See this room? Of course you do. It was created entirely by etsy shops. No I'm not kidding. Once upon a time (in 2011) I decided to create a Taylor-Made room for my daughter (whose name is Taylor). When I conceived this idea, I had no idea how much etsy shops would come together to bring it to fruition. But above is the end result. It's officially the prettiest and most put together
room in my house. But it wasn't all like this. In fact it used to be the
exact opposite...
The Before (I hang my head in shame):
Taylor will be moving into what is currently the guest room/ area I pretend to work out in because it has an elliptical machine. The walls are currently a light grey.
Do you like that white TV from 1985? Try not to be too jealous.
The Design:
Basically the only item I wanted to keep from Taylor's nursery was a polka-dot rug from Pottery Barn. So there it is. Hi rug. You've really made it in this world.
Three of the walls in the new room will remain gray and one wall is getting painted Teaberry (6561) from Sherwin Williams.
You see everything on this design board? Of course you do. Every one of these items is being donated by etsy shops to bring this Taylor-Made project to life.
Talk among yourselves. I'm a little verklempt.
You guys disgust me. I can’t believe you want to look at someone else’s husband.* For my husband, this past weekend consisted of moving furniture, taping walls and painting. For me it consisted of watching him do all of that stuff and occasionally prompting my son to yell out, “You missed a spot!”
That's Taylor. She totally approves of the "PINK!" wall.
*Feel free to post a picture of your topless husband and we’ll call it even.
The Shops (without them this room would be nothing):
(1) First on the list of etsy shops is Live Designerly. This AMAZING etsy store is a web-based interior design firm that has truly gone above and beyond to design Taylor's room. For the first round, she sent me a color palette based on the very few items that I already have for Taylor’s room. I then sent her the participating etsy shops and she put together a super cool design.
(2) Next on my dream team for Taylor's room is Old Barn Rescue Company! This shop sells the most adorbz decals and was so helpful through the entire process. If you haven't already noticed, I can be a tad indecisive (shocking!) and Old Barn Rescue Company helped me pick and choose the perfect design.
(3) I highly suggest that you shop Jennifer Farley Designs. Like immediately. Not in the market for curtains? That's ok because she also makes pillows. And everyone needs new throw pillows. Seriously, these are soooo much better than anything you'll find at pottery barn or bed bath and beyond.
And here you can see the doll case that holds my Madame Alexander dolls from when I was a wee one. --------->
(4) Joshua by Oak made these absolutely perfect bookends for Taylor because reading just happens to be one of her favorite activities (no thanks to me forgetting to read to her the first year of her life – ooops). They say Sugar and Spice and are in a perfect pink for any little girl's room. I love, love, love them and not just because I like to eat sugar and spices so much.
(4) If you're looking for awesome personalized pillows, head straight to Kelsi Wilson, who made an adorbz pillow for Taylor. She was awesome to work with and really went above and beyond coming up with this FINAL touch for Taylor’s room.
(5) I sort of have a blog crush on KFD Design.
Phew it feels good to get that out there in the universe. I'm lucky enough to live in the same city as her so she could refinish the ugliest bench in the world and turn it into this--->
(6) When it was time to get a pillow made for our refinished bench I turned to Hearth and Home. She was such a pleasure to work with and even gave me suggestions like adding the lavender piping on the edges. I highly suggest checking out her shop. She’s mucho talented AND she also makes throw pillows. We all know how I feel about throw pillows.
(7) If you’re looking for a totally unique ceramic gift that no one else will have but everyone else will want, head to mb art studios and shop for unique clocks, jewelry, dishes and so much more. Warning: you may want to be everything because it’s all so awesome.
Rock Paper Stitch. To sum it up she rules, the pillow rules, everything she makes rules.
(9) If you're looking for a totally unique duvet cover that will get you tons of compliments, head over to Sew Crafty Décor ASAP. She was a pleasure to work with and customized the bedding to match Taylor's room. EVERYONE that sees it, wants it. Hands off people.
(9) And because a duvet cover wasn't enough Lovely Home Idea – creator of gorgeous bedding and home decor, sent me linen sheets and pillows. I am so freaking lucky. Of course now I’m trying to figure out why Taylor’s room is way nicer than mine.
I seriously can not thank all of these etsy stores enough for bringing this room to fruition. You should all go visit these people. Seriously.
