Nestled in Little Rock’s Hillcrest neighborhood, Kelly and David Slade’s 1925 Arts-and-Crafts-style home features a striking mix of bold contemporary colors and vintage pieces. So, it’s no surprise these two design elements were at the top of the list when it came to their first child’s nursery. As soon as the couple learned they were expecting a little boy, Slade began planning the room’s design with the help of her cousin, Dayna Gober of DG Designs.
Their initial inspiration for the space was a vintage movie poster, which just happened to feature a flick of the same name as the soon-to-be-born baby, Jack Slade. “I began to Google Jack’s name to see what would pop up,” laughed Slade as she told the story of finding the poster online, “and I found out there was a horrible cowboy named Jack Slade around the 1800s of whom there was a movie made in the 1950s.” After finding this version of the original movie poster, she knew its colors would be a great palette for the room. With the inspiration piece in place, she and Gober began to pull together the rest of the space.
“I read somewhere that babies love contrast,” shared Slade, “and I had been toying with the idea of painting a room black. I decided to paint stripes in a pencil-like shade of yellow and white on the ceiling to give a high contrast to the black walls.” To make it a smartly fashioned and furnished room for Jack, Gober paired the black walls with white furniture and lively patterns.
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