Before Lindsey Hanson’s clients welcomed baby number three, they asked Hanson to transform an empty attic bedroom on the third floor of their 1920s Colonial in Winchester into an enchanting nursery. “They wanted it to feel lighter and brighter, but also cozy and girlish,” the designer, who is the founder of Lindsey Hanson Design, says. That said, the parents asked her to avoid pink as the main color, since the hue dominated the scheme of the older daughter’s bedroom. Hanson’s solution? A cottage garden theme with a palette of dusty blue and sage green. “We pulled a fresh, earthy green color — Farrow & Ball’s Vert De Terre — from the floral paper,” she says.
1 The glider, upholstered in performance fabric, is small in scale but still comfortable. The ivory wool rug is soft, easy to clean, and keeps the space from feeling dark.
2 Borastapeter’s Midsummer Eve wallpaper, a medium-scale, meandering floral, covers the sloped ceiling and a bit of the back wall. “The leafy vines grow up the wall very organically like artwork, and envelop the space,” the designer says.
3 Visual Comfort & Co. sconces featuring brass grosgrain bows infuse femininity and provide light for reading bedtime stories. “The preppy bows are very much the client’s aesthetic and the hint of gold adds a touch of sophistication,” Hanson says.
4 Pale pink screen-printed pillows by Chelsea Textiles play off the wallpaper. “The paper’s palette offers a lot of flex; there’s also pale yellow in it,” Hanson says. She kept the window seat cushion, pleated curtains, and roman shade fabrics quiet so as not to compete with the floral.
5 Since slotting furniture under eaves is awkward, Hanson designed built-ins with drawers, shelves, and a closet.
6 The tiny Poppie bow chair with rattan frame and caned seat adds natural texture to the room, as does the Pooky rechargeable rattan lamp with pleated yellow shade.
Marni Elyse Katz is a contributing editor to the Globe Magazine. Follow her on Instagram @StyleCarrot. Send comments to magazine@globe.com.