Posts Tagged ‘animals’
Modern art with the ancient crocodile
Apr
Love this print!! It’s the Croco King and it’s part of a series of royal safari animals. Only this time, the croc, giraffe and others get to wear the crown. These prints are definitely modern and not too child-like, making them a great choice for a safari nursery because your child can grow with them over the years.
One of the cool things is how customizable this is. The croc print comes in aqua, emerald, sage (shown in picture) and turquoise and you can include any name up to 25 letters. Or a saying or whatever you like up to 25 characters.
The print is on recycled heavyweight linen textured paper with archival inks for durability and resistance and shown inside IKEA’s popular Ribba frame. The whole thing is just 15.75″ x 11.75″.
Croco King Print
$37.00 at Wayfair
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Shark Attack Bedroom Ideas
Jan
Da dum, da dum, da dum … .
Ok, it’s not exactly Jaws here. Or Shark Week even. But sharks are the height of cool, making them a nice idea for a bedroom theme element.
My nephew is just obsessed with sharks right now, almost as much as I was as a kid. We just put up an undersea mural in his room and cut out a great white shark from the extra and stuck it to the wall by his bed. (His Orca friend is protecting him at night. 
When I ran across a few shark specific items, I started pondering how to make this work in a kids bedroom.
Blue is the obvious start for the room. We’re talking water and a lot of sharks have that blue-gray color to them. I really like the color scheme used on this shark beanbag chair from Lilian Vernon – various blues with 
a little black. You wouldn’t want blue bedding, then blue walls, but you could do one black wall and the others white. That would allow the chair to stand out against the wall.
I have yet to see a shark comforter, but I had found these cool shark sheets from Tommy Hilfiger in the past. And note that touch of red? That’s another color option to help break up the blue. You could go with a red comforter, in fact, to represent the blood in the water. (Trust me. A boy will think that’s cool.)
Thanks to Discovery and Shark Week, there are tons of shark posters and other wall decor available. I found a chalkboard shark wall decal, shark sighting aluminum sign and a kid-sized stuffed shark to help make the room more sharky.
Shark Beanbag Chair
$79.98 at Lilian Vernon
Tommy Hilfiger Shark Attack Sheet
$24.99 at BeddingStyle
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Nursery Ideas: Crocodiles
Dec
I love unique nursery theme ideas, the kinds of things you never think about and that take you by surprise. I look at a lot of crib bedding sets every day and see a lot of recurring themes. But once in a while, I run across something I’ve never seen before.
I highlighted one before that featured arctic animals, but this time, we’re heading for warmer climes. Really warm.
It’s crocodile time.
Have to admit, I was a little surprised to see this Crocodile Rock crib bedding set among the new themes at Target. But a crocodile is less dangerous than a hippo in the larger scheme of things, so maybe it’s not so strange. Usually, you only see crocs as one of many animals within a safari or jungle theme. This is the first and only time I’ve seen them by themselves. That said, you could use this set as the start to a safari or African theme or just go with the croc as a giant lizard. Either way, this is a fun and different idea for a nursery theme.
Other ideas include playing off the crocodile rock name and bring in musical elements or use the numerous plays on a crocodile smile to kick off the concept.
$59.98 at Target.com
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