Mim's Coral, Gold & White Nursery

I am so excited to finally share Mim's nursery with you today.  This room has been a labor of love and I couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.  I hope that Mim loves it as much as I do!

As soon as we found out we were having a girl, I knew I wanted to do a room in coral.  I considered matching the coral with an aqua/mint, then moved on to grey, but ultimately decided that gold was the way to go.  I started scouring the internet for coral and gold inspiration and put together an idea board based on a few items I purchased.  I also started a secret Pinterest board and became mildly obsessed with adding to it and changing it daily.  Seriously, how did we live before there was Pinterest?  

Anyway, there's a lot of great inspiration out there and coral seems to be a hot color right now, so I was slightly overwhelmed with possibilities.  I could not make up my mind and had so much trouble figuring out which direction I wanted to take the room in.  Why is it so hard to make choices while you're pregnant?  Then I started working with Natasha Schue (from the awesome blog, Schue Love), who helped me make some major decisions and guided me in the right direction.   We emailed back and forth for weeks with different ideas, items and suggestions.  It was so nice to have someone with excellent taste to bounce ideas off of and provide feedback.  She's got such great style and was so much fun to work with.  Natasha put together this inspiration board for me below and then it was up to me to turn it into reality. 

{inspiration board created by Natasha Schue}

I immediately got to work on the room.  It needed a fresh coat of white paint to make it look clean and bright.  We had a ceiling fan installed, because the room did not have any overhead lighting, babies like fans and it would provide better circulation in the room.  We had an old dresser of mine in the room that I wanted to paint so we wouldn't have to buy one.  I decided to paint it white with ombre coral drawers.  I chose three shades of coral (all Behr paints: Cool Melon, Youthful Coral and Coral Expression) and fun crystal/gold knobs from Home Depot.  It took forever for me to find the time and energy to get it sanded, primed and painted, but I'm really happy with the way it turned out.

Other DIY projects included lots of painting.  I was surprised how hard it was to find anything in gold, so most of the gold items in the room were spray painted gold (by my dutiful husband).  The curtain rod, the lamp, the bookshelf, the doorstop and multiple frames.  Other frames were painted coral with the same Behr paints, as was the wooden name above her crib.  The gold dots on the wall are decals from Urban Walls on Etsy.  While super easy to apply, it took me forever to figure out how I wanted them placed (straight lines vs. random).  I decided on a random rainfall type patter that was top-heavy and I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.

So without further ado, here is Mim's nursey!

Photography - L Photographie
Gold Dot Decals - Urban Walls (Etsy)
Rug - Surya Frontier Casablanca
Blocks - Mia Boo (Etsy)
Shelving - Vittsjo from Ikea
Crib - Davinci Jayden Convertible Crib
Crib Sheet - Land of Nod
Crib Skirt - Carousel Bedding
Changing Pad Cover - Land of Nod
Antlers - The Shabby Shak (Etsy)
Golden Kiss Canvas - Oliver Gal
Wooden Name - Moon Snail Creations1 (Etsy)
Angel Wings - White Rabbit 
Sunburst Mirror - Safavieh
Owl Bookends - Three Hands
Vase and Coral Bowls - Anthropologie
End Table - Safavieh
Faux Coral - Pottery Barn
Coral Bird Pillow - Joss & Main
Gold Heart Pillow - Sukan Pillows (Etsy)
Sequin Chevron Pillow - Lulu & Georgia
Faux Fur Pillow - Hudson Park (similar)
Gold Dot Blanket - Isla and Lily (Etsy)
Dresser - DIY
Curtains - Madison Park Camila Ruffle Curtains (similar)
Lamp - DIY (similar)
Stuffed Animals - Jellycat
Prints:
     Name Dot - Southern Spruce (Etsy)
     Pink and Gold Hearts - Penny Jane Design (Etsy)
     For This Child - Bella Love Letters (Etsy)
     Flamingo - Thimble Sparrow (Etsy)
     I Like You - The Wheat Field (Etsy)
     Watercolor Birds - Lighthearted Dreamer (Etsy)
     Twinkle Twinkle (similar) - Chitrap (Etsy)
     Watercolor Hearts - Outside In Art Studio (Etsy)