DECORATING 101

serene nursery

Inspired by a sense of wanderlust, designer Sarah Walker of The Curated House creates a whimsical bedroom for her little one. Here’s how to master the look.

TEXT BRITTANY DEVENYI PHOTOGRAPHY ASHLEY CAPP

LACK CLOSED STORAGE? CORRAL BABY BLANKETS AND STUFFED ANIMALS IN LARGE WOVEN BASKETS WORTHY OF DISPLAY. LEND YOUR NURSERY TIMELESS STYLE BY GIVING OLD FURNITURE NEW LIFE. DESIGNER SARAH WALKER REVAMPED THIS SECONDHAND CRIB BY PAINTING THE SPINDLES WHITE AND ADDING A PRETTY SKIRT.

CREATE A WELCOMING READING CORNER BY SHOWCASING CHILDREN’S BOOKS, AS WELL AS A FEW PLUSH TOYS AND TRAVEL-INSPIRED PRINTS, ON PICTURE LEDGES.

TAKE CUES FROM THIS DESIGNSAVVY MOM AND OPT FOR A STYLISH ARMCHAIR THAT SWIVELS AND GLIDES (THINK OF IT AS A CLEVER TWIST ON THE CLASSIC ROCKING CHAIR).

DON’T SHY AWAY FROM THE UNEXPECTED. HERE, A WALNUT OFFICE CABINET WAS UPDATED WITH A WATERFALL COUNTERTOP TO SERVE AS A TRENDY CHANGING TABLE.

DESIGN, The Curated House by Sarah Walker, thecuratedhouse.com; Creamy SW 7012 WALL & CRIB PAINT, Sherwin- Williams; GLIDER, CR Laine; DRAPERY FABRIC, Kravet Canada; CRIB SKIRT, Restoration ▲ DaVinci Jenny Lind CRIB in White, $349, Ella + Elliot, ellaandelliot.com.

get the look soothing & sophisticated

▼ Jute Raia BASKETS in Navy Stripe, from $49 US each, Pottery Barn Kids, potterybarnkids.com.

▲ Auggie cotton cross-stitch QUILT in Grey, $150, West Coast Kids, westcoastkids.ca.

Hardware; PICTURE LEDGES, IKEA; RUG, Kaarma; Cloud Study ARTWORK by A. Pell, Bird 1 ARTWORK by Emma Nishimura, Bocce ARTWORK by Erin Vincent, Art Interiors; hand PRINT (in acrylic frame), Mitchell Black Home; framed butterfly TAXIDERMY, Bug Under Glass; felt rabbit ANIMAL HEAD, Faux Fauna; wood-plaque PRINTS, Big Bear + the Wolf; quilted BLANKET, Pehr Designs; ink-blot-print TOSS CUSHION, Indigo; LUMBAR CUSHION, West Coast Kids; CABINETRY HARDWARE, Lee Valley. ▶ Rifle Paper Co. Animal Parade PRINT, 8" x 10", $25, Gallery FRAME in White, 8" x 10", $25, Indigo, indigo.ca.

▼ Monte microfibre Como GLIDER in Pebble Grey with walnut base, $1,395, West Coast Kids, westcoastkids.ca.

▼ Wool blend Gems RUG, 5' x 8', $449, Urban Barn, urbanbarn.com.