Advice For moms, by moms

Try These Boy Themes

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  iMommyDi

  Ours was white furniture, light blue, dark blue and chocolate brown polka dots, and stripes. All played together wonderfully!

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  LS1030

  We did a colorful Disney and Toy Story inspired nursery. Lots of white furniture from IKEA, then colorful decorations and toys.

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  cw537

  We did super heroes! Electric blues, lime greens, pops of red and yellow! Looks awesome and really unique!

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  LinkinParkslh

  Finding Nemo here! He's also going to have his own salt water tank in his room. His daddy is a salt water fish fanatic.

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  Larsbug

  Our first son was baby farm animals and our second son is baby safari animals.

Try These Girl Themes

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  Whitney15

  I did a cherry blossom theme. I painted the room a very light blue and had a decal that was a wall size big of a cherry blossom tree. She is in a cradle, and I just used a light pink sheet.

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  lillucky8

  Our daughter's room is pink and zebra for the most part. Mostly pink with black accents.

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  Lindalouur

  Pink nursery rhyme, it has the cat and the fiddle, Humpty Dumpty, cow jumping the moon, etc. It was a gift from my mother-in-law and we love it!

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  jazz0201

  I did black and white damask. I found my bedding at J.C. Penny. I did the walls lavender and she has a chandelier for her lighting. I also found letters that are about 18 or 20 inches at Hobby Lobby.

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  wife2jeff

  My best friend painted a beautiful tree wall mural with silk flowers mixed in with painted flowers. It turned out exceptional! I also made some do-it-yourself picture frames. My friend also painted a hand designed flower on the changing table, my mom sewed her quilt and made her bumper and my Grandma sewed a diaper changer for me. I'd say my daughter's room has been a labor of love. I got a lot of ideas off of Pinterest.

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  Mrs.Andrews

  I did my first daughter's room in a lady bug theme. My mom and grandma made crib bumpers, wall hangings, and a quilt for her. I painted wall letters for her name and made curtains. I also collected ladybug things that I found. Same with my second daughter. We did a butterfly theme for her. She doesn't have a nursery but I've been collecting butterfly decorations for her and painted her wall letters. I also like the wooden bugs and flowers that you can hang on the wall, I have them around the letters. I'm thinking if I have another girl I would do dragonflies. They can be so cute but can also grow with the child and be more grown up. Good luck! Collecting everything is so much fun.

Try a Gender-Neutral Theme

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  Terri1985

  We are doing a black and white panda bear theme; a black and white damask pattern. It's been the only thing I have liked. I'm painting pandas and bamboo in a mural on her wall.

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  ragdoll13

  Our daughter has an ocean theme because I have an octopus obsession. Our new baby, whatever it will be, is getting an arctic theme. The little penguins and polar bears are just too cute.

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  ilovemypfcbryan

  Our daughter's room was done in a jungle theme, and was neutral because we didn't find out the gender! This time around I'm thinking about doing Sesame Street or Dr. Seuss (I'm a sucker for the fun stuff)!

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  Lizzys_mommy13

  I didn't really have a theme with my daughter, but I really like Precious Moments. They fit both a boy and a girl, so I can gather stuff and not worry about it being too boy-ish or too girly.

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  jakesmom323

  It's all white furniture and beach themed. Very Pottery Barn. Look online or on their catalog, they have great ideas.

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  ria7

  We have owls. Zutano is the brand. They are funky and fun!

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  BellaLove27

  I'm thinking of doing monkeys. I don't really want a theme, because I do not want to change the theme every time he gets older.

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  Devious103102

  Our daughter's room is celestial-themed.

Try a Theme That Works for Both

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  twiztidmommy84

  I had Winnie the Pooh for my 10-month-old daughter but now with my son coming soon I changed to Noah's ark. I thought the idea of two of every critter with a boy and a girl was cute.

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  Apollos82

  For a girl, we'll be doing flamingos, with dark pink, lime green, and peacock blue being the main colors. For a boy, we'll be doing no "theme" really, but lime green, peacock blue, orange, and maybe brown.

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  gacgbaker

  I did sailboats and light houses, a garden theme, and a ducky theme. The ducky theme stuck with the last two, and now the room is just plain for this baby.

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  -Kney-

  We found some camo bedding on Target.com - green or pink - so we are going to do a camo theme.