OK. Let me start by saying that I love my glider. LOVE IT. It takes up half the nursery but it’s my favorite spot in the house. I nurse in it, I rock in it, I sleep in it.
Our changing table is just a changing pad set atop bookshelves with doors. The pink flower knobs help the unit look like it belongs in a little girl’s nursery instead of an office space (which is what it’s meant for). Also, I’m glad my mom recommended getting a lamp with a dimmer. I can have just enough light to change and nurse Eleanor when she wakes in the middle of the night, but I can keep it dark enough to signal that it is still nighttime (and that she should be sleeping!).
Behind the bookshelves you can see the closet and its little built-in shelves. Quite a while back, I had decided to fill those shelves with wooden blocks and spools. I’ve also added a vintage pull-toy that I picked up at a garage sale and a name train that we received as a gift. We’ll have to remove some of these toys once we really start baby-proofing, but for now they all look cute.
Here’s a view of the other side of the room.
Both Brandon and I slept in Jenny Lind cribs when we were babies, and now our daughter does too.
I bought the mobile that’s hanging above the cribthe mobile that’s hanging above the crib a few months ago with the intention of altering it slightly because it was far too big. It’s now much better suited to the small scale of our nursery.
We have some paper suitcases from my shop on top of the dresser that we painted pink. There’s also a big metal ‘E’ and a pink vase from a garage sale, along with Brandon’s childhood stuffed bear. He loved that bear so much he hugged the stuffing out of the middle! It’s incredibly sweet, and we hope Eleanor will love it as much as he did.
The little sunken alcove next to the dresser will be a play space for Eleanor once she’s old enough. I wrote a little more about that back in January.
And now I’ll leave you with this parting shot, the view from the doorway…
I’ve listed all of the nursery resources in a previous post, so take a look if you’re wondering where something in the room came from. Thanks for letting me share Eleanor’s nursery with you!
142 comments
Alyson
Do you have dimensions on your room? We are looking to do something similar with an office, and want to know how to compares to yours! Thanks so much!
Making it Lovely
I think the room was 7’x14′, but with sloped ceilings for most of that length, obviously.
Wall Decal Company
Very pretty nursery.
Michelle
Warm and inviting, clean and uncluttered yet practical and interesting, this nursery ticks all boxes and then some!
P.S. Love the basic color contrasting!
Hazel
Absolutely love the ideas, especially the one about the dimmer on the light switch our baby is barely 6 weeks in the belly, so I’m getting excited/nervous about the adventure ahead!
:) Hazel
Naomi
where did you purchased those curtains?? love them!
kelsey
i hope i can create something this amazing when we have a baby!
Christa
sorry…just realized yours iss a different manufacturer.
Christa
While watching the news today I saw that there was a recall on the Lind Crib due to death of 3 babies. Not trying to freak you out, but remembered that you were considering this crib way back when and came to see which one it was that you went with….
Here is a link to info:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10134.html
Annie
I am very inspired by (and in LOVE with) Eleanor’s adorable nursery! The Target side table is no longer available — and I cannot afford the “real” thing! :) Do you have any other suggestions for a small side table with a similar feel? Thanks!!
Kelly
It’s truly lovely! I especially love the little toy closet/nook. I used to have a secret place in our attic that I loved as well.
I am setting up a nursery of my own so it is wonderful to see inspiration! Thanks. Kelly
Kari
Beautiful nursery – makes me a tad bit jealous that I’m not having a girl ;) I was going to buy the same glider/ottoman, but read a few bad reviews about it squeaking – has this been a problem for you? Is it holding up well overall? Thanks!
Adri
I LOVE this! I can’t wait to have a little girl to decorate for some day. I put a link to it on my blog today . . . I’m clueless when it comes to blogging etiquette but I thought I’d let you know. :) Love you blog!
Audrey
Hi! Love the nursery, we also are using the same IKEA for the crib mobile. Can you let me know how you are securing it? I am trying to find a safe way above our crib.
Love your style.
julep2323
Hi– I have been looking for a black jenny lind crib like you have. Where did you get yours? I can only find a few on the market. Thanks!
Maggie
Beautiful room! And great name for your little girl, my daughter is Eleanor also! It has always been one of my favorite names!
Erin
Hi, do you mind sharing the dimensions of this room? You mention that it is smaller, but I am impressed with how well you used the space!
kerri
love your nursery! it’s beautiful. where did you get the pink diaper caddy on your changing table? i’ve been looking for one…
featherbed
this is SO sweet! I have 2 boys and I want my little girl so I can have a pretty pink room like you!! :)
Jennifer
Your nursery is my inspiration! I love the way you decorated… not sure what our baby is yet, but will definitely look back for more ideas if we have a girl! :)
Emily
For the changing table/storage combo from IKEA. I love it and it will be the perfect solution for my son due in Oct. Looked on the IKEA site and am a bit confused on which one you got…did you get the storage combo and then change out the doors or buy the add on unit that comes with an option of doors. I didn’t see any option of being able to switch out door fronts with the regular storage combo. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks -Emily
bungalowbliss
What a perfect little space…comfortable, cheery, and light. Miss Eleanor is starting off one one stylish foot! ;-)
jennso
Hi! dropping in from AT. I have to say that I love that alcove in the nursery. It is kinda strange to have that kinda thing in a room, but you’ve made it into something that Eleanor can use as she grows up. Now I wish I had one when I was young! :D
robyn
Lovely! enjoy decorating while you can. pretty soon they tear up their rooms and the whole house.
kelley
The nursery fits your house and style so well – its adorable! Having seen your style and that of your home, I can’t wait to see how your little girl grows up :)
Your blog is probably my favorite and I check it religiously – thanks for all of the photos and tips!
Cristin
beautiful nursery! so sweet.
lauren
is this rug still available? i couldn’t find it on their website.
Victoria Williams
Sorry I accidentally put the wrond blog URL on the one before. I love your nursery, especiall the window treatments. What kind of fabric is that? Oh, and pink and brown are my favorite
Victoria Williams
I love your nursery, especiall the window treatments. What kind of fabric is that? Oh, and pink and brown are my favorite
Bonnie
Beautiful nursery for a beautiful baby!
Dana
Nicole I came across your blog at ohdeedoh.com. Frankly speaking the color pink attracted my attention to check out your blog and I realized you did a superb job in utilizing multi-purpose furniture in small space.
sara
I have a four year old Eleanor who would love that room as well!
Amanda
love it. its perfect. congrats.
Making it Lovely
The window’s OK as long as we don’t OPEN it. With it closed, we just get to watch the scary hornets buzz around behind the glass.
Heather, we may go with plexiglass for the little shelves – I figure we have a little time to decide still.
And Kelsey, I like your logic. ;)
audrey
I meant to say that I am surprised that the window is so close to the crib with the hornets and all.
audrey
I am surprised the window is so close to the with the hornets and all.
Jess
Ohhh, you’re taking me back to long afternoons of nursing son #1 in our glider, gazing out the window.
Beautiful room! I love the sunken play area. Older homes have such great kid spaces!
Tommy Bahama Bedding
Such a sweet room! I really love the mobile & the dresser :)
Pencils
It’s a lovely nursery, I adore the soft colors, so nice for a baby girl without being too sugary sweet. And I know what you mean about your glider, I use my upholstered rocking chair all the time, and end up sleeping a couple of hours in it several nights a week.
Nuit
This nursery is amazing… The space is so wisely used, every single corner has been covered and I love that it can grow with Eleanor… Love it!
Corinne
I’m in love with your nursery!! GOOD JOB!
I’m going to be trying for a baby after my trip to Europe in 3 weeks and I’m been looking for ideas for the nursery for months. I love your glider and I’ve seen it before on toysrus but unfortunately I live in Canada and they won’t ship to us. We don’t have any nice gliders like you do in the US. :( Hopefully I can find something half as nice here.
iLa
Very sweet!
Tracy
Hi,Nicole! Nice to see your blog. I really love your blog theme. Could I know how to apply this kind of theme for my blog.
Thanks in advance.
Heather in Washington State, USA
Here’s an idea for the little shelves with the spools and blocks. Cover it all with a piece of plexiglass (unbreakable) temporarily while Eleanor is between 6 months and 3 years. It will be a 3D picture for her to examine and enjoy. Attach the plexiglas in such a way that you can easily remove but securely replace it, and you can change up the display seasonally for Eleanor!
Brandie
Lovely, as always.
becky
bravo. love it. inspired. thank you. bb
Georgia
What a dream! Oh, what I would do for a such a beautiful nursery!
Molly W.
D.A.R.L.I.N.G. Great nursery!
Molly
Wow! Your nursery is picture perfect! You were definitely meant to have a girl! :) Where did you find the flowers that are on the dresser? They look perfect in that garage sale find vase! Again, WOW!!!!
desiree fawn
so beautiful!
Kelsey
A glider is indeed a great investment. When purchasing ours, my husband threw a fit about the price. I like to remind him that he has put 10 hours on a jet ski that cost $8,000 and I have put 1,000 hours on that chair that cost $400 :)
The room is gorgeous! We are expecting #2 and our 3rd bedroom it little, but you did a great job on utilizing the space! Gives me hope!
Sarah
I love it, very sweet! I really like the little pink suitcases. :-)
Michelle
Very lovely and perfectly fitting for a baby girl. Well done!
danielle
her room turned out so sweet. i hope that you two are enjoying all your time together in it.
Renee T.
What a darling room for a beautiful baby!
mikey
duh! sorry went to previous post to find out where you got things!
mikey
i love it! love all your little touches. 2 things. where is that rug from? i really like it, and the little table the flowers are on? love that too!!
Alyssa
This is one of the cutest nursery’s I’ve ever seen! It’s pink without being to girly-girl – much like the rest of your house. Love the black Jenny Lind – white would have been too precious.
Suzie
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
April
It’s so beautiful!!!
Making it Lovely
Ah, I forgot to include the floor lamp. It’s the LERSTA from IKEA. I bought it a couple of years ago… it used to come in white.
Nicole
What a precious room for a precious girl. I absolutely love your style. Can you tell me where the white floor lamp is from. I checked your previous post listing all of the resources but the floor lamp was not there. Thanks and congrats on a job well done!
Kim
Beautiful nursery.
I see you are still in the lead….Keeping my fingers crossed! (and toes too!)
Denise
Let’s keep “Rocking” the Vote for Nicole’s lovely porch today (Wednesday), Thursday & Friday while she rocks Eleanor in that fabulous glider!
Christina
what a great use of space. it’s an adorable nursery.
Laurie
Its just beautiful. You did an amazing job in there!
luuvely
super duper cute :)
Sophie @ Century Finds
This is a lovely, calm room. And I can’t get over how perfect the dark colored crib looks in the space.
Cupcake
That’s a glider?! WOW I want one, and my kid is 2!
Gorgeous…as expected from you. Thanks for the eye candy and inspiration!
Mateja
So beautiful!
Jessibee
So nice! I love that you went with the black crib. The room looks great!
Kenziepoo
I love what you did in your Nursery! I would love to feature it sometime on my blog @ http://www.kenziepoo.blogspot.com. :)
kari S.
I just love how you decorate! You have a gift! Congrats on such a beautiful baby girl!
Melissa
What about that standing lamp behind the Target trumpet table? Where’d you find that? It’s so functionally cute.
Amy Awesome
Oh, I love it!!
Emily
Pink done right! Go to sleep, baby Eleanor!
Jenni
how beautiful! and that little alcove for playing in later is great. I had a space like that when i was little. It was this weird space in my closet that was about 3 feet up from the floor of the closet, because it was on top on another closet downstairs. And i spent as much time as i possibly good up there. it too was hot and stuffy but i didn’t care because it was just mine and no one else was allowed in there unless i said so. It was the best place in the world. Elanor will be so lucky to have a little place like that all to herself!
Silly Megana
Simply lovely! I am glad to see that an overstuffed glider can look so amazing in such a delicate room! I have to wonder what you’ll do when Miss Eleanor gets older. The room seems very small, will it fit a bigger bed? What size was the daybed you used to have in there?
Manda
Oh and I agree with Katie – I love that the room is small.
Manda
Very inspirational! Just love it!
katie
I actually like that the room is such a small space. It’s really just a quiet sanctuary. And the chair, oh the chair….heaven!
Jodee Leader
Simply adorable!
erin
adorable! i bet eleanor is one happy baby! hopefully she’ll start sleeping for you!
Rebekah
Incredibly sweet. Certainly a lovely place for a little girl to grow, learn and dream.
Keri
What a beautiful and serene nursery! I love it all!!
Melissa
I love, LOVE this nursery. Great job!
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints
Oh Nicole I just love her nursery. You did really good. I absolutely love the rocker. Great job!!
Anita
I love it! So peaceful and you probably love it just like i love my nursery. i go in there and am totally relaxed!
Amber Enea
Stunning! It looks so soothing. Thanks for sharing!
Bethany
Beautiful!!!
moderneve
i just posted about your nursery…thanks for sharing – it’s so beautiful! and i am so impressed how simple and clean you’ve left it. one of my greatest fears about having a child is all the clutter they come with diapers, bottles, way too many toys…)
Melanie
What a lucky, lucky little girl. It’s really beautiful.
Melanie
What a lucky, lucky little girl. It’s really beautiful.
French furniture
It’s calm and pretty. Really ideal!
Janis
Beautiful! Perfectly designed in your signature style. I love it!
Yansy
Absolutely amazing. Everything is so sweet, fit for a little princess. I’m sure Eleanor will be grateful when she gets older to have had the most fabulous and modern pink nursery ever. Congrats, it looks adorable.
Joi
Love it all. I really like the crib bedding and the paint color.
Denise
You’re so smart to have a comfy glider and a place to prop up your feet in the nursery. The Orleans rug looks like a soft billowy cloud. Eleanor will love her sweet little room!
Inspired Events
JUST FABULOUS!!
Clarity
Such a warming and peaceful room. I also adore your Eleanor in the picture below with the BEST t-shirt I’ve seen in a while.
Cindy
Everything looks perfectly girly. :) Love what you did w/ the space!
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