Colorful and Bright Nursery

by Caitlin
(Victoria, BC, Canada)

The first thing we did in our Colorful and Bright Nursery was to get the landlord's "ok" to paint. Fortunately, he didn't ask what color or else we probably would have been in trouble.

We painted each wall with a different color. It was a very big room so it also houses our extra bed which is nice for cuddling our son, and visiting family. We wanted colors that would keep the room sunny as we live in a basement suite, and that would be stimulating and match everything.

Everybody's first impression was shock. It is definitely an overwhelming paint scheme, but all of our son's toys fit in, even the tackiest, and he absolutely adores it. We tried to incorporate the four colors throughout the room.

We were on a very steep budget and honestly spent under $200 fixing this up. We didn't buy any fancy bedding, just used some basic Sesame Street sheets. We wanted everything to be functional and replaceable. Baby's are known, after all, for the messes they can create. All of the furniture was second hand and some items like the change table (was a desk) had to been reworked. Luckily, baby's dad is a carpenter and has an incredible imagination.

Our son loves his room, and it has become a great place for all of his little friends to get together and hang out in.

If you have any questions about how we did anything, post them here and I'd be happy to respond.