Before we’d even picked out a colour for Izzy and Jesse’s room, I knew I wanted to fill the freshly painted walls with interesting objects and art.

I do my best to surround the children with creativity, mainly because it’s a big part of what makes me tick, but also because I think a home filled with art and books and music is a beautiful environment for a child to grow up in. Does that sound terribly pretentious? Possibly. Oh well, it is what it is.

For the wall above their chest of draws I worked backwards, buying a selection of frames in different sizes from Ikea before sourcing the artwork to fill them.

‘Let the Wild Rumpus Start’, in case you don’t know, is a quote from perrenial children’s favourite ‘Where The Wild Things Are’. The poster by Deanworks on Etsy is available in a range of colours. I have to admit I was expecting a slightly sunnier yellow than the ochre that arrived, but as I wasn’t set on everything matching perfectly it didn’t really matter.

I adore this embroidery hoop by Etsy seller Little Grey Fox, so much so that I’ve already picked out the Birds on a Wire Trio for another part of the house! The fact I’m completely incompetent when it comes to sewing leaves me even more impressed by the craftsmanship involved in this piece.

The two smaller frames are filled with postcards from Paperchase. The images are taken from vintage Russian cigarette cards. Jesse loves the lion and Izzy thinks the showgirl is fabulous!

The final two prints are both the work of UK based Etsy sellers.

I came across Goldlion on Etsy via Pinterest one day and purchased the ‘Reading Makes Your World Big’ print immediately.

I couldn’t agree more with the sentiments behind this piece, and it is finished to an incredibly high standard. In fact, it’s almost too good for its cheap Ikea frame, but I do love the way the colours look together. I’m currently trying to talk myself out of buying the Sweet Dreams and Sunbeams print. So pretty.

The ‘Sunshine on a Rainy Day’ print by Littletree Designs reflects the room’s colour scheme perfectly once placed in its bright blue frame.

I used a colourful vintage parasol to disguise some of the junk we store on top of the children’s wardrobe.  

The slightly oriental theme continues on the opposite wall with some treasures collected on our travels a few years ago.

When Izzy was 16 months old we took an epic holiday to China, Honk Kong and Thailand. It was amazing, and I love having these reminders of our adventure on permanent display.

I’ve set my heart on finding a smaller, mini-globe to accompany the one I found in Exeter’s finest vintage treasure trove Otto Retro. The children love to pull this off the shelf and look at the distance between us in the UK and my sister in Australia. Jesse seems confused by my claim that it is a very long way indeed!

I suspect I’m not quite finished with this part of the project yet. I mean, there’s still plenty of wall space to fill! I’d like an alphabet print somewhere, and the children need a clock too. Any excuse to continue searching for pretty things…

{The Details}

Picture frames ~ NYTTJA by Ikea

Let the Wild Rumpus Start ~Deanworks on Etsy

Lion and Showgirl ~ Postcards from Paperchase.

Sunshine on a Rainy Day ~ Littletree Designs on Etsy

Reading Makes Your World BIG ~ Goldlion on Etsy

Sleep Tight {embroidery hoop} ~ Little Gray Fox on Etsy

Japanese parasol ~ Vintage

Butterfly kite and Isabel’s name ~ Souvenirs from our trip to China 6 years ago.

Vintage Globe ~ Otto Retro in Exeter

Robot money box ~ Gift {available here}

{You can read about the rest of the children’s room in Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.}

Love Audrey xxx