Thursday, May 27, 2010

Aimee's Nature-Inspired Nursery and a Leen The Graphics Queen Giveaway

Hello and Happy Thursday!

Today I'd like to introduce you to my new blog friend Aimee.

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Aimee is a self-proclaimed, "do-it-yourself girly-girl with a head full of ideas and fingernails perpetually splattered with paint".



I was so excited when she emailed me about her latest reno project.
She used our reading room as inspiration...

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...as inspiration for her recent nursery make over.

Check it out!

Before...
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After...
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From ripping out the old paneling and ceiling tiles, to installing new windows, to completely re-wiring the room- Aimee really created a beautiful room for her baby-
don't you think?

For the full story, and more before and after shots, head on over to Aimee's blog:

My Pink Life

And Aimee, if you're reading this, way to rock that re-do girl!

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Now on to the free stuff!

If you dig the vinyl "wall words" in Aimee's nursery, you will love today's giveaway!

Leen the Graphics Queen
has offered to give one lucky TLC reader a $50 Gift Certificate to use on the graphic(s) of your choice!

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post between now (Thursday, May 27th, 2010) and Monday (May 31, 2010 at noon CST).

And, yes, she can create custom graphics too.
Remember the number 3 she made for me?

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All I had to do was tell her the size and font I wanted, and voila!
Instant vinyl awesomeness!



Good luck!



Wanna see more wall word inspiration?
Check out my latest Ideabook
"Word Up: Applying Vinyl Wall Words"

on Houzz.com!



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EARTH MOTHER said...

LOVE Leen the Graphics Queen!

ocmommy said...

What a beautiful nursery! Love the branches used as curtain rods!!! :D

Pam M said...

I have just the place for some "vinyl".
Oh, and love the nursery - Jack's a lucky boy!!

Corrie said...

I love that nursery and those graphics - something like that would be great in the nursery I'm working on!

Sabrina said...

I would love to win anything having to do with vinyl lettering. I have one saying up above my mantle, "It's not the home I love, but the life that is lived there." But I WANT MORE! Pick me!

APepito said...

Love the nursery and LOVE your reading room! Such great style! Alison.

Mandy said...

Beautiful nursery, love the quotes!

Unknown said...

I'd love to get some vinyl lettering for the walls of our master bedroom. The colors of the nursery look great-very soothing.

Wendy said...

Just gorgeous! Oh, there is so much vinyl I would like!
It would be hard to just pick one! Or two...or three....

Krissy said...

BEAUTIFUL nursery and fabulous inspiration room! I'd love to win some vinyl!!! Thanks for the super offer!!!

Unknown said...

Beautiful nursery...i esp love the quotes on the wall.

mama3davis said...

I am thinking I need some stripes too.

mama3davis at gmail dot com

Jason and Sandi Rodriguez said...

Talk about a peaceful and surreal nursery! I think your reading room was such great inspiration!!! Great Giveaway!!! Who doesn't love vinyl letters?

Jess said...

That nursery is gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

Love it! :)

Mike and Carrie said...

Thanks for your inspiration!

catnap said...

Wow. One lucky kid. Love the curtains and the bold stripes. And the fact that the room will still look good over the years without a major redo. Refreshingly sophisticated.

The Kimmels said...

Such a cute nursery, have been wanting to try vinyl lettering for awhile!

Unknown said...

What an adorable nursery! Love the window treatments.

Wishful Home said...

I have loved, and followed, your blog for a few months now...but can't recall if I have ever posted any comments yet!

You are such an inspiration, and I actually just started my own blog the other day and am hooked all ready! I'm such a newbie to all of this, but enjoy reading your blog so much!

Melis said...

Would love to win this!

Thank you always for your continued inspiration!

Leslie said...

Beautiful Nursery!

alison said...

that is the best nursery i have ever seen. perfect colors and cuteness everywhere, and i love the "His eye is on the sparrow" part so much.

Ashley said...

I know I won't win, BUT I still had to say how beautiful this nursery is! Ohhh my! It makes me want to totally re-do my 8 month old's room...I should do it! I also LOVE the vinyl lettering...so cute!

Jenna Ables said...

What a transformation! Such a calming inspirational room for a baby :)

Robin {keephomesimple} said...

Nursery, A-dorable! I am in love with vinyl!

Lindsay said...

Love the vinyl lettering in the nursery!! Have some in my house too...but want a "redo" in some of our rooms. :) Thanks for sharing!!

Liz said...

Please pick #227!

one of these days were gonna set this cirus down. said...

Great Nursery! Love your blog! and all your ideas- you inspire me!!!

Anonymous said...

So sweet and calming! Loved the stripes in your reading room, and love them again in Aimee's new nursery!

Michele said...

SO inspirational!

Katie C said...

Yummy vinyl! Thanks for the chance to win!

Sobolik Family said...

Very cute nursery.

Julie

Kara said...

Wow - what an absolute beauty of a nursery (of course she had a good "vision" thanks to your reading room). Thanks for sharing such beautiful inspiration!

Carol said...

Beautiful nursery!

ShelliRae said...

I never had a nursery for my little ones- now I wish I had. So beautiful!!

Laura said...

I love this nursery re-do! So cute. Thanks for the give away!

MariePhotographie said...

Awesome giveaway, awesome re-do!

Kim said...

Very pretty nursery! I love the limb curtain rods and the transformed ceiling is beautiful!

Blessed Serendipity said...

That nursery makeover is wonderful! I love how graphics and lettering looks on the wall.
-Danielle

L, M, P, W and I said...

Your blog has kick-started me into finally 'decorating' the house we moved into two years ago! $ are low and I'm mostly busy raising kids, but I'm having fun with spray paint and getting things lined up just right on shelves and mantles! Thanks for reminding me how important decor is to my general feeling of well-being! - Michelle in Nanaimo, B.C., Canada

Melissa Lester said...

Precious nursery! That would look right at home in your house.

Unknown said...

What an awesome room!! Love the paint!

Melanie B. said...

I love that nursery and your reading room. I have stripes in my family room, but I am thinking of doing some in this cream tone in my guest bath. Thanks so much for all of your inspiration!

Jessica said...

Love the nursery! I love the vinyl lettering...I need it for my son's room!!!!

N said...

Love the giveaway ... LOVE the nursery.

I recently relocated from Seattle, WA to San Diego, Ca and I can't wait to buy my new house and put all the ideas and inspiration you've given me to use ....

Waiting on your next inspired ~ design!!

Ultimate Foodie said...

What a transformation!! The room looks so peaceful and serene...

The Cutting Edge of Ordinary said...

Wow that is one beautiful nursery! Love it! Thanks for the chance to win!

Sandra said...

Did someone say free give away?? I'm game!

The nursery makeover is wonderful - very peaceful and I love the contrast of the dark crib in the light room.

(The other Sandra)

Sarah {The Student Knitter} said...

Wow, there are a LOT of comments on this! LOL I'd love some vinyl lovin'!

Gorgeous project, too! Thanks for linking it for us. :)

Unknown said...

Love the baby room! Thanks for featuring! Love vinyl lettering also!

The Brown family said...

wow! she did rock it. what a great space. i love the stripes and the curtain rod is amazing. what a smart girl.

Karen Isbell said...

The nursery is adorable!

Jenna said...

awesome nursery So inspiring!

And great giveaway!

Marina said...

Wow! What a gorgeous nursery makeover!

Megan said...

What a beautiful nursery!

I would love lettering in so many of my rooms... maybe my new dungeon, I mean laundry room redo.

Natalie said...

Beautiful nursery. Is it so bad that I kind of wanted to see that paneling stick around? I love the quote on the walls too.

Michelle said...

That nursary is so calm and relaxing... way to go! I would love to win the give-away!

Deb S. said...

what a fantastic giveaway!the nursery is gorgeous!

Deidra said...

Found your website recently and I love it!
Thanks for all the inspiration!

Melissa said...

That nursery is so chic and beautiful, yet completely fitting for a baby. I love the two-toned stripes!

CelesteA said...

I can't wait to decorate our baby's nursery!

Michelle said...

Great giveaway. Love the nursery. You are inspiring...I can't wait to show you my kitchen and yes, I started with black cabinets and added toppers like yours then changed them to gray and white. LOL! My kitchen is so bright now. Love it. Thanks for the inspiration.

MegJill said...

Amazing how she took elements from your reading room and applied them to a babies room, and it worked so beautifully! Her room is wonderful!
MegJill at
he4rken(at)yahoo(dot)com

Kelly Ann said...

I really love the nursery....and how flattering that she used the reading nook as her inspiration.

goincrazy said...

wow! that is a beautiful nursery!

Ginger
ginrob @mail.com

mo wask said...

have been drooling over the vinyl lettering... ohh ahhh!

adorable nursery transformation!

Abby said...

I love that nursery! I'm getting ready to design a nursery and I NEED some graphics!! :) Hope I win:)

Ash said...

Yipee! i hope i win the gift certificate...i'm stupid excited!

Ashley

LesleySW said...

Really beautiful nursery. Gorgeous.

cakebake said...

Beautiful nursery! It's so airy and fresh. Absolutely love it.

Ericka said...

Love your blog! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

Lauren said...

OOOOh...pick me, pick me!

misty w. said...

Love the nursery inspired by your room! Soooooo pretty and calming!
And Leen the Graphics Queen stuff is great! Thanks for the chance!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous re-do. I absolutely love it. I've been thinking about all the things I could do with the vinyl. Please enter me in the contest! :)

Janelle Wind said...

Thank you for your constant inspiration. I am soon to move back into our VERY old home and am totally overwhelmed with how to decorate it. To have your inspiration is a God send, thank you xx And thank you for the chance to win some amazing vinyl for the wall too. x Janelle

Fearlessartist said...

Great ideas! And she's so lucky to have so much light.

Laura @ LPC Interiors said...

Great giveaway and cute nursery!!

Candy said...

Love the reno! So peaceful! And I love me some vinyl lettering, too, so I'm in! Thanks Layla!

RachTurner said...

Beautiful nursery!! Would love to win the vinyl art, too!

Faithful Praise said...

Great Blog! Super Inspiration! Thanks for sharing!

Jill Swank said...

That is an adorable baby room! I emailed it to my friend that is expecting....she loved the idea too! I hadn't thought about wide strips in a small room.

Christie said...

I love the stripes in both rooms-they are so versatile! Thanks for sharing!

Kelli said...

Love, love, love to win some vinyl words!

Anonymous said...

Love the nursery! Especially the word art. Would LOVE to win the certificate!

fiddler's wife said...

Ooooh. Ahhhhhh. Pretty nursery. Love the verse. ;0)

I would love to have my shop logo done in vinyl so I could stick it on my wall.

Jessica said...

The tree in the nursery is so wonderful! I love the color palet she chose. Very beautiful Aimee! Congrats.

Melle Dettenmaier said...

I love the nursery. So calm and serene!

I would also LOVE to win some vinyl.

tasha said...

love the beautiful nursery! would love to have some vinyl in my home :)

Unknown said...

I would love one for my girls new room. Thanks for the opportunity.

Georgianna said...

I like the scripture reference on the walls. I find it very comforting.

Oona Johnson said...

I love the way the branch window "hardware" turned out! So fresh.

BizzyMom said...

Vinyl lettering is the bomb!
It added so much to the nursery which is very serene.

Shelly said...

I would love to have wall words. Those look so great.

Anonymous said...

Wow I have seen a lot of nursery's decorated all cute, but this one is by far one of the best ones I've seen. It really touches my heart, it looks so peaceful and tranquil, yet personal at the same time.

Eva said...

What a peaceful place for a little one! I love the neutral tones and modern classic feel to it all. Beautiful!

andstuff said...

what a beautiful inspiration room & I love love love the vinyl lettering!

Carrie said...

Aimee's nursery is darling! Thank you for sharing it with us!

Unknown said...

Love love love that nursery as much as I love your reading room.

Would love to win something from Leen. I just ordered the number and letter like you have and they are awesome.

L said...

I LOVE the three paneled bare tree branches!

Tracey said...

Wow! That nursery is amazing! So calming! I am sending my sister this link so she can get some ideas for her soon-to-be born baby!

SMccracken said...

We are pregnant with our first and I would love some letters!!! :)

Sarah Kathryn said...

I love vinyl lettering!!

Unknown said...

What a great neutral nursery! Soft enough for a girl with just enough masculine for a boy! I need some graphics for my own nest!

Bonnie said...

Loving those wooden sticks as drapery poles! Adds a lovely touch of whimsy to such a precious room.

Hope you guys have a wonderful weekend!!

xoxo,
Bonnie

The Langham's said...

Oh what a beautiful nursery. She really captured to look and feel of your reading room. I love it!

Rachel said...

Beautiful nursery!!!

jmckay said...

love the nursery and this giveaway!

Unknown said...

Cute! Count me in, please!
- Danielle
other-option AT hotmail DOT com

Unknown said...

LOVE the nursery makeover!!!

And great giveaway! I'm totally digging the vinyl art right now- what an easy, cool way to make a statement in a room!! :)

Kimberly said...

I love that the nursery is so calm and soothing. My husband and I are trying for a baby, and I don't think I'll want to find out whether it's a boy or girl. This room offers the perfect option for decorating a beautiful baby room that isn't all pink or all blue.

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Unknown said...

Nice work Aimee!!! Love the vinyl lettering!
Jen

joy said...

i love your reading room and the inspiration nursery that came from it!

Pam G said...

Beautiful!

Tisha said...

What an inspiring nursery!

Tisha said...

What an inspiring nursery!

Tisha said...

What an inspiring nursery!

Elle said...

A peaceful visual counterpoint to the noises of a nursery. Blessings to momma and babe.

Sarah C said...

I'd love to win, just moved two weeks ago so ready to start decorating....sure I could use wall art somewhere ;o)

sallyjland@yahoo.com

Krissy said...

Her stuff is amazing. I hope I win!

Anonymous said...

I LOVE the words from "His Eye is on the Sparrow." What a wonderful idea for a nursery!

Shannon @ Project Shannon said...

The nursery turned out so well! I really love it!

Serena said...

I'd love to have some lettering in my daughter's room. Thanks for the giveaway.

Shar said...

I have just the phrase in mind if I was lucky enough to win! Love the stripes here, love them on your wall as well. I have painted stripes before and know what a challenge but so worth it. thanks.

burlap+blue said...

What a gorgeous nursery! and I love the "fingernails perpetually splattered with paint" part...I can certainly understand that!

MEC... said...

Lovely nursery!!

Janel said...

The nursery turned out so lovely -- I especially like the branches turned curtain rods. So creative!

Sarah said...

Yay, I love vinyl! Thanks for the great inspiration! (and giveaways) b

Rachael said...

I.am.in.LOVE with that nursery! I always dreamed about doing something magical with my future nursery, maybe something mystical like wizards and unicorns - or something nature-related and this is perfect! I would love to win one of those vinyls although I wouldn't know where to put it just yet, as we're still renting our place. But I have tons of plans for my future home - I even have a floorplan drawn out! I love your blog, you have inspired me SO much over the past few weeks!

-Rachael

Anonymous said...

oh I so want to win.

lena said...

Aimee is talented and yes, i LOVE Leen's decal--just put one up in my nursery on Monday and it is LOVELY!!! The additional $50 would be an awesome way to get more of her beautiful work!!

Tierknee said...

What a beautiful room.

Walking Worthy said...

I love the drapes and rods for the window! I also love vinyl lettering! Pick me, pick me!

Kates said...

I love how one design can look completely different but yet the same. Both of the rooms are lovely.

Anonymous said...

I love the nursery. And would love some vinyl for my new home!!

Shannon

Anonymous said...

I loved the nursery. It was very different than what you see in magazines. A nice break from silly cartoons and bears!

erika said...

thanks for a great giveaway, love me some vinyl! love love love the nursery and of course your reading room, i'm a stripe girl too!

fluerdelyis said...

I like the transformation of the nursery.
I visited the queen of graphics site and I love the wall words.
Please enter me in your fun giveaway.
Thanks,
fluerdelyis

treehouse.queen18(atyahoodotcom)

Michelle said...

The nusery looks great!

Amber Polk said...

Great Nursery!

elizabeth said...

Oh I love the nursery and I adore the wall saying...one of my favorites!

Raye Marie said...

I would love to try some of the "number" projects that are floating around in my head. Thanks for the giveaway!

Kate said...

Great giveaway! And, she did a beautiful job at transforming that room! Love the tree branch curtain rods.

erin said...

what a beautiful transformation. lucky boy.

Lynda @ SportsMadGirl said...

Oh my!! That nursery is beautiful. It is so calm and relaxing.

Awesome giveaway! I love vinyl lettering. I have a project in mind...

Brought to you by the letter K. said...

Oh nice!! What a wonderful job she did with the Nursery!

mkelton24 said...

Love this natural neutral nursery! My husband and I are expecting our first child this December and would love a little vinyl wordage! ha!

Christa said...

Beautiful nursery!! My favourite parts are the branches for curtain rods and sheer, flowing curtains.

domestiCate said...

Fabulous and chic nursery! Well done.

SueMurph said...

Love the beautiful nursery redo! Way to go Aimee and Layla I absolutely love your blog which combines 2 of my favs...graphics and design!

Rachel Bruegman said...

Awesome nursery! So serene and peaceful. I've been wanting to try out some vinyl lettering in kiddos room! Thanks for the giveaway!

Anonymous said...

Love that before and after. We did stripes like yours in our half bath and get so many compliments now!!

Amber said...

What a beautiful and calming nursery!

I would be so excited to win some vinyl!! Pick me!

Deb said...

I am so inspired by your blog. You have given me tons of ideas to use for my own home!

Libby said...

the nursery is absolutely adorable!
love your blog! great giveaway!

Darcy said...

What a neat nursery! I wish I were creative!
I love the letter giveaway, I am in a new house and have been thinking about doing some signs...

Stacey said...

So cute!

Gail said...

That baby nursery is so peaceful-looking! Love it. I am completely torn though...our baby is due in Nov. and there are just TOO MANY good ideas out there for nurseries! Ha! Of course...I'll pick what makes me happy, but what if a lot of different styles make me happy? hee...we'll figure it out in "due" time.

Love the graphics giveaway, too!

-Gail

Anonymous said...

So beautiful and sweet. It makes me want another baby, just so I could decorate a nursery!

Tricia said...

pick me!

Meg said...

What a beautiful and unique nursery!

wc said...

Gotta love that vinyl!

Billie Motsch said...

I have got to have one of these!!! What an awesome giveaway. I fell in love with your blog when I found it a couple of months ago!!!

Catherine said...

love the WIDE stripes! plus the vinyl!

Leigh said...

The nursery is light, airy perfection!

izzy said...

Beautiful nursery, love the tree! And love vinyl wall letters!

Mz V said...

Thanks for the link to Aimee's darling website! Now I take time to look at BOTH your projects
Vickie White
Sherman, TX

Anne said...

I am truly a numbers person!!!! :)

☂niki. said...

i'm fairly new to your blog, but now that i found it, i check it regularly. i'm so in love with your place and all of your projects! before and afters are my favorite and you have a plethora of amazing ones!

laurmela said...

Layla,

I totally wish you lived in So Cal or I in your neck of the woods. I so love your little cottage. Can't wait to see what you have next! Now if I can just figure out my cricut, maybe I could cut some vinyl!

Toodles,

Laura

Anonymous said...

Layla,

Aimee did a wonderful job on the nursery! I can see your inspiration throughout the room. I like how she incorporated the vinyl words. Such a peaceful calm retreat for her little one.

Thank you for the generous giveaway!

Your Friend,
Deborah

The Skinny Turtle said...

Ohhh, I've been wanting to try some vinyl wall words!

And that nursery is just lovely!

Aunt Mary said...

Love the tree!!!

Cece Lively said...

Love it!!! B-E-A-utiful!

Anonymous said...

What a great giveaway! thanks :)

jess & stacia said...

Wow, great room. Thanks for the chance to win! The vinyl would look awesome in any room of my new house.

Suzanne said...

Love that beautiful transformation! I would also love some vinyl words. I love the front door with "Welcome" on it.

Anonymous said...

Super cute!

Kristin said...

That nursery is so cute. I love the vinyl tree.

The Life of the Chous said...

I love vinyls!

Karen said...

Great nursery, and the vinyl is the perfect finishing touch!

Stacey said...

The nursery looks super great! I would love to number my stairs with vinyl! Thanks for the giveaway!! : )
~Stacey

Unknown said...

Your amazing transformations make me wish I'd purchased an older home. Of course, I would also need your skills and talent to do anything with it! hehe

Cheri said...

I love the vinyl words... I would love to have one for my grandson's room...:O)

Cari K. said...

I love the nature inspired nursery

queenofkings76@yahoo.com

rachelle said...

wow! it's amazing all of the stuff you can create with vinyl...impressive.

Angie :) said...

I love Aimee's room makeover, and the wall lettering is fabulous!! Love it!

Scoot said...

I'm beyond psyched for this giveaway- and in love with both the reading room and the nursery! How fab :)

Angel Girl said...

I'm a new reader to this blog and I love it. It gives me such awesome ideas and so much inspiration!

Erica said...

The nursery is so beautiful and soothing with the neutral color palate. I love the idea of vinyl lettering, so much easier than painting by hand! (which is how I roll:)

Beth Covalt said...

Loved the nursery transformation and the inspiration!

Anonymous said...

I totally adore that nursery! It is fantastically peaceful, elegant, modern and homey all at the same time. Love!

Lora said...

I would love to win the vinyls! The nursery is so sweet and I love the words.

Tracey said...

I could go overboard with vinyl lettering--we have Joshua 24:15 in our entryway with our family name and it's like a tattoo. Once you get one you always kind of want another one!

RAE said...

Painting the kitchen over this long weekend. Have been online looking for vinyl "sayings" to use. I am doing my kitchen as cheap as possible, nothing cheaper than FREE. Absolutely love your site...

Tiffanie said...

Makes me want to re-do my nursery...or get started thinking for the next one ;)

Anonymous said...

Love the nursery and the giveaway!

2dayisgood said...

beautiful nursery and i love the vinyl lettering!! have a wonderful weekend!!

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