Room of the Week: A Nursery Gets a Makeover Galactic

Room of the Week: A Nursery Gets a Makeover Galactic - When Chicago interior designer Suzann Kletzien took on the assignment of converting a home gym in a makeshift nursery, she discovered that she and the client were both waiting for the babies at the same time. In fact, their children were born in the month of each other. "It was fun because I was researching my baby's nursery, I am also his research, said Kletzien. "We share ideas." The project goal was to shoot for the moon and give the room a fresh look without-spared while keeping costs firmly rooted in earthly reality.

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AFTER A dark blue accent Wall white, gold and gray circle stickers give the illusion of a starry sky. "We were in the planning stages when the parents came up with the idea of ​​a theme of the solar system, said Kletzien. "They wanted a look that would be appropriate for their little boy grew up." That's why she chose circles instead of five-pointed stars. "I felt like actual shapes of stars might be too girly for him later, she said. To achieve the effect of the galaxy, she carefully traced the placement of each point to make it seem random.

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Kletzien of must for the nursery: a really comfortable rocking chair. "I really prefer a wingback model, she said. "It gives you a comfortable place to rest your head." Noting that the new tired parents often have their hands full, she made sure she understood a side table and a handy pouf

Dresser :. Patchwork, West Elm; nursery: Sparrow Egg; decals: Lottie Dots, Land of Nod; mat: Jonathan Adler; rocking chair : Empire Masins; pouf: Target; Table: Martini, West Elm

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with Kletzien addition of a padded window seat, the window is now a place of storage armed reading so. A selection of pillows picks up on the geometric shapes of the part.

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vintage prints Framed representing starry sky hanging above the dresser. 'I found the prints online and in the local antique shops, said Kletzien. "I used frameworks West Elm and Cost Plus World Market, selecting those that match the wood in the dresser drawers.

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On a another wall, a framed sentiment sums up the theme of the room. 'I love that phrase, said Kletzien. "I'd seen in books for children, and it seemed perfect here.

The window seat was installed just a week before the girl Kletzien, Maevis, was born (his mother is the baby theme Bohemia). The resident of the room, Andrew, followed a month later and was Stargazing since.

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Before photo

The bay window had been strictly looking at Chicago.

Before Photo

The room was previously strictly utilitarian gym.

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