I had a green rocking chair and yellow walls from a previous nursery, so I had to play with them. Luckily we picked the Winnie the Pooh theme that goes great with those colors. I soon found several items that would go great with the colors and theme. I also wanted to buy a Babyletto Hudson crib to match the one I bought for my other son, in case we move and I want to have the baby boys sleeping in the same room. I also had the green Ikea rug, that I was using in the playroom and I thought it would go well with this nursery.