candyland nursery

Today's board comes from a guest blogger, Nikki. Nikki is the mastermind behind the Wildflower Weddings Blog and when I asked her to come up with an inspiration board she jumped at the opportunity. The results are basically amazing.

{1} striped cradle bedding

{2} pastel crocheted blanket 

{3} blue refinished changing table

{4} orange rocking chair 

{5} bright, colorful wall

{6} red and white cradle

{7} ribbon striped lamp

{8} striped flooring

southern

Next on the list is a southern-inspired nursery. I was thinking earthy, green and white when coming up with this board.

{1} Crib quilt

{2} Earthy pom decorations

{3} Throw pillow cover

{4} Plaid green lamp shade

{5} Rocking chair cushion

{6} White dresser/changing table

{7} White rocking chair

{8} White lamp base

nautical boy's room

Jon has gotten very into the concept of this blog. Jon also identifies with a preppy state of mind. As such, he suggested I do a nautical inspiration board.

{1} Fabric wall hangings

{2} Nautical changing pad cover

{3} Baby mobile

{4} Blue whale pillow

{5} Sailboat bookends

{6} Nautical dresser knobs

{7} Fitted crib sheet

{8} Beige diaper stacker

parisian nursery (purple and turquoise)

I decided to take a different spin on the Parisian nursery theme. Instead of doing primarily French prints and Eiffel Tower images, I attempted to do a little research into French culture to determine what an authentic French nursery embodies. Okay, actually, Jon did the research. He reported that many French nurseries have white walls and then throw in bright splashes of color. For this post, I did a much more feminine nursery with primarily turquoise, purples, and a little pink. If you wanted to do a boy's nursery that is Parisian, you could substitute the pinks and purples for more "boyish" colors--perhaps some bright greens or yellows.

{1} Turquoise lamp

{2} Chandelier wall decal for over crib

{3} Flower wall print

{4} Wall print

{5} Eiffel Tower lightswitch plate

{6} Print curtain

{7}  "It's not easy being green" written in French wall print

{8}  Brown dresser, could be used as a changing table combo

{9} Brightly colored chair

{10} Baby mobile

{11}  Brightly colored throw pillow

{12} Purple and turquoise crib bedding

safari or jungle (green and brown)

For the safari or jungle nursery, I'd recommend doing a lot of greens and browns. However, if you want your nursery to be gender specific, you could easily fine some cute gender-specific accessories. I've seen purple safari bedding for girls and blue safari bedding for boys, for example.

{1} Neutral throw pillow
{2} Green dresser/changing table combo
{3} Crib bedding
{4} Wall art
{5} Light switch and outlet covers
{6} Curtain tie backs
{7} Green lamp
{8} Baby mobile

dr. seuss (navy, red and white)

I got a suggestion to look into Dr. Seuss themed nursery accessories from the lovely ladies over at the babycenter.com community. Personally, I'd recommend anyone who wants to do a Dr. Seuss nursery keep their walls white and add bold furniture or accessories. An entirely red, blue and white room may be overwhelming.

{1} Wall painting
{2} Navy lamp
{3} Dresser knobs
{4} Throw pillow
{5} Red bookshelf
{6} Dr. Seuss crib quilt
{7} Red, blue and yellow mobile
{8} Light switch plate

chocolate brown, yellow & gray

I had a color scheme suggestion from one of my baby board contributors: chocolate brown with yellow and hints of grey. This was definitely a tough one and ironically enough several of the items I found are elephant themed.

{1} Brown and yellow elephant mobile
{2} Brown and yellow elephant drawer knobs
{3} Grey and yellow lamp
{4} Brown and yellow crib quilt
{5} Grey and yellow throw pillow
{6} Brown and yellow storage bins
{7} Brown and yellow elephant wall art

elephants

Okay, this might sound odd, but we also intend on adding hints of elephants to our nursery. I didn't include any, but Etsy is a wealth of elephant wall decor.

{1} Green elephant lamp
{2} Elephant mobile
{3} Elephant crib sheets
{4} Elephant throw pillow
{5} Elephant wall clock
{6} Elephant light switch plate
{7} Elephant bookends

bicycles

In addition to having an orange creamsicle nursery, Jon and I intend on it being heavily bicycle themed. I had a blast finding these products!

{1} Bicycle wall decal
{2} Bicycle crib quilt
{3} Bicycle lamp (This is on my wish list for sure!)
{4} Bicycle wall art
{5} Bicycle growth chart
{6} Bicycle mobile with elephants
{7} Bicycle knob hardware

orange creamsicle

Jon and I have elected not to find out the gender of our baby. As a result, we needed to come up with a very gender neutral nursery. Our wedding colors were pink and orange. Keeping with tradition, we opted to go with an orange creamsicle-colored nursery with splashes of bold colors.

{1} Orange and white polka dot crib sheet
{2} Baby mobile
{3} Retro orange hardware (can be used to replace dresser knobs, etc.)
{4} Orange throw pillow
{5} Bicycle wall art
{6} Orange and white polka dot lamp
{7} DIY nursery chair

intro

Over the coming weeks, it is my hope to post several nursery inspiration boards. If you have any suggestions for boards you would like to see or if you would like to submit your own nursery photos to be featured, please send me an email at thiscradlerocks@gmail.com