A Nursery Alongside A Planet Wall Mural
Some of our friends with sons lament that it is hard to find inspiring boy rooms, which is why we are consistently excited when a cool one shows up in our inbox. And our excitement for Dacia and Jordan’s nursery creation could nearly be described as “out of this world.” Pun intended. Here is Dacia’s email:
Hi The house team! I hoped to share my nursery with you folks. When we found out that our quite first wee one was going to be a little dude, I immediately took off with designing the nursery. I had a plan all worked out, and then one night my hubby (who normally could not give two hoots about decorating) sweetly said, “Would you mind if I helped design the nursery?” Being the emotional pregnant woman I was, the fact that he hoped to assist design a room for our son melted my heart and I threw all my plans out the window! So we began planning things out together, and I have to say, I am so glad we did it together because I enjoy the direction it took!
My husband has a fascination with all things astronomy so we infused that into the nursery. We put our own twist on a traditional mural wall by using embroidery hoops to create a 3D planet ‘mural’.
Most of the nursery is done in grays and blues, but we hoped a lively pop of color so I made over a changing table that I got on Craigslist for $30. I also updated some run-of-the-mill navy curtains with plain star embellishments.
On the wall opposite the crib, we brought in a futon so that my husband and I both have places to sit if we are in the nursery together. Hanging above it is some art that I designed explaining the meaning behind our little man’s name. We plan to add some family pictures on either side of it once we get those taken and framed.
Sherry, I totally get what you mean when you say that Clara’s nursery was your go-to room in your old house… I have already fallen hard for the nursery. We enjoy spending time in it with our son! – Dacia
How cool is that room? Got any go-to parts? The mural is so creatively done (such a strong use of embroidery hoops), not to mention the little nods to outer space elsewhere in the room (notice the stars in the rug?). Thanks for sharing your little astronaut’s room with us, Dacia and Jordan!
UPDATE: Here is a link to Dacia’s journal post about the nursery, complete with more pics. So sorry for not including it earlier!
