As you can tell from the pictures, I am not a minimalist. I love color and clutter and there was no exceptions when decorating this boy's nursery. It is probably a little over stimulating for him, but he'll thank me when he's older... I hope. I had intended for the room to have a theme of birds and trees, but that quickly morphed into a little bit of everything. Using old pictures, antique toys, and family relics, Otto's nursery is an olio of old and new. Here are the pictures of it... I will share with you how I came across some of the items and their history.
Here is a full view of the room and famous green wall. The hanging balloons are from Pottery Barn Kids and the "Otto" letters, Anthropologie. I found the crib in Dallas and the changing table is actually an art deco dresser/desk that I found at a roadside antique store. The crib folk art bedding is from Serena & Lilly. Don't worry, I took the bumper off after taking these pictures... it killed me to do it because I loved the pattern so much!
The large, vintage United States poster I found in the armoire that I inherited from Granny. I found the United States picture entitled, "My Roots Lie Here" on zulily.com. It was half off and pretty cool because I personalized to have a heart over Nebraska and a heart over Texas (hard
to see in picture because of the flash).
Front view of the room... curtains are from Anthropologie.
Collage wall. This is just a hodgepodge of pictures and things I found and had framed. My mom gave me the stuffed longhorn wall hanging in honor of my alma mater, UT. Adam was not happy that this was going in the room. I found "the Huskers" poster at Adam's grandparents house and had it framed. The bandit artwork I bought at Yard Dog several years ago in Austin. It is difficult to see, but I also included a photo of my dad catching a touchdown pass when he was in high school. I bought the buttons at a flea market. They were displayed on cardboard and I liked it so much I had it framed. The art print of a city by the sea came from Etsy.
Glider is from Pottery Barn Kids, pillows from Land of Nod, and the pouf is from Serena & Lilly. The giraffe lamp is from Jonathan Adler.
The nightstand is another relic from Adam's grandparent's house.
Pictures of me and Adam as messy eating babies.
The shelves I found in the garage of Adam's grandparents, Howard and Winnie's, house. They were pretty dirty and had paint on them. I cleaned them up and left the paint stains. The star flag art I bought at Lee Douglas Interiors in Lincoln.
On top of the shelves: Teddy bear made from a quilt that was my dad's when he was a baby. Bee drawing done by me! Owl night light on top of White Owl cigar box is from Land of Nod (thanks Melinda Shanklin!) There is a photo of Adam's grandfather, Elmer Otto's, football team in high school. Adam's dad gave us that photo after Otto was born. Finally, a toy Porche (Adam's favorite) that was once a collectible of Adam's grandfather, Howard.
Elmer has the star above his head.
On one of the shelves I included the school pictures of my uncle, Munger, way back in the day. I also included one of Adam's school pictures... I think he might have been in the first grade. I also used a wooden truck with a loader and scooper (perfect for a construction contracter's son!) as a book end. This toy is by Melissa & Doug... I love their stuff!
By the shelves is a mini rocking chair that belonged to my dad as a kid.
This is the armoire that I got from my grandmother, Granny, when she died. I love the detailed carvings on it. Adam told me that this armoire is going to be in this room forever because it weighs about 5 thousand pounds... sorry Adam. The moon pendant I got as a baby gift. I think it is from My Cup of Tea in Lubbock. My mom bartered with a guy to get the apple crate and two other fruit crates for me. I made it into a toy box and I think it works nicely.
Bird house that I found at an antique store for ten dollars!
So there you have it! Otto's little, baby-land nook in our house. I think he really likes his room!
