Little Crown Interiors: 

Hello again!  In post 1 and post 2, we shared our modern, unisex Digital Nursery Design for Jill Stein, the “Style My Space” Winner.  Today, we’re so excited to share our completed design. But first, a little background… 

Prelude to the Design: 

On a Friday morning in April, we opened our email and found a fun surprise.  Dee Devine of sproutstyle had announced the winner of our joint giveaway called “Style My Space”.  Here’s what the winner – Jill – had to say: 

“While I live and work in NYC and have worked in fashion for the past nine years, my sense of style (unfortunately) does not translate to a talent for home decor!  I know what I like when I see it, but putting a room together like the girls at Little Crown is a talent that far exceeds my abilities.  My husband works in finance so he’s no help   In all seriousness, I absolutely love what they’ve done with the nurseries I’ve seen in their portfolio, and it would be very cool to see what they could do with the space in our loft!  We’re not going to find out the sex of the baby, so it would be an exciting challenge to get their input on how to design a fantastic, gender neutral room that suits our taste (sleek and modern but very baby friendly!).” 

The email was both flattering and exciting, especially as we love a good challenge.  A gender neutral nursery definitely requires a special level of care, which we love to give!  Plus, designing a complete nursery for a client outside of Southern California is a specialty of ours that we love to use. 

You’re going to paint it what color??!! 

9 times out of 10, the words “gender neutral” bring to mind visions of mild yellows, and subdued greens.  But this time is totally different.  With input from Jill about her style (and existing paint color in the space), we came up with the color palette, which could not be more unique.  Believe it or not, we have found a way to make these unconventional colors both coordinate beautifully, and truly provide a space in which Jill’s baby could comfortably reside, never knowing that this room was designed without knowing the gender. 

Putting the Pieces Together 

As we showed in the earlier posts, the modern design called for sleek furniture, and the gender neutral theme required a measure of caution. 

The big picture 

As nursery interior designers, there’s always a moment where we look at the design and say to ourselves “what is it that makes this amazing”?  In this case, the off-beat color scheme was our go-to answer, but what really “made” it for us was the skyline wall decal.  It’s sophisticated, and modern, but let’s be honest – it’s super kid-friendly.  We imaging this child playing in their room: one day pretending they’re in Paris making crepes for breakfast, the next pretending they’re in a far away city gathering treasures to bring home to Mom and Dad. 

  The nursery unveiled 

Without further ado, here are our computer models of Jill’s room… 

Closing Our Laptops 

Our work on this nursery interior design project is done, but Jill’s has just begun… Our hope for these expecting parents is that they enjoy every moment of putting the nursery together: that they will laugh while painting, marvel at the difficulty that even very smart people experience while building a crib, and dream about the memories they will build with their son or daughter over years to come in this very room.  And, of course, we hope she will send finished photos, which we will gladly share with all of you. 

Thanks again, Naomi and Gerri, for your amazing designs and practical tips.  We hope to continue to learn from you both in the future!  Special thanks to Jill Stein for allowing us to tag along in the process!

Little Crown Interiors:

Hello again!  We first introduced this Modern, unisex Digital Nursery Design in a previous post – Part 1 - where we shared with you the “before” photos and nursery floor plan.  Now it’s time to move on to the best part: the stuff.  Please keep in mind that we were able to create the entire design remotely – Jill, the homeowner, is in New York, so without meeting face-to-face, our exclusive design methods allowed us to create the perfect design for her!

Jill informed us that she is not finding out the sex of the baby, and that she has modern taste.  She also liked this Oeuf Sparrow Crib.  The combination of these ideas created our design inspiration…

Sparrow Crib in White by Oeuf

Next, we went to work on the color scheme – which turned to be the very unusual palette of grey with accents of plum, coral red and turquoise.

Finally, we started choosing the furniture, artwork, accessories and lighting.  Here are just a few of the items we chose for Jill’s Nursery Interior Design:

Coral Bird Crib Bedding Set by Super Natural

World Map by These Are Things

Luca Glider by Monte Design

While it might be tough to imagine how all these things will work together, we promise – this is a very chic design.  Plus, our next post will feature a rendering of Jill’s room – so you can see how everything will look!

That’s it for now…  Be sure to check back regularly to see the progress of this gender neutral baby room, and to get expert design tips from Naomi Coe and Gerri Panebianco of Little Crown Interiors, who will guest-blogging through the entire progress of their interior design of Jill’s nursery.  Love the choices so far – especially the vintage map!

Little Crown Interiors:

As Jill is in New York, and we are in Southern California, the design was created using Little Crown Interiors’ Digital Design Service — completely remote design all via phone and email.  Today, we wanted to share the beginning stages of Jill’s modern, unisex nursery.

First step: Evaluate the photos.  Here are two “before” shots of the empty nursery just waiting to become a modern, gender neutral nursery!  We took a lot of time and care to make sure we really understood the space, as well as Mom’s design taste and motherhood needs.

Next Order of Business: Develop the floor plan, which needs to be very intuitively designed.  We placed the items according to our highest safety, convenience and aesthetic standards, and worked around the AC unit which takes up the wall under the window.

That’s it for now… Be sure to check back regularly to see the progress of this gender neutralnursery, and to get expert design tips from Naomi and Gerri of  Little Crown Interiors, who will be guest-blogging through the entire progress of their interior design of Jill’s nursery.  Thanks for the update, ladies!

Why should my little sprout’s room get a digital makeover?  While I live and work in NYC and have worked in fashion for the past nine years, my sense of style (unfortunately) does not translate to a talent for home decor!  I know what I like when I see it, but putting a room together like the girls at Little Crown is a talent that far exceeds my abilities.  My husband works in finance so he’s no help   In all seriousness, I absolutely love what they’ve done with the nurseries I’ve seen in their portfolio, and it would be very cool to see what they could do with the space in our loft!  We’re not going to find out the sex of the baby, so it would be an exciting challenge to get their input on how to design a fantastic, gender neutral room that suits our taste (sleek and modern but very baby friendly!).  We are located in downtown Manhattan, in Tribeca.

Congrats again, Jill, and we can’t wait to see your gender-neutral space!

Want your sprout’s room spruced up by the talented ladies at Little Crown Interiors?  Enter to win Little Crown Interior’s Digital Design Services valued at $750!  What’s involved in the Digital Design process? Get amazing design services by Little Crown Interiors from anywhere in the world – delivered to your inbox!

Step 1: Have a brief chat with the Little Crown Interiors ladies to discuss the space of your dreams.

Step 2: Complete a detailed questionnaire to clearly convey you and your sprout’s style.

Step 3: Measure and take a few photos of your space according to instructions from Little Crown Interiors.

Step 4: Sit back and drink a margarita while Little Crown Interiors does all the work!

Each step of the way, Naomi and Gerri, founders of Little Crown Interiors, will give you options and suggestions – from choice of crib to the perfect rocker.  All you have to do is choose the option that jives with your taste and budget! Included in the Digital Design program is a floor plan, digital rendering of your sprout’s room with your chosen items, project plan and purchasing list.  The floor plan and renderings will be similar to these samples:

In addition, your sprout’s new digs will be featured on sproutstyle, LVCMag and Barefoot Mommies during the design process and at the conclusion of the makeover!

So, if you are serious about scoring a stylish design for your sprout, here’s what to do.  Send an email to sproutstyle@gmail.com with the heading “Style My Space!” and let us know:

1. Which Little Crown Interiors nursery or room design is your favorite?
2. Why should your sprout’s room get a digital makeover?
3. Your location

Enter by April 15th and check sproutstyle in late April to see if you’ve won!  The Little Crown Interiors ladies will be sharing their nursery design knowledge with us each week…so don’t miss one stylish tip!

After much delay, I’d like to share with you the vintage glam nursery belonging to my now 3 month old daughter, Claire!  I had a great time choosing each and every item that went into creating this nursery – many of which I want to put in my own room if we ever move.  Rather than going into detail here regarding the sources for products and inspiration for the space, take a look at Claire’s nursery in the Gallery on Project Nursery and on HGTV’s Rate My Space.  Take a minute to rate Claire’s nursery as well!

Take a look at Bianca Shugg’s second issue of Peekaboo Magazine!  The “Mini Stylista” article is one to read…as well as the piece on Urban Harmony!

Congrats to Jamie Campbell, winner of our Stork Surprise Giveaway!

Jamie, email your mailing address to sproutstyle@gmail.com and your pink stork pouch by All Things Belle will be dropped off at your doorstep!

Take a look L2’s new line of spring and Mother’s Day cards…thanks to Kim Fox for giving us a sneak peak!