I've noticed over the years that my style has evolved with every move we have gone through. From farmhouse, to modern, to now more antique cottage. I still have elements of every design throughout my home, but in our current home I am embracing the New England style of antique cottage. And if you have seen any of my Instagram stories or feed then you know I am leaning that way with the twins' nursery design. We previously rented when we had our older two boys and since this is our first home that we bought, I am so excited about designing this room the way I want from scratch. So without further ado, here is the mood board I created for the nursery!
First off, I want you to keep in mind that a lot of this is just to visualize what I want in the room, which is why I think mood boards are important when you are trying to design a room. There are some things that I have already bought that aren't perfectly matched on my mood board. One example is the rug. I love the look of the chunky knit rug, but the price was just too much to justify purchasing it. I compromised and bought a shag rug in the same color for a fraction of the price as the one I have above. I think it's important to not really compromise on budget for the sake of having something that's popular. By buying the least expensive rug I can focus on other things I would like to buy for the twins.
I also want to run you through my thinking on my wall treatment ideas. I had originally dreamed of wanting to do a two-toned wall treatment using a dark green paint two thirds of the way up and then using a simple leaf wallpaper with the other third of the wall. And to transition the two treatments, I wanted to use a simple stained wood trim. But because pregnancy has thrown curve-balls at me and is making it difficult for me to do things, my husband will be doing other house stuff, and we might be moving in a year or two, I decided it is not worth the effort to paint and wallpaper. I, instead, have already painted the nursery the same wall color as the rest of our house and I will be adding that simple stained wood trim two thirds up the wall. I think it gives it a classic cottage look that I am going for.
I hope you enjoy the mood board and it helps you with your nursery design! I have been having so much fun putting the nursery together! I don't have a lot left that I need to do except put some final decor pieces up. The closer I get to finishing it, the more excited I am to see the twin's in there.
Until next time!
- Brittany