| What fun knowing that you have a baby boy on the | | | | room. |
| way. Now it’s time to design the nursery. There | | | | You can also adapt this for your favorite game. Think |
| are so many baby bedding options and nursery | | | | checkers or chess or Monopoly or Chutes and |
| themes that this task can seem quite overwhelming. It | | | | Ladders and you have the start of a fun nursery. |
| might be easiest if you pick a theme first and then find | | | | Jungle Theme |
| those fun accessories to pull it all together. | | | | How about a jungle theme? Paint the walls in green |
| It seems like everyone uses sports for a little | | | | tones, using curving stripes if you feel creative. Frame |
| boy’s nursery. Perhaps you might want | | | | pictures of wild animals from National Geographic or |
| something unique, or more expressive of your | | | | travel magazines. Baby bedding of animal prints and |
| family’s decorating style. | | | | the addition of stuffed giraffes, chimps and lions create |
| Doggy Theme | | | | an easy-to-do, exotic look for the nursery. |
| Have you thought about a dog theme? There are | | | | Farm Theme |
| many baby bedding packages with this motif. To make | | | | Perhaps your little boy would like a farm theme in his |
| it more personal, create artwork using your actual dog. | | | | nursery. Paint one wall barn red, using white for the |
| Create a paint paw print (Better do it outside!) and | | | | trim. Crib bedding can be tractors or animals or just a |
| frame it along with a picture of your pet. Copy the print | | | | simple golden hay color. Add a painted fence to one |
| and make a stencil to add a border to the room. | | | | wall, and frame a collage of farm tools or barnyard |
| Doggy Accessories | | | | animals with your child’s picture in the center. |
| Add an assortment of adorable puppy stuffed animals | | | | Add a few horses and cows – stuffed, of |
| to shelving or bookcases, and add dog-type seats or | | | | course - and your little one is enjoying the |
| pillows to chairs. This is a fun motif sure to last all | | | | old-fashioned country life. |
| through childhood. The same sort of thing can be done | | | | If you’d like to decorate on only one wall, |
| for cats or birds or fish. | | | | consider painting the silhouette of a big, strong tree. |
| Dominoes Theme | | | | Make it a family tree, with a branch for each part of |
| Another excellent nursery decorating scheme is the | | | | your family. Add pictures in frames, all alike or of |
| game of Dominoes. Black and white is known to | | | | different green colors like leaves or one uniform bright |
| visually stimulate infants, so the room is educational as | | | | color like a fruit or a blossom. What a nice way to |
| well as tasteful! Get black and white crib bedding, or | | | | display pictures of all your loved ones in the baby |
| white with black polka dots. | | | | nursery! And crib bedding can pick up the colors of the |
| The walls can be painted white. Accent one wall with | | | | “leaves” or “blossoms” for a |
| black polka dots to continue this theme. | | | | unified look. Add throw pillows of matching colors, and |
| Dominoes Accessories | | | | paint the trim to match. |
| Look around at garage sales, thrift stores and on the | | | | Remember, your baby boy will be too young for many |
| Internet for vintage domino sets. Cut the cover out and | | | | years to appreciate what decorating theme is used |
| frame it. It’s also fun to create paper dominoes | | | | for his nursery or crib bedding. You might as well make |
| and use them as matting for a framed print of your | | | | it just what you and your family would most enjoy. |
| family. | | | | Use your imagination, have a little fun, enjoy the colors |
| Pillows can be all black and white, or polka dots. Throw | | | | and let the creative energy flow. But most of all, enjoy |
| in some bright red if you want additional color in the | | | | the room with your new baby boy! |