Trying to Agree on Art

I love that ‘dream big’ piece – it reminds me of something that was in my room. That is something that can be used for a baby and as the child grows older. Heck, I’d even put it somewhere now! And the one by RKdesign88 is adorable.

I love all of those prints, but especially the ones you got. They’ll look great!

Try esty seller singlestonestudios she has a lot of cute designs. I love her whimsical tree for a nursery

My husband pretty much hates anything I buy. But I get full power in the house. I tend to go for pretty modern art, and he thinks it looks like a 5 year-old colored it.

I liked most everything you showed!
I love the use of art. I tend to go towards either paintings with wide brush strokes and lots of color, or very crisp, sharp black and white photograghy (like of barnyard animals or something)

I love those little owls!

We have a stained glass piece that a friend made for us as a wedding gift (the colors were perfect) and a cross-stitch piece that another friend gave me as a birthday gift one year. We also have a Noelle Dass print (noelledass.com) that another friend gave us as a baby gift. Her stuff might be a bit whimsical and childlike for the CPA, but I think she’s fun.

Btw, whenever I try to post a comment lately, I get a bunch of annoying messages that your site has all sorts of malicious viruses etc?

LOVE what you chose! Perfect! They were my favs, too!

Etsy is a godsend. I have quite an affinity for birds nests, so you can imagine my delight upon seeing these prints – especially your final choice. I reckon the CPA aint a big fan of Babar the Elephant.

PS. I’m LOVING my cake pan and pan scraper. I’ve already used that little scraper like a dozen times. It works well for getting ridiculously stubborn stickers off other Bed Bath & Beyond goods.

I love all your choices and especially what you ultimately decided to order.

One thing I noticed a long time ago is that it sure is easier to decorate nurseries and kids rooms today. Imagine having a baby before the convenience of the Internet… Now I won’t go into everything my mom told me about how lucky I was to have Pampers and formula because when I was a baby she had to, “boil” my diapers on the stove and had to prepare that yucky Pet milk in glass bottles she also had to boil to clean just to feed me… But you know what I mean!

Nevertheless, it did seem like five minutes after my time to decorate kids’ rooms was over all the cute decorations started appearing in mass.

I mean, twenty-one years ago when our oldest was a baby, you couldn’t find a cute nursery lamp or artwork for the walls ANYwhere! I felt lucky to find crib sheets with a little cheery print on them! Now, there’s Pottery Barn Kids and you can’t walk through the bedding department at Target without being bombarded by decorating accents meant to fill every square inch of a child’s room.

We didn’t have art in the nursery when our first son was a baby – First, there wasn’t any available (like it is today) and second because we lived in a small California studio apartment, which meant our 1 bedroom served as the nursery too! However, my husband’s best friend’s mother in McLean Virginia sent us two quilts she made for Brandon and one of them, a Noah’s Ark design was so sweet we hung it on the wall over the side of his crib. And that’s what we called nursery art 21-years ago – Ha!

Enjoy every second of this precious time planning for your baby!

i just got a print from Barking Bird in the mail last week and it is even better than what i thought it would be! i ordered 2 other prints from other great artists on Etsy, but I think Genevieve’s idea above is the best – i am going to try to get creative(ish) and make a few things to put on the walls. from birth my children will know that the art gene does not run in our family, but we sure do try hard!

So adorable. I love them all! The last couple ones were my favorite though.

Great read.First trip to your blog. Greatful for sharing. I am going to revisit this website. I was a home decorator for years. My home decor tip of the week is this: Do not clutter a room. Space is essential. Thanks once again!!