The So Little bedroom.
Hello again,
I have decided to talk about his bedroom, as Benjamin and I have finally finished it,...yesterday!
I do feel as though bedrooms are the most important place in a house. You need to feel comfortable, safe and secure when your resting. We wanted to give Thaine a bedroom that he was able to grow up with; a theme that could last years.
I really love the English woods and stories based in the woodlands and gardens, such as the Gruffalo (written by Julia Donaldson) and The very Hungry Caterpillar (written by Eric Carle).
We started the bedroom when I was pregnant, we did not know whether we were going to have a boy or a girl. We tried to keep it as unisex as possible.
Most of the furniture and toys are from good old Ikea. Ikea is good for buying on a budget and knowing that you are not expecting the furniture to last a lifetime.
I tried a couple of feeding chairs, but I truly like the Ikea Poang armchair for £75. I decorated it with a throw and a cushion from TK Max. The cushion is a favourite of mine, as I couldn't get along with normal feeding cushions. This cushion is full of duck feathers and regains it's shape with just a quick 'poof'.
The sheep skin rug was a good buy, from Ikea again. When I was looking for a sheep skin rug it was Ikea that had the best quality and best priced. The cushions and basket on the floor and most of the cuddle toys were AGAIN from Ikea. However those who know the story of the Gruffalo will notice that most of the toys are animals from the story. So when we read Thaine the Gruffalo we occasionally act it out with the toys, which he loves.
The shelves came from Ikea (from £5) and the hooks came from John Lewis at £11.
The photograph of Thaine on the top shelf was taken by Miles in Time Photography when he was only 1 week old. He also has his named hospital ankle bracelet up there.
As you can see I do really love the Hungry Caterpillar and adore this Hungry Caterpillar vest from Sainsbury's.
The towel is one of his nappy changing towels, which most are brought from Ikea and are 100% cotton, they are soft and thin, ideal for fast drying.
So this is his changing unit I put it together with a chest of draws from Ikea (Malm £45). Then a wedged anti-roll changing mat from John Lewis for £15. On the shelf above I keep his water bowl for changing his nappy, I have a room thermometer, Milton to clean the changing mat and a glow ball for when I change his nappy at night; it keeps a calm atmosphere.
The glow ball I brought from Homebase for £1.99.
It glows six different colours and although it is not bright enough to light the whole room it does give enough effect for the changing unit.
This is inside his top draw. I brought the dividers from Ikea for £6. When you have a baby it is so easy for the place to get messy, so these dividers make me organised and does help when I need to grab something quick!
I wash his bottom with cotton wool and water, then dry with a towel. The wipes are there just in case.
The paint is Dulux matt finish and is meant to be 'non-mark'. But as you can see there is a grease hand mark on the top right. So I am not too impressed with the paint.
The owl on a tree wall sticker was brought from Abode Wall Art and price depends on the size. It was really easy to put up and I think it looks great.
Thaine's So Little room took a long time to create and find the bits and bobs we wanted. But now it's finished I look at it and think it is perfect for my baby to chill out and get ready for bed.
Thaine moves in to his bedroom end of Janurary 2014, look out for the blog. :)
Thank you for reading,
Love Paige x
What a gorgeous room! I love the theme and the Gruffalo toys x
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