Orange You Glad There’s A New Orangerie?

It is very fitting that one of my first blog posts on this brand spanking new website of mine be dedicated to Designers Guild orangerie: one of my most favourite fabrics of all time.

While it gives the first impression of a stuffy and outdated floral, orangerie is actually a beloved fabric in the design community. Us decorators love it for its modern punch of colour and the bold feminine vibe it lends to any space, whether it be in the form of a toss cushion or as wallpaper.

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Jack and Charlie’s Nursery: Part Two

Having twins meant I had to get creative with the furniture layout of the nursery. I had designed the footprint of this bedroom as part of the second floor addition and had only counted on fitting one crib.  (click here to read the full magazine article

Once we found out twins were on the way I knew I’d have to do away with any extraneous furniture. I bid farewell to the sizeable bookshelf I had been counting on and said hello to wall-mounted shelving from Pottery Barn Kids for display and book storage instead.

For safety reasons, cribs shouldn’t be situated in front of windows, so I had to keep that in mind when space planning. I ended up putting the two cribs on the longest side wall and set the dresser/change station in front of the window, with the glider and ottoman in the other corner. The room sports a decent sized closet so I chose a dresser with a combination of drawers and cubbies which made keeping items like swaddling blankets and bibs and burp cloths easily accessible. Selecting storage baskets from the Land of Nod in a bright blue added an extra dose of colour to the white furniture.

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