Posts Tagged ‘nursery’

You’re not exactly the DIY type, but having an interior designer customize your dream nursery is the last thing on your mind — or in your budget.

But before you hop the shuttle to IKEA, consider this deal: Blue Bench in Tribeca is offering a $100 child’s room design consultation (down from $500) that includes recommendations on the floor plan, fabric, bedding, paint, floors and windows. Plus, all resulting orders of movie set-worthy furniture are 20-percent off. Learning how to maximize closet space, work with a tricky layout or choose pieces that will transition with your child may be worth the initial investment.

And hey, no one needs to know you had a little help.

159 Duane St., 212-267-1500, bluebenchnyc.com.

Although she cannot yet talk or walk, your little one has quite an active imagination. Who exactly are those frogs and felines she babbles to each morning in her crib?

Artist Ami Suma will bring those creatures to life in her custom children’s wall paintings. The unique, anime-inspired artwork has just the right touch of whimsy, with mystical mammals, funky fairies, and whatever else your heart desires. Using your babe as inspiration, she will transform a dull wall into a dream world (with toxin-free paint, of course).

Dream on.

Visit amisuma.com.

Living in NYC means not seeing many birds, but plenty of pigeons — that is, until the city’s plan for robotic hawks goes through.

To reminisce about warblers and wrens, pick up one of Brooklyn artist Tamar Mogendorff’s sweetly vintage birdhouses and bird cages, crafted from recycled period linens and cottons. Each houses plump, handcrafted birds in an unfussy palette.

They’re one-of-a-kind, unlike your fake plants. Hang one in the nursery, or anywhere else lacking in wildlife.

Available at enfantterribleshop.com.

Mural, mural on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Your new arrival of course, and she deserves a boudoir that’s just as beautiful. To add a little TLC to the nursery, call on one of these NYC artists to bedeck baby’s bedroom.

Basia Tov
Got a penchant for Pooh? Little Apple Murals does classic children’s characters as well as custom African elephants.

Brett McCormack
With an emphasis on the visual world that surrounds childhood, McCormack fosters creativity by transforming rooms.

Jennifer Verde King
Touting “no limits,” her custom works runs the gamut from Oz-inspired to sports fanatic.

Sam Simon Projects
Having worked with both Versace and Toys R’ Us, his site-specific creations are playful, chic and always on trend.