GREY AND WHITE, NEON AND BRIGHT! 29 Mar

GREY AND WHITE, NEON AND BRIGHT! 29 Mar
With another little one on the way this spring-time, the time has come for our daughter to wave bye-bye to her nursery and settle into her brand new "big girl room".

So after months of planning, paint-colour-testing, wardrobe-building, den-making and accessorising, it is finally good to go. And we thought you might like to see it here first.


Finding so much inspiration out there, choosing a theme wasn't easy. One thing was certain - we didn't want pink, we didn't want princesses and in spite of her fondness for the little pig family, we certainly didn't want Peppa. In the end, we decided that we didn't really want a theme at all; nor did we want to be tied to a very specific colour palette. What I wanted to do more than anything was to create a timeless and beautiful space that would last her a good few years and at the same time would appeal to her vivid, creative, 2.5-year-old imagination. I would fill this space with fun and exciting bits and pieces that she would quickly grow to love and treasure. But most of all, it would be inspired by Eloise herself - bright, energetic and playful.


Opting for soft grey walls with contrasting white gloss furniture resulted in a simple, contemporary background setting to layer and accessorise however we wished. And with all the beautiful shades of neon in the fashion world this season, what better way to inject some child-appealing colour and energy into the room? And so it was born - the theme would quite simply be "colour", an exploration of neutral grey and white teamed with neon and bright accessories, resulting in an eclectic and playful space for her to sleep in, play in, read in - and hopefully not get too messy in!


Having created an inspiration board with key ideas and images of products that would help to cement the final look in our minds, we set about sourcing meaningful accessories in bold, vivid colours featuring her very favourite things - owls, penguins, rabbits, lions and ladybirds as well as letters, numbers and books (and where it wasn't possible to source them, we made them).


real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, children's throws, neon pink throw, winnie the pooh book, children's books, 365 penguins, penguin bookend, published by Bobby Rabbit

We created three little areas of the room, each with their own individual character and feel: Sleep Corner, Den Corner and Play Corner.


Sleep Corner


real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, sleep corner, children's cushions, neon paris cushion, children's lighting, children's bedside light, children's night light, rabbit bedside light, rabbit night light, children's throws, neon throw, circus cushion, children's bed linen, spotty bed linen, published by Bobby Rabbit

Featuring her "big girl bed", a contemporary, white gloss single bed with bright polka dot 100% cotton bed linen and beautiful neon-printed cushions, next to shelves stacked with her favourite books - and not forgetting an adorable, cosy bunny bedside night light.


real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, children's bedside lights, children's night lights, rabbit bedside light, rabbit nightlight, Heico rabbit light, published by Bobby Rabbit

Both cushions are designed in France by La Cerise sur le Gateau. They are silkscreen-printed on to a 100% cotton base, with gorgeous, camel-coloured linen backs and pearly button closures.


real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, children's cushions, neon paris cushion, la cerise sur le gateau, children's lighting, children's bedside lights, children's night lights, rabbit bedside light, rabbit nightlight, Heico rabbit night light, published by Bobby Rabbit

real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, children's cushions, circus cushion, soft toy mouse, children's throws, neon throw, silver throw, published by Bobby Rabbit

Just above the bed sits this fabulous owl print, designed and made in France by OMY. Neon pink by day - and fast asleep - she comes alive at night time and glows in the dark, crying "houhou" ("twit twoo" in French, apparently).


real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, childrens wall art, owl poster, glow in the dark owl poster, OMY owl poster, published by Bobby Rabbit

And we also fell in love with these amazing alphabet and numbers prints designed and made in France by Deuz. It seems that when it comes to vibrant children's wall art, the French have definitely got it covered.


real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, children's wall art, alphabet wall art, numbers wall art, neon wall art for children, Deuz, published by Bobby Rabbit

Sources:


1. 'Skyline' white gloss single/junior bed with drawers, £329, Izziwotnot

2. 'Kids Multi Dot' 100% cotton bed linen (std. UK single size, including pillow case), £48.98, Zara Home Kids

3. Neon pink chenille knitted blanket (130x170cm), £19.99, Zara Home

4. Heico bunny rabbit lamp (26cm), £35, Petit Home

5. 'This is New York' book by Miroslav Sasek, £10, The Kid Who

6. 'Toile de Jouy' neon pink Paris cushion cover by La Cerise sur le Gateau (50x50cm), £36, Molly-Meg

7. 'Coussin Marcel' lion cushion cover by La Cerise sur le Gateau (50x50cm), £36, Molly-Meg

8. OMY pink owl poster, glow in the dark (50x70cm), £30, The Kid Who

9. Deuz eco-friendly Alphabet and Numbers posters (50x70cm), £23, Little Baby Company

10. 'Odby' white picture frames (50x70cm), £25, Ikea


Den Corner


real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, den corner, children's dens, children's lights, mushroom night light, floor cushions, children's floor cushions, soft toys, jellycat stripy lion, children's wallpaper, cloud wallpaper, published by Bobby Rabbit

At the centre of Den Corner is a secret hideaway, a magical little pretend-outdoors play space filled with bright and colourful cushions, and featuring a giant mushroom night light by its entrance. We made the den ourselves, using a heavy-weight, 100% cotton canvas fabric sourced from Ikea, which we stretched and secured over the frame using neon ribbon trims and velcro from Hobbycraft.


real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, den corner, children's dens, children's lights, mushroom night light, floor cushions, children's floor cushions, soft toys, jellycat stripy lion, children's wallpaper, cloud wallpaper, published by Bobby Rabbit

The soft-grey ceramic bird light, designed in Denmark by Alma's Room together with the grey and white cloud wallpaper - also from Scandinavia - help to create the ideal setting for the imaginary outdoors hideaway. The penguin print by Showler and Showler is not only fitting in theme with the clouds and flying bird light, but the injection of colour through the bright, multi-coloured balloons completes the look just perfectly.


real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, children's wallpaper, cloud wallpaper, children's lighting, ceramic bird light, children's wall art, penguin wall art, mr penguin balloons print, published by Bobby Rabbit

Sources:


1. Hand-made den, inspired by an image on Pinterest (originally from 'Kids' by La Casita de Wendy).

2. Heico large mushroom lamp red (35cm), £50, Petit Home

3. Alma's Room 'Early Bird' ceramic lamp, £89, Dohmus through Bouf

4. Farg & Form 'Moln Clouds Wallpaper' grey/white, £44 per roll, The Modern Baby

5. 'Mr Penguin Balloons' print (50x70cm - other sizes available), £35.99, Showler & Showler


Play Corner


real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, play corner, children's play table, children's chairs, white gloss play table, white chairs, children's chairs, Magis Alma children's chairs, white plastic chairs for children, published by Bobby Rabbit

Over by the bay window and next to the den, we created a place for Eloise to read, draw, colour and play. We love the simplicity of the white play table, and the Italian-designed, fresh white Magis Alma chairs, with their intricate detail of birds and branches on the back, are some of the nicest we have found.


real life rooms, grey and white neon and bright bedroom, play corner, white chairs, children's chairs, Magis Alma children's chairs, white plastic chairs for children, published by Bobby Rabbit

Sources:


So there you have it: Our little girl's very first big girl room. Proof that you don't always need to co-ordinate everything with a single theme or colour palette (and actually it can be far more exciting when you don't). And by picking and choosing the accessories that you really love, and economising elsewhere (think, home-made den and Ikea wardrobes, picture frames and play table), it is possible to stick to a realistic budget, too.


And her reaction when we showed her? "I love the big girl room". Phew. And I know that from now on it will never ever look the same again, but after all, isn't that "played in" look all part of the charm?


If you are planning a re-decoration project for your little one, or perhaps you are about to create your very first nursery, then why not get in touch with us - we'd love to help you turn those ideas into reality.


Inspiration and Sources


Before embarking on any project, we pull together an inspiration board to include key images that will help to create the overall look and feel we are aiming for. And so here is the board we originally designed for Eloise's bedroom.


real life rooms, inspiration boards, neon childrens room, neon kids room, neon bedroom accessories, neon cushions, neon wall art, published by Bobby Rabbit

1. Farg & Form 'Moln Clouds Wallpaper' grey/white, £44 per roll, The Modern Baby

2. 'Number One' kids cushion cover (40x40cm), £19.99, Zara Home Kids

3. 'Kalon - Caravan Cot' in blue, 1044EUR, Ninetonine

4. Den, image sourced from Pinterest (originally from 'Kids' by La Casita de Wendy)

5. White balloons with neon ribbons, image sourced from 100 Layer Cakelet, 'Neon birthday party by Hello! Lucky'

6. 'Mr Penguin Balloons' print (18x24cm - other sizes available), £15.99, Showler & Showler

7. Deuz eco-friendly Alphabet poster (50x70cm), £23, Little Baby Company


Original article and pictures take cdn.shopify.com site

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

54 Ways To Make Your Cubicle Suck Less

Image
54 Ways To Make Your Cubicle Suck Less fredandfriends.com / etsy.com / homeyohmy.com / quietlikehorses.com We hope you love the products we recommend! Just so you know, BuzzFeed may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page. It's ergonomically easier on the neck. Get one of these handy laptop lifters, or DIY with some books or reams of paper. blog.diynetwork.com quietlikehorses.com theflairexchange.com Get these paper tassels here . Or, DIY your own. 3. Instead of a boring blotter, use a cool carpet sample. Bonus: They're usually cheap or free! See more at House Beautiful . housebeautiful.com 4. Give your bulletin board some campaign flair by adding some L brackets. See how here . designsponge.com 6. Make your desktop background a work of art. Or a motivating message, like this one . blog.sndimg.com 7. Get a plant to add some color and life. Succulents are a great choice because they don't need much care and they don't have pollen (which can irr...
Read more

The Coolest Built-In Bunk Beds (and DIY Brass Hardware)

Image
The Coolest Built-In Bunk Beds (and DIY Brass Hardware) Christina is one of my favorite people. She is as kind, talented and gorgeous as the day is long. The last time I was in Arizona, I swung by her new house for a little tour. I’m going to beg her to let me share everything here on LGN when she’s finished (I’ll probably have to arm wrestle the editors at Elle Decor for it – it’s SO good!). In case you haven’t seen these yet, and since we were talking about cool bunk beds the other day, I thought I’d share the built-in bunks Christina did in her triplet sons’ room. So, so cool right? That railing is unreal. One of my favorite parts of the bed is the DIY hardware Christina made by spray painting pipes! I’ve made curtain rods out of pipes before, but never oversize pulls. The brass spray paint takes them to a whole new level. I love how chunky these are. Anything smaller would have been lost on the beds. See what I mean by talent...
Read more

20 Traditional And Vintage Home Office Design Ideas

Image
20 Traditional And Vintage Home Office Design Ideas Traditional Home Office Designs Do you like objects designed a while back? If so then your home office should show your tastes. We gathered a collection of home office design ideas that feature traditional or vintage furniture and objects of decor. Some of them looks retro while some other classy. Depending on your taste you can create an inspiring environment to help you work. Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office Designs Traditional Home Office...
Read more