We met this lovely mama last year when she approached us to help with the design and installation of a shared boys and a shared girls room. Although she gravitated towards the colour palette we used for Mila’s nursery, her brief was really sweet in the sense that there wasn’t much of a brief, but rather an acknowledgement of the fact that she completely trusted us to run wild with our our creativity in the design – and so we did. In fact, we went all the way over the rainbow. It’s such a joy when clients put their trust in us and it tends to produce the best outcome. We wanted the space to be sweet, cozy and age-appropriate, but not entirely ‘baby-baby’ as the little occupant is already one year old.

To ensure a smooth transition from nursery to toddler room, we chose the Nobodinoz Pure Evolutive cot that converts easily to a junior bed. And we adore the fitted sheet we sourced from Lilu And Co Boutique, an Austrailia-based Etsy seller. On the walls we opted for a pale pink colour block (using Soft Skin and Skylight by Jotun) minty green, salmon pink and dusty rose tones were pulled from the large-scale rainbow artwork and brought into little touches throughout the room from textiles to toys.

As the room was short on storage space we installed PAX wardrobes from Ikea and changed the look with a few Zara Home knobs. Another storage solution was added in the form of a painted vintage inspired free-standing wardrobe – not only is it a great aesthetic element in the design but it offers so much additional storage for toys and blankets. We went custom with the chest of drawers, which allowed us to attain the perfect color and size. The affection we have for the brass mobile floating in the corner has no bounds, a beautiful piece handmade by the lovely Sacha from Juno + Ace.

Even though the room was carpeted, we still wanted to include a rug for colour and charm – and it works so well in there. The stunner of a daybed is from Tribe and also doubles as a reading nook with the help of some clear book ledges from Ikea.

Since installing the room, we’ve received news that the little NoFred bench under the window is a firm favorite of the wee inhabitant.