Ava's Pink and Black Baby Boutique Nursery Theme
by Lashonda
(Phoenix, AZ)
A view of our baby girl's pink and black nursery and her chandelier
Our Craigslist settee that mom reupholstered for Ava's Parisian pink and black nursery
Ava's pretty dresses hung on custom made clothes racks make a pretty display on the nursery wall
A custom painting for our baby girl's nursery room features a view of a street in Paris
I grew up with three older brothers and no sisters so when I learned that I was expecting my first child, I immediately had my nursery theme in mind - for a girl! And then, after I learned I was having a boy I had to put my dream girl nursery on hold for awhile.
I finally got to see my idea come to fruition when I was pregnant with my darling Ava!
I drew up the design for Ava's pink and black baby boutique nursery theme within an hour of discovering her gender.
I was determined to create a "Parisian Dress Boutique" dream space for me and my little bundle! My plans included a settee, a nursery chandelier, a painting of the view of a street in Paris and a vintage dress form.
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I arranged cute clothes racks on the wall where I could put my baby girl's dresses, shoes and hats on display.
I wanted the space to have lots of girly-girly-girly-ness everywhere!
My ideas for the
baby's nursery theme were unlike any I had ever seen, so I knew it wouldn't be an easy task. Luckily, I have a crazy-awesome mom who is an excellent seamstress as well as an artist. After my design was completed, Mom and I went to work shopping for fabrics and furniture. I live in Phoenix, and my mom lives in Missouri so there were tons of emails flying back and forth.
We were on a budget, so two things were certain:
1. We would be using the crib that my first child had in his nursery.
2. Craigslist was to about to become our new best friend.
I found the settee on Craigslist. Mom recovered it and it looks fabulous! My husband found someone to make the semi-circular dress racks for the nursery wall. The hat racks are upside-down sconces which, when painted black, are perfect for the baby's room.
We still have a little work to do. For example, I'm going to put some of Ava's newborn photos up -but I must say, my baby girl's room is amazing and I LOVE spending time there!
I hope that visitors to
Unique Baby Gear Ideas enjoy my her nursery pictures and will share their own boutique nursery pictures if they use any of my tips.