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Around the World Nursery

Description

A "travel around the world" themed nursery.

Design Inspiration

My husband and I wanted a unique nursery theme for our son.  Since we both love to travel, we thought a travel-themed nursery would help expand our child's imagination and inspire him to see the world as well!  When designing the nursery, we planned the layout so that the landmarks flow geographically.

Decorating Style

A blend of simplicity and creativity

Project Details

We discovered that the key to designing a nursery is to spend adequate time planning out the layout and design.

Favorite Items

We absolutely adore the world wonders growth chart.  We stumbled upon this growth chart several weeks after we painted the nursery and couldn't believe how perfectly it fit our theme!

Advice

My main advice is to just have fun decorating the nursery!  If you choose to do a themed nursery, select a theme that really suits your family.  Then use imaging tools such as photoshop to make a mock-up of your nursery so you can get a sense of what it will look like.

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  1. avatar Andres says:

    amazing.. where did you get the stencils?

  2. avatar Mike says:

    I love the way the landmarks blend so that it is baby friendly. How did you do the silhouettes? My wife and I are trying to do a travel theme and would like to do something similar with different landmarks.

  3. avatar Suzanne says:

    Love it! My husband (and I) love to travel internationally – my husband even more than I – and I can tell he’s already frustrated that we’ll have to cut back far-flung vacations while the baby is little. A nursery idea like this will be the perfect remedy for the travel bug and the perfect way to get my husband interested in decorating the nursery (which otherwise he’d politely decline)!

  4. avatar Rebecca says:

    We love the colors and tried to match them but can’t get me right. Will you share the colors??

  5. avatar Christina says:

    Hi! Love the nursery! Where is the art from over the crib?

  6. avatar Maria says:

    Beautiful Nursery! Where did you purchase the art over the crib?

  7. avatar Maya says:

    What a gorgeous nursery! My husband and I have been toying around with a world travel theme for our nursery–I love what you’ve done. It has a lot of nice details without being overwhelming/too busy. I’m new to mural-ing so was wondering how you designed the silhouttes? Did you use a computer program to do the sketches? And/or a projector to get the drawings on the wall?

    Thanks a lot!

  8. avatar Shery says:

    jenn,

    Lindsey and Jenn, the rug is from Land of Nod. It is called the “flyover” rug. The link is http://www.landofnod.com/kids-all-rugs/kids-room-decor/flyover-rug/f5180

  9. avatar jenn says:

    Yes, I would love to know where to get the carpet too !

  10. avatar Lindsey says:

    I love the rug! Where did you find it?

  11. avatar BriskRain says:

    What unique concept! I also like to travel and I couldn’t think of a better theme! Love your walls and your growth chart. I also love the muted colors of the nursery. Well done!

  12. avatar sheryzach says:

    oops, in my earlier comment, I forgot to mention Australia between Asia and North America.

  13. avatar sheryzach says:

    Thanks Dandelion! Yes, my husband drew out the silhouettes and I used a fine detail brush to apply the paint.  Concerning the “landmarks flowing geographically”, I meant that we ordered the landmarks around the room in the same direction that they would appear on the globe.  When you walk into the room, you see Africa (Kenya) –> Europe (France) –> Asia (India and China) –> North America (NYC) –> and then back to Africa (Egypt).

  14. avatar Dandelion says:

    Did you paint the walls yourself? They’re very nice and very educational in a way. And oh, what did you mean by “so that the landmarks flow geographically”? 

  15. avatar sheryzach says:

    Thanks catdelp!  Tippytoe1981 – the crib is from Baby’s First Furniture.  It is part of the Baby’s Dream – Legendary collection.  The link is http://www.babysdream.com/ViewItem.aspx?pid=44

  16. avatar tippytoe1981 says:

    i really like your crib. do you mind me asking where you found it?

  17. avatar catdelp says:

    I love the landmark silhouettes! What a great way to do a travel theme without it being all about suitcases and ethnic pieces that (most of the time) aren’t baby friendly.