October 30, 2018

Chase’s Urban Cabin Nursery

Good morning! Before I get into my post, I have to share – my kids are in the kitchen right now eating their butter toast and are showing me all the different shapes they have made out of their bites. So far we have a cowboy boot, an elf shoe, a snow boot, and Elsa’s castle. Elsa’s castle was a welcome relief from whatever shoe fetish thing was going on there.

Anyway, while they are preoccupied with their bread art I’m cozying up with some coffee to share a project from a couple of years ago. This was before we were a family of four, so naturally the beautiful chair was devoid of diaper cream smears, the carpet had yet to be christened with its first toothpaste stain, and water stayed in the bathroom where it belonged. Don’t mind me, I’m just taking a moment of silence to honor life before it was crazy messy. Wait, what is silence again?

Okay back to this project. When I started designing Chase’s nursery my main theme was “moose”. When we found out we were having a boy, Sean and I went into Janie and Jack a splurged on a couple of cute baby boy items. One was a blue page-boy cap that I couldn’t resist. The other was this adorable plaid and tweed plush moose that ultimately became the style inspiration for Chase’s room.

I wanted his room to feel cozy and have cabin elements without looking too “hunter/fisher”-y. I incorporated several masculine touches with dark metal finishes on shelves, fixtures and even the crib itself. I used a plaid burlap fabric with red and brown hues for the valances, wall art, and accent pillows to warm up the space. Finally we found this amazing rustic wood dresser and nightstand that also added warmth but tied in with the metals through the knobs.