Nursery Office Combo: Making it work in a small space

Hi Loves!

I’m so excited to share my favorite little room in our house right now,  Sophia’s pink and gold nursery and our home office combo.

You can imagine how excited I was when I found out that I was having a baby girl! I finally had an excuse to have a whole pink room and my husband could not complain about it, lol!

Now, we live in a 1100 sq feet apartment and the nursery is also our home office and hubby’s closet.

Nursery office combo

So, putting all together was definitely a little challenging. I didn’t have enough space to add some of the things that I wanted like a glider or a wardrobe for Sophia in order to keep our desk and computer.

The inspiration for her room came from this crown from Restoration Hardware, I just love it! However, it was definitely not in my budget. I found a better priced one at Pottery Barn and ended up spray painting it gold (sold out, similar here).

I wanted her nursery to be like a romantic/princess room with lots of soft pink and touches of gold. Finding the right pink was way harder than what I imagined, I think we went through 10 different shades of pink, we finally decided to go with Pinafore pink by Ralph Lauren, its just the perfect soft pink!

Blush and gold Nursery
Bratt Decor Joy Crib and Pottery Barn Gold Cornice and Sheers

Pottery Barn Cornice (old): Similar here , here or here.
Bratt Decor Crib

When you live in a small apartment, storage is always an issue. To maximize storage, I decided to go with the ikea Malm dresser that has eight very large drawers.

I added lucite knobs to the Ikea Malm dresser to add a little bit of glam!

Its a little bit higher than most changing tables but it works for us. For the decor, since the room is so small, I kept it as simple as possible (though I did went a little crazy with all the stuffed animals :)).
pink and gold nursery

The Ikea Visttjo Shelf that I sprayed painted gold looks beautiful here. It houses office supplies as well as baby stuff!

Nursery office combo layoutNursery and office shared spacePaint- Pinafore Pink by Ralph Lauren
Ikea Shelf Painted Gold (see this post for details)
Desk: West Elm
Ghost Chair: Amazon
Unicorn Rocker: Pottery Barn

Ikea Vittsjo shelf in goldPink NurseryBratt Decor crib, iron crib, vintage iron cribPink Princess NurseryBlush Pink NurseryNursery office comboNursery office
Nursery Dresser

Bows and headbands storageIkea malm dresser with lucite knobs
The lucite knobs on the Ikea Malm Dresser makes this dresser more feminine and pretty.
Dresser: Ikea Malm Dresser
Scalloped Gold Mirror: Pottery Barn Teen


Sources:
Crib- Brattdecor
Dressers/Eterege (Sprayed painted gold)- Ikea
Brass Sleeping Bunny- Ebay
Books- 1/2/3/4/5
Bedding, Pink giraffe, lion and dragon- Restoration Hardware Baby
Paint- Pinafore Pink by Ralph Lauren

Thank you so much for visiting!

With love,
Ceres

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55 Comments

  1. Paige
    May 6, 2016 / 10:17 pm

    The gold shelving unit in the corner…. You bought that from Ikea and spray painted it? I LOVE IT!!!! It’s exactly what I’m looking for to put in my nursery for my baby girl. I’m looking at the Ikea website and have not seen that shelving unit. Do you remember what it was called exactly?

    Thank you so much for posting this — simply beautiful!!!!

    Hope to hear from you soon,
    Paige

    • Ceres
      Author
      May 7, 2016 / 2:04 am

      Hi doll! Thank you! It’s the ikea vittsjo shelves! Still available at ikea. Xoxo

      • Paige
        May 9, 2016 / 2:43 pm

        Thank you so much!!! 🙂

      • Nicole
        July 17, 2017 / 11:49 pm

        What type of spray paint did you use?

  2. Luxmy
    May 6, 2016 / 10:32 pm

    Beautiful room Ceres!!! It is lovely? Congratulations on the blog!

  3. Ghaleb
    May 7, 2016 / 1:59 pm

    I’m obsessed with your new blog ? you are such an inspiration to me, I don’t think you understand!!! Looking forward to more posts ??

    Best,
    Ghaleb (@gk.interiors)

    • Ceres
      Author
      May 7, 2016 / 3:53 pm

      Awww thank you so much Ghaleb! It means the world to me! You are amazing too! I’m loving your feed! ??

      • Ghaleb
        May 7, 2016 / 10:57 pm

        Thanks, so sweet of you ?

  4. Michelle
    May 10, 2016 / 5:39 pm

    Hi there – what spray paint did you use on the shelves? I am doing the same Ikea hack and that is the color I am going for! Thanks!

  5. Feriel
    May 10, 2016 / 5:52 pm

    Congrats Ceres on your blog YAY it’s so pink and pretty!
    Can you share what gold spray paint brand and shade of gold you used for the ettagere? I find it’s so hard to get the perfect shade of gold!

  6. Ash
    May 18, 2016 / 3:04 pm

    Beautiful! What did you do to make the two Malm dressers appear as one? I am trying to figure out how to hide the seam on the top when the two dressers are next to one another. Thanks!

    • Ceres
      Author
      May 18, 2016 / 9:30 pm

      Hi doll, I just did a post on the ikea malm dresser hack, check it out!

      • Ashley Chapman
        May 18, 2016 / 11:05 pm

        Thank you!

  7. Karina
    May 27, 2016 / 5:35 pm

    Gorg!! I’m obsessed with Sophia’s nursery! Where did you purchase the chandelier?

    • Ceres
      Author
      June 4, 2016 / 2:37 pm

      Thank you so much! The chandelier is linked in the thumbnails below the post!

  8. Thelma
    May 27, 2016 / 11:01 pm

    Hi where is the mirror from?

    • Ceres
      Author
      June 4, 2016 / 2:36 pm

      Hi Thelma! The mirror is linked bellow in the thumbnails!
      xoxo,

  9. Sydney
    June 4, 2016 / 5:10 pm

    Hi! Where did you get the desk? I’m obsessed and need it! Beautiful room!

    • Ceres
      Author
      June 19, 2016 / 7:00 pm

      Hi doll! I linked the desk in the thumbnails! its from west elm!
      xoxo,
      Ceres

  10. Marsha
    June 18, 2016 / 4:06 pm

    Beautiful nursery! How was the 4 drawer Malm height for a changing table? Was it a comfortable height or a little too tall? The 3 drawer seems too low (I’m 5’7″ and my husband in 6 foot).
    Thanks!

    • Ceres
      Author
      June 19, 2016 / 6:58 pm

      To be honest with you, we barely used, lol! I end up changing her in my bed all the time. Since we live in a small apartment, so my bedroom is very close. I think for your hight would be perfect. The smaller one is just too small for our high ceilings. xoxo

  11. Deja
    July 16, 2016 / 2:45 am

    I was wondering where did you get her crib skirt from ? Thanks !!

    • Ceres
      Author
      July 16, 2016 / 7:36 pm

      Hi Deja! Its from Restoration Hardware baby.

      • Cassie
        November 8, 2016 / 2:46 am

        Does the crib skirt happen to be the “Gathered linen-cotton crib skirt” in the color petal? I’m looking to buy that for my baby girl. Thank you!

        • Ceres
          Author
          November 10, 2016 / 7:45 pm

          Hi Cassie, not mine is WASHED VELVET in petal! xoxo

  12. Kyla
    July 31, 2016 / 1:45 pm

    Could you tell me where you got the hanging crown above the crib from!? We are looking to do a similar idea and love the look of this crown!

    Thanks! 🙂

    • Ceres
      Author
      August 22, 2016 / 1:36 am

      It was from PBK, this one is discontinued though. I did link another one under the post 🙂

  13. Rachel
    September 11, 2016 / 2:25 pm

    Hi! Can you please tell me which changing pad cover you used? Thanks!

    • Ceres
      Author
      September 13, 2016 / 1:35 pm

      Hi Rachel! It was from Babies r us, its just a pink cover.
      xoxo,
      Ceres

  14. Heather
    September 27, 2016 / 12:53 pm

    This room is beautiful!! Where did you find the wall crown?

    • Ceres
      Author
      September 27, 2016 / 2:56 pm

      Hi Heather! It was from Pottery Barn Kids, but they have discontinued. 🙁

  15. Sherron
    May 13, 2017 / 6:32 am

    Love the room! Do you know where you got the chandelier from?

    • Ceres
      Author
      May 13, 2017 / 6:36 am

      Hi Sherron! Thank you! The chandelier it’s linked on the thumbnails on the shop the post session ?

  16. July 6, 2017 / 7:56 pm

    So gorgeous. The dresser pulls you added took it over the top. Such a great choice. I have the same metallic spray paint and have been dying to use it. I’m going to spray paint my daughter’s dresser knobs and my living room bookcase now. Absolutely love this. If you have any tips on spray painting the bookcase, please let me know. It’s intimidating. LOL

    • Ceres
      Author
      July 7, 2017 / 1:57 pm

      Thank you April! It’s always better to spray laying flat I think, but I’m sure you will do a beautiful job! ??

  17. July 19, 2017 / 10:23 pm

    Hi. Can you share what book set you have on the bookcase? The 5 books – one with purple, peach, yellow, etc books? Thanks!

    • Ceres
      Author
      July 20, 2017 / 4:23 pm

      Hi April, is the Winnie the pooh collection from amazon!

  18. Kathy
    August 6, 2017 / 12:27 pm

    Love everything about this! Where is the rug from? I have the same crib but in a cream color, I’m obsessed with white furniture and thought I could possibly paint it..do you have any suggestions for that? Have you ever painted something that was iron?

    • Ceres
      Author
      August 14, 2017 / 11:12 am

      Hi Kathy,
      I found the rug at tjmaxx! Ummm I think the cream color is fine, no? I would be careful with painting the crib. It needs to be baby approved paint!

  19. Catherine
    August 25, 2017 / 10:35 pm

    For some reason my browser will not let me see the shop the look thumbnails and I am dying over the whole room and need to know where the mirror is from, please.

      • Catnerine
        August 26, 2017 / 12:11 pm

        You are amazing!! Thanks! It might be my cell phone too and I need to get on my laptop to see the thumbnails!! I just found your blog the other day!! You are very talented and your home his gorgeous ?

        • Ceres
          Author
          August 26, 2017 / 12:45 pm

          Awww thank you so much! I think the problem is on my site. I will fix it later ??

  20. Amber
    September 15, 2017 / 8:40 pm

    Where did you get those adorable handles for the dresser?

    • Ceres
      Author
      September 15, 2017 / 10:08 pm

      Hi Amber! I have another post where I talk about the dresser makeover, I have linked the handles there ?

      • Amber Saffold
        October 18, 2017 / 2:50 pm

        What is the paint color for your walls?

        • Ceres
          Author
          October 24, 2017 / 12:56 pm

          Hi Amber, its Pinafore pink by Ralph Lauren. Thank you for stopping by!

  21. Susan
    November 17, 2018 / 1:58 pm

    Hi Ceres! I’m in love with the chandelier in Sophia”s nursery! The links below are not showing it for some reason. Where did you find it, please? Thank you!!!

  22. Tara L
    November 29, 2018 / 11:08 am

    Hi !! Would you be able to put the link for the Crib Skirt- Im having trouble finding that exact one.

    • Ceres
      Author
      November 29, 2018 / 11:10 am

      Tara is from restoration hardware baby! I still have it and going to put up for sale! Let me know if interested 😘

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