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Wonderful use of vintage, local and handmade pieces. Pretty without going over the top. Smart idea to not be too "little girlie" in a nursery (or toddler room) that she will outgrow in 2 years - my thinking exactly!

Great use of colour - just enough to make room pop with the orange, without going overboard. That cool and eco-friendly (vintage) dresser is amazing. I'm inspired!
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I love primary colours for kids but set against white walls and furniture - ie. pops of colour through the bedding and accessories.

I completely avoided the precious pale nurseries for my girls - bold and fun is the way to go. I have one daughter with a white room with pops of red and purple, and her little sister's room is a bit of a work in progress with pink and teal. The fun thing with these palettes is that they can evolve as the baby turns to a toddler to a kindergarten kid and beyond without having to change it up too much. Continuing to find special pieces in these colours is a part of the fun.

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Love these rooms! In addition to rugs, fun bold colourful bedding is another great way to add some personality to a kids room!

I love all the home-made pillows and crib skirt - the best way to make a baby's room special. And we share your love for chevrons over at Dream Child Organics!

The little closet nook is super cute ... but I think future plans may require some more storage rather than more play space. Babies accumulate a LOT of stuff (I have hand-me downs stored in stacked boxes for all future/outgrown sizes).

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Very very cool. Amazing that these kids have a space to create, without too much toy clutter. My kids' play space is a bit less art a bit more 'stuff' these days - it just started to evolve that way and am wondering how to re-think it so it's a bit more deliberate. The art stuff is there but gets a bit overshadowed by all the trinkets/puzzles/lego etc..

Wondering what the yellow-framed glass/plastic window thing is?

When my daughter Jade turned 2, I made the mistake of inviting her little friends from the 'hood plus my friends with small kids, plus family to the point that we had 17+ kids (in ages from 0-11) and parents - in a small narrow Victorian semi. A few days before I started to panic and ended up hiring a local kids performer who came with guitar in hand and a great repertoire of danceable and sing-a-long tunes for kids. He saved the day! (The pin the tail on the donkey, on the other hand, was a bust).

Now I know better, here's what I do:
- keep the parties small (10 kids max)
- pick a theme - makes it fun and helps to focus decorations etc.
- have some fun crafts (decorate hat, make your own fairy wand, etc.)
- have games with prizes (free dance, etc.)
- pinada (awesome fun, outside is best - a kid nearly took out my TV one year)
- home-made cake (my daughter every year picks her flavour)
- eco-friendly loot bags (re-usable bags, stickers, recycled paper note-pads, crayons)
- make it a costume party (we did garden fairy last year), kids all came with wings, etc.

I was thinking this year to "out source" her 5th bday coming up as these home parties tend to be a bit crazy to plan. But oh no, she loves the "home" parties so much now that she's adamant that we have it at home with her friends. Sigh.

Now a need a theme ... any ideas?

Great colours in this room - love the reds. And that black chevron sofa is amazing!

I think more parents should think about the nursery not just for 'baby' but a room that a toddler and growing kid can grow into. I mean otherwise you'd have to completely redecorate in 2 years. Honestly, who does that?

This is a good example of a room a kid can grow into and an easy transition to the big kid bed. ie. neutral walls neutral, pops of colour through art and bedding. New bedding for the big kid bed, and you're good to go.

Love it!

I love the butterfly mobile over the bed - so pretty, looks DIY (do tell). I'm a big fan of chevrons for kids, to help bring a modern graphic edge to a kids room, and to help make it look less little-kiddie. Lovely room, love the red quilt.