When my family and I moved into our new home in March, the only room I had a clear vision for was my brand new baby daughter's room. I knew I wanted something that wasn't too girly or too babyish. I wanted something very calming and fun so I went with trees and birds. I found a fabulous quilt at Pottery Barn that had trees and birds in really fun shades of green, turquoise, orange, and some pink. I loved it instantly, but I also knew it was way to expensive. So I called my mother, seamstress extraordinaire, to see if she could try and make something similar. I emailed her a pic and the deal was done. This is what she came up with...
I love, love, love the way it turned out. I love that it has tons of pattern and bright colors. Just looking at it makes me smile. This was my real inspiration for the rest of the baby's room. I decided to paint the walls blue...the actual color is Behr's Ionic Sky. It is the exact shade of blue I was looking for, calming without being overpowering. On one wall I painted a white tree...this took much longer to paint than the whole entire room, but I absolutely adore it....
I have no tricks on how to make the tree, but I do have one suggestion, keep it simple. Getting crazy with the branches could cause you to end up with a tree that looks like an octopus...which is bad, real bad. Trust me, I have seen it and it's not pretty. I used blue painters tape to make the outline for my tree...I had to tape and re tape to get the tree the shape I wanted. It seriously took forever.
Later I hung birdhouses in the tree which came from my baby shower. Also added to the room was original artwork created by my amazing mom...love that lady.
I am thrilled with the way this room turned out. Everything is very calm and simple. It is the perfect nest for my little bird...
When my family and I moved into our new home in March, the only room I had a clear vision for was my brand new baby daughter's room. I knew I wanted something that wasn't too girly or too babyish. I wanted something very calming and fun so I went with trees and birds. I found a fabulous quilt at Pottery Barn that had trees and birds in really fun shades of green, turquoise, orange, and some pink. I loved it instantly, but I also knew it was way to expensive. So I called my mother, seamstress extraordinaire, to see if she could try and make something similar. I emailed her a pic and the deal was done. This is what she came up with... 
I love, love, love the way it turned out. I love that it has tons of pattern and bright colors. Just looking at it makes me smile. This was my real inspiration for the rest of the baby's room. I decided to paint the walls blue...the actual color is Behr's Ionic Sky. It is the exact shade of blue I was looking for, calming without being overpowering. On one wall I painted a white tree...this took much longer to paint than the whole entire room, but I absolutely adore it....
I have no tricks on how to make the tree, but I do have one suggestion, keep it simple. Getting crazy with the branches could cause you to end up with a tree that looks like an octopus...which is bad, real bad. Trust me, I have seen it and it's not pretty. I used blue painters tape to make the outline for my tree...I had to tape and re tape to get the tree the shape I wanted. It seriously took forever.
Later I hung birdhouses in the tree which came from my baby shower. Also added to the room was original artwork created by my amazing mom...love that lady.
I am thrilled with the way this room turned out. Everything is very calm and simple. It is the perfect nest for my little bird...
I love this tiny nest. : )
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