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Our Baby’s Corduroy Bear Nursery

Victoria Ford

Hi! I am so excited to share this room that is a long time in the making with you all. My husband and I are expecting our first child after much ado about something (you can read about us moving to our house and previous loss and hopes for this future here on the blog).

Our nursery is themed after a shared love of the children’s book, Corduroy by Don Freeman. When we first met, during those rounds of get to know you questions, we talked about it as one of the our shared favorites and a classic.. It’s the story of Corduroy, a bear in a department store with a slight defect. It’s a beautiful book about finding a friend and Corduroy with his stylish overalls and his eventual owner, Lisa with her darling outfit, won us both over. Corduroy does not get as much love as the other bears -looking at you, Paddington and Pooh Bear. But he’s adorable all the same and very early on, Marcus and I decided if we were to ever have a child, we would go all in on a Corduroy nursery.

Bedroom Befores

Our house is often a train station with guests coming and going for long stretches at a time and we wouldn’t have it any other way. However, for our new favorite permanent guest, we decided to commandeer this guest room and convert it into a nursery. This room has a windowpane checkered wallpaper that I added during one of the previous One Room Challenges. And while, I love it, it didn’t necessarily go with the pink , green and yellow of the Corduroy book cover. Once we found out we were having a boy though, I opted to lean into the blue and maintain the wallpaper. Partly, because I was way too pregnant at that point to be removing wallpaper and painting but also because we loved it.

Inspiration and Moodboard

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I wanted Baby Boy’s room to feel polished but also whimsical and relaxing. I also planned to turn up the nostalgia big time. Some of that, would be just using the most comfy furniture I could find and pairing those pieces with found objects from around our home; that way the room feels cohesive with the rest of the house.

The one item I was confident about for this space from the very beginning was the Corduroy blanket from the company, Chappywrap. It launched in 2023 in a collaboration with Penguin House and I checked out for it without hesitation. No one ever has Corduroy gear. And in a gender neutral color, no less? *Slams add to cart button* So while, we had no solid plans for a child then, God and the universe were conspiring to make this room happen.

Corduroy Nursery Reveal

I knew I was absolutely going to pack in the color based on our chosen theme. You can’t have a Corduroy room without tons of yellow and green. And because we knew we were keeping the wallpaper, we went for navy blue as an accent instead of the original pink. The featured yellow in this room is Cheerful by Sherwin Williams. I’ve used it before without success but knew this was the perfect space to make it happen.

The Base

Naturally, we kept the windowpane wallpaper. Knowing that, we wanted to keep from overwhelming the room with the rug. We went for a simple oatmeal colored rug with a scallop trim detail that is incredibly soft underfoot. It’s the perfect base for our kiddo to lay and crawl on as he gets older.

The Furniture

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The furniture in here is very simple. We started with this giant rocker and ottoman, a Facebook marketplace find of course. I had it reupholstered with a simple chambray fabric with a butter yellow piping. Knowing I may not always want a dedicated nursery space, I chose a fabric that could just as easily live in another room of our home. Knowing we needed max storage for our little person, we went with the Catalina dresser and nightstand from Pottery Barn Kids. I actually managed to find a set on -you guessed it- Marketplace, so I didn’t have to feel guilty when I painted it Good Jeans by Clare Paint. This blue is one of my absolute favorites and has carried so many of my home projects.

The Art

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We kept the art incredibly simple in this space, knowing that we owned a million and five books that would add immense color to the room. Instead of formal art, I bought an old copy of the book and framed a few pages that ready matched the color palette, hanging them above the bed and one below the window. It’s a bit of a quirky spot but it’s at baby’s “eye level”, at least it will be.

One detail that I love is this custom garland from a felt artist I found on instagram, Vkaycreations. I reached out to her after seeing a few of her gorgeous felt pieces and she very kindly helped me with this custom order. It turned out so cute and added just the amount of color and specialness. I can not recommend Vicky and her work enough. Random note: we have the same name? Both Vicky Kay? Though, I veryyyy rarelllyyyy go by Vicky, I took that as I sign that I was in good hands.

Most of the art in the room is condensed behind the rocker. Simple vintage rackets paired with a few special to us pieces. The sleeping boy is called The Sunflower by Elbridge Ayer Burbank and it’s in the public domain so you are welcome to print it for yourself as well. It was sent to me by a friend before we knew we were having a little boy and I’ve at first sight. The little sailor art in the trio is a piece that Marcus did while trying to teach himself how to paint. I love the simplicity and so I kidnapped it from another room for this space. Last but not least, the gorgeous little seaside is from Blakely whose paintings I just adore! We have a few of them in our home and they never, ever get old.

And there we have it. Our little nursery that could for our little boy that did. While I have you, I can not thank you enough for sharing in this moment with us. So many of you have bene along for the ride since we met in college, through us owning a Tumblr account or just joining Instagram. Your kindness as we enter this next phase of our journey is felt and has not been missed. Thank you for wrapping us in your love as we welcome a new person into our family and home. XO, V.

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