Nursery or bedroom plans? Pics? Themes? Share with me!

jillianmb

I'm going to have to take some pictures of our little man's room for this one too. We're not done yet, but it is coming along!  I'm going for a eclectic theme with lots of colors.  I found a print of an old, old map of Russia which we framed for his room too!  We're putting him right in a twin bed (well, he'll probably start out in our bed but move there- we'll play that by ear) and using a quilt my sister made me when she was 16.  My Dad also gave me the kid-sized rocking chair he bought for me when I was a baby!  So fun.

 I'll get pictures up soon! 

What are you planning for your child's nursery or bedroom? Pictures?  Even pictures of bedding or wall color etc?  Any special items going in there?  

Dr.Loretta

We didn't do anything special for DD's nursery/room in our old house. This house is a different story.

I painted it a pale, pale pink and filled it with pandas. It's a mascot for the STTTC group, which I used to moderate. I just got some gray drapes with a bamboo print to go with it. Her playroom is a pale gray with a Snoopy theme

IRR

Still waiting to find out if it is a boy or a girl.  If it is a girl, we are thinking on painting the room lavender, since our BM had a really cool purple kitchen. 

baze2

Our spare room is decorated for guests now. It is a light blue but we will change this once we adopt (even if it is a boy). I just can't fathom having a nursury ready right now without a baby. Once we get the call and bring our baby home, that will change.

Foster1Mom

We have bunks beds and a crib in our room. Since we will have both genders depending on the placements we kept it gender neutral. It is super cute. I might post some pics.

baze2

Our spare room is decorated for guests now. It is a light blue but we will change this once we adopt (even if it is a boy). I just can't fathom having a nursury ready right now without a baby. Once we get the call and bring our baby home, that will change.

cogbot

If we have a girl I would love to do A Little Mermaid theme.  I love anything Disney, but The Little Mermaid is my absolute favorite.

slndr042305

Right now the room is a guest/storage. I just can't make a nursery until a baby comes home...it would be too hard day by day seeing it...BUT I have dreamed and browsed on pinterest.

Since we have no clue boy or girl I am thinking black and white chair/drapes/bedding with pops of teal and light yellow. *sigh* I can't wait!

silliestbunny

Jillian-  love the map idea.  It would be fun to take old Russian books or posters to cover a lamps shade and a frame. 

For us, I've made the deliberate choice to have them share a room.  I didn't growing up and I think it's great to have them share.  So, we started w/DD1's pretty nursery in a soft  yellow and sage green.  I'd purchased Wendy Bellissimo Petit Safari bedding off of Ebay early in our adoption process.  It's very sublte and has embroidered "real" animals (vs characters).  We'd gone to Africa for our honeymoon so safari animals mean something to us,  We used some of our own photography as well as an old photo DH had in his room growing up of elephants drinking in a river.  I made bunting out of flash cards, and a fun burlap book rack on the wall. 

When DD2 came along, I bought a mini-crib (hello... I love mini cribs... they are great).  So, her crib came in, I added some bunting for her.  And all is set. 

The room also  has a twin bed (which is super convenient) and a rocking chair.  It's a small room but we really maximized space. 

amm78

Getting started on the nursery as soon as possible was really important to me... it just made me feel so hopeful that we will become parents through adoption no matter how long it takes.  We have a gender neutral nursery... three walls are painted a sage green and one is chocolate brown.  We have a monkey theme that was mostly DH's idea, but once we started decorating, I fell in love!

There are a few pictures on our Facebook adoption page...  There are some more things in there, now, but I haven't updated the photos yet...

 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.178395588866675.43098.145706538802247&type=3 

Rachel Sonnier

I so needed to read all of this today!! It's like you ladies always have perfect timing!! :-)

I am planning to start painting the now guest room this week, and decorate it for LO #2. I know if I wait till after placement, it wont happen. I tried waiting till post baby with DS since we didnt know the gender, and once he came, he had some minor health issues and we were way too busy. This is my first real nursery decorating experience, so I'm super excited!

Im shooting for gender neutral. The paint is a Mythic Paint color called On Cloud Nine and its a very pale aqua. I have a mod dot espresso and cream bedding set and an antique rocker that my grandmother bought when my mom was born, that I am having reupholstered in cream colored fabric. Im usung DS's old crib, which is a dark wood like the rocker. I can't wait to see how it looks IRL!!

Anyway, I'm so glad somebody brought this up! I love all of your ideas!!

Art Teacher

https://wendy-steve-andg3.blogspot.com/2009/09/zoes-nursery-lots-of-pics.html

That link will take you to a post I wrote about DD's nursery.  It's more eclectic.  I like owls, so there's a few of those in the room.  We used bright pink, orange, green, and a touch of blue.  Very neutral wall - beige - and rug - cream. 

Her crib turned into a full size bed which she uses now.  Her bedding is this one from Pottery Barn Kids:

Special items -- collage owls and an felt owl that hangs down from  her window, my teddy bear from when I was little, framed pictures of her with us and with her birthmom and birthgrandparents.  Sock monkey night light just because it's cute!  An angel music box that was my grandma's.  And about 10 quilts that we made by lots of people that love her

jillianmb

Okay I just posted pictures on my blog and now I'm going to go look at all yours!  Here's my link: https://www.addingaburden.com/2012/07/toddler-adoption-setting-up-room.html

jillianmb

slndr042305:

Right now the room is a guest/storage. I just can't make a nursery until a baby comes home...it would be too hard day by day seeing it...BUT I have dreamed and browsed on pinterest.

Since we have no clue boy or girl I am thinking black and white chair/drapes/bedding with pops of teal and light yellow. *sigh* I can't wait!

Really like that color scheme!  

jillianmb

silliestbunny:

Jillian-  love the map idea.  It would be fun to take old Russian books or posters to cover a lamps shade and a frame. 

For us, I've made the deliberate choice to have them share a room.  I didn't growing up and I think it's great to have them share.  So, we started w/DD1's pretty nursery in a soft  yellow and sage green.  I'd purchased Wendy Bellissimo Petit Safari bedding off of Ebay early in our adoption process.  It's very sublte and has embroidered "real" animals (vs characters).  We'd gone to Africa for our honeymoon so safari animals mean something to us,  We used some of our own photography as well as an old photo DH had in his room growing up of elephants drinking in a river.  I made bunting out of flash cards, and a fun burlap book rack on the wall. 

When DD2 came along, I bought a mini-crib (hello... I love mini cribs... they are great).  So, her crib came in, I added some bunting for her.  And all is set. 

The room also  has a twin bed (which is super convenient) and a rocking chair.  It's a small room but we really maximized space. 

 Tell me more about this mini crib.  If we ever adopt or have a baby someday I'd love to room share but a regular crib would be a tight fit.  Where did you get it?  how long can they fit in it? 

Art Teacher

Jillianmb - love the pics on your blog!  Really love pattern on the curtains and the sailboats

srmmm09

Welllll DS is still in his crib, in what I'll call the "baby room," which isn't decorated at all.

But! The kiddo room is painted a jungle theme. It's pretty fun in there - it'll be fun to use it, too! 

Courtneyluff

Foster1Mom:

We have bunks beds and a crib in our room. Since we will have both genders depending on the placements we kept it gender neutral. It is super cute. I might post some pics.

 I wanted to do bunk beds in a foster room, but a lot of states (I believe mine included) are very strict on bunk beds.

We do not have our room done at all yet (but we are very early in the process!) I want to do two of the BSF Baby Austin Crib/Changer combos in the room. I don't really know where to go from there. Since we will take any age or gender, I think I will just stock up on different beddings in all styles and colors, and let each child pick their own. My husbands grandmother works at Anna's Linens, so I will be using her discount frequently!

Reading is very important to us, so we are putting a few bookshelves in with younger children's books on the bottom shelves, and books more appropriate for older children higher up.

The den upstairs is going to be a playroom, and that will be a little less neutral and a little younger than the bedroom, since that will be just storage unless we actually have a placement in the right age to use the playroom. We are still going to have everything done with animals. We are particularly fond of owls so I'm thinking something like this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/63285463/tree-with-forest-friends-wall-decals?ref=correlated_featured on the walls.

 

Wow this post was way too long! I'll stop now! Sorry. 

Our den upstairs is going to be the pl

Honeydew1894

Here is my blog post with pics: https://honeydew1894.blogspot.com/2012/01/nursery-reveal.html

lizlemmon19

We are getting some basics, but waiting on really decorating until we know who will be placed with us.  We are looking for two children under 5, either gender so there is quite a range.  We met families who were able to ask their preschool age children how they wanted the room to look. I would love to do an "under the sea" theme, but we will see how that goes.

lafayettegirl

We're still in the waiting to be matched phase, but our nursery is pretty much done:

Foster1Mom

Courtneyluff:

Foster1Mom:

We have bunks beds and a crib in our room. Since we will have both genders depending on the placements we kept it gender neutral. It is super cute. I might post some pics.

 I wanted to do bunk beds in a foster room, but a lot of states (I believe mine included) are very strict on bunk beds.

We do not have our room done at all yet (but we are very early in the process!) I want to do two of the BSF Baby Austin Crib/Changer combos in the room. I don't really know where to go from there. Since we will take any age or gender, I think I will just stock up on different beddings in all styles and colors, and let each child pick their own. My husbands grandmother works at Anna's Linens, so I will be using her discount frequently!

Reading is very important to us, so we are putting a few bookshelves in with younger children's books on the bottom shelves, and books more appropriate for older children higher up.

The den upstairs is going to be a playroom, and that will be a little less neutral and a little younger than the bedroom, since that will be just storage unless we actually have a placement in the right age to use the playroom. We are still going to have everything done with animals. We are particularly fond of owls so I'm thinking something like this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/63285463/tree-with-forest-friends-wall-decals?ref=correlated_featured on the walls.

 

Wow this post was way too long! I'll stop now! Sorry. 

Our den upstairs is going to be the pl

Our state does as well but we are only using the bottom bunk even though both are set up. We will be licensed for 2 kids, so if we get 2 kids bed age we will take the crib down and separate the beds. Only kids over the age of 6 can be on a top bunk. I grew up with brothers and I will not use them bunked after that age. To scary.

elissaann26

Because we are fostering, we didn't know the age, sex or even how many children would be placed with us!  We had jokingly called our guest room "Rudy's Room", since our dog Rudy was the one who used it the most to take a nap.  So we decided to use him as the inspiration.  Here is a picture of our unisex dog themed nursery.

And here's the link to more details in my blog.

I have to say that now that we have a 5 year-old and an almost 2 year-old sharing this room, I'm really happy that it wasn't too baby.  The 2 year-old doesn't really have an opinion, but the 5 year-old loves it!

DaisyZH

Our kids would share a room, currently it is decorated in a Winnie the Pooh theme with red walls which I think is pretty gender neutral.  We would be looking to move to a bigger house a few years after adoption which is probably when we'd do more individualized themes.  We figure Winnie the Pooh is a comforting, fun theme for infants through toddler age.

IRR

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and painted the walls the sunny yellow that you can see in the wall decals... it is SO much more "her". And funny you should have mentioned this today, we went to Home Goods and bought her a new upholstered rocking chair and new prints for her wall... so I'm happy with where it is!  

 

LOVE THIS!!!!  Didn't even know this type of stuff existed.  I learn so much from you ladies.  The airplanes would be great for my DH.  Need to find out the sex and then we can start planning.  So fun.

spongebobsquarepanties

Dr.Loretta:

Her playroom is a pale gray with a Snoopy theme

That sounds adorable.

Our future child's room is currently the spare bedroom/storage. It was green when we bought the house and still is. I won't be changing it until I know somebody will be living in there soon. Otherwise, it would just make me sad. I plan to quilt and sew most of nursery. I love colours so I will wait so that I have that to enjoy.

morgan2B

We are foster/adopt so I wasn't sure which age group we would end up having in our home for permanent placement.  We set up the baby/toddler room with gender neutral colors and decor.  I am not a "theme" person but do have a few prints and pieces of decor centered around numbers and ABCs.  Now that our forever children have moved in, we let them choose their colors/theme.  She went with multi-colored, girly-girl and polka dots (but not overkill).  He went with navy/white/red bedding & pillows and other decor in golf.

Jenn is Silly

We initially just picked bedding that matched the room as it was, as we didn't really have time to paint, etc.

However, now that she's developed into her own person with her own personality, I'm re-doing her room.  The walls will be a pale grey, and her furniture is an espresso brown color.  I'm making her crib skirt/toddler bed skirt out of pale pink, pale grey, and ivory damask fabric, using white ruffle curtains, and a white candlestick lamp with a pink ruffle lamp shade.  I ordered two A&A crib sheets for her (pink and For the Birds Owls) as well as the Medalian Dream Blanket.  I'm excited to see her new room.

She also has some new artwork.... I'll post pictures once it's done

erinmc1

We wanted it neutral because we don't know what gender the baby will be, so ours is mostly cream.  Cream walls, ceiling, blinds, I even painted the furniture cream.  On the longest wall, though, is a full-wall mural of leaves in the upper right corner, and it fades in from all corners, turquoise, to aqua, to pale yellow, to cream in the middle.  It's really pretty.  The rocker is upholstered in turquoise moleskin, and I have some lithos of baby animal drawings hung, to match the baby animals cross stitch quilt I'm working on.  I have some photos on my blog : onepalermotogo.blogspot.com.

 

jackieo1309

We're going to do a hot-air-balloon theme for a boy or girl. We still deciding on a definite color scheme but I started a board on pinterest for some ideas:

https://pinterest.com/jackieo1309/hot-air-balloon-nursery/

I'm really excited to start working on it once we're officially waiting; I think it will really help me get through wait because it will remind me that we WILL have a baby to go in there eventually. Love reading about all of the ideas!