A Turquoise and Pink Nursery is Every Girl’s Fantasy Palace

Liz wanted something different from the ‘all pink,’ ‘baby pink,’ or ‘white and pink’ nursery room for her daughter Sophie. She wanted this former office/guest room to be designed around colors rather than a theme. “I wanted the walls to steal the show. This would also allow me to mix different textures, patterns, and styles.”

Forever in love with the color turquoise, Liz wanted to find a way to tie that into the nursery and decided it would go perfectly with pink. “It’s not a traditional nursery color, especially for a girl, because when people think blue, they usually think boy, but they forget about this awesome girly shade of blue!” Armed with a $700, Liz set our with her imagination and creativity for a girly room that would grow with her daughter.

Entering Sophie’s room you are drawn to the accent wall with the window, with its painted squares and stripes. The eye is then drawn to the crib wall on the left of the accent wall. “I wanted the main accent wall to be the first thing you see entering the room. I didn’t want the crib to be on that wall because it would have covered many of the vertical stripes on the bottom half of the wall and part of the window and I didn’t want the crib to be the main focal point.” Liz used a pink shag rug to add color to the floor. “I decided there was already so much color on that wall that I needed to balance it out with the black and white on the windows.”

There is small teddy bear sitting in the polka dotted basket, which is rather tattered and ragged, that Liz had as a child herself. The piggy bank on the bookshelf, Liz has had since she was a little girl. “I thought it would be a nice touch in the room. It was special to me to have these be a part of my baby’s nursery.”

Some of Liz’s favorite details are the paint techniques she used. “It was so fun and I knew I could be as creative as I wanted to be, since it was a nursery. I wasn’t necessarily worried about doing “too much” or “going overboard” although sometimes I think I may have! Other details I love are the sentimental pieces, like the paintings that I did for my baby girl. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different colors, patterns, textures, and styles. Don’t get too caught up in what “everyone else is doing.” It’s perfectly ok, and actually even better, to have something unique and custom to you and your baby.”

Thanks for sharing Sophie’s unique nursery with us Liz!

Crib: Graco Lauren in black – (ordered from walmart.com)
Bedding/Valance: Seed Sprout Black + White Damask set (ordered from walmart.com)

Changing table: DaVinci Emily in black (ordered from simplybabyfurniture.com)

Chair: Poang black frame with white upholstery (Ikea)

Bookshelf : Billy bookcase in white (Ikea)

Wall shelves: Ekby Osten shelves in white with Ekby Mans black brackets (Ikea)

Wall paint color: Valspar Hello Dolly, Bayside, and Sweet Sixteen (Lowes)

Breakdown of items/prices:

Crib: $150

Mattress: $60

Changing table: $130

Chair: $69

Bookshelf: $40

Wall shelves: $20

Bedding/valances: $87
Paint/supplies: $50

Rug: $15

Lamp: $15

Picture ledge: $10

Baskets + other accessories: $50

TOTAL: $700