Tuesday, June 08, 2010

The decorating bug has bit me...HARD!

I don't know how to make those cool story boards like you do, so bear with me. Lately, Katie has been all about playing with her aquarium toy (pictured below) and she took to swimming, well like a fish! And I just wonder if my little girl is going to grow up to be interested in all things aquatic. We're already joking that she'll be our little marine biologist, one day. :) (She seriously carries these little ocean critters all over the place! I might have to order another one, because I'm afraid we're going to lose the pieces.)



So that has gotten me thinking that maybe she'll want an aquatic themed bedroom when we are ready to make the transition. I'm not a huge fan of lots of characters on the bedding (with the exception of that kitty cat set in my last post), so I'm thinking maybe something like this. The colors seem slightly tropical, without screaming it. Here's the actual link.


Then I think we're going to need some ocean-y themed artwork for the walls. And I found some cute stuff here. I ordered a print for Katie's nursery from there and it is adorable. So I'm sure it won't disappoint.

What do you think? Any other ideas? I am imagining a light aqua blue for the walls and I'd love to get the matching accessories to the bedding, although I think I'll skip the flower pillows. Unless she wants to keep her garden-y theme. My other big question, is this going to look good on her dark bedroom set? And will this theme carry her through until she is maybe 8-10? I don't want it to look too sophisticated, but I also don't want it to look too baby-ish.

2 comments:

Carmen said...

Adorable! I see no problem at all with that decor lasting her until she's eight or so. We did aqua in Evie's room (soon to be both girl's room) and really like it! I think it's a color that can be sophisticated or fun, depending on the accesories.

I remember Hazel really loved those Ocean Critters when we were visiting. I might have to get some for Evie!

Carmen said...

LOVE the quilt btw. The best part is that it can easily be converted to another style room as she grows.