Community› The Bump Message Boards› Nurseries and Baby Gear
Nurseries and Baby Gear
New Discussion
Options

Anyone do Giraffe theme?

hthrjnsnhthrjnsn
in Nurseries and Baby Gear

I've post a picture of our inspiration - which is pretty much gender neutral with giraffe accents...

I was wondering if anyone else has done a giraffe theme and how they incorporated them? We did the walls a light, but not too light grey and the wall the crib is on is chevron (grey and white). We have hints of yellow added in the room as well. 

I've purchased a stuffed animal giraffe from target, it was too cute to pass up! I also scored a giraffe like statue type thing from target - it was wrapped in yarn and is just the neck up.

I'm really just wondering how I could incorporate giraffes without overdoing it? 

Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
Report Reply to Post

Re: Anyone do Giraffe theme?

  • Options
    TX-BrideTX-Bride member

    I think our themes are somewhat similar!! Although I have some elephants and owels, too. I have the same giraffe decor piece that you are talking about from Target, too, but got the rhino and the antelope that came in the same series with them.

    I have picked up a frame from BBB that has two giraffes on it, and planning to do a DIY art work that would be silouhettes of a giraffe and an elephant, kind of like these:

     imageimage

    I also have bought these hooks from Anthro for hanging stuff (don't know what yet!!!)

    image

    I have this owel lamp, too:

    image

    I also have this elephant in the room:

    image

     

    Report Reply
  • Options
    hthrjnsnhthrjnsn
    imageTX-Bride:

    I think our themes are somewhat similar!! Although I have some elephants and owels, too. I have the same giraffe decor piece that you are talking about from Target, too, but got the rhino and the antelope that came in the same series with them.

    I have picked up a frame from BBB that has two giraffes on it, and planning to do a DIY art work that would be silouhettes of a giraffe and an elephant, kind of like these:

     imageimage

    I also have bought these hooks from Anthro for hanging stuff (don't know what yet!!!)

    image

    I have this owel lamp, too:

    image

    I also have this elephant in the room:

    image

     

    I have an elephant statue I scored at a yard sale about a year ago that I haven't have any use for and bought it because it was sooo cheap! I think the owner of it said it was granite - I just fell in love with it and couldn't stand to leave it. I was considering doing a few elephants also. 

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • Options
    hthrjnsnhthrjnsn
    imageSandAndsSea:

     We have brown giraffe bedding (Carter's I think) with blue/orange/green dots in DS's room. 

    Since babies aren't suppossed to use blankets, we hung the comforter with a curtain wire/clips on one wall.

    We have these alphabet animal flashcards hanging on one wall with clips on curtain wire.  It's super cute.

    https://www.amazon.com/Actopus-Zelephant-Alphabet-Cards-Pkg-Animal/dp/B002FVZBYM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1366651577&sr=8-3&keywords=alphabet+animal+cards

    I love the animal flashcard idea. Might have to steal that ;) 

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • Options
    SweetHurricaneSweetHurricane member
    imageSandAndsSea:

     We have brown giraffe bedding (Carter's I think) with blue/orange/green dots in DS's room. 

    We have that bedding too. It's called Tall Tales by Carters. I like it, but without the bumpers or the blanket, it's just a white sheet with dots on it. :(

    Skip Hop just added a giraffe theme to their complete sheet line up: https://www.skiphop.com/product/completesheet_giraffesafari.html

    We just got the sheet from that set a couple weeks ago and I love it!

    Here are a couple of my blog posts of what we did. Note: We've moved 3 times (rented & couldn't paint) and I've had two DD's use this theme so that's why things are changed around in some of the pics.

    https://babyped.blogspot.com/2010/11/as-room.html

    https://hellocbl.blogspot.com/2012/06/natalies-room.html

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Options
    firefIyfirefIy member

    I was team green, so I chose really modern fabric for the curtains, bed skirt, and to recover the glider and did a white crib sheet.  Then I accented with giraffes.  So a fun giraffe picture on the wall, giraffe changing pad cover, large giraffe stuffed animal, a few giraffe books displayed on a shelf etc.  That way the room had a modern feel that would grow with my child and the giraffe accents could be played with and changed out as my child grows.  I run into giraffe themed items a lot more than I ever expected to, but like you, I didn't want to overdo it.  I think a few planned accent pieces will go a long way :)  I LOVE the start you have described.  That sounds awesome and like it will be really pretty with some giraffe accent pieces.  Maybe a giraffe themed pillow for a chair would be another way to work it in.  I looked for ideas on Etsy and Pinterest.

    Image and video hosting by TinyPic

    Pregnancy Ticker

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Options
    hthrjnsnhthrjnsn
    imagefirefIy:
    I was team green, so I chose really modern fabric for the curtains, bed skirt, and to recover the glider and did a white crib sheet.nbsp; Then I accented with giraffes.nbsp; So a fun giraffe picture on the wall, giraffe changing pad cover, large giraffe stuffed animal, a few giraffe books displayed on a shelf etc.nbsp; That way the room had a modern feel that would grow with my child and the giraffe accents could be played with and changed out as my child grows.nbsp; I run into giraffe themed items a lot more than I ever expected to, but like you, I didn't want to overdo it.nbsp; I think a few planned accent pieces will go a long way :nbsp; I LOVE the start you have described.nbsp; That sounds awesome and like it will be really pretty with some giraffe accent pieces.nbsp; Maybe a giraffe themed pillow for a chair would be another way to work it in.nbsp; I looked for ideas on Etsy and Pinterest.


    I don't know how to explain it, but my mom has a life size, not giraffe size of course, giraffe statue that she is giving me to put in the room. I died when she told me I could use it in the nursery! I'm obsessed with giraffes... Haha obviously LO is going to have to live with it!
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • Options
    calibr8tecalibr8te member

    Are you ladies my sisters from another mother? I LOVE giraffes.

    I had a little stuffed toy giraffe that was my fave when I was a tot. And in my childhood home, we had a large central hallway with the upper level that wrapped around it balcony style. I would pine over having a pet giraffe that could live on the ground floor and I could feed it from my room on the second floor! :)

    I recently found my little stuffed  giraffe and will be washing it and putting it in baby's room.


     image
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Options
    SunAndRainSunAndRain member
    I bought a giraffe rug from overstock and a four foot high stuffed giraffe made by Melissa and Doug off amazon for 50. Both totally cute
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"