A few years ago, my husband’s brother and his wife bought a gorgeous house in Miami that I started salivating over the moment I walked in.  As my head swiveled from left to right, the whole house transformed in my head from white walls to a warm, elegant home…oh, the possibilities!  As my housewarming gift, I offered to work on any area, any finish, any color.  A few ideas were lightly tossed up but nothing concrete…for years.     

But finally, I got the call!  They are looking to do something with my little niece’s room (the adorable Victoria).  I feel so excited that they are finally releasing the Kraken to wreak havoc!  (Sorry…obscure “Clash of the Titans” reference…) 

I feverishly started doing nursery research and found a few great sites which I wanted to share.  My friend, Dawn, started a new blog exclusively for nursery murals.  Lots of great info and oh-so-cute pics there.  From her, I discovered artist Loren Pease and her new beautiful site, SweetPease – even her older site is worth checking out.  Wee Gallery also has wall art that promotes infant brain development.  I even found that if someone were inclined to go the wallpaper route, there is always Murals Your Way. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg!  Can’t wait to find more!

Here’s one of my favorite ideas from Ms. Pease.  

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…and this is an idea from The Scoop, the blog from Orange Beautiful.  Isn’t it great when you can think of a great wall color outside the usual nursery staples?  What a great starting off point…

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OK — getting ready to go back out of town.  Still have a lot scheduled for this month and I’m working really hard on those prayers to add an extra day to the week so I can get everything done…I’ll keep you posted on that, LOL!  Hope you had a great weekend!