This week I’m featuring what I call “unexpected whimsy” and the role it plays in making a space feel cozier by sharing a few of the fun ways it shows up in our home. (Refer to yesterday’s post for more background.) This little vignette is in our daughter’s nursery. It’s full of custom art, bits of greeting cards I received at her baby shower, a felted doe and fawn pair I found at an antique store right after I discovered I was pregnant with her. Did it need a tiny golden penguin perched atop, proudly dancing outside the lines? Probably not. But does he bring me immense joy? You bet. I’ll happily retrieve him for her to play with once she grows out of literally wanting to gobble him up. And what about the fairy door down there on the baseboard? It was definitely not a need, but darn-it-all if I don’t swoon every time I see it just imagining how she’ll lay there on her belly tracing its ivy vines with her tiny fingers.
These little bits of whimsy bring me more delight than I can express – and make me smile at the future we will share watching her grow. I love rocking her and daydreaming about who she will be. I hope she loves this special little slice of our home that’s all hers. (The little blue deer plaque hails from our faves @rebelreclaimed, the print with the coral oval says “Be Brave” and was made by our friend Emilie of @liefdesign as well as the commissioned scripture verse in calligraphy. And of course some framed Rifle Paper Co. stock because always amazing.)
Composition is important to design and creating coziness. I like vignettes that mix elements and textures to create a well-rounded and approachable look. For instance, in this cozy little corner alone are metal, wood, glass, greenery, paper stock and ceramic finishes.