Dr. Seuss Theme Nursery

by Lauren
(Mason, MI, United States)

I have always wanted to do a Dr. Seuss themed nursery. I grew up as a kid loving his books and I think it is such a fun way to learn to read and there are so many great characters.

We used a combination of paints:
We used as the base colors on the walls Valspar from Lowes.

We ordered paint samples of both Olympic and Valspar from Lowes for most of the characters.

We used some acrylic paint on details as well as all the black.

We sealed it with a clear coat from Lowes.

To make the design I first used chalk to draw all of the characters. After the general idea was in place we painted the background colors. I then went through again and using a projector, traced the outline of each character on the walls in their proper location. I Then painted in the main colors, mostly with latex paint, and free handed all the details with the black acrylic paint.

Our crib was purchased from Walmart as a set. It was BSF brand and included the crib, the dresser, and the changing table.

We decided not to purchase a bedding set since the walls have so much going on already. We purchased a basic green sheet and a back up blue sheet and breathable bumpers in green.

The nursery mobile was picked up from a garage sale and the Dr. Seuss blanket was made for us by my husband's Grandmother.

We purchased a Cat in the Hat lamp from Babies r Us. We also ordered a Cat in the Hat clock from amazon.com. I had bought some of the Dr. Seuss stuffed animals from Kohls and found a couple from a garage sale that had also purchased them from Lowes.