room for baby : quiet moment

Six-month-old Liam's pale eggshell blue nursery provides a calm haven for nappy changes and feeding.

The glider complete with handmade quilt by Grandma was just made for mum and bub cuddles. (And note the quirky sock monkey!)

vibe
Gentle and gender neutral with unassuming whimsical touches. Mum, Michelle, blogs all about her life as a new mum at Cherry Baby.

who lives here?
Liam, 6 months in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA.

decor

The curtains, hanging red balloon, white frames and the baskets on the shelves are all from Ikea, the quilt hanging over back of glider was made by Liam’s grandmother, most of the wooden toys are from Nova Natural Toys and the fairy tale needle point pictures were made by Michelle's aunt. The framed carriage images and red light above the glider once belonged to Liam's great grandmother.

The framed blue cow was thrifted while most of the wooden toys are from Nova Natural Toys and Crafts.

furniture

The cot and "diaper dresser” were from Ikea, the nursing chair was from Walmart (and features fabric from Ikea) while the book shelf and mid century table were from a garage sale.

The framed carriage images once belonged to Liam's great grandmother.

diy

Michelle reupholstered the glider, sewed the pillows, made the quilt on the footstool and fashioned the bird mobile from this sewing tutorial on Spool.

baby space fave

The sweet feeding chair with hand-sewn touches, the vintage red wall light (it must make beautiful shadows!) and the sock monkey of course.

best buys

"Utilising Ikea!" revealed Michelle. "And decorating with already family owned items or DIY, oh and garage sales/thrift shops."

top tips

Michelle says, "Have fun and don’t stress about getting it all perfect before your little one arrives. If they are anything like my son the nursery will be more for looks then function in the beginning."

Thanks Michelle and Liam for sharing your space with baby space!