| There are many whimsical, fun baby room | | | | base shaped like an apartment building and a |
| themes if you are planning on decorating a | | | | taxicab clock. You might paint a mural of a |
| nursery. Infants need stimulation, so parents | | | | street scene on one wall and use your family |
| get the chance to be kids again and let their | | | | member's names on the signs above |
| playfulness and imagination run wild.A fun, | | | | stores.There is a multitude of characters |
| flexible baby room theme is to decorate it in | | | | from cartoons that you can utilize for baby |
| whimsical patterns. Try painting butter | | | | room themes. Try Superman, Aladdin, the Lion |
| yellow or grass green stripes on the walls. | | | | King, Curious George, Snoopy, Cinderella, or |
| Then hang bold graphic pictures of cats and | | | | Mickey Mouse. How about pirates, knights, |
| dogs in bright red or blue frames on the | | | | princesses, castles, cowboys, Peter Pan, and |
| walls.Use the same graphic style to paint a | | | | Tinkerbell?You'll have no problem finding |
| toy chest using stencils, or apply stickers | | | | bedding, lamps, rocking chairs, and other |
| against a colorful painted background.Another | | | | accessories with these design figures.You can |
| fun baby room theme is a design around the | | | | even choose animals for baby room themes, |
| theme of Sweet Dreams. Use bright colors such | | | | such as frogs, bugs, and goldfish. Buy a |
| as watermelon pink | | | | table and chair set painted with snails, |
| | | | butterflies, moths, ladybugs and |
| and lime green on accessory pieces, and then | | | | caterpillars.Or furniture with bold colors |
| choose white for the walls, ceiling, and | | | | and patterns, such as lime green chunky ball |
| lamps.Use the bright, bold colors in places | | | | feet on tables, and chairs with polka dots |
| that will capture your baby's attention, and | | | | decorating purple table and chair |
| mix them with different fabrics and patterns. | | | | legs.Transportation themes are also easy to |
| Try fabrics such as grape terry cloth, | | | | coordinate when you are deciding on a baby |
| plaids, polka dots, and candy cane stripes. | | | | room theme. Pick planes, trains, bicycles, or |
| Paint the walls a creamy vanilla to keep the | | | | automobiles. Use bright primary colors and |
| room centered and calm.You might wallpaper | | | | put up a display of model trains or vintage |
| one entire wall with a bold print of | | | | cars.Whichever theme you decide on, choose a |
| watermelon slices. Then hang a diaphanous | | | | design that is appropriate for an infant and |
| sheer | | | | a toddler. Use inexpensive, |
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| white-on-white polka dot draping from the | | | | stain-repellant area rugs that can be |
| ceiling that flows around the crib. Paint or | | | | replaced when you want to update the |
| paper a small square above the crib with the | | | | design.The frog lamps, duck mobiles, and |
| same watermelon slice print.When your baby | | | | framed pictures of lions and tigers can |
| looks up, he or she will certainly fall | | | | easily be switched to pictures of the latest |
| asleep and have sweet dreams!A good theme for | | | | cartoon heroes when your infant becomes a |
| decorating a baby nursery is to design it | | | | toddler.The most important factor in choosing |
| around a Playhouse theme. This baby room | | | | a baby room theme is to make sure it's safe |
| theme works well for both boys and girls, and | | | | and comfortable for your baby.Then figure out |
| also gives them a great place to play as they | | | | all the activities that the room will be used |
| grow older. Use a border paper with houses or | | | | for and go from there. The sky, literally, is |
| apartment buildings printed on it.You can | | | | the limit!Michael Holland is the creator of |
| find a variety of whimsical playtown dressers | | | | His web site offers lots of FREE decorating |
| with buildings, cars, and clouds painted on | | | | |
| them. Top it with a lamp that has a wooden | | | | tips and ideas for decorating your home. |