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Our Baby Boy’s Room

Description

Animal themed nursery for a boy.

Design Inspiration

Etsy- many things I did myself were inspired by that website, I looked at decals and crib bedding before pulling the trigger. I painted the monkey/tree mural, though the bedding I purchased on Etsy (birdswithflowers is the name of the shop)... custom made and one of the less expensive sets I could find.

Decorating Style

Mod Vintage Safari? I really like Dwell style crib bedding but I also like ricch colors, so I felt like this is a bit of both (without costing a crazy amount!)

Project Details

The crib bedding is from a shop on Etsy called Birdshaveflowers- http://www.etsy.com/shop/birdshaveflowers?page=1 this girl makes the cutest baby bedding ever and she threw in a matching security blanket, also it happened to be on sale in her shop so I spent less than I budgeted for even... it just took some time to get (about 8 weeks?). The baby mobile I made with felt cloth, some thick thread, and 2 sticks- materials were all purchased at JoAnn's. Had fun and it took me an evening to do... Huge money saver, sine most of the mobiles I actually liked were really spendy. The pictures hanging near the baby mobile are collages I made- the 1st being some cards from my daughters Charlie Harper Memory game (can find it on Amazon), I just arranged the cards with the monkey one in the middle and glued them on a piece of scrapbook paper and used a vinyl record frame from target to put it in. Took me hardly anytime. The other picture is a sample  of wallpaper I purchased online at Fawn and Forest: http://www.fawnandforest.com/categories/363-wallpaper/products/5944-ferm-living-marionette-wallpaper - just cut out the animals and glued it on scrap book paper and black construction paper- the small picture next to the rocker is from that same sample of wall paper also. The sample was all but $5. Pictures above changing table- the 2 Dr Suess looking characters I bought from an artist friend of mine years ago- she paints for a living and her work is unbeleiveable- lot's of kid friendly paintings and reasonably priced considering they are oil paintings! Leslie Yazzie is her name and here is her site: http://lesliyazzie.com/home.html Orange Standing Bookshelf I purchased at IKEA $14 and spray painted it orange. The blue light on top of it is also from Ikea (less than $20 but can't remember exact amount). The cloth animal drawers on the shelves are from Target (less than $10 ea).... Sock Monkey on Rocker is from Target too (Schilling is the brand if you can't find it at Target- lots of vintage style toys from them including the jack in the box and silver tin race car on the orange bookshelf). Rocker I found at Amazon for less than $100, it's cute and I can take it from room to room, which is what I wanted.... not nearly as comfortable as a glider but I figure you rock the baby the get up to put the baby in the crib anyhow... I did that with my daughter standing up not having a rocker at the time. (-; The stuffed animals in the crib are from different shops- Owl is SkipHop from BuyBuyBaby, Zebra and Alligator are from Pier 1 Imports, Activity Bear is from a company called ebulobo and you can find it at Amazon cheaper than most other places, though it's around $40 which is kind of a lot, I got it when I first found out I was pregnant on impulse... The framed picture on the bookshelf next to the Ikea lamp is a book jacket from "For Just One Day"- one of my favorite childrens books ever- the illustrations are adorable and so is the story, My daughter loves it and I'm sure my son will too so I decided to frame the cover and display it... the art work is too cute not to! Monkey mural with branch is painted- free handed with some inspiration from a few etsy decals. Basket drawers in the changing table- I used a hot glue gun for the orange zig-zag ribbon and tied the green  bow seccuring it with glue and sewing the button- took me about 20 minutes to do both baskets, then put the piggy bank in the middle (Target).

Favorite Items

The mural and the baby mobile- since both are all me (-; The mural- I took the monkey idea  from a decal I saw on Etsy and painted it (though changed the colors). And the tree branch -I got the idea of starting it from the ceiling rather than the ground from a decal I saw but made the tree my own style.

Advice

Look at baby blogs, Project Nursery, and Etsy to get some inspiration. Once you pick a style I would suggest starting with the baby bedding or a couple of decorative pieces and then build around it. A great baby blog I found through my sister in law is http://www.spearmintbaby.com/ and there are lots of people on here who post thier own baby nursery decor blogs...And if you can paint do a mural- decals can peel off and aren't as safe.

Monica Cardona

Tuesday 21st of February 2012

I absolutely love your color, can you please share?!?!

Amy

Tuesday 6th of December 2011

I am also interested in the paint color you used if you could let me know.

Donna

Tuesday 4th of October 2011

I really like your paint color on the walls. Could you tell me what the brand and color the the paint is. Thanks

AngelsBreath

Thursday 15th of September 2011

Your room has a crafty feel, and that's what I like about it. That alphabet print looks nice, too.

Amy

Thursday 15th of September 2011

Where did you get the alphabet print? If it was on Etsy, what is the shop/owner name? Thanks!