Seuss Themed Nursery

by Jaclyn Trapani
(Wellington, FL, USA )

My husband and I wanted to do something different for our baby girl's nursery. We want our child to be her own person, not a follower, which is why we picked the quote "Why Fit In When You Were Born To Stand Out" to paint on her nursery wall.

Dr. Seuss was different in his own way, and my husband and I love the books, the colors and ideas Dr. Seuss used. This is why we decided to do a Seuss Themed Nursery.


What brand and color of paint did you use?

Various Behr Colors.


If you added stripes, polka dots or other paint effects, tell us how you did it.

My husband hand drew and painted everything himself; no stencils, projector or stickers used here. He spent a good 70 to 80 hours working on the nursery. My father-in-law then came and hand painted all the little details such as the outlining of the characters, the details of the truffala trees and the grass.

We used a collaboration of Dr. Seuss books within our drawings. On one wall, Horton is carrying a tray of Green Eggs and Ham while a balloon from The Places You'll Go is tied to his tail.

Next to Horton is a fish from One Fish, Two Fish whom is speaking to the fish from The Cat in The Hat. On the other wall is The Lorax with the quote "Why Fit In When You Were Born To Stand Out", which was also hand painted without stencils, stickers or a projector.

Throughout the whole nursery are various colored Truffala Trees, Clouds and a nice big sun.


What brand of crib and nursery furniture did you buy? Where from?

We bought the white crib from Crib and Teen City, the white changing table and tan glider from Babies R Us, and the white Armoir was