I posted pictures of Gio’s nursery a few months ago and I got great feedback on it. I am glad because I put so much effort into it so it’s nice to see others liking it as well. A few people felt it was a bit “boring” or not as “exciting or colorful” but in my opinion, and we are all different, a baby’s nursery should be calm and peaceful.
Yes, it’s important to stimulate their brain with different colors, objects, fabrics, etc, but that’s what toys are for; that’s why you read them books, and buy them all kinds of toys they end up not even using but going for your pots instead. A room on the other hand is a place for them to feel peaceful, calm, relaxed. So in my opinion, Gio’s room is exactly what I wanted for him and he seems to love it there.
Sure I have set up a section for him to play in there. I throw a bunch of colorful toys on the floor and he loves to grab them and play right before bed time. His bathroom is also a very colorful one, full of exciting toys and pictures on the wall.
So let me give you a run down of everything that is in his room and where I purchased it:
All of Gio’s furniture in his nursery is from Restoration Hardware. That includes the crib, the armoire, the gliding chair, the dresser with the changing table top, the bookcase, the floor lamp, the thin bookshelf up against the wall, the mirror, picture frames, curtains and rug. Basically every single thing I got is from that store. I even got his bedding from there as well.
His crib mattress is from BeautyRest which I purchased at Toys R Us. They are on sale now!
One of the questions I get asked the most is about the wallpaper. I picked it from Sherwin Williams. The code of the wallpaper is SW1AC8002. It has a pearl finish to it so when the light hits it, it has a shiny look. I LOVE it. I wish I could keep it forever but once he gets older i will have to redesign it all to fit his taste. But for now he will have to deal with mommy’s taste haha.
Both royal crowns are from Restoration Hardware as well. They look extremely heavy but they are not. Well, the one that goes over his crib is not heavy at all. The other one is. I placed the heavy one over his armoire. We do not live near earthquakes, although they can happen everywhere, and I had it professionally installed. Once he is active enough to move around his crib, I will most likely take the crib curtains off so he doesn’t pull on them.
The picture frames are all from Restoration Hardware as well. The antique looking white ones were a must for me. They just add character to the entire room. The smaller pewter ones that go on each side of the crib also add a lot of style to it however if I could do it again I would buy them elsewhere as they were way too pricey from Restoration Hardware. I don’t know why I did it. But if you are planning to design a nursery soon trust me and go somewhere else. You will save at least $300.
Same thing goes for the rug as well. I should have gotten it elsewhere. I wouldn’t have found the exact print as the one I got, but I would have saved a lot. I think I was in a rush to finish it all because I felt badly that at the other house we had, we didn’t build a nursery for him since we knew we were going to move shortly after he was born. Once we moved I wanted to hurry and finish the room for him. It was in fact the first room we finished. His brother’s was the second, then the kiddos. My hubby and I actually slept on a mattress on the floor for a while until our master bedroom furniture finally got delivered.
The elephant floor pillow as well as the lamb chair were both from Restoration Hardware too. Poshtots had some great ones as well but they just went out of business. But I would say to keep looking on amazon and other places because they have so many out now.
The pictures I’m posting here are from when I was putting the room together at first. So you will notice the bathroom looks empty and in some of the pictures, the photos are missing from the picture frames. I have since fixed that 
I ended up ordering a Tee Pee for Gio to use whenever it’s play time. I don’t think he has a clue how to use or what it’s for, but I just love the look of it. We ordered ours from Tiny Teepee on Instagram. Check her profile here. She custom made this one with Gio’s name on it. I even got to pick the material, pattern, color, size, etc. Courtney was AMAZING to work with so I highly recommend her. I loved ours so much I ordered a second one for my bonus son who’s 9 years old.
The theme for this room was a royal one. At least that’s what I was shooting for. I really like the way it turned out. For my next baby, hopefully I am blessed enough to have another one, I want to do something different but still try to incorporate the same furniture so I don’t waste these. It’s an investment in my opinion which is why we decided to go for really high quality furniture.
If you want to see what Gio’s bathroom looks like, check out Egreis Gjergjani Baby Bathroom Essentials.
Hope this helps,
Egreis Gjergjani
