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May 14th, 2009
before & after: christie’s nursery

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this first space is a beautiful nursery transformation completed by one of our sneak peek favorites, christie chase. christie redecorated this office/storage space to create a cool, modern baby nursery. i love the colors she chose (those pale green shelves on the dark blue wall are so sweet) and the curtains that act as the door- they’re so chic. click here for more images of the room- great work, christie!

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43 comments
Heather said:
May 14th, 2009 - 12:05 pm

So cute! I love the paintings and original color scheme!

Sara said:
May 14th, 2009 - 12:11 pm

That is so cute! I love the bird paintings! Makes me want to have 1) a house that could have a nursery and 2) a kid. :)

yasmin said:
May 14th, 2009 - 12:14 pm

so beautiful! can you please share the paint colour details?

nh said:
May 14th, 2009 - 12:17 pm

where did you get the artwork?

May 14th, 2009 - 12:23 pm

Very cute but not your typical baby room syrupy cute. I like the rug and would love to know where it’s from. I also spy a couple of the Denyse Schmidt quilted cats—I’ve made a few of those myself! Good job! :)

Jnett said:
May 14th, 2009 - 12:29 pm

those look like elfa shelves!

Paf said:
May 14th, 2009 - 12:35 pm

Very nice! The roman shades are so cute. Can you share where they came from?

jamie said:
May 14th, 2009 - 12:36 pm

the rug is urban outfitters. i have the same one. the 60″ was on sale for 30 bucks i believe

Gina said:
May 14th, 2009 - 12:40 pm

Color scheme is beautiful. What a transformation!

Laura said:
May 14th, 2009 - 12:45 pm
Novi said:
May 14th, 2009 - 12:50 pm

Nice room for baby, love the colors! I like the choice of fabric. Paintings brighten the place up.

Caroline said:
May 14th, 2009 - 12:54 pm

Color choices are smart, thoughtful & different. I like the organization too.
It would be a pleasure to be woken up every couple of hours to enter this wonderful nursery each time my hungry baby needed another feeding.
;)

katie said:
May 14th, 2009 - 1:03 pm

I love this room! The orange roman shade is perfect with the navy and white walls. Thanks for sharing!

May 14th, 2009 - 1:05 pm

ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT, I may copy this design when I have a baby someday.

Keri said:
May 14th, 2009 - 1:28 pm

I love this nursery! The colors are modern, but at the same time, are soothing and serene for a new, little one. Perfect!!

May 14th, 2009 - 1:36 pm

Thank you all for the lovely comments about the nursery! You can read more about the projects I completed in there on my blog.

Yasmin, the crib wall is painted Hale Navy by Benjamin Moore, and the changing table and Elfa shelves are painted Paladium Blue by Benjamin Moore.

nh, I painted the artwork that is hanging above the crib myself. If you are interested, I do paint on commission.

Paf, I made the Roman shade for the window. Roman shades are fairly easy to make, and the fabric is Lotus by Amy Butler.

kati said:
May 14th, 2009 - 1:37 pm

love the curtains as well. I checked out her blog. She says, “I made a curtain to partition off the grown-up room out of a Jonathan Adler duvet cover, and a Roman shade out of an Amy Butler print, to brighten up the color palette while functionally letting them control the light coming into the room. “

Polly said:
May 14th, 2009 - 1:39 pm

Ahhh I love it. I have totally gone off baby rooms that are all baby pink/ blue/ yellow.

This is so much more tasteful and sophisticated.

DesignerKim said:
May 14th, 2009 - 1:39 pm

This is terrific. I love it.

Maggie said:
May 14th, 2009 - 2:00 pm

What a beautiful room! This would work both for a girl and a boy. May I ask where the bird paintings are from? They are just too cute! :)

tracyh said:
May 14th, 2009 - 2:14 pm

lovely makeover! i just impulse purchased that urban rug after seeing it here :)

Mouse said:
May 14th, 2009 - 2:37 pm

Oh, I like the navy! I always think primary colors for kid’s rooms, but the navy and yellow is a sweet look!

Kate said:
May 14th, 2009 - 2:39 pm

wow that room is so so lovely. however, i give it a week and a half before they opt for a real door. that fabric is incredible, but i’m guessing leaves a lot to be desired in terms of soundproofing.

Bethany Rose Hildenbrandi said:
May 14th, 2009 - 2:45 pm

The retro window shade is my fave!

rochelle said:
May 14th, 2009 - 2:47 pm

I love how it goes but doesn’t all match.

Melanie said:
May 14th, 2009 - 3:10 pm

Oh wow. Beautiful color choice and I love that it doesn’t scream, “This is a child’s room!” besides the whole crib and everything.

Renae said:
May 14th, 2009 - 5:35 pm

I love the paintings! This room has so much style!

Nikki said:
May 14th, 2009 - 5:40 pm

Beautiful! Once she/he becomes mobile (standing, reaching) the shelves may have to be rearranged (that arrangement makes me a bit nervous altogether). Lovely design, though!

May 14th, 2009 - 6:02 pm

Now that is some transformation !
That is definitely a room with longevity.
Love it ! Want it !

Michelle said:
May 14th, 2009 - 7:35 pm

I need to know what color blue is in that nursery. It’s gorgeous!

May 14th, 2009 - 8:06 pm

I, too, adore the pale green. This is splendid.

claire said:
May 14th, 2009 - 8:59 pm

Love the window covering!

jenn said:
May 14th, 2009 - 9:22 pm

adorable! so nice to see a nursery thats not pastel!

May 14th, 2009 - 10:49 pm

I love this makeover. I think my favorite feature is the artwork above the crib – so sweet :)

May 14th, 2009 - 11:18 pm

Very very nice!

Julie said:
May 15th, 2009 - 1:27 am

I hope they don’t live in an earthquake zone- those shelves could be really dangerous so close to the crib!

(But the room is still amazing!)

Juddie said:
May 15th, 2009 - 5:00 am

Oh! This is wonderful! Just lovely.

jenny said:
May 15th, 2009 - 10:46 am

I love it! And how cute are the sock monkey kitties!?! Did anyone notice those!?

JBK said:
May 15th, 2009 - 12:48 pm

you are so talented – it’s such an amazing room! i bet the new parents are excited to put it to good use – i know i would be!

'drey said:
May 18th, 2009 - 4:26 am

i love the colour combo! very sharp! great makeover, well done!

Brandi said:
May 18th, 2009 - 4:20 pm

I LOVE those curtains. . . beautiful yet simple fabric pattern. The combo is what makes it!

Teresa said:
May 18th, 2009 - 8:05 pm

Being from California, I thought the same thing as Julie at first about the dangerous shelves over the crib.

But I love the combination of colors/fabrics, everything!

May 20th, 2009 - 8:17 am

WOOOOOOWWW!! These are just fantastic. That color scheme for the nursery is divine, and the couch looks magnificent. Good work, Grace.

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