When that nesting phase hits during pregnancy it can be easy to go out and buy accessible, modern pieces to design baby’s room. But what if you designed it to resemble the room you grew up in? Handmade art, a sentimental quilt sewn by grandma, the collection of Beatrix Potter books you had as a child… That’s the feeling we get when we peek inside the nursery Emily designed for her 3rd baby girl.

The room was actually centered around that pink & emerald quilt. It was made by Emily’s husband’s grandmother. She made a baby quilt for each of their 5 yr old twins when they were born, but passed away the year before they got pregnant with baby #3.

Beautiful family, aren’t they?

If you look closely you can see two family portraits that the twins drew. Emily backed them with decorative paper and framed them. Cute!

Love this accent wall!

The Beatrix Potter books were from her husbands nursery when he was a baby.

A little chalkboard paint on dresser doors is perfect for when baby is able to stand and scribble around.

We bet they can’t wait to read books to their little sister!

Photography: Haley Sheffield
Dresser/changing table: Craigslist (painted gray and spray painted legs gold for that dipped look), knobs are from Anthropologie.
Heart of gold shelf: Land of Nod
Artwork above changing table: family portrait was drawn by each big sister; mom made the bunny silhouette and alphabet piece.
Beatrix Potter cross stitch was made by mother in law
Painting was a commissioned piece, painted by Megan Johnson of Wildblumen
Curtains are from Ikea, with a Pom Pom trim from Etsy
Rabbit wall peg is from Anthropologie
Rug is Urban Outfitters
Bunny pillow, chalk bunting, gray garland all from Etsy