The other day I was visiting my sister and we were sitting in her kids’ room. She has outdone herself in the ‘comfort is key’ thing and has managed to find the ugliest duvet covers ever made. They have thick vertical stripes in olive green, cream and mud brown. They are thrown in the room along with little boy car curtains with a bit of spiderman and barbie added here and there.
We were laughing because I spent hours dreaming of how my
nursery would look when I was preg and later hours again spent on planning the
kids bedroom. She didn't. We chose paint samples
and held them against the wall, we went to many décor shops to choose the right
duvet cover and matched it with pink hearts on her whitewashed furniture. I thought about what look I wanted to
achieve and how to soften the lighting. Pink and white fairy-lights adorn the curtain rod and a pink mosquito
net with pink feathers cover her white pretty bed. The mozzie net used to belong to Rebeka’s
best friend Jordy who moved to New Zealandwith my beloved friend Pippa, her
mom. I love it that it once belonged to
someone special to us. Aah,
sentimental stuff, even better! Rebeka
loves her room and so do I. Purple palace shade for the car walls. Nina (lil’ sis) and I are more similar and better
at being girl moms. Our girls do
dresses and skirts and pretty, comfort is not always our 1st priority. Tertia’s kids… warm and comfy
like their mama with nothing scratchy, tight or potentially irritating. Those duvets sure are cozy! (Have to mention here that I had Sofia's princess duvet combined with her flannel one so she now has 2 with the underside being warm and the top being pretty and matching her milkshake pink walls.)
The bonus is Kate doesn’t seem to mind and is oblivious to her wardrobe and hodgepodge bedroom. I think when she does, Auntie Mel might have to step in and do up her bedroom as her mother will probably be too busy following in the granny’s footsteps who cut off the toes of our tennis shoes when they became too small and squished our toes. Odd that sister of mine!
LOVE Rebekas room!! its so girly! did i mention i love it, :)))
Posted by: charne | 24 July 2008 at 08:24 AM
I also LOVE Rebeka's room. It is so beautifuly done, not over the top, just pretty and tasteful. I would never be able to do that. :-(
Posted by: Bianca W | 24 July 2008 at 09:01 AM
that's beautiful! every girls dream :)
Posted by: Stef | 24 July 2008 at 10:39 AM
ok, i like the girly thing. comfort is important, but i think one can have both. i think you win here!
Posted by: jacki janse van rensburg | 24 July 2008 at 05:10 PM
It's stunning Mel! Lucky girl!
Posted by: Sue at eLuckypacket | 24 July 2008 at 06:10 PM
AH that is such a pretty room !!!
Posted by: Lynette | 24 July 2008 at 07:25 PM
Mel, I LOVE those clean lines. I always think most of children's rooms are overstuffed.
This was my answer to Tertia's post. Thought I should share it with you: "I am with your sister here... Comfort and functionality are good values but they are not opposites of beautiful, which is also something to be appreciated. It does not need to be "girly" or even feminine to be pretty. I mean pretty in the sense of harmony, color, gratification to the senses. I enjoy a beautiful space as much as I enjoy all beautiful things in life: a work of art, a good book, a song, a tropical beach or the eyes of a puppy. Achieving a good composition with color and furniture takes time and effort but I think it is worth it. If you do not like it, why don’t you let your sister design the room? She seems to enjoy it…"
Posted by: Dana | 24 July 2008 at 07:56 PM
Great posts from you and Tertia!
Now you know what to get Katie and Adam for their next birthday (oh and Christmas!) - co-rdinating duvet covers and pillow cases (perhaps throw in some matching curtain! Or even a make-over - just don't spill the paint this time.
Posted by: Josephine | 25 July 2008 at 04:29 AM
Oh I would have PLATZED for that room when I was 12 or so. All I wanted was pink deep pile carpets and a 4-poster!!
Posted by: Jeanne | 25 July 2008 at 05:26 PM
hilarious!
I.am.so.with.T.on.this.one.
I.dream.of.putting.together.a.room.like.this.one.
but.instead.it.is.so.utilitarian.
Posted by: Cakes | 26 July 2008 at 08:02 AM
I wish my children would keep their rooms this neat! I always tell them that if we were burgled, the burglar would leave thinking that someone had beat him to it!
Posted by: Wobs | 28 July 2008 at 08:44 AM
oh its so beautiful mel.
i'm afraid i'm a little like tertia in that damien never really had anything matching- not for lack of wanting it but lack of funds, lol! since he was born when i was 17 he had to share my room and he didn't have a nursery as such...
then when he was older and some things did actually match, he set fire to his curtains and ruined it all!
Posted by: angel | 29 July 2008 at 10:11 PM