Now that our baby ‘Blueberry’ is known to be in fact a baby ‘PINKberry’ I’ve started to think about girl-ifying (that’s totally a word) the very neutral nursery that I have created. When putting the space together I did try and keep in mind things I would add in if we had a boy or if we had a girl – the navy and white striped rug in our sunroom may have been destined for the nursery if Eleanor was in fact a boy! Now I’m gathering ideas for splashes of pink to go with the mint and pretty little details. Here’s what’s bouncing around in my sleep deprived mind…
Chandelier | Lace doily lanterns | Cot bumper | Doll | Print | Frame | Bear | House shelf | Wardrobe | Alphabet garland | Wallpaper | House cushion
Now, in case you hadn’t heard – I’m a total girly-girl, always have been. I was really into dolls and playing ‘mothers and fathers’ as a little girl, playing house in my cubby, dressing my pet cat in a baby’s bonnet and sitting him in my doll’s highchair, wearing pretty twirly dresses and pink everything. Despite being convinced that I was destined to be the mother of a brood of raucous farmer boys, my dream of having a sweet baby girl has come true! Hand me the pink wallpaper, floral linens and lace doilies please…
My brother and sister-in-law have just moved from an older home (no wardrobes) to a new abode with built-ins (oh the luxury!) so Eleanor has inherited her cousins Ikea wardrobe. We will have to re-arrange the current furniture configuration in her room a bit, but the extra storage will be fantastic. I’m thinking about wallpapering the door inserts as I’ve seen some similar Ikea-hacks on Pinterest which seem easy enough. Liberty prints I would like to feature, probably in the embroidery hoops on the wall which currently hold very gender neutral fabrics, as well as possibly getting my quilter’s hat on and making Eleanor a cot sized quilt – although I’m not an expert quilter by any means so if all else fails the Pottery Barn ‘Savannah’ bedding is super sweet. I wanted a pastel toned alphabet print for the room, but found this alphabet garland with a touch of glitter instead which I loved the idea of hanging over some pictures on the wall. Speaking of which, I stumbled upon Schmooks on Etsy whilst searching for whimsical nursery art, pleasantly surprised to see Claire is an Australian artist and promptly purchased the beautiful dreamy owl print in pink. This will replace the photo of the Charolais steer currently in the nursery. Ever so slowly girl-ifying the once neutral farmyard room (although I’d still like to keep the sweet country rural theme). Another crafty project on my list is to attempt some doily garlands and even perhaps a balloon/lantern to go with the mint and ivory pom-poms and honeycomb balls hanging above the cot. I’d like the space to keep a vintage feel, so have got my eye out for a perfect (and affordable) chandelier also. Finally, the wooden house shelf from the new Cotton On Kids range sells out like hotcakes – also keeping my eye out for them to be restocked!
Do you have a daughter with a special space?
Any tips on doily crafty projects?
Pink fan or is this all a bit gag-worthy for you?!
Lauren says
What a lovely roundup! Thanks for featuring Eleanor for your Eleanor!
kirsty says
My three year old loves pink – but also wears a lot of her brother’s hand-me-downs, I tend to go with it as I know it won’t last long. I’ve loved decorating my baby girls corner – it does have lots of pink accents, vintage-y and up-cycled being the main theme. We’re hoping next year she’ll have her own room (or at least the sisters will have a room to share!) and I’m so looking forward to it! Eleanor’s room sounds beautiful – I love all the thought and details!
Reannon @shewhorambles says
I have my first daughter after three sons & the whole girly/pink thing is taking some getting used to! I’m not a girly girl, nor am I a tomboy but I don’t do pink, florals, sparkles or frills. Those things are just not my style.
I was adamant my daughter was not going to wear pink, she would not be called a princess. I’ve backed down on the pink, but only certain shades, but I’m standing strong on the princess thing.
Emma says
Yes I know what you mean about the ‘princess’ tag, I don’t really like it either, and have a feeling it would grow a girl into the kind of young woman I wouldn’t want my daughter to be, if that makes sense? There’s more to a girl than being dressed up in pink and sparkles. And if Eleanor wants to be a total tomboy and reject all florals and lace than that’s just fine! Her daddy would be quite happy to have a little farm helper 🙂 I am ok with the pink, but it can get a bit much! My sister has three girls and is WELL over all the pink, she’s always dressed her girls in lots of red/navy/purple/green but it’s so funny how they are just naturally drawn to all that princess/unicorn crap without her ever encouraging it!
Reannon @shewhorambles says
I agree! If Sadie wants to be the full girly girl then I’ll be ok with that. I think it’s more about giving her choices & having her grow up knowing there’s more to being a girl than princesses & pink!
It’s weird for me to even think about this stuff after three boys & sometimes I think I put TOO much thought into it!