Welcome to Elise's bedroom! Before she was born, Hubs and I spent a lot of time in this room. We sat on the floor imagining what our baby was going to be like, and how we could create a space that would meet his or her needs. Since we didn't know if we were having a boy or a girl, we wanted to keep it neutral. We also knew we wanted it to have a Montessori influence. We decided on child-sized furniture, natural materials, low-hanging pictures, a floor bed, etc - things that would be inviting to a small child and encourage movement. Anyway, here are the results! It is so much fun for us to see Elise thriving in this space!
Elise has been sleeping on her floor bed at night and for naps since she was twelve weeks old. Before that, she sleep in a
bassinet, or with me on the couch. :) Having a floor bed has really worked out well for our family, and I plan on posting more about our experience soon!
mattress: sultan florvag (ikea)
rug: wool tufted rug (world market)
mirror: old - hubs attached it to the wall with trim.
wall decor: left to right happy garden embroidery pattern (little dear),
fox decal (wee gallery),
art cards (wee gallery),
bird print (christine sutton)
mobile: mobile hanger (michael olaf), dream catcher (gift)
shelf: unfinished wooden crate (joann fabric and craft store)
knitted hedgehogs: smith pattern (ysolda teague)
Elise's room is upstairs, and when she wakes up from a nap we can hear her through the ceiling, crawling to either her shelf or her closet! She rarely wakes up crying - we end up going upstairs because we want to see her, not because she needs us.
curtain: you can barely see it, but my mom and I made it from
redwork renaissance fabric (moda)
wall decor: woodland wall graphics and
art cards (wee gallery)
chair: old - friends of my parents made it for me when I was a little babe
closet: we bought and installed closet organizing hardware from
lowe's, and adjusted it to child-level
laundry basket: old -
something similar (montessori services)
shelf: martha stewart cube organizer (home depot) - hubs attached a piece of white beadboard to the back
mobile: hot air balloons (flensted mobiles), purchased at
The Livingston Kite Company
Oh, Elise and I have spent many an hour in that chair! I wasn't sure I wanted to put a such a monster of a chair in her room, but it has really been nice for nursing, snuggling, and reading books. Eventually it will go somewhere else in the house, and then this corner will evolve into a new space.
chair: blain (best home furnishings - storytime series), purchased at
Bibs and Binkies
side-table: old - an awesome garage sale freebie
sailboat painting: a christine sutton original
Inspiring Montessori bedrooms:
