First Look at Mariah Carey’s Nurseries

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are about to become parents to twins: though she wouldn’t confirm it, it’s believed she’s due on May 15. The couple have already built two nurseries in their two homes – and are now sharing them with the world.

Some may call it over-sharing, but Mariah has been very open about the pregnancy, which means she’s also been more present in the media than she usually is because of it.

Since she’s never hidden her desire to become a mom, it’s no wonder she got to working on the babies’ nursery in time: and the result is simply breathtaking, as Life & Style can confirm.

The singer invited the celebrity magazine in both her homes, at the Bel-Air mansion and the NY apartment, to show off the nurseries she helped decorate.

Seeing how glam they turned out, Mariah has every reason to brag. The rooms are filled with giant stuffed toys, plush elegant chairs, small chandeliers and just the right amount of pink and green.

Mariah and Nick are expecting a boy and a girl but, she says, she didn’t want to go down the traditional route of buying everything in blue and pink.

“I wanted to create a beautiful, tranquil, cozy environment for the babies. Everything matches, but pieces are individualized to celebrate the twins as separate entities,” Mariah says.

So she replaced the blue with a pale shade of green, which goes perfectly with the pink.

“Designing the LA nursery with Gail Sedigh of AFK Furniture and the NYC nursery with world-famous decorator Mario Buatta was so challenging because I had such specific ideas I wanted implemented,” the singer recalls.

“I feel like I’m bringing two individuals into the world, so I wanted to do more than cookie-cutter styles in blue and pink,” she adds.

In the LA nursery, she also added a very personal detail to the room: a ceiling with clouds and stars. She loves it just as much as her children will.

“The ceiling has orangey-pink clouds in a blue sky with golden stars twinkling. It’s based on two songs I wrote that are fan favorites: ‘Underneath the Stars’ and ‘Close My Eyes’,” Mariah reveals.

“Sometimes I just sit in the nursery and stare at the ceiling because I love it so much. To me, it symbolizes wanting my children to dream as big as possible and to let their imaginations be unbridled,” the singer adds.

For more on the rooms that Mariah and Nick (with some help from the pros) decorated, please refer here.