a room for the little miss

Perhaps I can start explaining to you why we've been off the blog radar 

since March two thousand and twelve.

Perhaps these pictures will explain just a little bit.

My pregnancy took all my creative juices and stuffed them out them 

window. I stopped painting, drawing, blogging, writing and 

everything else that involved having to think.

 I seemed to just want to be pregnant.

But here... here is a little project that I gave myself to work on. My son never had a 

nursery so I made it a mission to make sure I could work on one for my 

daughter. My guest room/storage area slowly became a space I knew I would

 want to spend with my daughter, not only because of the new things I had bought 

or made, but because of the old furniture that I incorporated in

 the design of the room.

Her cot was recycled from my sons. We stripped the old horrible yellow/ orange 

paint off to its natural pine. I wanted a walnut antique looking cot with white sheets 

so I used Sadolin's African Walnut extra durable wood stain which is an

 oil based stain. Worked wonderfully to get the effect that I was aiming for.

 It now look like a vintage cot that has been passed down from generations. 

This bed holds a special place in my heart. And I love that it sits in the nursery now. 

This is one that hasn't been made to look antique, it actually is antique. 

So antique that my grandfather was born on it. It is made of carved narra wood 

with a solihiya base that a thin but comfortable mattress sits on covered

 with a ethinic Ilocano woven blanket.

Aimed for a bird theme nursery with owl figurines spread out in the room,

 birdcages on the shelves and vintage bird illustrations from Vintage Printable, 

which have thousands of vintage prints to choose from  no matter what the nursery 

theme is or for any wall space you choose. Bought cheap picture frames, nailed on

 some picture hooks behind it and she now she has her own beautiful bird gallery 

hanging above her cot!

The side table, kilim rug and bed were all in my bedroom as I grew up. So seeing it 

in her room makes me a little nostalgic. The afternoon light that shines in

 is wonderful, leaving shadows and reflections for her to watch as she 

lays in her cot. Natural light is such an important factor, it changes a

 room and it's colour palette in an instant.

Old and new books sit in her growing library. The books on her side table have also

 sat on my shelves as a little girl, with its sleeves showing it's age. The new books 

were given at my baby shower from every guest, each one with an inscription 

for her to read when she is older. 

Project nursery still in the works however! 

Just a little more tweaking to do. Watch this space for updates!