Modern Nursery Ideas

by Sarah Carlson
(Early, IA)

The modern nursery ideas that you see in the pictures actually came to me in a dream! In this dream I painted our baby's nursery walls with boxes. We knew that we didn't want to find out the sex of our baby going into the decorating project, so we chose to paint the room using neutral colors that would be flattering for either a baby girl or boy.

Modern Gray and White Nursery	Modern Lime Green and White Nursery	Modern Baby Boy Nursery

I initially planned to paint all of the walls in a checkered kind of box theme but after I began taping off the walls of the room I realized that the effect was way too boxy. The "box nursery theme" still appealed to me so I just messed around and came up with graphics that are a box inside of a larger box.

After the walls were decorated, I felt that something more was needed. I have always loved the idea of Noah's ark nursery so I added an animal theme to my modern nursery ideas.

From the webmaster:

Sarah, I love the bright, cheerful colors that you used to paint the walls. You chose just the right shades of blue, yellow and green as a background for your painted graphics.

It must have taken you hours and hours to tape off all of the squares. Is this a nursery wall painting technique that you would recommend for a beginner or would you say that it's better suited for painters with advanced skills?

Just one more question, did you use flat wall paint or semi-gloss? If you used semi-gloss, did you have any trouble getting the painter's tape to stick?

Thanks so much for sharing your modern nursery decorating ideas with us and remember to tell your friends and family to stop by and vote for your entry in our baby nursery photo contest!