Favorite Animals Nursery Themes - Decorating Ideas, Resources and Photos
Nursery themes inspired by animals
are extremely popular. We would guess that almost every nursery does
incorporate to some extent a bit from that category - a painting, a
motif on the wall with animal silhouettes, a stuffed animal, bedding
with an animal theme - if not all of those. If you are deciding on an
animal nursery theme but have not made up your mind yet, the
possibilities are numerous - in terms of combination of animal motifs
as well as colors and style. Virtually, any animal motif can be used if
converted to the color scheme you have chosen. That said, elephants do
not have to be gray - they can be blue or pink or even purple.
Symbolism is another element that some parents consider when
deciding on the animal motifs for their nurseries. For instance, the
elephant is believed to bring happiness; the dove is an universal
symbol of peace and innocence; birds were used to represent skill and
knowledge in the celtic mythology; generally, bees are said to
represent order and purity; bears represent gentle strength, motherhood
and nurturing; butterflies stand for metamorphosis and rebirth and so
on... These are just a few ideas you may want to explore further before
deciding on the specific animal patterns to include in your nursery -
in that way, you could choose the ones representing the qualities you
value and cherish the most and make it really personal. Imagine a
beautiful pillow embroidered with the images of a few animals and the
words of what they symbolize beneath them. By the way, that also makes
for
an excellent baby shower gift.
Please visit each of the animal-inspired nursery themes below for more decorating ideas:
