Before Taylor was born I did what most pregnant women do, I spent months deciding on a theme for his nursery. Between the nesting and nausea I was a woman on a mission to create the perfect space for our precious first born.
I may be a designer but interiors has never been my forte. The internet is awash with Nursery Ideas and current trends from monochrome to multicolour.
Deciding on a theme was difficult and we opted for a popular packaged nursery set. Although if I were to do it all again I think I’d try for a more personal approach and piece together my own.
Furniture
Taylor’s furniture set is the Hayworth 3-piece-set from mamas & papas in walnut. Consisting of cot bed, wardrobe and changing table. Many people told us tobuy a full size wardrobe and not a toddler one, which makes sense. But his tiny wardrobe is so cute I fell into the trap. Do I regret it? No. It’s the cutest. People also advised us not to bother with a changing table. OK, maybe we haven’t used ours as often as we could have but it’s definitely nice to have. More so for the convenience of it also being a chest of drawers. I wouldn’t have invested one that only serves as a changing table.
Bedding & Accessories
We chose the Timbuktales range from mamas & papas to theme Taylor’s nursery. After comparing many alternatives we found their designs and quality were better than others. This particular set is bright and colourful without being too babyish. We purchased the matching curtains which I love as they’re subtle but bring the room together. At whopping £300+ for the various items it’s not a cheap range to shop from but we love it.
Decoration
Bringing everything together in the room is the feature wall, decorated with Timbuktales wallpaper. You can find everything to match this range! It may have been difficult to hang but it looks great. We also applied the Patternology tree to one of the walls and matching bunting.
I love Taylor’s nursery, it was the perfect space to bring him home to. Granted he never slept in there until he was 8 months old as we used a Snuzpod in our room. We still spent nap time, play time and tummy time in there each day to familiarise him with the space. And he was happy to sleep there when the time came.
Looking for nursery inspiration can be daunting. I found the best way to collate nursery ideas was to pin them, I can still go back now 14 months on and see my inspiration board.
Do you have a set theme or board of inspiration for yours?
