Toddler bedroom decorating

This is the bedroom for our firstborn which we decorated this year. It will always be a work in progress as he grows up, but for now it is mostly finished. Blue paint colour is from Nippon paint, Cloud decals from

Kikki K

($7),

Pictures

painted by me,

quilt

made by me, striped cushion cover made by my Mum, floor cushion from Freedom furniture, Trofast storage from Ikea, Miffy toy bought by Steve in Japan, Bunny was a gift from my sister, bed is a cutdown cot - Steve made the side rail.

Studio Inspiration

I haven't been able to post any artwork since last August, because I haven't had my scanner hooked up since we moved to our little apartment in Sydney. I don't have a studio space at present. This is very frustrating for me, but I find it is actually a good time to focus on sketches and ideas. I'm having a lot of fun!!

In the meantime I'm dreaming of what my future studio might look like. Here are some pictures of other artist studios that I am inspired by.

Photo by Kelly Rae Roberts.

I love how artist Kelly Rae has used this toolbox to store her paints. I'm going to try and find something similar.

Photo by Mati Rose McDonough.

I love how Mati Rose uses jewel like colours both in her artwork and her studio. I like the combination of green and pink.

Photo by Camilla Engman.

I would love some wide flat drawers like these for paper and art storage!

Photo by Lovely Design.

It's great how she is utilising such a small space. I should find a cotton holder like that one.

And some favourite sneak peaks from Design Sponge... Jill Bliss's Home and Beci Orpin's house.

Inspired by these

I love these ideas for interiors. They are some other examples from my "Interiors" scrapbook. The bedroom is from Living Etc a UK magazine. Some day I want to make a rough style patchwork quilt for our bedroom similar to this design. I'm collecting fabric from old moth eaten kimonos and an old quilt cover that I love. It will be in deep blue, purple and lilac tones.


The coffee table image is from a Home Beautiful magazine. The silk fabric is a remnant from the silk lampshade I got made for a lamp in our living room. The lamp I had saved from being trashed at work, it was perfectly good apart from the broken
lampshade.

Lovely windows

I've always loved window seats, and long draping curtains. Somewhere to catch some sun, read a book and dream. One day maybe in my dream home...




I can just imagine Peter Pan flying in this window... or something like that.

the nursery


Here are some pictures of the nursery. Steve painted the feature wall in "Romaine" by Dulux paints. The curtains were sewn in a weekend with a good deal of help from Steve's Mum. I made the tie backs using some leftover fabric from the quilt. I painted the seahorse and fish pictures. The quilt I made using 50's style fabrics. It hasn't been quilted yet. The canopy is from IKEA. I made the banner and my sister-in-law Louise made the teddy blanket.