Planning a Nursery with Dragons of Walton Street

Amongst other things, Dragons of Walton Street's bespoke nursery and bedroom interior design service proves to be popular around the world, with associate designers based in Moscow, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and various cities across Europe and the USA.

We reached out to Dragons of Walton Street to learn more about their bespoke design service, plus tips for parents-to-be who wish to create their own nursery at home.

Our interior design journey begins with a discussion about our clients’ vision and specific requirements. We offer a private consultation to assess the scope of their project alongside a survey of the interiors they wish to have designed. At this stage our interior designers will also discuss their brief according to estimated timelines.

We have requests for both bespoke and personalization. Sometimes a client will want a piece to have their child’s name or initials which is a brilliant service since they always want the newborn’s nursery to be extra special. When it comes to bespoke artwork, creations are limitless and any story a parent wishes to tell, our designers delve into colour palette and composition to ensure another level of uniqueness.

It was a real privilege to design for the Royal household, and we couldn’t be more delighted to have had that opportunity. It was such a significant landmark for our brand to establish a growing trend for our business, bringing us to the level of awareness we can pride ourselves on nowadays.

We always love to make a great impression on every client, so every single one of them is different in their own way. You can choose a Dragons Cot Bed and create a twist by the simple change in a brush finished colour, the endless choice of artwork, and dress it with a corona and drapes. Therefore, something as modern as that would be fit for one royal whereas a very traditional quintessentially British upholstered cot bed dressed with a valance will be the ideal look for another.

It’s a combination of storytelling, quality and elegance. Our signature style can be found in our illustrations - whether classic or modern tales - in the smooth contours and the morbid shapes that characterise our luxurious craftsmanship. Our best-selling nursery collection is a vivid example of our endeavours, for its sturdiness, design and customisation options.

The projects that stand out the most are the ones where clients have opted for a full solution service. Whether we’re designing nurseries, bedrooms or playrooms, kitting out the whole room is how we best express our talent and design flair. Undoubtedly, we accommodate the lifestyle change that the parents are about to enter. One client who dedicated part of their penthouse suite to the nursery chose a bespoke day bed as well as a nursing chair so that night time feeds could be shared between nanny and mum.

A lot of clients still like the traditional blue for boy and pink for girl. Other clients keep the gender a surprise so neutral tones or green shades are the likely go-to colours. We’re now on a road to break the rules and have some fun with colour. We would say, decide the style of the scheme and let that dictate what colours organically emerge. It could be a chic aesthetic with luxury textures in which case, neutrals are the best fit or it could be a design where bright tones and illustrations take heed therefore pops of primary colours would be ideal.

Other than the obvious must-haves, like the crib and the cot bed, changers and chest of drawers, it’s really handy to have open shelving just above the changer so that creams and diapers are within easy reach. Another key piece is a bedside cupboard just next to the nursing chair again for keeping bottles accessible, and built-in joinery with interior lighting – the more storage the better.

Read more about Dragons of Walton Street on their website and additionally discover their beautifully curated collection for Childrensalon.