The new man cave

In preparation for #babybuchanan2014, one of the tasks I have particularly enjoyed is decorating his new room. I'm not big into 'theming' and I am certainly not into the typical kid colour palette which can assault the senses. I wanted somewhere calm, and quite neutral for my little man so I decided to go with a grey paint called Centurion. Now when I first bought this colour, I was given Centurian and ended up with a lavender (PURPLE) room, so back to Bunnings I went, making sure that the paint I left with was spelt correctly. Who knew one letter could make such a difference!

I chose a white cot and change table, and used pops of teal and yellow to brighten up the room. Knowing that we would soon only have a two bedroom house, I wanted to include a double bed to make sure any guests had somewhere to sleep as the little man will most likely spend his first 6 to 12 months in our room in his Moses basket.

I have picked a mixture of Ikea, Mocka and our own furniture to use, and to decorate animal prints from Zazzle.com, classic picture books which hold special memories for me, Cocker Spaniel book ends (yes, crazy dog lady) and some divine plush toys from special friends and family.

The overall feeling of the nursery is one of calm. Hopefully this transfers into a very calm baby (haha). I love the colour scheme and although it is quite tight for space, I hope it is a room in which much love and many memories are had (and this is not counting explosive poos).

Hx