I have been thinking for quite sometime on how I would decorate baby boy #2’s room. With Squishy I went very traditional. I bought the bed in a bag set, and a few wall decals. We picked out a kick butt fan to match the airplane theme, and I found a quote that I had made into a wall decal.
Everything came together, but as he grew I was already making changes. I found that we barely used half of what was in the bed in the bag, and as he got bigger I added extra touches to make the room come together, like a painted mirror, and some personalized wall art.
Gorgeous hand painted art from Lad and Dad on Etsy.
This time around I wanted to steer clear of the one stop themed room, and build it with individual pieces. Hopefully this will keep me from wanting to make too many changes as he gets older.
When my son was about a year old I found this painting at a local craft fair. It was a great price, so I bought it. The only problem was I had no place to put it… until now.
The theme of my second son’s room will be modern animals. Specifically elephants, giraffes, and alligators. Our colors for the room will be Aqua, Lime Green, Brown, and maybe a splash of Orange!
I have found several things I would love to add to his room.
For his Bedding:
OR
Source: beyond-bedding.com via Emily on Pinterest
WITH These fitted sheets
For the Wall Art:
OR (The Map)
Source: ohdeedoh.com via Emily on Pinterest
For his Mobile:
OR
What do you think?
If you have seen anything that you think I might love please do let me know!!
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Colleen says
Oh I love it, it reminds me of an animal room I had for my boys in which I painted on the walls a giraffe eating the “leaf” like valance. An elephant sprouting water, a large tree with a branch and a toucan resting on it and a coconut tree.
Can’t wait to see what it looks like when it is all done.
Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy says
Those are some great choices. His room is going to be awesome.
Natalie Shmigelsky says
Great ideas! I love the elephants! Especailly that adorable mobile! I have no idea what to theme baby #3’s nursery with…
MomStart (Ashley) says
I love the ideas that you’re going with! So cool you had a picture to work out from.
Yolonda @ The Thriftynistas says
So cute!
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
Very cute choices!
amber says
Oh I love it. C’s room was done in animals . Love your colors and well all of it!
Stefani says
Those are some cute ideas.
Fancy Nancy says
These are so cute! I love Etsy and find so many great things on there! Have you bought bedding from there before? I found some for our baby #2 but wasn’t sure about quality and such.
Emily says
I haven’t bought bedding there, but I feel confident that I can see what the quality will be based on reviews and talking with the sales person… We will see!! What are you doing for baby #2??
Tammy says
I like the mobiles.
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
Oooo, I LOVE that theme! That’s just the cutest!
Emily says
Thank you Liz! I hope it comes together!
Abi R. says
Great ideas! I love elephants and giraffes so much!
Penelope (NYC Blogger) says
My son love elephants, he’d love this room.
Kelly says
I love the animals you’ve picked for his room.
Marcie W. says
Love the theme and especially love the color scheme choices! Love the first bedding set and the first mobile choices best. I can’t wait to see the final outcome 🙂
Emily says
Thanks Marcie! I can’t wait to have it all come together!
Donna says
I love an animal themed nursery. I kept my son’s rather neutral, so that as he got older it wasn’t too difficult to change. Now that he is almost 10, I’m glad I did. It definitely paid off. Can’t wait to see your final outcome!
Emily says
That is my hope too!! Glad to hear that someone made it work!! 🙂
Amanda says
Oh my gosh it’s all awesome! But I LOVE the map and the first mobile. 🙂
Emily says
Thanks Amanda!! Me too!
Connie Seattle Mom Blogger says
I love the map and it would grow with him for years.
Emily says
That is what I am hoping for!!
Elaina- A Time Out for Mommy says
Love the elephants! What a cute theme!
Emily says
Thank you Elaina!! I love it more and more everyday!
Tricia Nightowlmama says
I love it so creative I wish I had time to do things like that
Emily says
Haha! I haven’t found the time to do anything but think about it yet! 🙂
Amanda N says
Hey Em! I have a couple elephant things you might love. 🙂 I got them when MA was small, but have no use for them now.
Emily says
You are so sweet to offer!! I wish they would have worked out!! Even though that one picture has a mobile shown on our crib it was totally rigged to stay up, but was removed pretty quickly since it wasn’t safe!
Toni says
I love the mint and grey!!
Emily says
Oh thank you!! 🙂
Kathleen says
Really love all those animal prints, they are so fun and still modern.
Emily says
Thanks Kathleen! That was my hope!
Callee S. says
ok so i love that bedding!!! i went with winnie the pooh for my daughter so that i could reuse it for future kiddos (i know super lame!) and i love it…it’s a little more vintage and i have some older pieces that go really well with the room! i wouldn’t trade it for the world, but i do love that elephant bedding!
Emily says
That isn’t lame at all!! It’s always great to find something you love and can re-use!!
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
I love all the elephants!!
Courtney says
Love them! Baby girl doesn’t have a theme much. Just girly 🙂
Emily says
That works!! 🙂 I bet she has a great room!!
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
I love the elephants!
Emily says
Thanks Rachel!
debra says
These are so cute!
Emily says
I thought so! Thanks Debra!
Theresa says
It is going to be such a cute nursery !
Emily says
Thank you for Theresa!!
Jennifer says
I love modern nurseries. I think the elephants are my favorite
Emily says
Thank you Jennifer!
Amanda N says
I totally see how it would be unsafe! Our crib didn’t have the upper ledge on it so it worked, but at any rate I love your crib. 🙂
Emily says
I was so bummed!! I guess we will just have to hang something from the ceiling… 🙂