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lilly’s colorful, girly nursery design

A Whimsical, Colorful Baby Girl Nursery Design

In true first time parent fashion, this baby girl nursery was done nearly two months before Lilly’s arrival. Now that she turns one in a month, it feels like it’s probably time to share it.

My baby girl nursery design approach

I’ve never been one for following trends and like to stick with a true to my personality style when it comes to home decor—classic with a touch of coastal and whimsy. I took a similar approach for this sweet baby girl nursery and it is both my husband’s and my favorite room in our home!

The main source of inspiration

I am not afraid of color, but tend to stick to blue and green. I wanted to bring some additional dimension here, so enter this beautiful Elizabeth Jane oushak rug that has soft purple, pink, orange, blue and green tones. This became the base of the room.

We decided to pull the green onto the walls (painted ourselves!) and went monochromatic with these gorgeous velvet curtains from Pepper Home. Over time, with additions of this same green across PJs, accessories, etc., we have officially dubbed it “Lilly green”.

Baby girl nursery with green walls. Image shows blue glider with ottoman, capiz shell side table and gold floor lamp next to a window with green velvet curtains.
Baby girl nursery with green walls. Image shows close up of wall with hats hanging from knobs with a bunny picture in a pink frame above. Green velvet curtains border the left side of the image.
Baby girl nursery with green walls. Image shows blue glider with ottoman with a capiz shell side table and gold floor lamp. Next to it is a white spindled crib with purple checkered sheets and two pictures of colorful row homes above.

Key accents for a whimsical touch

The mirror was the second thing I bought after the rug and it is truly the showstopper addition I wanted and proves to be a great distraction during diaper changes. I kept the lines and colors of the crib, dresser and bookshelf similar to avoid competing with the rest of the room. Another pop of color with the glider from Pottery Barn and a fun side table was a must to hold all of the things for those middle of the night feeds. 

I like to mix different finishes and textures to add dimension, so I incorporated acrylic book shelves, woven baskets, colored baskets and of course an array of picture frames (my favorite finishing touch!). The pictures above the crib are also on acrylic and are prints I took during my time living in San Francisco. 

All in all, I had so much fun putting this room together. I hope she loves it just as much as she grows into it!

Baby girl nursery with green walls. Image shows grey dresser with butterfly bordered mirror hanging above. Changing pad, water hyacinth basket and green lamp sit on top. Wall to the left has various hats hanging from knobs with a bunny picture in a pink frame above.
Baby girl nursery with green walls. Image shows grey dresser with butterfly bordered mirror hanging above. Changing pad, water hyacinth basket and green lamp sit on top. Water hyacinth basket with blankets sits on floor next to dresser.
Baby girl nursery with green walls. Image shows white open shelf book case with various family pictures in frames, bunny rabbit stuffed animals, stacked books with an orange chinoiserie vase on top and a pink rope style basket.
Baby girl nursery with green walls. Image shows white open shelf book case with various family pictures in frames, bunny rabbit stuffed animals, stacked books with an orange chinoiserie vase on top. Next to bookshelf are two acrylic wall shelves featuring various children's books.

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