Nathan, a senior designer at EJ Interiors, transformed the guest bedroom into Asher’s room. But Tim, a neo-natal practitioner at Parkland Hospital, was also an active participant. The mesh of modern furniture and bright colors was an homage to both Indian culture and their excitement for this new step in their life. “Everything that we put in the nursery has a special thought process behind it,” Nathan says. “Nothing was chosen just because we liked it.”
The fabrics—printed with elephants and the traditional Indian print Ikat, which represents tying or binding together—brought luck, color, and culture into the designs. The Babyletto crib is topped by a handmade mobile created out of elephant ornaments. Above the custom daybed that Nathan’s father built is a framed print of an elephant dressed in cowboy boots, representing Asher’s two cultures. “Becoming fathers was part of our life-long dream,” Tim says. “To have my own child is really something. I wasn’t sure it was ever going to happen. He really is our blessing.”
