What does beloved ’90s flick Father of the Bride Part II have to do with design historian Amy Azzarito ’s dreamy baby nursery? Only everything, it turns out. “I loved the magic of the space,” Amy says. The charming nursery depicted in the film was the guiding inspiration behind Amy and her husband’s plan to transform a former office space in their northern California 1960s home into a modern version of the “baby suite” from the movie. To help manifest her vision, Amy reached out to longtime pal Anne Sage and her work partner Caroline Lee , the design duo behind Light Lab , a creative event and design studio in Los Angeles.

BEFORE: Cleaning out the room, formerly used as an office, was a job , Amy says. Working with her design team remotely, required sharing “really horrible photos of the space just filled with junk.”

“Amy came to us with a super clear vision,” Caroline says, “which made it easy to bring the Light Lab spin to what she was dreaming up.” Together, they agreed on a plan for recreating the nostalgic feel of the nursery from the film, while modernizing the look with clean-lined furnishings, striped roman shades , and personal touches.

BEFORE: Below all the junk was a carpet that, to save money, they decided to leave and cover with an area rug instead of replacing it with a wood floor.

First steps involved making a few core changes to the former home office, including replacing the drafty window, adding wiring for a ceiling fixture, and skim-coating the walls followed by repainting the entire room in a soft green color , creating a serene backdrop.