Daughter Jordan will be turn 11 next week and Evan is 7. The have their own bedrooms on the second floor. Diane and Gary Thorne's bedroom and bath are also on the second floor. The older sisters had used the cozy room in the center of the second floor as a playroom before it was refurbished for a nursery. Now, Thorne says, they like to bring their homework upstairs after school and visit with her when she is rocking Kelan.
Water gurgling from an aquarium pump in one corner helps create a feeling of relaxation.
Silk green plants and flowers placed around the room give the feel of a sitting room. When the morning sun is shining, the room is especially cheerful. Thorne started decorating the nursery by painting three of the walls pale blue and pale yellow. They had been the builder's cream color before. Thorne says originally she and a friend were planning to paint a mural on one of the walls of the nursery.