Blue + Green, With a Splash of Pink

Our baby girl is working harder every day at scaling the sides of her crib, and I know it's only a matter of time before she catapults her little self over the side.  This can only mean one thing--it's time to work on her big girl room.  (Yes, this is how I think.)

This is her nursery:

When we moved into our house, I was 6 months pregnant, fat, tired, lacking creativity. . . you get the picture.  I didn't do things much differently than the nursery in the last house.  I did, however, buy this Pottery Barn rug (a Craigslist find, of course) and would really like to keep it in her "new" room. 

So, how do you keep an existing rug (or piece of furniture, for that matter) and create a completely different look?  Work with a whole new color scheme.  Our nursery was gender neutral because we didn't find out what we were having, but she's definitely a girl so it's time to pretty up her room.

As of now, my plan is to keep the green and add a strong dose of peacock blue (maybe through a painted dresser), with a splash of hot pink (something in the magenta family).  I'm thinking of a color combo somewhere along these lines:

Angie Hranowsky

Elle Decor

House Beautiful

House to Home

Steven Sclaroff

I think my first step will be to paint the bamboo dresser that's been sitting in my garage since Spring.  And, then I'll start shopping for a bed once she nose dives out of her crib.

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Speaking of kids, Kirsten at 6th Street Design School is devoting an entire week to "Good Design, with Kids In Mind."  She asked me to be a contributor (which I think is funny, considering my house usually looks like a small tornado has come through. . . ).  Anyway, I'm honored to be part of her "panel of experts" and look forward to reading what everyone else has to say on the subject.