Sophia's room

When I was at school I was involved in all sorts of creative pursuits - drawing, painting, poetry, sewing - you name it, I was probably doing it. That all fell away with uni and work because, suddenly, there seemed no time for it.

Recently I've discovered sewing again, thanks to my good friend Barb who has been making fab things for the last year or two. When Sophia was in hospital Barb gave her a gorgeous little vintage fabric "taggy" cube...and this was to be the inspiration for her nursery.


While Sophia struggled for ten weeks in hospital, I felt the need to put some of myself into the room we were preparing for her...so I decided to make her a quilt. I hit Addicted to Fabric and managed to track down offcuts of the fabric which Barb had used in the cube and teamed it with some gorgeous white and pink spots.

The quilt snowballed into cushions and artwork...I covered bare canvases with more fabric and then stuck butterflies from Little Chipipi on with spray adhesive. The decals are designed for walls but didn't want to play nicely with our rendered walls...so the canvases were a "fix".

Little touches which pull the space together are a gorgeous butterfly lamp and an Ikea Lack shelf which holds a collection of trinkets and toys - everything from a vintage wire bicycle to a "recycled" Peter Alexander pyjama box.

My final purchase was an Eames rocker from Matt Blatt, which I had been lusting after for quite a while. It was not only perfect for cuddles and breastfeeding, but its modern lines work perfectly with the contemporary minimalisim of the Modena cot.

I'm really happy with how the room turned out - its mix of vintage and modern suits our gorgeous little girl so well...