While we have changed up my daughter's room more than a few times, this design was still one of my most challenging and completely outside of my decor comfort zone, but I adore how it turned out. Since this room makeover, we have redone her room yet again (per her request for a new bed) but at the time, this room design totally fit my daughter's personality. The one single thing that I love most about creating kid spaces is tailoring the design to fit them and their unique personality. My daughter has always been a free spirit, loves color and is my little boho tom-boy.
While the average parent may not change their child's room as often as I do (designer problems are real folks) I love designing unique spaces for kid's that will last far beyond a specific phase and will easily transition as they do by adding small personal elements into the overall room design as their interests change.
I wanted it to be cozy, and with any bohemian design, adding pattern, texture and layers is the way to do it. Pick colors that compliment each other. You can mix many different patterns and textures as long as they are in the same color family and tone. For her room, the blues and purples lean towards a cooler tonal palette. This really goes for oranges/ reds/ yellows, greens/ blues, or all neutrals. If you stick to the same tones, anything will go. The more layers and pattern, the better, when it comes to bohemian design.
This peacock chair was a $10 Facebook marketplace score! I have always wanted one, but with the style of the rest of my home, it would have stuck out like a sore thumb! Thankfully I have a daughter that is the polar opposite of me and her style has allowed the designer in me to design the boho room of her dreams. While it may not look comfortable for an adult, it is the perfect little reading corner for a 5 year old. Check your local resale pages often because I see these for sale all of the time for much less than if you were to buy one new like THIS ONE.
The embroidery hoop wreaths are probably my favorite thing in her room and cost less than $20 to make all 5 of them! Below I have added the tutorial and everything you will need.
Another tip when it comes to designing a bohemian bedroom, think about unique rug placement. Either place a rug at an angle or layer rugs for more a cozy feel. I bought THIS RUG in a 5x7 from Target on clearance for just $89! I notice that this rug goes on sale quite often so keep an eye out for a great deal rather than pay full price.
BREAKING DOWN THE DETAILS:
Side Table: (similar) WORLD MARKET
Ottoman: (similar) AMAZON
Rug: TARGET
Bed Skirt: PB TEEN
Duvet: PB TEEN (CLEARANCE)
(matching euro + standard sham not available)
Patterned Quilt: PB TEEN (CLEARANCE)
(matching euro sham not available)
White Quilt: (similar) AMAZON
Blue Shag Pillow: SIMILAR OPTION
Blue + Purple Pom Pillow: SIMILAR OPTION
Blue + Purple Tassel Pillow: SIMILAR OPTION
Floral Stems: MAGNOLIA
Chair: (similar) AMAZON
Since most of this bedding is no longer available, I have linked other affordable options in the same colors that would create the same overall feel.
BEDDING OPTIONS:
PILLOW OPTIONS:
DECOR EXTRAS:
Want to create a large wall statement for under $20? Keep reading along...
HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Two spools of yarn of your choice
2. Velvet ribbon
3. Hot glue gun + glue sticks
4. Four embroidery hoops (one extra large, one large, one medium and one small)
Before you begin, take apart each hoop so that you have 2 pieces each. For my wall, I used one of the extra large hoops, both pieces of the large hoop (separated), both pieces of the medium hoop (separated), and one of the small hoops.
You will start off by cutting the yarn into the desired length that you are wanting. For mine, I did 1 yard each. Keep in mind that you will be placing the yarn pieces onto your hoops at the center point of each yarn piece, so fold a yarn in half and hold it up to to the base of your hoop before cutting to make sure that you like the length. These cuts do not have to be accurate, as you can always trim up the ends later or leave them for a more relaxed boho look.
Cut, cut and cut until you have cut your entire spool of yarn.
Then take one yarn piece and fold it in half.
Place it on the bottom end of your hoop coming from the back side of it.
You will then bring the loop part over the wood towards you,
and place the 2 loose ends through the hoop, pushing the loop part away from you
and bringing the 2 loose ends towards you.
It should then look like this.
Then pull the 2 loose ends upwards to tighten the loop.
And finally bring it back down to tighten in place. Slide your finished yarn piece over and continue to add more switching from left to right each time until you have the desired amount of yarn on your hoop.
Lastly, hot glue greenery onto the top of your hoops and hot glue the velvet ribbon over the greenery and hoop. Hang your ribbons at your desired heights on your wall and hang using a nail, then cut off excess ribbon length to be flush with the ceiling.
As a child, my mother decorated each room in our home, including our bedrooms complete with our own personal trees. One of my favorite memories that I looked forward to every year was getting to decorate my very own tree and loved falling asleep to the warm soft lights each night. While the rest of our home looked beautiful and festive, my bedroom was my very own little Christmas wonderland! Now that I have my own children, I want to give each one of them those same memories and a little piece of Christmas in their own spaces.
I knew that at least for now, I didn't want to place an actual tree in Emmalyn's room since she is a toddler and is prone to touching anything and everything that glitters and sparkles, so I set out to add winter touches in various spaces of her room instead.
The result is a soft and sweet winter wonderland nursery that coordinates with the neutral tones in her decor. Below I have linked sources, or similar items that I have used in her nursery.
*This post contains affiliate links
One of the most frequently asked questions that I receieve is where we purchased the crib?
Here is the direct link to her exact crib from RH Baby & Child
While the price tag can be a shocker, here is how I was able to get this crib for only $399!
1. I waited until they held their yearly sale (usuially around black friday).
2. I knew that this was the crib of my dreams so I stalked it for months... I noticed that there was a distressed cream colored option on clearance, I hopped on and purchased that during their yearly sale. 3. I then had a coupon code that you could use on top of the sale price.
4. Plus a $50 gift card from our baby shower.
5. RH has member rewards program that is totally worth it to save even more
Therefore bringing my dream crib down to a price that I could afford!
We are far from financially well off, most months we barely pay the bills and buy food to eat, so when it comes to decor and the "extras", I have to be very creative with the money we spend. We don't use credit cards, if we can't afford to buy it with cash, we don't get it.
I say this because I get so many of you asking about her nursery and dreaming of affording the items I have used. I am not an affiliate or partner with Restoration Hardware, nor have I ever been sponsored by them. I am just a customer like anyone else, and if it weren't for their sales and buying creatively, I wouldn't be able to afford it either!
If you are on a time crunch and cannot wait for a sale to roll around, I have linked a handful of my favorite similar cribs at a lower price:
SHOP THESE LINKS
As for the other items in her nursery, I found the majority of it at Hobby Lobby in the Christmas department. All of the ornaments are unbreakable! The cute little signs are from one of my favorite makers, Nicole, at Grace Filled Farmhouse. The crib sheet is from the Garden Floral Collection apart of the Monique Lhuillier Collection with Pottery Barn Kids but unfortunately that style is no longer available in a crib sheet, only the crib bumper. Crib bumper (not shown) and skirt are apart of the Washed Velvet Ruffled Bedding Collection from RH Baby & Child and is ON CLEARANCE so run and grab it while you can! The curtains are also from the same line but unfortunately only come in pink now, I will link them HERE if interested. The glider was also one of those big ticket items, but was able to get it at a great price during one of their sales. Tiered tray is from Painted Fox Home. The dresser and armoire were both craigslist finds that I refinished and the mirror is a family heirloom that is over 100 years old, but will link similar items that I love below.
EVERYTHING ELSE I WILL LINK HERE
We moved into this home back in March, so this year is an entirely new challenge for me when it comes to decorating for the holidays. On top of it being a new home, my style has seemed to evolve this year. In our last home, I would say my style was much more "farmhouse-y" with a touch of french country. In this home I really wanted to explore decorating with a more elegant french rustic flare. And that set the theme for this year's holiday decor. Elegant with touches of rustic. I set out to use warm luxe textures such as faux fur and velvet, along with mixed metals and rustic elements.
*This is a sponsored post in collaboration with King Of Christmas
I was fortunate enough to collaborate with King of Christmas and to feature one of their gorgeous artificial trees in our home. We have always been real tree people, each year I look forward to that fresh tree smell and the tradition of picking the perfect tree, but I don't look forward to the fact that having a real tree is limiting on how long you get to enjoy it for, and not to mention the mess they leave behind. Year after year we drop nearly $100-$150+ on a tree, just for it to die in less than 3 weeks. Being a blogger, or just the fact that I am a mom and have a million and one things going on in November & December, I enjoy being able to decorate the tree in early-mid November and enjoy it for longer than just 4 short weeks.
King Of Christmas has a huge variety to select from, they have trees to fit every budget!
The tree that I selected is the 7 Foot Unlit Cypress Spruce
I selected unlit, mainly thinking that I already knew how I liked having my lights strung and woven inside and outside of the branches to really make it sparkle! But... I have to admit, I really wish I had chosen their pre-lit version after seeing the rave reviews on their lit trees. Maybe next time?
Overall, this is such an amazing tree. Like I stated above, I am a real tree girl, but this tree is real in all the right ways when it comes to looks, and without the mess. The detail on the branches is done to perfection. I have had to stop many visitors who have entered our home this holiday season and stop them to tell them it's fake! They have to touch it to believe it!
While I may sound like I am ranting and raving about this tree, I assure you that I am a picky one when it comes to artificial greenery. I only share with any of you, products that I fully love and would purchase myself. While blogging may be my job, it is also my job to bring you the real facts and only back items that I trust in myself.
Let's move onto the rest of the decor...
I really wanted to make the tree and the mantle, the focal point this year, so by placing the sofa at an angle, it faced the mantle straight on and framed the tree perfectly. When changing up your furniture layout to accommodate a tree, keep leading lines in mind, which means: what draws your eye to the tree?
Keeping with the luxurious winter vibes, I made sure to add rich furs and velvets throughout the room. From the ribbons tucked into the tree, the faux fur tree skirt, to the velvet and faux fur pillows and throws. Everywhere you look, the coloring and textures are consistent. Of course it's Christmas so you always have to have a bit of sparkle, so I finished off the design with lots of sparkly ornaments, picks in the tree, and champagne colored elements.
King Of Christmas has a huge variety to select from, they have trees to fit every budget!
The tree that I selected is the 7 Foot Unlit Cypress Spruce
I selected unlit, mainly thinking that I already knew how I liked having my lights strung and woven inside and outside of the branches to really make it sparkle! But... I have to admit, I really wish I had chosen their pre-lit version after seeing the rave reviews on their lit trees. Maybe next time?
Overall, this is such an amazing tree. Like I stated above, I am a real tree girl, but this tree is real in all the right ways when it comes to looks, and without the mess. The detail on the branches is done to perfection. I have had to stop many visitors who have entered our home this holiday season and stop them to tell them it's fake! They have to touch it to believe it!
While I may sound like I am ranting and raving about this tree, I assure you that I am a picky one when it comes to artificial greenery. I only share with any of you, products that I fully love and would purchase myself. While blogging may be my job, it is also my job to bring you the real facts and only back items that I trust in myself.
Let's move onto the rest of the decor...
I really wanted to make the tree and the mantle, the focal point this year, so by placing the sofa at an angle, it faced the mantle straight on and framed the tree perfectly. When changing up your furniture layout to accommodate a tree, keep leading lines in mind, which means: what draws your eye to the tree?
Keeping with the luxurious winter vibes, I made sure to add rich furs and velvets throughout the room. From the ribbons tucked into the tree, the faux fur tree skirt, to the velvet and faux fur pillows and throws. Everywhere you look, the coloring and textures are consistent. Of course it's Christmas so you always have to have a bit of sparkle, so I finished off the design with lots of sparkly ornaments, picks in the tree, and champagne colored elements.
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