- Brittany, here is your nursery.
[Brittany gasps] [Erick laughs]
- No. Oh my...
[soft music plays]
- Okay, Brittany. So what are we doing today?
What am I gonna look at?
- Oh my goodness.
You're gonna die, what the room looks like up there, but...
- I'm kinda scared. [Erick laughs]
- You should be scared a little bit.
But I want my dream nursery.
This is actually gonna be the first nursery
that I've ever had.
I have a 14 year old daughter, and when I had her,
I was living with my parents.
So we just made it work.
The bed was there, the crib was there.
But nothing was on purpose.
- Right.
So I know there's a lot of construction happening,
and I know we're almost done with the first floor.
- [Brittany] It's almost there.
- [Erick] Now we're tackling the second floor.
It's like a whole nother project. [Erick laughs]
- Yeah, and she's coming soon. So no pressure.
- No pressure. [Brittany laughs]
Thank you for trusting me with all of that,
and adding the pressure. [both laugh]
So let's go check out the space.
- Okay, amazing.
[bright music plays]
- Brittany, I'm so excited to see the nursery.
I know I've seen it before,
but I haven't seen what you've been using it for.
- Okay, this... - Oh. [Erick laughs]
- Is... - A catch-all.
- Yes. [Erick laughs]
This is my catch all room.
This is where we get new arrivals,
and this room was before I found out I was pregnant, too.
So we didn't really have an intention
for it to be a nursery,
but now with a baby on the way,
nursery's what it's gonna be,
and I think it has so much potential.
- [Erick] Yeah.
- [Brittany] But it's just...
There's everything possible in here
that doesn't need to be in here.
- [Erick] So in terms of aesthetic and vibe,
what are you thinking in here?
- [Brittany] Well I obviously want your opinion.
I don't want to go with a neutral nursery.
I want something a little bit more colorful, inspirational.
- [Erick] I totally love that,
and I think it's the right approach, because one,
it's a nursery.
I feel like color's so important for infants
and when they're growing up.
- True.
- It just really drives and influences their creativity,
and their mood, and the setting is so beautiful,
with the backdrop with all the trees,
and just kinda where the house is located.
I'm getting little bungalow vibes. Like, LA bungalow.
- Yeah. - That I feel like,
if you're open to it, I'd love to continue that in here,
and almost make it a little retro, 60s, cool, mod prints.
- Yes, I love that.
- I'm thinking more of the muted pinks,
and paprikas, and oranges.
- Yes. Her due date's in August, so a summer baby.
- Oh. - So I love that.
- So cute.
- The colorful, the warm tones too.
- Love it, and then in terms of prints,
you're gonna be open to that?
- Yeah. - Amazing.
- And I would love to do some kind of art on the walls.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
It'll be so fun in here.
- Maybe we use this as a featured art wall.
- [Brittany] Oh my gosh, I love that.
- [Brittany] In terms of storage, how much are you thinking?
Do we want to tackle the closet?
Are you gonna use it for only the baby, or?
- Yeah, the closet's gonna be only baby.
Right now, that's still a lot of my catch all. [both laugh]
The closet,
we didn't know what to do with when we first moved in.
- [Erick] I'm thinking maybe we add a really fun dresser.
- Okay.
- And then it can be something
that has a little bit more color,
and then it also serves for more storage,
and you can put diapers and little...
- Yeah.
- I don't even know what babies really need.
- I know. [Erick laughs]
I'm actually still trying to remember.
I mean, I have a 14 year old,
but I'm so far removed from the baby stage
that this is a challenge for me.
- I'm gonna need all your notes on baby needs diapers.
- What do they need besides clothes?
- Exactly. [Brittany laughs]
[soft music plays]
And then on this side,
what are the things that you're really gonna need in here?
- I'm open to what you think,
but I do know I'll need a crib. [Erick laughs]
- Well that's important, so I'll give you a crib.
What about...
- Oh, a changing table for sure.
- Yeah, a changing table.
Do you feel like you'll do that in here, or...
- Yeah.
I wanna keep everything as much in here
for the baby as I could. - Amazing.
- Also, I'm gonna be breastfeeding.
- Okay.
- So I'd like a space where I can come and sit down
and feel comfortable, and a little escape too.
- Oh nice. What about an area rug?
Do you feel like you're gonna be sitting on the floor?
Is that something that you... - [Brittany] Yeah,
I probably will. - [Erick] Okay.
- [Brittany] And Jayden will probably be in here with me
helping with the baby, so if I'm nursing,
she can maybe be helping me fold or do clothes.
- Oh, cute.
- Helping out in that sense, too.
So that would be really helpful.
- So maybe we do a shaggier rug,
that it feels really comfortable in here?
- Okay. Yeah, I love that.
- And then I think let's dress up the ceiling.
Going back to that bungalow idea,
and that whole kind of 60s retro vibe.
If you're open to cladding the ceiling
with wood little beams,
just to make it a little more cozier
and kinda ground the whole space.
- [Brittany] Yeah.
- [Erick] That could be really cute.
- I love this already,
and as you know from designing the rest of my house,
lighting is super important to me.
I love as much natural light,
but I would also like to be able to put the baby down
and have more control of light,
to where it can be a little bit more of a darker space.
- Dimmers. - Where she, right.
But what do you think would be a good solution for that?
- Right off the top of my head, I definitely wanna...
I'm looking that there's no recess lighting in here.
So maybe we add four with a warmer tone.
- [Brittany] Okay.
- [Erick] So that it doesn't get harsh lighting abovehead.
- Okay. - We'll add some...
- No, that sounds really good.
- Decorative pieces here and there,
and then keeping everything warm,
because you know I hate cool light. [Erick laughs]
- It's so bad for your eyes, too.
- It's just horrible.
- Yeah.
- So a chair, crib, changing table, area rug,
and then that's pretty much it.
- Yeah, those are the main essentials.
- Perfect. Let's go downstairs.
I wanna sketch it all out for you,
and then we can see what we're talking about.
- Amazing. - Cool?
[happy jazz music plays]
So now that I've seen the space,
I kinda wanna draw down some ideas.
- [Brittany] This is definitely the space right now.
- [Erick] This is it. [Erick laughs]
- A lot cleaner than it looks right now.
- So I'm just gonna start drawing in the floor plan.
We'll do the crib here.
Maybe we do a nice seating moment here next to the crib,
so that if you're picking up the baby from the crib,
you walk over and sit down and that becomes a moment.
- [Brittany] Yeah.
- And then we'll do a little ottoman.
- [Brittany] Okay.
- [Erick] And then I'm thinking
the changing table's on this side.
- [Brittany] Yeah, I like that.
- [Erick] Yeah?
- [Brittany] That way when you walk in,
you don't see it right away.
- So Brittany, we have a lot to do.
- Yes.
- And I know we have...
- A tight, tight schedule? [Erick laughs]
- A very tight schedule.
What are we thinking, in terms of deadline?
- Two months would be ideal. - Okay.
- If we can keep it to two months,
then that would be perfect.
Let's see what we can do.
- That makes me feel comfortable. Two months is a good time.
- Okay.
- I feel like it's gonna fall somewhere between
the 20 and 25 range.
- Okay.
- If you're comfortable with that.
- Yeah. - Then we'll...
- No, and it's something I'm gonna be investing in,
because it is...
I want to keep it the same.
- Right.
- I don't want to have to update it each year.
So I want it to be nice, and I'm just so glad I have you,
because honestly, it would probably look like that,
and I would just put the crib in the corner. [Erick laughs]
I don't know what I would do. [Brittany laughs]
- You focus on this. Let me focus on this.
I have to go. [Erick laughs]
- You have to get sourcing. [Brittany laughs]
[chill happy music plays]
- So it's been about a month,
and we are down to the final touches for Brittany's nursery.
We are gonna install all the furniture,
start making it look really pretty.
We ended up finishing up the closet doors.
We added the cladding in the ceiling,
and the cork wall behind, and it's all coming together,
and we're really excited to get her in and her new baby.
[soft music plays]
Do we wanna push it a little bit back? Don't you think?
Yeah, that looks good.
I love the style of the crib because it has curved edges.
That made it feel a little bit more retro
with what we were trying to create in the space.
We wanted the space to almost have this very cool,
60s, bungalow vibe, retro feeling,
and again with the neon, and then you see the curved edges.
It feels a little bit more mid century modern.
Nice and centered. Perfect.
We just thought it was the perfect crib for the space.
Tada. [Erick laughs]
We love introducing neon into different spaces,
'cause I feel like it really activates the space,
and it makes it feel really fun and light,
and when we turn it on,
the colors are so muted and beautiful that it's not like
your super bright neon.
It just makes the space feel really calm and serene.
So since we already have the neon sign on there, Paloma,
I think we should add some really beautiful family pictures
for the baby to kind of grow up with.
We really wanted this wall to evolve with her,
so that when the crib is out and her bed is in,
she can then start putting up all her favorite posters,
and we think longevity,
so we're already thinking her being in her teenage years.
It'll just be ever changing with her,
and really just grow and surround herself
with things that just bring her joy.
That looks cute, yeah.
Ready? One, two, three. [Erick and Paloma laugh]
We're gonna move the glider on this side,
and give Brittany a little moment
where she can breastfeed here, feed the baby.
She'll have a beautiful little ottoman
where she can rest her feet up.
Oh, yeah. I love it.
This is my baby.
Okay, and then we'll have a mobile that's hanging up,
so that when she's feeding the baby,
the baby has something visually nice to look at,
and then it'll just become a really cozy corner.
Voila. Oh, that looks really good.
[bright music plays]
So the plan for this corner is
to put the changing table on this side.
When we first came into the space to space plan,
we saw this little nook here,
and we realized this would be the perfect place
to put the changing table,
so that when you're walking into the space,
if Brittany and the baby get a little bit messy,
no one's really seeing it,
and it kinda hides it on this side.
But it also gives us an opportunity
to put some art along the wall,
and make it feel a little bit more dressed up,
and not so...
Oh, it's just a changing table area.
We want to make sure that feels really beautiful,
and then we can add the changing table here,
and that gives her a nice area to change the baby,
and then we can add some fun little moments.
The changing table comes with the piece,
so the reason we like it is
because you can kinda put it on either side,
depending on how your room is laid out.
This came out so beautiful.
This is a real plant. Her name is Audrey. [Erick laughs]
They're Audrey ficus. They do really well indoors.
They're really low maintenance,
which is why we introduce them into a lot of indoor spaces,
and adding plants really activates the space
and the sensory of having something living,
and then you have a newborn
and you have a plant that's also growing.
So for us, it's a win win.
We want to give Brittany a surface
so that when she's changing the baby,
she has somewhere to put all the lotions and potions
and everything else you need for baby changing.
Thank you.
And then just have everything at hand,
so that when she's changing, she can just grab everything,
and it's just really easy.
Where's the little dress?
- [Paloma] Oh, let me bring it. [Erick laughs]
- We added these little rings here for a place for Brittany
to hang up all of the baby's new clothes.
So it just becomes a nice little hanging space,
and it looks so cute. [Erick laughs]
So we added the cladding in the ceiling
because when we first walked in,
the room kinda felt like just a plain white box,
and we wanted to introduce that indoor/outdoor feel.
Brittany is in a place where
there's a lot of natural greenery outside,
and it feels like a forest.
So we wanted to add some wood cladding into the space
to make it almost feel like a really cool bungalow,
almost like a little treehouse for her Poppy to grow up in,
and make it her own little magical getaway.
[bright music plays]
We added recess lighting into the space to give Brittany
a nice control of temperature for the light.
So that if she didn't want to have this nice,
smaller little night light,
and she needed more task lighting,
then she would have above lighting coming down.
It's on a dimmer,
so she'll be able to control how much light
is coming into the space.
If you're coming in at night and the baby's crying,
you can kinda dim it 20% and you won't bother the baby.
[bright music plays]
So I think we're almost there.
We're really excited to show Brittany,
and we're just gonna juzz it up a little bit,
and finish it up.
[soft jazzy music plays]
Perfect. I love this one.
She can pick up all these pillows,
and really just lay down with the baby,
and it just becomes really cozy.
[soft jazzy music plays]
Are we missing something? No, right?
Ooh, give me my selfie. I love that there.
[soft jazzy music plays]
Cool. That's it.
[soft jazzy music plays]
Brittany, here is your nursery. [Brittany gasps]
[Erick laughs]
No. Oh my... [Brittany gasps]
Oh my goodness. - Oh, I love that reaction.
I'm happy you're doing that. [both laugh]
[soft jazzy music plays]
- This is so...
This is so amazing. I can't even.
- [Erick] It's so cute, right?
- Oh my gosh. Wow.
- [Erick] Look at the cladding. Isn't it so cute?
Were you expecting that? [Erick laughs]
- [Brittany] Just with the room, how it looked before,
to this? - [Erick] Complete, right?
Day and night? - [Brittany] Day and night.
But it includes everything that we talked about,
and all the inspiration.
- Brittany, isn't the glider so good?
- Oh my goodness. I love it.
- It's so... [sighs]
It's gonna be so comfortable.
I can totally imagine you sitting here feeding the baby.
- Yes.
- And then you have this mobile that will add
some nice little visual for the baby
when you're sitting there.
- I like the material too,
that it seems like I don't have to be
super, super careful with it.
- [Erick] Right.
- [Brittany] In case I do spill.
I mean, I'm gonna try to keep it as clean as possible.
[Erick laughs]
But I love that it looks like I can live in it,
and actually use it, which is really exciting to me.
- And then we wanted to give you
a nice little storage basket over here.
- [Brittany] That's such a good idea.
- [Erick] So that if you're burping
and you want to throw them into a basket,
you can throw them in there and then wash them out later.
- I need to keep it as clean as possible. This is so pretty.
- Do you like the selfie camera?
- I love it. [both laugh]
Her first toy.
- You're already promoting her.
You're gonna grow up to be a cute little photographer.
- So cute.
- And then you're ready for the best part?
- Yes. - Storage.
- Oh my goodness. - Under the ottoman.
I mean, isn't that so good? [Erick laughs]
- Oh my gosh. This is so nice, especially if I'm in a hurry.
If I need to just hide stuff really quick.
- Yeah, like throw the mushroom in. They're coming.
[Brittany laughs]
Go, go, go. [Erick laughs]
- I love that. That is a really good idea.
I love that.
- Yeah, we loved having extra storage.
Anywhere we could introduce that.
- I have these two, yeah, and the whole closet.
That's so nice. - And the closet situation.
- Oh, huge improvement. [Erick laughs]
- [Erick] Remember the old one? [both laugh]
- [Brittany] I cannot forget that one.
This is so nice, and so much sleeker.
- Yeah.
- But I love that it still looks appropriate for a nursery.
- Exactly.
We wanted to keep the details still very feminine and cool,
and we didn't wanna overdo it and make it feel too adult.
- [Brittany] Right.
- [Erick] Then we brought in the nice little...
- [Brittany] Love these.
- Right? So cute.
Then you have all that storage now
for all the diapers that you're gonna need. [Erick laughs]
- Yeah, and I love that these are the pullout,
instead of the sliders.
- Exactly.
- Which were so cumbersome before.
- Yeah, and then you can just come in, open it,
and then it's just a nice, easy close.
- So nice.
- And then when you're sitting here,
it's just gonna become such a good...
- I wanna test it. - Yeah, test it.
It's gonna be such a good corner.
- It looks so comfortable.
Jayden's gonna want to hang out in here, too.
- That's what we figured. [Brittany laughs]
I feel like everyone's gonna come in here.
The doggie's can sit on the little pillows,
and you can be sitting here.
- [Brittany] So cute.
- [Erick] Anthony can give you a foot massage.
- That's a good idea. - Right? [Brittany laughs]
Pull up the little ottoman, give you a nice little foot rub.
- I love this. This is so cute.
- And then you have that little pillow for support.
- This is really comfortable.
- Isn't it? - I like this a lot.
Oh my gosh.
- [Erick] And the texture...
- [Brittany] I love the texture.
- [Erick] Like you said, it's so good for spills
and stains and things like that.
- I love the crib. - [Erick] So good.
- [Brittany] The corners are so pretty and elegant,
and this just fits so well.
I loved it immediately.
- I feel like it feels like a crib, but then later on,
when it transforms into a little bed,
and you put a cute little duvet,
the functionality of that is gonna look so good.
- It looks so nice.
- We love that mid century vibe.
It kinda kept going with the bungalow style
that we were trying to recreate,
and then you get this nice little featured wall.
I love that you went with the cork wall idea,
because I had Anthony pull a couple of family pictures.
- [Brittany] It's so cool.
- [Erick] Isn't it so cute just seeing you and Anthony?
- [Brittany] Her growing too. It's just so sentimental.
I love it.
- And on this side,
we added the changing table on this area, Brittany,
just to hide it a little bit,
but we still wanted to make it look really pretty.
What do you think? - Such a moment.
[Erick laughs]
It's so beautiful.
How this is all displayed is exactly what I wanted in here
when I thought about having a little bit more colorful art,
having an art wall, and this is so pretty.
I love this.
- [Erick] We added in beautiful live plants,
just to bring in a little bit of that natural,
indoor/outdoor that the rest of the house already has.
- [Brittany] Right.
- [Erick] And then we wanted to give you
a nice surface if you're changing the baby here.
You can put all the creams and lotions,
and just have a nice little moment here,
and then we updated all these little pulls,
just to give it a little bit more of a glam look.
But then you have a nice little night light here,
where you can put that at night,
and if she's taking a little nap,
just have little soft lighting throughout the space.
- So cute, and this flower...
- Right? - It's so pretty.
Does this move? - Yeah, this moves.
So if you wanted to... [Brittany laughs]
Oh no. The teddy. [both laugh]
Yeah, this moves. - [Brittany] This is so nice.
- [Erick] So if you wanted to switch it over on this side,
it gives you that flexibility of making it work for you.
- [Brittany] Yeah. That's so cool.
- [Erick] This is Crate and Kids.
We loved this piece. - Yes.
- It went really well with the crib, and again,
it was just a nice color that we thought
would grow with Poppy.
- I mean, it goes so well in here. I love it.
- Yeah, and then did you see her little closet here?
[both laugh]
- I cannot. This is her little, tiny outfit.
- We added these really cool chain links here,
so that when you're changing the baby, you have a place.
Instead of laying it here,
you have a place to hang her little outfits.
- [Brittany] I love that.
- And then get ready.
- I can plan it out the night before. Imagine.
[Erick laughs]
I'm so happy with everything.
- I'm so excited for you.
- I'm so happy to bring her into this room,
and also to have Jayden have sister time
in here with her, too.
- I feel like she's gonna be in here quite a bit.
- Oh yeah. She's gonna be obsessed with the neon sign.
- Yeah, I feel like she's gonna want us
to recreate that in her room too.
- [Brittany] Oh yeah, she will. [Erick laughs]
She's gonna be pulling some inspo in here for sure.
- [Erick] I love it.
- I wanna say thank you so, so much
for bringing my vision to life,
and making it exactly how I wanted.
I obviously could not have done this without you.
[both laugh]
I love it.
I'm so excited to bring Poppy in this room,
and make memories with her in here,
and just know that everything was so thoughtfully planned
and designed.
It's just so much more memorable, even with the wall.
It's just...
I love it. It's just well thought out.
- Well, thank you for trusting us so much.
- Oh my gosh.
- Yeah, I'm so excited for Poppy to be in here.
- I'm so excited. [Erick laughs]
[soft jazzy music]
Hi.
- How's it doing?
- You have to kiss her little cheeks.
- I know.
[Brittany crying]
- Poppy, you can't be right in my face if you're gonna burp.
- I could just kiss up your little face.
Oh, was that a nice little yawn? Aww, Poppy.