Pimp My Crib

What's exciting about preparing for baby's birth is the decoration of baby's nursery. Of course it helps to find out the gender of the baby first before decorating. Or if you would like to be surprised, a unisex theme would be appropriate.

I knew I was having a daughter before giving birth but she was sharing her room with her older brother (who visits us twice a year from Paris). So pink was definitely a no-no! We had to get a bunk bed to save some space (brother on top and lil baby's crib was underneath). At first, I freaked out about the stability of the bed and was afraid big brother might just fall on her one day. Good thing, it turned out well.

We went to Ikea for some accents and got a cute sun-shaped lamp for the ceiling. We also found a wooden drawer which my hubby painted into bright orange and gold. Neat huh?

My hubby did the painting of the whole room himself and chose powder blue.. the kind of blue that's okay for girls! He also made a stencil of a giraffe, and painted it gold on the wall. (He was supposed to paint more animals but got lazy! Boo!). Then, we got some nautical- striped curtains from a store in Wanchai to match the walls.

I picked animals as her theme for the beddings from Mothercare and got her a mobile from Fisher Price in Toys R Us in Tsimshatsui. The room looked like a lil sailboat/ mini zoo. Tada! The nursery is done.

Some cute celeb nurseries:

For baby girl (Jessica Alba's nursery for Honor Marie):


For baby boy (Christina Aguilera's nursery for Max):


For twins (J.Lo's nursery for Max and Emme):


For more ideas for baby nursery designs, check out Target (love the stuff by Cynthia Rowley, DwellStudio), Ikea if you are on a budget. There's also my fave Pottery Barn Kids and Baby Gap Home. Or Posh Tots and Jack and Jill interiors (celebrity nursery designer) if you don't mind spending a lot. Just don't paint your nursery black ala Gwen Stefani for baby Zuma. Have fun!