Where the Wild Things Are…

Pin It When we moved into our home, we knew we were going to try to have a baby in the near future. The previous owners had one of the extra bedrooms set up as a nursery. We decided to keep it this way because it was gender neutral and I didn’t mind the “faux” treatments in here as much as the other rooms in the house. Other than the faux painting, there were so pretty tattered roller shades that I figured we could deal with for a while. Then he started to develop his wild child personality. When he turned one, he was already able to climb on top of the kitchen table and attempted to swing from the light fixture! That, among other scary feats, earned him the nickname “Monkey”. So naturally, when we were getting ready to rid him of his “baby” room, I opted for a monkey jungle theme. It was time for a change.
The goal was to find a color he (we!) could live with for more than just his toddler years, but still make it feel young and fun. So, I painted the room a green that wasn’t too grassy but wasn’t too babyish either (Behr’s Grass Cloth).
Another goal was to make sure the room wasn’t stuck in a “theme” forever. Aha! I found some great adhesive stickers with monkeys, fern leaves and bananas. They were fairly inexpensive and gave a lot of bang for the buck. The great thing about these adhesive wall decorations is that when you’re ready for a new look, they come off easily and don’t leave a mark. Gotta’ love that! Now, what to do with the last bare wall above the bed? Call me a worry wart, but I always fret about hanging things above the beds of babes. They jump and bounce around so much….or maybe that’s just my kids?? Either way, I decided to order custom adhesive wall words online from the title of a VERY fitting book…Where The Wild Things Are. This only cost $19 which I thought was pretty cheap for a wall of art. (I know, I know…seems like a ripped of a recently released movie title? Well, first of all, I decorated this room WAY before it came out and second, we just saw it and its FAB!) I know that the Pooh lamp in the above picture seems a bit out of place, but it was in my nursery when I was a baby. I had a ceramic musical bear that was also from my nursery in my older son’s room. I think its nice to add a little something from your past to your own child’s room. Don’t you? I’m a sentimental fool and proud of it! The bedding is Eric Carle – African Savannah. I LOVE all of his wonderful children’s books and this set was a steal on clearance at Amazon.

  I bought the valances at Walmart just to add a little color to the windows. Again they were super cheap so I won’t feel bad changing them out when he outgrows the gingham look. One last thing….to finish the room off I recently made some letter and number art. So, of course I have to ask….what do you think of my room redo? Did I go overboard on the monkeys for my little monkey?
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