with a smaller pillow or no pillow at all. Anyway, such a cute addition to this nursery. (From Cassandradesign.blogspot.com).

The rest of the pictures are from Wee Decor

Oliver's Nursery

My friend Kayley is expecting soon and designed the CUTEST baby nursery for baby Oliver!!! He is due just around the corner and I know will be so happy to stay in this nursery.

In the nursery she used grey, yellows, and blues. She used a lot of great patterns which has made everything look so amazing and matches so well. She has such a great eye for design.

Above the crib she has a plane mobile from Pottery Barn. I love how the shadows of the planes bounce off of the walls and have colors as well. I like how she chose a white crib and it goes well against the light grey wall and the white trim. The chevron rug is from Urban Outfitters and is a great size and perfect color in this room.

Such a cute reading corner. Kayley chose a turqoise chair from Nadeau which really stands out. It really isn't a color found anywhere else in the room (except for that book on the shelf) but it is perfect and is a great eye catching piece for this nursery. Too cute, especially with a monogramed pillow.

This wall also has airplanes on it! The pictures have some of the colors found throughout the room and I love how these art pieces are placed.

I love the bookcases with the color in the back of the shelves. So cute, and there is more chevron and her yellow and grey colors that help this room flow so nicely. This chair too looks way comfy (from Babies 1st Furniture) which is good because I'm sure she will be sitting a lot. Great job!!! Kayley is such a great decorator and has so many cute ideas you can find at: http://www.kayleym.blogspot.com

Sage Diaper Cake

How can you have a baby shower without an amazing diaper cake. These can be time consuming to make (especially if you are including a ton of diapers and all kinds of accessories) so buying a diaper cake is definitely an option.

I love this sage colored diaper cake. It is so cute and was shipped with care from Baby Box who has TONS of the cutest diaper cakes. There are 40 diapers wrapped together with ribbon, some cute flowers and a ceramic baby block on top. So cute.

Here is the diaper cake from the side. Love the material that it was wrapped in as well.

Perfect diaper cake.

Sunday Thoughts: Humility

C.S. Lewis has always been one of my favorites and I love when he is quoted. I love this quote because we live in a selfish time, people think that they 'deserve' a certain lifestyle, certain things, and can have a certain attitude. All of us have so much and probably more than the world around us. Are we putting ourselves and our selfish attitude first? We need to make sure we think about others around us, we will be so much happier if we are thinking about our families, about people at work or school, or those we might not know but are willing to serve.

We will find so much happiness in our lives once we put our prideful self away and put others first.

Green Colored Nurseries

What colors have you decided for your nursery. If you want some green colored nurseries here are some great ones to spark your creativity.

Green was used in this baby nursery as a soft pallet and the main green item is the curtains and the one wall of wallpaper that has the same color of green, but in a soft pattern. I love too how the wallpaper has a feel of nature and the chandelier in the center is a birds cage which definitely tied in the feel they were going for.

http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=65000

This baby room also used soft tones of green and sprinkled in some blues and yellows. Green goes well with many colors and you can tell from this room that there are few colors of greens (in the bedding, wall art, rug) but it ties in so well and was done right.

http://weedecor.com/2010/01/nursery-wall-paint-from-land-of-nod/

This nursery is so cute. Pale green wall with a designed tree and pink flowers all over. The bed/ swing is a different color of green which I like because it stands out from the wall so that is your focus. I'm glad they used white in the bed, chair, and rug which keeps that soft feeling in this space.

bhttp://www.thebooandtheboy.com/2009/07/green-nurseries.html

Green can be used more as a bold color. This wall with a green stripe is so cute and is the same color as the green bedding. The dark crib makes this crib stand out as well.

http://ecoknowledge.neerg.com/2011/07/24/green-your-nursery/green-nursery/

Who says that green nurseries are only for baby boys? This room has light green, pink, and white which look so great in this space. The walls have the same width green and white stripes and there are pink accents all over. So cute.

http://www.thelennoxx.com/tag/pink-white-green-dining-room/

Baby Portrait Props

How old is your little boy or girl? Do you have pictures of them, video, precious moments and words documented so you can remember? Whether your baby is a few months old or a few years old you should take the time to take pictures of them. Baby pictures are so important to have because you can look back and remember those amazing times... because they do go by so quick and don't last forever. Here are some of my favorite baby pictures:

This photographer took an amazing picture of this little baby and used great props. They used these pink balloons and vintage chair which made it a perfect picture for this little girl.

From: weheartit.com
I love baby pictures that use vintage frames. Look at the attention that it 'frames' around these little girls in their adorable frilly dresses.

Found at: photosbylei.com
Found at: julieparkerphotography.blogspot.com
Another cute prop you can use in baby photos are letters. I love when they spell out a baby's name, initial, LOVE, whatever it might be. Way cute.

Found at: flickr.com

Look at these two precious angels in their baskets. Both have a blanket to prop them up so they won't fall under and be hidden. Notice too these cute headbands on these girls. These are definitely pictures you'll look back on and remember all of those times when they were just tiny.

Found at: georgephotography.tumblr.com

Found at: etsy.com

Ruffle Butt Babes

When I was little my mom put me in ruffle bum diaper covers all the time underneath my dresses. To this day I still love them on babies and girls wearing diapers because they are cute, frilly, super girly, and hides the plain looking diaper. Whether your little girl is crawling, starting to walk, or climbing up the stairs, when they wear a dress they are going to be falling down or bending over and need something cute to be hiding that diaper.

These ruffle covers called Ruffle Butts from Oopsie Daisy are exactly what you need to cover your babies diaper.

Oopsie Daisy has different colors you can match with tons of outfits. Whether it be for an occasion, baby pictures, or everyday use these Ruffle Butts are a dressier (and cuter) way to dress your baby. The best part is that the diaper covers are 100% cotton and machine washable. So if you are worried about Ruffle Butts getting dirty you know that it can easily be washed and you don't need to clean it a special way.

These Ruffle Butts with the bows are definitely my favorite. With this kind of outfit below you can definitely see the bow really well. With a longer baby dress that is covered in the back you might not be able to see the bow as well.... so might as well get a few different styles right?!

Here is another Ruffle Butt this time paired with a shirt and some tights underneath. A warmer option for when the weather gets colder, but still super cute, frilly, and of courses super girly.