NURSERY MAKEOVER
Remie loves her new
room as much as I do
Before
J
o Howard, 33, and her husband Dan
were so excited about the birth of
their third child Remie, and couldn’t
wait to start decorating their nursery. ‘Our
two older girls – Ella, five years old, and
Mya, four – each had separate bedrooms
before, but decided that they wanted to
share a bedroom,’ explains Jo. ‘It meant
we could decorate Ella’s old room afresh
for the arrival of Remie, who is now four
months old.’ Jo chose to wait to find out
if she was having a girl or a boy, but it
didn’t stop her thinking about her future
décor inspiration. ‘I knew I wanted a fresh
Scandi feel, full of colour and fun prints’
she says. The old room was quite dated,
so before Remie was born, Jo asked her
decorator to start stripping it bare, so
she could think about the space clearly.
As soon as Remie arrived, Jo went into
overdrive to get the room ready in double
quick time.STEP ONE Jo loved the idea of
adding a mural across one wall to draw in
the eye. ‘I found the Murals Wallpaper
website and was just blown away by
all the different designs’ she recalls.
Purchasing made-to-measure wallpaper
meant there was no risk of over-ordering,
or of the pattern not fitting onto one
wall. After calling in some samples, Jo,
with the help of Ella and Mya, finally
chose the perfect scene. ‘I was drawn
to the mountains,’ she says, ‘And I
just loved the mix of pastel shades.’The mural soon became the
inspiration for the colour
scheme in the rest of the room.
A dusky pink paint was chosen
for the remaining walls, and Jo
chose geometric fabric for the
curtains, which she softened
up with a pale pink pompom
trim. Nursery furniture was
next on the list. ‘I wanted a
modern shape and searched
online until I came across
this lovely curvy collection
from Nubie,’ she explains.
The cot has a Nordic design
and Jo loved the detailing.
‘It was quite pricey, but the
cot turns into a bed and will
last until Remie is nine years
old – I thought it would be
a worthwhile investment.’
Next, Jo bought a chest with
a built-in changing station to
complete the set.The plain wall was given a colour boost
with some dotty stickers in pink, yellow
and green plus some cloud shelves to keep
Remie entertainedA visit to Mamas & Papas
ensures the cot is now filled
with the cosiest bed linen to
help Remie have a truly restful
night’s sleepNew curtains frame the window,
handmade from geometric print fabric in soft
shades with a pompom trim plus blackout
lining to keep the sun out at nap timeJo Howard created a Scandi-style nursery with a
mountain mural in pastel shades for a soothing space
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