Cascading with flowers, the drapes are joyous. Their design will
grow with Aurora as she matures. Aiden comments, “I immediately
fell in love with the pattern. I can’t quite explain it. The colours
are fresh and current.” The patterned green rug, reminiscent of a
parterre garden, matches the changing table’s colour and the crib’s
drapes. The sugared hues of the room’s accessory pillow and milk
glass lamps are echoed in the drapes’ flowers. Christine notes that
when choosing the wall colours, “We tested a few different pinks to
get the right one. The last thing I wanted was for the walls to look
like bubblegum.”
Aiden notes that the room offers many colour options. This has
been especially valuable as they’ve started the transition from a
nursery to a little girl’s room. Christine observes, “When designing
any child’s room I stay away from trademark themes. I look for
pieces and patterns that grow with the child, especially when
investing in window treatments or a canopy.”
Twined vines in the chandelier, the framed letter art, mobile,
and the mounted hare’s head continue the garden theme as
do the baskets and side table. They help in the transformation
of the nursery from an unpainted bedroom filled with exercise
equipment, on the home’s second floor near the master bedroom,
to a room blossoming with sweetness.
Feminine touches are also found in the furniture, old and new. “My
husband and I were adamant about having a comfortable chair. We
learned, with our son Bennett, how important it is to have a chair
that is both functional and beautiful,” exclaims Aiden. The furniture
is both old and new. Christine reupholstered a new chair found on
clearance. Aiden loved its feminine lines, detail, and functionality.
She says, “Christine made it beautiful with new fabric!” The new
chest of drawers was chosen for its practicality and femininity. “The
two milk glass lamps on the chest of drawers were purchased years
ago by my mother,” Aiden points out.
Aurora’s garden room will bloom as fresh and lovely as when it
was first inspired by her June birth. It will grow along with her.
“My favourite moment was when the drapes and canopy went up.
They really tied everything together and made the room feel fuller
and finished, Aiden states. “I love the final result.”
Space Designed by Christine Elliott Designs, www.
christineelliottdesigns.com; Photographer Stephani Buchman,
www.stephanibuchmanphotography.com; Crib, Franklin & Ben,
www.franklinandben.com; Dresser, Pali, www.pali-design.
com; Change Table, Franklin & Ben, www.franklinandben.
com; Glider, Best Home Furnishings, www.besthf.com;
Glider, Re-upholstered in Maxwell, Fabric by Switch Studio,
www.switchstudio.ca; Canopy Work, Drapes and More,
Tonic Living, www.tonicliving.com; Crib Bedding, Carousel
Designs, www.babybedding.com; Window Treatment Fabric,
Always Summer from Robert Allen, www.robertallendesign.
com; Rug, Surya, www.surya.com; Chandelier, Pottery Barn
Kids, www.potterybarnkids.ca; Mobile, AllySen, www.etsy.
com/shop/byAllySen; Love Artwork, Silk Pulp, www.silkpulp.
com; White Baskets, Pottery Barn Kids, www.potterybarnkids.
ca; Garden Stool, Pottery Barn Kids, www.potterybarnkids.
ca; Paint: Top Stripe, Italiano Rose 2087-30, Benjamin Moore,
www.benjaminmoore.ca; Wall, Light Quartz 2011-70, Benjamin
Moore, www.benjaminmoore.ca; Change Table, Stem Green
2029-40, Benjamin Moore, www.benjaminmoore.ca
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