Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Sweet Dr. Seuss Nursery

Dr. Seuss bedroom ideasValerie Rhymer created this fun Dr. Seuss room for her daughter's baby nursery. Valerie describes the process, "As a fan of children's literature, I wanted to create a Dr. Seuss themed room for my daughter, yet I didn't want something too bold or bright. So I opted for the softer side of Seuss, using pastel colors instead of primary.I painted the illustrations on the walls and furniture using an overhead projector which I purchased at an office supply store for less than $100. I also bought a box of 3M transparency film for laser printers (inkjet printer), which I used to print the illustrations from the Seuss books on my home computer printer. Once I had the images I wanted, I projected them on the wall and painted them using the small bottles of acrylic paint from the arts and crafts store. Then I created the detail using Sharpie markers. I went through several Sharpies because the wall paint would dry up the tip of the markers pretty quickly.For the wall colors I used Freshaire "Rushing Stream" for the blue and Valspar "Celadon" for the green. On the dresser, I used Valspar "Pink Whisper" and "Lemon Sorbet" along with the green and blue from the walls. The crib is Delta Jenny Lind style. I dressed it with a crib skirt from Target and a breathable mesh bumper from Amazon.com. The quilt was handmade by my mother using a pillowcase from Pottery Barn's Dr. Seuss line." "The sheer curtains are also from Pottery Barn, with a curtain rod from Lowe's. The changing table is actually an old desk that I repainted and added new hardware. Beneath it, I mounted a roll-out track for the diaper pail so it can slide underneath the desk when we're not using it.The ceiling fan (very Seuss-ish) is a Harbor Breeze from Lowe's. The glider chair is from Target, and I found the light switch plate cover on Amazon.In general, this room was very affordable because most of the furniture was used and repainted. The wall decorations were so much fun to create and not as difficult as I had imagined. I thoroughly enjoyed creating this room and hope my daughter will treasure it for years to come!" pastel seuss baby nursery

girls dr. seuss baby nurseryLoving the dresser!! dr seuss girls baby nurseryPerfect light fixture for a Seuss room.
pastel dr. seuss nurseryValerie, wonderful job creating such a sweet Dr. Seuss Nursery!

   Davinci Jenny Lind Stationary Crib, White          Trend Lab Dr Seuss ABC 4 Piece Crib Bedding Set            Tren Lab Blue "Cat in the Hat" Embroidery Chair w/ Ottoman

    Dr. Seuss One Fish Stacking Blocks          Graphique Home Decal, Dr. Seuss One Fish Two Fish              Trend Lab Dr.Seuss Oh! The Places You'll Go Wall Clock, Blue       

   Dr. Seuss Why fit in when you were born to stand out wall art wall sayings        Dr seuss Today you are you wall art vinyl decals stickers love kids bedroom             Dr. Seuss If things start happening Don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too wall art wall sayings

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14 comments:

  1. So many cute ideas in this room. I love the dresser!!!
    pk @ room remix

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  2. I love everything about this. I want this to be my room!!!!

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  3. I just stumbled across your blog, and I love this nursery! I did a similar thing for my son but with an airplane theme... but now you are making me want to redo the whole nursery!

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  4. This is the cutest nursery!! Great for the avid reader.

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  5. Hi! I agree - there are so many wonderful ideas that make the nursery so beautiful! Thank you very much as you inspired me a lot. I love the paintings and courtains! As a professional home stager I really appreciate your talent!
    All the best,
    Sara

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  6. How did she make that quilt? I am wanting to do a similar idea with winnie-the-pooh.

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  7. Great room! I am currently working on a Seuss nursery for our daughter and you've got some great pieces. I was wondering if you could recall the style of the fan? I did a search for Harbor Breeze at Lowe's and could not find this particular model. I think it's perfect!

    Thanks!

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  8. i love love the ceiling fan in this room. i have been to 6 lowes and of course can't find it anywhere- does anyone know the name of the fan or the model number. i'm about to pop and all i can think about is this fan. can anyone please help???

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  9. I also did a Dr. Seuss theme for my nursery and love te fan. Was there any luck with a store location or model name/number to find it? My daughter was born 5 weeks early so I'm scrambling to finish the nursery and the fan is one of the last pieces. Any information would be great!

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  10. hi,
    i was wondering what mobile did you use for your crib?? where did you get pastel color mobile from?? I love your nursery!

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  11. I just found out a few weeks ago that my husband and I are pregnant. From the first moment that our nursery crossed our mind, we wanted to do a Dr. Seuss theme, but everything that we have seen so far has been too bold with the colors. Blame my pregger hormones if you will, but the photos from your nursery have me in tears... especially the horton one!

    Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work with us.

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  12. Goodness, there's so much useful data here!

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  13. This is so cute. I love Dr. Suess but couldn't figure out how to make it really cute. Thanks for sharing this!

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