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Another customer post now, making three already this year…that’s record-setting pace! Anyhow, this one comes courtesy of Jessica McLain, who sent pics from Bonne Terre, MO.
Her beautiful baby, Rypken, was born on November 16. Jessica says “I wanted something he could keep growing in and found the perfect match with the George collection!” She found us “through searching baby boy rooms online that weren’t so ‘themed’ and ‘cutesy’”.
Doesn’t Rypken look adorable, not to mention stylish, all in white, against our lime green George crib sheet?! And here he is again, pictured with his proud mom, in the nursery.
Jessica says, “my favorite item is the frame I received from my photographer friend Casey [at KC Photography]. She had it made locally at Brown Eyed Girls Boutique! It matches the room perfectly and gives it something no other ‘George’ nursery would have!”
She adds, “thank you Olli and Lime for making Rypken’s nursery so trendy, clean cut, and fun!”. Thank you Jessica, for sharing these amazing pics of your nursery and new addition!
Since posting, Jessica sent me another pic (above) which I couldn’t resist adding. Little ‘Ryp’ as he’s affectionately known, is (a very happy) nine-and-a-half weeks old here 
Time to share our first ever Logan customer nursery! These pictures were kindly emailed in by Anne Mader, who lives with her husband in the Michigan suburbs, north of Detroit.
The couple are expecting their first baby in March but Anne finished the room in plenty of time. She says, “I’m a planner, hence our nursery being done two months in advance”.
Anne knew what she was looking for: “I was on a hunt for girl bedding that wasn’t too fussy and non-themed. There really is a lot of JUNK out there and cheap rough materials.”
“I’m an avid design blog reader and had seen the george bedding and liked it! I did a bit more ‘googling’ ’til one day I landed on the site and fell in love with the Logan line!”
Anne used a mix of sources to complete the nursery. The cool zig-zag rug in the center of the room came from Urban Outfitters and the mirror, above the crib, is from HomeGoods.
The alphabet wall art was a shower gift, from Etsy, the crib, dresser, lamp and basket are from Target and the rocker, curtains, side table and wall shelves were bought from IKEA.
“I love the bedding first off, and second place would be the rug. I really enjoyed bringing in many patterns for our baby girl to look at once she’s here. I’m not a super girly-girl so bringing in another color like green was key to tone down the super soft fem vibe.”
“I also love the fact that this can grow with our baby girl into toddler bedding, Nothing about it screams BABY which was also a big deciding factor.” Happy to oblige Anne!
“We don’t have a name yet, but she sure will have a nice room to come home to. We’ve been calling her ‘baby girl mader’ for now”. We’d like an update once she arrives please!
Big thanks to Anne for for sharing these fantastic Logan nursery pics. To get links for any products shown here, or to share your own Olli & Lime-themed images, please email
Back in September, O&L customer Tim Johnson tweeted a photo of some Billie (orange) wallpaper he’d hung. Nothing unusual there…but for the fact it was in his laundry room.
We loved the look of the room and were intrigued by the decision to include our wallpaper, so I contacted Tim. Turns out his wife gets the credit for picking the paper. Thanks Leslie!
We haven’t seen our wallpaper used in a laundry room before, and may not again, but it works well here. The orange contrasts beautifully with the white, gray and stainless steel.
As coincidence would have it, this couple live in Boston. And, after some back-and-forth emailing, Tim invited us to see the laundry room in person. We didn’t need asking twice.
And that was just the start. We also toured the rest of the remodel; a stunning penthouse duplex in Boston’s South End neighborhood, with wraparound roof deck and skyline views.
It’s a visually stunning home. The design is slick and the attention to detail is staggering. I love this bespoke bathroom sink, which is shaped to match the couple’s relative height.
The place is packed with a rich blend of materials and well-conceived design solutions. This concealed door hides the office and the home’s substantial electronic nerve centre.
Tim began designing the remodel three years ago and isn’t finished yet; major projects, like the kitchen, still remain. He admits that the process has been a long and painful one.
But ultimately very rewarding. Not least as he’s worked with an architect dream team, Carlow A+D and Ruhl Walker, who’ve collaborated to achieve something very special.
Amidst all this, Tim started his own business, Furnetcha. The couple are also expecting their first child, in May. Happily, they’ve chosen to extend the O&L theme into the nursery.
Thanks to Tim and Leslie (now our friends) for letting us inside their beautiful home and hopefully, in due course, their nursery. Want to share your O&L pics? Just email me
As per tradition, here’s a review of our 2011 customer posts. After a quiet start, 8-week-old Joshua arrived here in February, courtesy of UK parents Stephanie and Matthew.
Then, in March, we met Cavell and her George nursery. This beautiful baby girl was born just before Christmas 2010, to parents Sarah and Sean Woroniak, from Winnipeg, Canada.
And in April, Ryland showed-up, proudly modeling his turquoise, Egg range nursery, and sporting a unique “comedy facial expression”, as mum Di, from Nottingham, UK calls it.
Next, in June we featured a beautifully coordinated George-themed nursery, creatively composed for baby Ryleigh, born just a few days later, to her Louisiana mom, Lindy.
Then one of numerous posts arriving via O&L’s Canadian friend, Nikki, who shared an Instagram snap of her son Epic, looking super-cool against a George design backdrop.
This July post came courtesy of mom-to-be Stacey, from St Louis, who nominated worthy stand-in Tallulah, the photogenic family dog, who expertly modeled our Billie collection.
Our second July post featured a submission from another Canadian friend, JoLyn, who shared pics of son Marek, wearing a George hooded blanket, and looking happy about it.
The last July post (a busy month!) was shared on Australian blog metromum by Alyce, and featured her beautiful baby, Isabelle, sleeping peacefully on our George crib bedding.
Calgary mom, Morgan, shared this cool pic of 21-month-old son Hunter during August, on our Facebook page. Our popular George 123 wall art appears in the top-left of the shot.
The next August post featured Lukas (and sidekick, ‘Goober the Bear’) in a coordinated George design nursery, courtesy of mom Deanna, from San Jose, CA, who kindly shared.
In September’s only post, Deanna made a second appearance here, thanks to her major role in creating a very impressive Olli & Lime-themed baby shower for her sister Jenna.
I found the next nursery on the HGTV site, submitted by mom Wendy. She chose “white and aqua with an accent of orange” (where our Billie design came in) and did a great job.
Next, we shared photos of our new hooded blankets, taken by Nikki, from EpicDanger Photography. This one shows Warren, looking super-cute in our updated Billie design…
And this is Nikki’s own son Epic (again) wearing our George hooded blanket…
And lastly, Lola, who looks super-sweet, modeling our new Logan design…
The star of this serene-looking November post was Raeya, shown sleeping against a dreamy George design backdrop. Thanks to mom Nav, from BC, Canada for sharing this.
Then we met the real resident of the Billie nursery we posted earlier; beautiful baby boy Grant, pictured here with mom Stacey, who says that people love his orange nursery.
That brings us up to date, with the post we’ve just featured, of twins Jake and Cassidy’s nursery, complete with matching Billie cribs. As mentioned, a follow-up is on the way.
And that’s it. Thanks to all who submitted photos during 2011. Have a very happy New Year celebration and we look forward to seeing more O&L-inspired nurseries in 2012
Mom Janet shared these two Billie-clad cribs on Facebook so I got in touch. Her pretty tough pregnancy ended very happily with the birth of twins, Jake and Cassidy, in August.
Janet says “I like bold colors and settled on orange…I googled orange crib bedding and eventually came upon your website…and fell in love. I knew I had to have Billie.” Yay!
“We have some wonderful accessories that I can’t wait to put up. A friend made mobiles for each crib that are cool and modern and match the Billie collection really well.”
Sounds great. We hope to share some more shots on here in a follow-up post next year. Thanks to Janet for sharing. If you’d like us to feature your own O&L shots, email me
A while ago, I posted product shots for our newly-designed hooded blankets, featuring three O&L modeling debuts, expertly captured by Nikki at EpicDanger Photography.
Nikki just shared further pics, that didn’t quite make the cut. As before, they feature Warren, Epic (Nikki’s son) and Lola, plus a bonus cameo from her daughter, Danger.
Check out the rest of the outtakes on the Epic Danger Photography blog. Thanks so much to Nikki for sharing these pics…and for making the process look so much fun!
Long-time O&L friend Nikki McArthur has been mentioned here many times, mostly thanks to her cool pics, featuring her kids, Epic & Danger and other people’s, with our stuff.
The latest mention comes courtesy of a recent Instagram snap featuring our Charlie tea towels. Thanks Nikki! They’re on sale now at 50% off – just $12.50 for a set of two
You may recognize Tallulah, the cute dog below, from a previous post back in July. At that point, mom Stacey was awaiting her baby’s arrival…and she didn’t have to wait long.
Little baby Grant was born late August. Here he is at three months, snuggled up alongside his doggie pal. Not difficult to guess his age in the other pics, thanks to his giant buttons!
If you wondered (and I did), Tallulah’s adjusted well to the new addition, as Stacey says: “Tallulah’s gone from being the queen bee to being a great momma bear. It is amazing!”
Stacey (pictured with Grant above) says “when people first heard our nursery was orange, I received many strange faces and, after the seeing the pictures, they became smiles!”.
“I’ve received great feedback on the nursery. Everyone loves how it came together, and it’s just so fitting for Grant. I cannot imagine him having a normal ‘blue’ boy bedroom.”
We love that you chose orange Stacey! Thanks for sharing these great pics of your nursery and beautiful baby boy. If you’d like to share your own O&L images, please email me
I don’t usually like surprises but this was a good one. O&L fan Nav, from BC, emailed me this pic of her beautiful daughter Raeya. She’s now 5 months, but just 9 days old here.
Nav says, “I didn’t want traditional-looking bedding with animals, Winnie the Pooh etc. I saw your bedding on display at West Coast Kids in Richmond, BC and it looked fantastic”.
“The George line was perfect. I liked the material and the fact it was gender-friendly. I’m really happy with Olli & Lime. I love your bedding; it’s contemporary and of high quality”.
Nav’s also bought our new range – “I love the new Logan line, the pink is balanced nicely with the gray, it’s not overwhelming” – so hopefully more pics to come. Thanks Nav!
I’m an HGTV addict. Move-in-ready, four bed, three bath, granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances, for $150,000. No matter how many times I hear that, I have to watch.
While the houses are rarely up our street, in every sense, it’s pretty engaging TV. There’s a link to O&L, I promise; we just made a fleeting appearance on the HGTV Canada site.
Mom Wendy chose “white and aqua with an accent of orange” (that’s Billie) for her son’s nursery, submitted to HGTV’s Kids’ Rooms Month. Big thanks to Kippo Kids for spotting!
“I designed the room before he was born, not knowing if he would be a ‘he’ or a ‘she’. I wanted a gender neutral, playful colour scheme that would last longer than his onesies!”
“Special touches include: the antique family heirloom rocker, with new upholstered cushions, the matching little rocker (which was mine as a child), a versatile clip mobile above his change table, that acts as an evolving art gallery & my custom artwork.”
“I love his room because it is a bright & playful space filled with personal touches but mostly because he loves it too!” Check out the full post, and the other rooms, here
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