Nursery Ideas

We have so many different ideas for the nursery and just can't seem to put it all together. I thought I'd share some of them with you and see if you have any input. Don't be offended if we don't take your ideas, though!

So the room that the baby will be in is called the Trunk Room and it is attached to our bedroom. It is on the small side, but it is a more defined room. What I mean by that is that some of our rooms were pretty standard 4 walls and a door. But this room is one of the older rooms and has an ornate bookshelf, moulding, and a very detailed radiator. It has a very classic and victorian feel about it. It would look odd to do something overly modern in the room.

Here are some horrible pics of the room. Notice the high chair rail...

We haven't decided on a color scheme yet, but definitely neutral, browns and greens.

So, all along I've sort of had owls in my head. I just like all of the different types of owls that are out right now and thought it would be a cute nursery item.

Then Paul and I were looking around and came across these stencils that we really liked. We both like the puzzle one but I just can't picture the puzzle pieces in this room and I can't visualize what colors we would do them. They come in smaller sizes so they could be just above the chair rail, or they come in larger sizes and could go all over the wall.

I also like these circles which would go with the owls and the big round circle eyes.

I really like this bedding... neutral and classic

I loved this room from Pottery Barn but it just feels too girly for not knowing the gender (even if we didn't do it in pink...) Plus I don't know if it will work with the chair rail being so high.

So, what do you think? Thoughts, ideas?'

Steps along the way...
http://paisleyandargyle.blogspot.com/2009/04/nursery-update.html

To see the finished product, click here:
http://paisleyandargyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/nursery.html