Romance is not my strong suit: I prefer lamp light over candle light, I like showers over bubble baths, and I would rather gargle shards of glass than have someone sing to me. Perhaps my pragmatism stifles my romantic sensibilities. But all that changes when there is a baby on the way. Somehow having a bun in the oven turns me into the most fanciful of females . . .
and I take it all out on the nursery.
and I take it all out on the nursery.
For our last baby, I decided to do a Beatrix Potter nursery. Because the baby's gender was going to be a surprise, I went with the calm, earthy, gender-neutral tones of Beatrix's pictures: sage greens, ochres, creams, and rusts. Much to my hormonal dismay, I found myself having to wrangle with the sewing machine to create slipcovers, bumper pads, valances, draperies, and bedskirts that fit in the color scheme because apparently no one on God's green earth sells Victorian baby lore in said color scheme without having to remortgage your home.
I framed Beatrix Potter prints for the walls and hung a special few by ribbon and medallions from the moulding.
Flora and fauna (especially bunnies) punctuate the room in an homage to Peter Rabbit and "everything spring."
I found this precious needlepoint of Peter Rabbit on Ebay for pennies and decided to frame it to save myself further sewing drama.
As the feature piece of the room, I refinished a $50 icky-brown armoire from the classifieds to fit our vintage color scheme. I then had my uber-talented artist-mother pick out her favorite characters from Beatrix Potter's stories and paint them on the doors. Her favorite is Tom Kitten who has split his trousers.
As a finishing touch to the nursery, I put a phrase from a traditional Victorian lullaby on the wall in vinyl.
I love that every time I open the door to my nursery I feel as though I've stepped into the reminiscent charm of one of Beatrix Potter's books. Now if that isn't romantic, I don't know what is.
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