Lavender is Busting out All Over

You know when you see something in a magazine, or online that you love for your home, and it's executed so perfectly that you want to do it yourself? I feel this way a lot, and more often than not my execution of these concepts fails, and I end up either having a half realized aesthetic, or it doesn't work at all, and I have to start over.

I'm hoping this isn't the case with the baby's room. I have included a pic of the first coat of the room. Keep in mind that the picture definitely portrays the room a lot more purple than it is. However, it is a lot of color.


To both avoid it looking too baby roomish, and too overwhelming, I want to contrast with floor tiles in the entire room. I was thinking of a gray first, and to be safe I may still do that. However, I saw some wild prints on Flor, and thought, maybe I just go Jonathan Adler on the place, and make the whole thing bold. I hesitate to do this because most people don't pull this off right unless they have all the components to do so in place, and I'm not sure I do. I can't just throw in some crazy rug, and then not go all the way. When I've gone all the way before, I've always regretted it too.



Here are the rug options I thought of in the room:

1. Just gray







2. Sophistikat: I like the chevron pattern (shown in navy) but either in the gray or yellowish green color to really contrast the walls.











3. Hot Pink: Hello world! It's me baby! Yes, this makes a bold statement, but I kinda dig it, and can use a lot of other colors with it. I do enjoy the mix and match.










4. Feelin' Groovy: This is Trent's fave. I do enjoy this color, but am afriad it might be too out there for the floor. If I do a gray rug, I am seriously considering doing a chartreuse window treatment. I saw an amazing color drape in Elle Decor this month that is driving that decision.




5. Rrrroar: Animal print? Who doesn't love one? With the reflux this baby causes me, she must be an animal!





6. Lattice: Every decor mag has a feature of someone's house with either a huge chevron print, or a huge lattice rug,
and I'm always drawn to it because it reminds me
of classic modern and old Hollywood.



Any advice or feedback is welcomed to help me get my ass in gear this month. I know windows will be the hardest for me, they always are. Plus, Lyla's treatments took eight weeks to make, so I better think hard now about what I want. Even though she won't be in the room right away, if I half-ass it, it will never be done.