The Noah's Ark theme helps you create bright and cheerful surroundings for a baby girl or boy. According to the Cutest Baby Shower Ideas website, Noah's Ark is one of the most popular baby shower themes. You can decorate modestly and keep it simple or be bold with your design and go big. This can also be an amusing theme when you are expecting twins.
Ceiling and Wall Coverings
Paint is an inexpensive way to change the decor of a room. You could introduce the Noah's Ark theme by applying blue paint to the ceiling or walls to represent the sky and painting the sun, moon, clouds or stars. Another exciting alternative would be to paint ocean waves and animals on the bottom half of a wall or walls. If you are artistic, you could paint a Noah's Ark mural on the wall for a larger-than-life focal point. A variety of Noah's Ark murals are also available at most home improvement, paint and wallpaper stores. Place a Noah's Ark border in the middle of the walls to create a chair rail effect or at the top of the walls. Wall decals offer another avenue of decorating and can be easily removed.
Furniture
One way to customize your baby's room without breaking the bank is to paint or stencil furniture that you already own. Dressers, bookcases and rocking chairs could be painted or stenciled with animals, green foliage or flowers. You could replace dresser drawer handles with animal knobs. If you need some furniture and don't want to spend a lot, scout out garage sales and thrift stores or buy unfinished furniture at a home improvement store. If you want to splurge on one item or are not limited by a budget, there is an abundance of Noah's Ark furniture at baby stores.
Accessories
If you are adventurous and would like to decorate the nursery with animal pictures, go to the zoo and take pictures of some of your favorite animals. You can mat and frame the pictures for hanging or placing on the dresser. Another distinct way to decorate with animals is to suspend a net in the corner of a room and fill it to the brim with stuffed animals.
Lamps are another accessory that you can personalize. Stencil a lamp shade with animals or purchase some Noah's Ark themed fabric and glue it to the shade. To give the lamp a finished look, enhance the shade with fringe at the top or bottom.
