Decorating a Jungle Themed Nursery

After looking at a bunch of different animal nursery collections, I discovered something. Some are called jungle themed and some are safari themed, but a lot of them combine animals from each region. For example, the Fisher-Price Rainforest collection has monkeys, tree frogs, and tiger which are found in the jungle. Then they threw in a giraffe, which is found on the savanna.

I've learned that you can mix jungle, zoo, and safari collections as long as the colors work well together. It doesn't have to match exactly; it just needs to look good together. Your baby doesn't know that elephants and hippos are found on the savanna, while monkeys and tigers are in the jungle. So, first choose the bedding set you like most. Then, when choosing accessories, have fun and mix elements you like from each set and choose animals that you like the best.

Before you choose a paint color for your baby's nursery you need to first decide if the color you choose will be staying through your child's infant, toddler, and part of his or her childhood or if you are willing to repaint it in a year or two. If you are willing to repaint it, then choosing a color that matches the bedding you fall in love with is great. If you plan to be living with the color for a long time, choose something versatile and think ahead.

I like warm tones. Warm colors make me feel good and cool colors make me feel bad, so I knew that I didn't want a blue nursery for my little one. Blue makes me think of sadness. I wanted a green, but it needed to be a warm green. Since we'd be sticking with the color for a while I definitely didn't want to go with a baby mint green that he'd outgrow in a few years. I wanted a green that would look good with his new Rainforest bedding, but I also wanted it to look good with what ever he wanted next (dinosaurs, cars, bugs, etc).

I went to the paint store and grabbed a sample card for every green they had (remember that the color will never look the same in your home's lighting as it will in the store's lighting). I then taped each sample up on the wall in the baby's nursery. I looked at the colors in the morning light, afternoon light, and evening light over the next few days. If one green looked to gray or to yellow during one part of the day, I took it down and tossed it. Then, from the greens that were left, I chose the one that I liked best.

In summary, the best way to choose a paint color is:
1) Decide how long you'll be living with this color.
2) Bring samples home and look at them in the room that you'll be painting.
3) Look at the samples in natural and artificial light where they will appear during different times of day.
4) View the samples over a few days before making a choice. Not only might you feel differently on different days, but the lighting may be different too.

• Unfinished so you can finish it yourself to match Baby's nursery or any room in your home.
• Easy pull out drawers are a breeze to load and unload
• Canvas can be spot cleaned as needed or removed for machine washing (cold water, gentle cycle; air dry or tumble dry low)
• Overall unit measures 15.25" L x 14.25" W x 29.5" H; Drawers each measure 13.75" L x 13.5" W x 7" H

• Capitalize on the corner space in baby's nursery
• The diaper corner allows you to change your infant with feet pointing towards you
• Measures about 36" high to the top of the contoured, 16" x 31" x 3" changing pad
• Measures 31.5" from the back corner to the front edge; 40.5" across the widest measurement from corner to corner
• Also includes a safety strap and one white, terry cloth changing table pad cover
• May be accessorized with nursery baskets (sold separately)!
• Can be used as a storage/book shelf or TV/Media center when your child outgrows the changing table