Nanny&Me

I'm no expert when it comes to decorating, but that doesn't mean that I don't love to try! My husband and I both love giving rooms a unique feel and we do our best to make spaces feel warm and welcoming.

I thought it was important to overhaul our basement bedroom to make sure that our nanny would feel welcome. We started with a lavendar color scheme, but throughout Skype and email conversations with our nanny, we learned that she likes bright colors, and we thought that something more fun would be a better fit, so slowly but surely a coral/orange color scheme took over the room (which originated in the quilt on the bed).

Some people have suggested that perhaps it's not necessary to do quite so much when it comes to setting up a room for a nanny. To this I have two responses, 1) if you have (or can make) the time and enjoy these sorts of activities then go for it, there is lots you can do on a budget by shopping sales and doing DIY projects and your nanny will appreciate all of the time and effort that you put in, and 2) think about the longterm use of the bedroom. We always love making spaces in our home nice so we figured why not decorate a nice space for our nanny that we can enjoy for years to come.


We were fortunate to start with some nice pieces of furniture from our former tenant (the bed and nightstand) and then we went out and purchased a simple desk from IKEA to match, as well a small coral dresser/drawers. We added a slew of personal touches and between the fresh face lift of colors and moving around the furniture to make a desk area, I think the room is far more inviting now. I finished off the room by sewing some pillow cases and matching curtains and making some DIY peg boards. We added lots of photos of our nanny's family and friends to the room too, and of course fresh flowers on her nightstand for her arrival.

My favourite additions to the room:






The room started with:

• Bed
• Nightstand

We then added: