You may have noticed a common denominator in the chic nurseries (or grown-up spaces!) you've pinned lately: chances are, they're related to animal photographer Sharon Montrose.

A darling among design bloggers, she takes a strikingly modern approach to capturing her subjects — which range from farm inhabitants to exotic species — for her wildly popular Animal Print Shop series. She's a relatively private person, so we were delighted to peel back the layers during a long chat. Aside from talking animal shop, we discovered other intriguing traits, like her self-described crass sense of humor, Angeleno drawl, and something that could be dubbed as a sixth sense. Keep reading to catch up on the conversation!
A Modern Nursery With the Cutest Baby-Animal Prints Ever
We've had a slight obsession with photographer Sharon Montrose's baby-animal prints for quite some time now, but the nursery she created with interior designer Morgan Satterfield takes our love to a new level. "The Animal Print Shop Nursery Project was deemed the 'fun lux room,' for that baby who loves a little bit of bling and glam without sacrificing comfort," Morgan says. "Babies enjoy comfort, or so I hear." With an awesome chevron-esque wall, an Oeuf crib, a Dorothy Draper-inspired dresser, a gorgeous Rove Concepts womb chair, and lots of Sharon's simply adorable prints, this nursery, beautifully photographed by Laure Joliet, might be one of our all-time favorites. Keep clicking to check it out, and you can even enter The Animal Print Shop Nursery Project giveaway to win some of the components of the room.
Etsy Find: Sharon Montrose Photographs
I just came across these Animal Prints ($25) by photographer Sharon Montrose, and I'm totally smitten. The LA-based shutterbug snapped these real live animals, who mostly "live happily at a small California Zoo," perched in front of a white backdrop on hardwood floors. The details are truly amazing, and I applaud her for getting these zoo dwellers to stand so still! There's something so human about these images that I love; Montrose brings out each animal's personality with just the click of a button. Oh, and did I mention that the price is right?! What do you think?
