// Photos by Polina Pigulevsky Photography Remember that time we designed a gender-neutral nursery and it was a surprise and the whole thing was blue??  Today’s the day!  Let’s see how it all came together. I mean… I think I couldn’t love it more.  The tiny wood rocking chair is a family heirloom that the client had as a baby!  The client’s mom had saved this piece (another surprise!) and it was so meaningful to be able to incorporate that sentimental piece into the design. One of my favorite elements in the room is the oversized, Calder-esque mobile in the corner.  In a room with 9 foot ceilings, I love how it fills in the negative space!  I am always … Read More

In the previous blog post I introduced the surprise gender neutral nursery project and how [spoiler] the whole room would be drenched in blue.  Today, we’re diving into the details of how this will work. Here’s a professional tip—the key to pulling off this blue room and selling it as potentially a girl’s room is going to be carefully curating and balancing masculine and feminine elements in the room.  **Another tip—you may desire a professional to help you pull this off (that’s me!).  Not me plugging my own services in my own blog post!  But seriously, I’m here to help. Ok, back to the blue nursery.  In this case, to offset the more masculine color palette, I will incorporate feminine … Read More

Let’s check in on our Blue Nursery Project shall we??  We have exciting progress to report, like visible, tangible progress which is the best kind. Here’s a reminder of how it started.  If you missed it, you can catch up here (backlink to blog post!!): So far, the painting is complete and the furniture, rug, window treatments and accessories have been ordered!  Never underestimate the power of a carefully selected paint color.  The decision to paint everything (baseboards, doors, etc.) is really working for me and makes for an impactful transformation.  It also gives a more modern feel which was needed since I had some concerns that the existing picture moldings would lean too traditional for my liking.  Painting everything one color … Read More

Hi!  Wow it’s been a minute since I wrote a blog post.  I’ll admit, I have a love/hate relationship with writing (in general) and couple that with a lack of time and I have excuses for days.  Having said that, I really would like to post more regularly and I what better way than to introduce this special project! I was recently asked to design a nursery where my client actually requested a…. SURPRISE REVEAL!  The client in this case was my sister-in-law, so there was above-average trust already built in, but still, I appreciate her relaxed energy and know it will be a lot of fun.  Here’s the room we’re working with: The trickiest part of the whole assignment … Read More