DIY Home Improvements: The New Baby's Room

So you're having a baby, huh? Time to finally turn that old junk slash guest room into a nursery. If you are anything like me, you never want to have a nursery that has baby pink or blue walls with baby rattle boarders all over the place. It isn't very conventional. You have to paint over it in a few years and will probably be sick of looking at it way before then. Try some new ways at decorating your nursery. Step out of the traditional blues and pinks and go for something that is a little easier on the eyes, and (in the long run) a little easier on the pocket book.

The first idea is to do a safari themed nursery. You can pick up some natural looking colors such as a deep golds, different shades of brown, and burnt oranges. This is where you can choose to paint all four walls the same color, or mix and match until you think it is perfect. This will also let the bed covers be either a solid cover or an animal print if you feel up to it. If you have a changing table, you can cover the pad in an animal print if you'd like. Solid colors, however, will work just as well if you're the type of person that leans away from animal print items.

Add in a wicker waste basket or decorate the diaper genie with decals of animals. You want to make sure the decals are stuck on well, because one the baby becomes mobile, everything goes in the mouth.

At this point you are thinking, "so the walls are plain, what are we going to do about that??" There are several things that you can do. Toy hammocks will make a great accent to the room. After being sure to hang it high in the corner opposite of the baby's bed, fill the hammock with toys. In order to stick with the theme, you could fill the hammock with stuffed animals such as monkeys, tigers, elephants, and the like.