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After spending a bit to make sure my toddler's room was up to par on decorations I wasn't ready to can the whole idea after getting to the new house. I'm planning on painting the new toddler room the same or similar color and putting up the same art work and curtains. This one will be simple save for painting. Oh how I've come to loathe painting. Perhaps it's the crappy coverage low VOC paints that make me miserable but I know our air quality is somewhat improved over the other stuff.


The new nursery has presented some challenges, namely that we aren't 100% sure that the new occupant will be female. We aren't sure whether the toddler will outgrow the crib by the time the newbie arrives. Not wanting to do the same old neutral color scheme again I found a great blog that manages to add color and a bit of modern sophistication to their nursery. That and if the newbie turns out to be a boy it would be just a matter of changing bedding and wall art. Anyway this I purchased as inspiration for the new room.                                       


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