A Locally Made Nursery

On April 24th this year, we welcomed a new family member when Maker House founder Gareth and his wife Sarah had their first baby! Here's the story behind how baby Ethan's nursery came together, and some pictures of their cute little boy.  

Small house blackboard: Gautier Studio (Montreal)

We wanted a space that was clean, bright, and somewhat “un-babylike”. The goal was to create a room that will grow with our boy, and that we'll enjoy spending time in as well.

We tried to stay away from a distinct theme for the room to avoid overloading the space with too much of a good thing. Whales are our relationship spirit animal, so it was hard not to focus on that, especially since they’re so popular right now!

Instead, we built it around elements of wood and greenery. It was easy to draw inspiration from the many makers and handmade items that we come across on a daily basis, especially given that much of our house is already adorned with locally made goods. 

Walnut side table with hairpin legs: Maker House Co. (Ottawa) | Original artwork from the “Architectonics” series: Art In Jest (Ottawa) | Wooden triangle shelf: Liam Farrell (Ottawa) | Curved Walnut lamp: Craft Collective (Wakefield)

Paper-cut woodland mobile: Urban Hedgehog (Guelph) | Fern screenprint on wood
veneer: UNIK Printshop (Montreal) | 3D geometric shape decals: ADzif (Montreal)

Wooden triangle shelf: Liam Farrell (Ottawa) | Black and gold marbled concrete
planter: Origin Concrete Goods (Hamilton) | Custom engraved wooden keepsake box: Masterpiece (Guelph)

Bear onesie: North Standard Trading Post (Toronto) | Hand-turned maple baby rattle: Bram D’Hoest (Montague)

Printed cotton toy storage bin: Gautier Studios (Montreal)

Organic cotton and hemp sunshine rattle: Sun and Stars Co. (Toronto) | Organic
stuffed baby bird rattle: Fidoodle (Toronto) | Beaver stuffed toy: Truly Charlotte (Ottawa) | Panda pillow: Gautier Studio (Montreal)

Canvas hanging height chart: Gautier Studio (Montreal)

Stained glass whale commissioned from SarahKMack (Ottawa) 

Canada ABC Book: Harper Collins (Toronto)

Custom watercolour family portrait: Art In Jest (Ottawa) (commissioned by Sarah for Gareth’s first Father’s Day!)

We hope you enjoyed a peek at our new baby room! You can check out more awesome locally made baby products in our Kids Section online and in store.

1 Response

Marcus

August 28, 2018

Gareth! Unbelievable, man. Ethan looks like a proper little gentleman. So happy for you and Sarah.

Love!