Bright Gender Neutral, Colorful Lady Bug Nursery Decor
by Gretchen Fleener
LADY BUG NURSERY DECOR GO HERE to SEE MORE! In our ladybug baby room, rather than go with traditional washed out pastels, I decided to go with a more colorful room that can work beyond "newborn" age. Our new baby is due to arrive Christmas day, and his/her gender is a surprise, so I went with this fun bug theme that can work with either gender. (add more butterflies/ladybugs for a girl, more other bugs for boys, etc) I painted the lower few feet of each wall with a bug pattern, yellow and black honeybee stripes, ladybug spots, and one wall with ant farm tunnels. A blue-purple stripe with some green grass above the pattern transitions into the light blue "sky" walls, where I painted white clouds. There are two giant leaves from IKEA, and two wall lights that are shaped like bugs also from IKEA (you can see one on the 3rd pic that's turned off). I painted a dotted line behind the bug lights mounted on the walls. In addition to the rest of our lady bug nursery decor, we got the sun light fixture from IKEA. There are many items I made or got used and painted myself to match the room. The lamp on the dresser: I covered the shade with bug fabric and put a little plastic bug terrarium inside the clear glass base. The dresser (center photo) was in awful shape in my dad's garage...I painted it, replaced the drawer bottoms & dresser back, and got some cool bug knobs online for the drawers. The 3 bug hooks (far left photo) I got at JoAnn Fabrics 50% off ($2.50 each) and painted in bright colors (they were brown). The waste basket I got for an inexpensive price at a garage sale and painted a bee on it. The little wicker drawer unit to the left of the nursery rocking chair I got for $6.99 at Saver's and painted it with bugs to match the ladybug nursery rug. I sewed the nursery curtains with bug fabric to match the lamp. The ladybug clock on the wall (left pic) I got on ebay...the bug's eyes go back & forth. The bug quilt hanging on the wall above the chair was a hand made shower gift homemade with our lady bug nursery decor in mind, I'm sure. I also got some white baskets at IKEA to slide under the crib & hold toys & books. I splurged on the bug nursery rug which I bought online, and a good rocker at Babies-r-Us. Most everything else came from garage sales ($30 crib, $40 changing table, and tons of bug toys & baby gear) You can see before & after photos of the baby dresser, wicker drawers and lamp in my blog, by going to my site and clicking on the "blog" button! Click here to read or post comments.
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