I had so much fun putting together Elijah's nursery before he was born. Since we didn't know the sex of the baby, the theme/colors had to be neutral. We went with a 50's mint green color for the wall paint color, which is one of my favorites. My cousin had introduced us to
Pali, an Italian company that makes cribs and other baby furniture. We were sold on the quality and design of this brand and of the particular style and color she had. Since it was from a few years ago, we looked on craigslist.org and found the exact crib and dresser/hutch set we were looking for, and for literally $2-3000 less than the retail price!
As for the theme, we tend to shy away from typical baby stuff like Winnie the Pooh or Sesame Street and just went for no theme at all. Instead, we just let the stuffed animals, books and gifts from others be the decor in the room. A hanging quilt helped round it out. Elijah loves to look at the bright colors to this day. I had an old vintage dresser and area rug we put in there as well. I guess you could say our style is kind of eclectic.
I try to stay away from nursery decor that doesn't last long in terms of style/age of baby. I want to get a clock (so I can watch how long it takes for me to rock/nurse him to sleep??) and also a wall coat hook. I can't remember where I saw this, but eBay was having a promotion that called for different interior designers to fully furnish and decorate an apartment using only items found on eBay (cool, right?). One of the rooms happened to be a nursery and the designer had it done up in a contemporary style. That is where I first saw the George Nelson Ball clock and Eames Hang-It-All hooks. I immediately knew that I'd want to have these things in Elijah's room. I love that they can be enjoyed by children and adults alike since while they are child-like enough for the nursery, they also appeal to the design purist inside of us.
