I wanted more of a shabby chic so I leaned towards the pastels and floral patterns. Begin with a color palette in mind and what kind of vintage "feel" you want. When doing a vintage inspired room it is important to start looking early! As soon as we found out we were having a girl, I hit the shops to start collecting decor. We painted it to match the other furniture in her room. It belonged to my parents and then they passed it down to me when I was 8. We then used lace as a stencil to add the gray lacey accents to her drawers. We bought it from Craigslist and painted it cream to match the trim in her room. It's a tie! My first favorite item is her dresser. Paint - "Gravel" by Restoration Hardware. Mobile - Handmade by my mom, Joyce Steuernagel. Project Detailsīedding - Handmade by my mom, Joyce Steuernagel.ĭecor - Etsy and various thrift, antique, and vintage shops. Vintage, Ethereal, Shabby Chic, and Whimsical. Most of her decor are pieces we found at vintage, antique, and thrift shops. We did this by making over furniture we already had and furniture we found on Craigslist. My love for vintage and antique shops began my vision for her room. We wanted to show others that it is possible to design and decorate a beautiful room on a budget. You have to really plan ahead and use every ounce of creativity when you are designing on a dime! Design Inspiration To me, design is much easier when you have a large budget. Since I was going to be staying home with my daughter, we knew we had to create a beautiful space on a limited budget. We also incorporated family heirlooms to give her room an even deeper meaning. We envisioned a vintage feel with a soothing soft pastel color palette. Heh.This nursery was designed and decorated by my husband, my mom, and I for our first daughter, Bella. Baby Girl's room is a bit on the dark side, so I'm going to go with Sea Salt.Īnd voila! We have a paint color! Woo hoooooo!!! Since Restoration Hardware is an hour away, and Sherwin Williams is about a block away and I really like their paint, I'm going to go with the SW on this one. I'm thinking that the Silver Sage is right between Comfort Gray and Sea Salt. They're gorgeous!! In fact, I've had Comfort Gray on my list ever since I saw it on The Nester's blog in her front room with the giant plate wall. Okay, maybe just to me, but I've seen these colors around a lot. You know this strip, right? It has Oyster Bay on it. Something like many beautiful blogs with beautiful rooms who have been using paints from the same paint chip strip. I mean, beyond the fact that I just saw it in the inspiration photo. In fact, I'm noticing as I am looking at it, that it seems familiar somehow. 70 of Orders Ship within 2 Business Days. Please view a physical color swatch or material sample to confirm your color choice prior to purchase. Actual color may vary from on-screen representation. Isn't it fantastic? It's so soft and barely greenish-blueish and just beautiful. Match of Restoration Hardware Silver Sage. So, I called up Restoration Hardware and ordered myself a fan deck, and now I have in my hot little hands, a paint chip of "Silver Sage." Wanna take a guess as to which color it was? Which I thought was really, really interesting, since years back when I had that genius designer lady who told me about the new look of track lighting (and saved my hiney on my old kitchen) she ALSO told me about an amazing, fabulous, paint color that I should keep on my list of must-do paint colors. It's Restoration Hardware, "Silver Sage." So, speaking of that absolutely gorgeous inspiration room, the lovely woman who actually owns that absolutely gorgeous inspiration room, Amy McGee from McGee Life, was kind enough to tell me the name of the paint color on the walls. Vintage houses, amiright? Anyway, we are back in business. Then we had a big ole' break because we had to handle some electrical work. If you recall, when we last left our intrepid designer (that would be *ahem* me), she had just had her client (that would be the two-year-old) select a color palette (pale greenish-blue, lavender and pink) and an inspiration room (which, incidentally, is also pale greenish-blue, lavender and pink).
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