The Unique Toddler's Bedroom — by Guest Mom Lindsey Johnson

My Lilly is a very unique little girl. Her interests are varied and wonderful and we embrace all of it. We call her "Lilly Livingston" because she is a born naturalist. Nothing delights her more than rocks, sticks, bugs, animals, and water. (Except maybe cars and airplanes.)

I felt inspired after reading this post by Design Mom a few weeks ago.

Here are a few things I'm planning on or have been using to decorate Lilly's room in order to celebrate my special little girl and her interests.



1. These glass jars can be found at The Container Store. I filled them with some polished rocks Lilly got from her Papa and some sticks we collected while playing outside one day.



2. I bought this at TJMaxx awhile back, but I cannot find a source online for it. I love it. It's supposed to be a lap quilt, but it's the perfect size for a toddler bed.

3. The hand tinted lithographs below are from an old encyclopedia my husband inherited when some family members moved away. It was over 150 years old and falling apart. We carefully removed the lithographs so we could frame them and mount them on the wall.





The Butterfly and Bird Lithographs are by L. Prang and Co., Boston, and the Flower Lithograph is for Tiffany & Co. by the American Lithographs Co., NY.



4. A dear friend gave me this antique rocking chair when I was pregnant with Lilly. We still rock in it (at her request). I love the gold detailing along the top and the seat of the chair.




5. I also want to fill her room with old, collectible children's books. (Another work in progress.) We've acquired a few old A.A. Milne books and some others.

I found this book at a tag sale a few years ago.



She adores cars. Those books, as I find them, will be placed on a lovely shelf, far above the reach of little fingers holding crayons.

6. I still need to find a toy box to accommodate the growing number of toys. (And a bigger apartment, for that matter.)

I really love the idea of creating a home that displays who you are. I would hope if you came to visit, you could look around at our books and our mementos and the pictures on the wall and see who we are — just look past the dirty dishes, the Cheerios crushed into floor, and our hand-me-down furniture—although those things say a lot, too.