A Nursery is for the Parents

After having my first baby I realised that a nursery and all the decorating and theming you do in it is pretty much for the benefit of the parents. More specifically, in my case, for the mother. The baby, let's face it, doesn't really care. As long as it's a clean, warm and comfortable place to be, the nursery could be anywhere in the house and look like a laundry room. But we don't want that for our babies. We want to be able to provide a special room that looks dreamy and baby-like.

Having said that, I'm all for making a beautiful nursery. Why not?! I want it to be somewhere I enjoy being, for the 4702 nappies I'll change and the umpteen total hours I'll spend choosing outfits and sorting out baby clothes which, by the way, I love doing (the clothes, not the nappies). And no-one should take away from an expectant mother the fun of creating that place, romanticising and anticipating the times you will spend in the room with the baby.

We kept all of Violet's nursery furniture, so baby Olivia's nursery looks pretty much the same as Violet's did, except in a different room and in a different house. When I get all the bags of Violet's baby clothes sorted out I'll takes some pictures of the nursery and post them. Hopefully that'll be before Olivia grows out of the cot!

Here are some favourite pics of nurseries that are inspiration for Olivia's room. Enjoy!

A dragonfly net...to keep mosquitos out.

This one says "Olivia" on the blanket. Love the armoire!

Oh to have a room this big for a nursery!

Love the Morrocan leather poofs.

As you probably guessed, I do like my neutrals.

...and French furniture

~Linda

Credits:

House to Home, Restoration Hardware Baby and Child, Restoration Hardware Baby and Child, Decorpad, Decorpad

Hello and Welcome

Hi! This is the very first post for Babaganoush, so I would like to introduce you to my inspiration for this blog. My two girls, Violet (2 and a bit) and Olivia (8 weeks), are the loves of my life. My husband Danny is of course my favorite man in the house. Love you honey!

These are a few of my favourite things in the house that we have slowly made our home over the past six months.

I was delighted to see these camellias bloom at the side of my house. I wasn't sure what colour they would be and I love this delicate white with pink speckles. These are just the first blooms. The tree is full of buds about to blossom!

Since Olivia arrived Violet upgraded to a 'big girl's bed'. I love this pink and green floral bed spread. The cushions were made by Violet's talented aunty Aneta.

From her musical merry-go-round, a gift her Nanna gave her at birth, to her hand-painted jewellery box from her Great Nanna, Violet's room is full of special things. She just loves looking at them and all her 'pretty' things in her room. She's definitely a girly girl.

Original art by Ashley Grundeman 

Violet insists on helping me cook. Here she is grinding up some spices for mummy with the mortar and pestle. She's such a good little helper.

These are Violet's favourite joggers. Or are they my favourite? I would have loved a pair of these Punky Brewster-style sneakers when I was a kid.

And our beautiful Olivia, patiently attempting some tummy time on her bright activity mat. She's getting so strong!

As the girls grow and our house becomes our perfect home (which is always work in progress) I hope to share all of the things that inspire me along the way.

Your comments are most welcome!

~Linda

All photos by me