Mother Stories
A Nashville Mama Shows Us Her Beautiful Shared Nursery Space
Written by Katie Hintz-Zambrano
Photography by Andi Teggart
Sep 22, 2020
There’s lots to admire about today’s profile subject, Andi Teggart. And her insane greenhouse (which has its own popular IG feed!) isn’t even at the top of the list. The entrepreneurial, Nashville-based mama has an impressive array of projects under her belt, including running the strategic agency Lucky Collective, consulting in the digital marketing space, and running an online interiors shop and a blog. With the motto “you can do hard things” on refrain in her mind, she recently got her Master’s degree (while 8 months pregnant) and is currently raising two littles under the age of 3—Lucy, 2 1/2, and Winnie, 7 months—while trying to enact change about the issues she cares about most (racial inequality, gun violence, and immigrant rights) along the way.
Oh, and did we mention her knack for home design? Today, Andi gives us a tour of her charming shared nursery space that’s outfitted with not one, but two cribs by BreathableBaby, a company devoted to simple, smart, safe sleep products. In honor of Baby Safety Month, we get a close-up look at the newly launched Breathable Mesh 3-in-1 Convertible Crib and its Mini counterpart, both of which combine aspects of more traditional cribs with patented mesh borders that offer unrestricted ventilation, zero risk of arms or legs getting stuck between slats, and no pacifiers tumbling out onto the floor.
Check out how Andi integrated these cribs into her colorful, boho space to create an extra-sweet nursery—plus, get to know this inspiring mama while you’re at it!
This post is brought to you by Mother + BreathableBaby.
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- First things first: A warm welcome sign from Lucy, 2 1/2.
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"We live in East Nashville and moved here from San Francisco just about two years ago! Our house is a little over 100 years old and we immediately fell in love with the craftsman style and its charm, character, and quirks. The house has a small front porch, three old fireplaces, original wood floors, tall ceilings, great natural light, a nicely sized backyard, and way more space than we were used to! It's about 2,000 square feet, so definitely a lot bigger than our 600-ish square feet in San Francisco's Lower Haight. We love that our neighborhood is very walkable and close to great parks, restaurants, and shops—that was really important to us as we were transitioning from a city in which we walked everywhere!"
Breathable Mesh 3-in-1 Convertible Crib, $399.99, BreathableBaby.
Breathable Mesh Mini Crib, $299.99, BreathableBaby.
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Andi's oldest daughter, Lucy, saying good morning from her sleek and modern BreathableBaby 3-in-1 Convertible Crib, which can be transformed into a toddler bed with the addition of the Mesh Toddler Guardrail.
The crib itself offers two mattress height options, fits most standard sized mattresses, and is made from eco-conscious materials, including sustainable New Zealand pine and composite that’s compliant with the California Air Resources Board mission to improve air quality.
Breathable Mesh 3-in-1 Convertible Crib, $399.99, BreathableBaby.
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- "Yes! When we bought our house, Lucy, our oldest daughter, was about 9 months old and we immediately envisioned this room to be a space our kids could share. The house is a 3 bedroom, and we (well, at least pre-COVID) frequently had visitors. Having one room and private space for guests was always important to us, and this meant that our kids would share a room. In San Francisco, Lucy's 'nursery' was actually our walk-in closet, so we are pretty used to finding creative solutions when it comes to space!"
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- Colorful touches everywhere.
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- "I wanted this space to be bright, colorful, whimsical, and a true reflection of the phase the girls are in. It's a room for children, so I didn't want it to seem like a fussy, uptight, grown-up place, but instead a fun and happy room that feels very much their own. Honestly, most of the decor in here just transitioned from our S.F. closet nursery into this new bedroom! One element that inadvertently guided the color scheme in here was the bright and colorful pom pom mobile. I found this inexpensive, colorful shag rug that tied into the colors from the mobile perfectly—and then I tied in the additional rug colors with accent pieces like our throw pillows and art. I tend to gravitate towards bohemian touches, which I brought into this room with the fringe chandelier, floor cushions, and of course, lots of plants."
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- Wide awake and ready to read!
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"Of course, it took a little bit of creative thinking and rearranging to fit two cribs into one room. However, the biggest challenge overall is fitting all of their clothes and accessories in here! The dresser only has two drawers—so they each have a drawer and then we decked out the closet to maximize storage space. All dresses, jackets, and sweaters are hung up in the closet, and I use an over-the-door shoe storage organizer to hold tights, undies, socks, and blankets. I also have a 'next size up' basket for each of the girls and then a basket of 'too small' clothes easily accessible, so we can keep the dresser filled with only what fits and is seasonal right now."
Mesh Mini Crib, $299.99, BreathableBaby.
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"Be open to tweaking and testing out different layouts and configurations! The rocker has moved around three times in this room since we moved in. Sometimes you just need to think a little strategically about how to make the space work and often, for me, that takes testing things out and rearranging quite a few times before it's just right."
Mesh Mini Crib, $299.99, BreathableBaby.
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Little Winnie, 7 months, gets cozy in BreathableBaby's 3-in-1 Swaddle, designed to help babies sleep better and longer. The lightweight, womb-like sack enables babies to sleep with their arms up, arms down, or arms out, and has been independently tested for safety.
Active 3-in-1 Swaddle, $24.99, BreathableBaby.
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While BreathableBaby's 3-in-1 Convertible Crib can fit most standard-sized mattresses, the brand recommends its Eco Core Mattress, designed with an eco-friendly poly-fiber core made of 300 recycled bottles. The dual-sided sleep surface lasts from birth to the toddler years.
Eco Core 300 Organic 2-Stage Dual-Side Mattress, $199.99, BreathableBaby.
Organic Waterproof Crib Mattress Pad, $29.99, BreathableBaby.
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"Right now, Winnie doesn't sleep in the same room as Lucy quite yet, as we are waiting to make 'the big transition' until she's sleeping through the night a little more regularly! Our goal is to begin this transition in the next month or so. Our bedtime routine with Lucy is bath, change into PJs, get one last round of our wiggles out (usually running around the house, a mini dance party, or game of fetch with our dog Jack), read a few books, say our prayers and affirmations, and go to bed. She recently has been keeping a few books in her crib to read before she puts herself to sleep."
Breathable Mesh 3-in-1 Convertible Crib, $399.99, BreathableBaby.
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"Lucy LOVES reading, so I'd say her bookshelf and the basket of books under it! We have baskets of books in many rooms of our house for easy reading access, but it's always fun to see her pick a book off the shelf and read to herself. Winnie seems to be content and happy anywhere, as long as her big sister is around!"
Breathable Mesh 3-in-1 Convertible Crib, $399.99, BreathableBaby.
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"Lucy is obsessed with this crib. Even though it can transition into a toddler bed, we're extending her time in the crib for as long as we can! And I love the Mini version for Winnie—it's a slightly smaller version of Lucy's, but I love that the shape and style is the same so the room looks cohesive."
Breathable Mesh 3-in-1 Convertible Crib, $399.99, BreathableBaby.
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"The bird print above Lucy's crib is the first art print I bought for her closet nursery, so I love that it has transitioned into our new home."
Breathable Mesh 3-in-1 Convertible Crib, $399.99, BreathableBaby.
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"I have a cute San Francisco print above Winnie's crib; a nod to our very special time there. In the middle of the room, I put together a whimsical gallery wall with a mix of abstract, animal, and graphic prints. I love the art print that says 'You can do hard things.' This is something I remind myself often (especially this year!) and a phrase we tell our girls a lot, reminding them that even though things are hard, we are brave and strong and resilient and can still do them."
Mesh Mini Crib, $299.99, BreathableBaby.
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- "I found this dresser on the side of the road in San Francisco almost ten years ago. My mom and I painted it blue (it was previously a dull yellow) and swapped the knobs. A few years later when Eric and I moved in together, he stripped it and we planned to paint it white, but decided to keep it looking natural/unfinished. It isn't anything fancy, but has great bones and I love that it's a piece of my 'pre-mom' life that gets to live in this room."
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Like the larger 3-in-1 Convertible Crib, the Mini version also includes signature mesh sides, and is finished with non-toxic paint that’s free of lead, phthalates, and formaldehyde. Both cribs have been independently tested to meet or exceed safety standards set by ASTM International and the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission.
Mesh Mini Crib, $299.99, BreathableBaby.
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"I wouldn't say I was someone who was always dreaming of and hoping to be a mom, but I knew I wanted to be one and sort of just assumed I would be eventually. We were very surprised when I found out I was pregnant with Lucy—I remember crying right after taking the pregnancy test, feeling so overwhelmed and just...not ready. Like most things in life, I learned that I may not have been 'ready' for all the aspects of motherhood, but I was able to figure it out. I got pregnant with Winnie when Lucy was about 15 months old. It was a surprise, but not a shock, if that makes sense. I've been very fortunate that my journey to get pregnant and have our girls has been very easy and pretty stress-free. Actually becoming a mother has been the most transformative, challenging, and magical experience of my life so far. Being a mom to two children has rocked my world—it's crazy and tiring and messy and wonderful. I recently shared more about my transition from one to two kids on my blog."
Mesh Mini Crib, $299.99, BreathableBaby.
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"It is so fun getting to see the world all over again through my daughters' eyes. I'm often reminded of the Brandi Carlisle lyric 'Oh, but all the wonders I have seen, I will see a second time from inside of the ages through your eyes.' Getting to experience the world all over again as a parent is truly like no other experience."
Mesh Mini Crib, $299.99, BreathableBaby.
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"Navigating tough conversations and uncomfortable moments as they get older. My parenting strategy can really be summed up as 'learning as I go.' I often remind myself of the importance of adjusting. I won't ever have it all figured out, but I do have the power to manage my own expectations and adjust as I go. Even when I feel nervous about what's ahead, I try to remind myself that I will figure it out."
Mesh Mini Crib, $299.99, BreathableBaby.
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- "Yes! We found out both were girls—Lucy at the 20 week ultrasound and Winnie a little earlier from blood work at about 12 weeks along. It didn't matter to us either way, but I have always pictured myself having a daughter. And, if I had a daughter, I wanted her to have a sister. I'm the oldest of four girls and my sisters are my very best friends and my relationship with each of them individually and collectively is very sacred and special to me."
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- "Watching them continue to grow into the confident, strong, beautiful, and wonderful women they already are. And getting to watch their friendship with each other unfold."
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Prints on prints on prints. Including two BreathableBaby crib sheets.
7-Piece Nursery Gift Set, $99.99, BreathableBaby.
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“I was born and grew up in Northwest Ohio. I'm the oldest of four girls and my family has always been incredibly close and important to me. My dad worked for the Kroger company his entire career—almost 49 years. I learned from him the value and importance of hard work and dedication. He worked a lot, but also coached our sports team and showed up to watch any event or activity we participated in. I remember that he, as a dad of four girls, used to get asked often if he was ‘hoping for a boy’ or ‘wish he had a son.’ And he always said no. He was and is so proud to be a girl dad (and now grandpa!) and wouldn’t have it any other way.”
“My mom was a stay-at-home mom who went back to grad school while I started my freshman year of college. She did a part-time evening program to get her degree in mental health counseling for years, and now runs her own successful counseling practice. I learned from her that you can be an involved, present parent and also pursue your passions and dreams at the same time. And that at any age—for her it was around age 45—you can change your mind and turn your dreams into a reality.”
“I spent a lot of my childhood doing a lot of creative, free play with my sisters and cousins. We spent a lot of time outside. Many summers, we did big family vacations to the mountains or the beach. We never had areas of our home that were ‘off limits,’ which I feel like inadvertently guided my philosophy towards home decor now. Nothing in our home is too precious; our house isn't a museum—and I want my girls and anyone else that comes over to feel comfortable, safe, and welcome. It wasn't a perfect childhood, but I have so many fond memories, and I'm very fortunate to have grown up in the family and circumstances that I did.”
Breathable Mesh 3-in-1 Convertible Crib, $399.99, BreathableBaby.
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- "I actually never had to—or got to?—share a room growing up! I grew up in a big old Victorian home, and my bedroom had tall ceilings and I remember my mom painted the ceiling to look like the sky with blue and white clouds. We moved when I was in junior high, and my room in the new house was basically covered in collages and art projects. We were always allowed to have our rooms look how we wanted—so I did a lot of rearranging and we painted and repainted my room many times!"
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- "My entire career has been in digital marketing and about four years ago, I started my own business, Lucky Collective, to have more control over my client workload and ultimately, my time. I knew we eventually wanted kids and I wanted to work for myself to have that freedom and flexibility. In my 2 1/2 years so far as a mom, I've worked the entire time—sometimes taking on more client work and other times scaling back to have more time and energy dedicated to 'mom life.' When Lucy was three months old, I started an online grad school program at Purdue University, as it's been a long-term professional goal of mine to get my Master's degree and eventually teach at the collegiate level. I graduated with my Master's degree in December 2019 when I was eight months pregnant with Winnie. Currently, I'm offering digital marketing consulting services, interior decor consulting (which I started after many people asked for help and advice on integrating 'kid stuff' into their home), and also have an online shop of travel-inspired textiles. I have been doing the 'work from home mom' juggle for many years now! I hope that my sort of non-traditional career path eventually reminds and inspires my daughters to always be curious and know it's okay to change your mind in your education, career, etc."
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- "It's definitely been a challenge! Lucy's school was closed for the first five months, but it just reopened, so I'm finally able to get more work done outside of nap time and when the girls are in bed. We did a quarantine pod with a nanny and family friends a few months into quarantine which helped. My husband Eric is working from home until at least next summer, which has been a transition to have him here all day, but ultimately super nice and allows me to get some work done when he has breaks. I actually found that my past experience of simultaneously juggling motherhood, grad school, and client work for two years was very helpful in navigating how to manage my time in quarantine. I'm able to work efficiently in small chunks of time—nap time, when the girls are in bed, when I have the nanny's help, etc. I also remind myself 'you can do hard things.' This year has been so hard for everyone collectively and also for so many different reasons. Even though I'm not able to dedicate myself to work as much as I want sometimes, I remind myself that I've done hard things before and I can do this, too."
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- "Listening to BIPOC friends, leaders, content creators, educators, and artists. Continuing to educate myself more about racism and how to be an ally. Diversifying the types of content I consume. Having tough conversations with family members. Relearning things I once thought were accurate, but in fact, are not. Teaching my children about privilege, race, and equality. Making intentional choices about how we spend our money and supporting diverse businesses. Having ongoing conversations with our daughters, whether about COVID or racism or the election—which often happens through reading children's books. I believe children understand a lot more than we often give them credit for. Being intentional not just in our conversations, but in our experiences—investing in our community, surrounding our girls with people who are different from them, diversifying the foods they eat and activities they participate in, choosing to 'stay' and send our girls to the local public elementary school rather than move to the suburbs or attend a private school."
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- "Overall, I'm passionate about many social justice issues, including racial inequality, gun violence and reform, and immigrant/refugee rights. I often share about motherhood on my blog and social media, so one very small way I've been trying to lift up Black small businesses and creatives is by highlighting shops and individuals in roundups like 50 Black-owned kids' shops and 15 Black-owned shops selling face masks. The Black community has encountered 400 years of systemic racism in this country and by the numbers, this has created a huge disparity in wealth. Intentionally supporting Black-owned businesses is one way we can engage in anti-racist efforts to fight this gap."
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"Gideon's Army is an incredible grassroots organization here that helps dismantle the 'school to prison pipeline' with programs for kids. This nonprofit did so much for the North Nashville community after the March 2020 tornado. Mother to Mother provides essential items for mothers and children in need. Outside of Nashville specifically, we support RAICES, Equal Justice Initiative, Rocket Dog Rescue (where we adopted Jack from!), and Everytown for Gun Safety."
Mesh Mini Crib, $299.99, BreathableBaby.
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For more on Andi and her family, be sure to follow her on Instagram at @luckyandi.
And to get your hands on the cribs featured in this shared nursery, head over to BreathableBaby.com.
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Love this crib! Also- where is the rug from? It’s so sweet :)
The rug is from RUGS USA. :)
Absolutely love the color schemes and the warmth that it all brings. However, I have to admit the hanging plant over the baby crib through me off! As a mother, I would be nervous that she would pull on the plant, the plant would fall (for reasons I don’t know but you never know!) or spiders and other insects could make their home in there easily. But I love everything else!
Where is the floor cushion from? Love it!
The floor cushion is from Andi’s shop, @shopluckycollective
Love the pom mobile above one of the cribs. Where is that from?
It’s from Crate + Kids!