I know a few kids who might love a balloon light in their room.  Do you?

Designed by Crous Calogero.  Available via Voltex.

Notice the design impact you can make by changing the scale of your wall graphics.  Animals wallpaper pattern is from Minakani, a design studio based in Paris, France.  Contact them directly with your wall size to order.

via Apartment Therapy

One lucky winner will receive a four-piece custom crib bedding set from Carousel Designs. The winner can either use Nursery Designer to design their own set or choose from a ready-made set to be shipped direct to them.

Love getting into the details of decorating your baby’s nursery?  Then, you’ll enjoy customizing your own baby bedding set using Carousel Designs’ Nursery Designer tool.  Start by choosing your skirt and crib bumper design styles, and then decide from the 300+ fabric patterns to use.  Nursery Designer also allows you to select the wall color, flooring, and crib finish of your nursery to help you coordinate you bedding design to your room decor.

Of course, Carousel Designs also sells ready-made sets to choose from.  Bedding pieces are sold separately, ranging from $19 to $134, so you can just buy what you need.

ENTER TO WIN – Win a Four-Piece Baby Bedding Set

To enter this giveaway, visit the Carousel Designs store and take a look around – then come back here and leave a comment on this post telling us which bedding design pattern you love.  One winner will be chosen randomly and announced on October 28, 2011.  Entries are due by midnight October 27.  This contest is limited to addresses in the United States.

Bonus Entry:  Become a fan of our Facebook page to get an additional entry.

Thinking of incorporating a tree design element into your baby nursery?  Here’s a variety of different ways other parents have found to bring the beauty of trees into their baby’s first room.  The above nursery was created by designer Samantha Farjo.

Hugh’s Room by Nest Design

Levi’s Nursery Room via OhDeeDoh

Big Brown Tree via HGTV

Tiffany Thiessen’s baby nursery via Celebrity Babies

Nursery for Baby Cragg

Marion House via Bloesem

Inspired? Check out the collection of tree wall decals at Etsy to find your own style.

Need some color inspiration for decorating your baby’s nursery?  Have you seen the color palette collection at Design Seeds?  From the hundreds of color palettes there, here’s a few bold color schemes we liked.  Not necessarily for the color timid, but remember that boldness in moderation will punch up a neutral room.  And even if you love the color, practicing some restraint is a seasoned designer secret.

Visit Design Seeds to see many more color palettes.

Here’s two beautiful baby nurseries with strong animal themes found at Mark Lund Photography.

Is it the white walls?  The dark stained floors?  The absence of any pink or blue?  Or just the fact you want to say “how beautiful” instead of “it’s sooooo cute”?

This is Sebastian’s room, a lucky 19-month old baby son to Chelsea Reale, one of the co-founders of New York-based baby concierge service called Sissy and Marley.  Just as architects design their own homes as their calling card, Sebastian’s nursery should bring Chelsea’s new business lots of buzz for their interior design work and personal lifestyle services for expectant and new moms.

Below, Chelsea makes it easy to source her design details for your own nursery needs.

1.Ikea Map 2.Serena & Lily Mirror 3.Tamar Mogendorff Deer Head 4.West Elm Cow Hide 5.Restoration Hardware Light 6.Netto Crib 7.Ikea Bookcase 8.Remodelista Pom Pom Blanket 9.Andrew Zuckerman Book 10.Polo Box  11.Monte Vola Chair 12.Netto Dresser 13.Giggle Crib Sheet

nursery photography by Marco Ricca

Breaking from our modern aesthetic, is this amazingly lovely baby nursery of  filled with vintage collectibles and design details.  Created by Sara Duckett of Sadie Olive, visit her blog post to see a complete gallery of images of her nursery, along with many design source links that helped her decorate and furnish this room.

If you’re a regular reader, then you’ll know that we’ve featured many wall decal and wallpaper choices here on Coochicoos because of the wide range of design styles that can bring a visual impact to your nursery or kid’s room.  But what if you’re deciding between paint or wallpaper?  Then, the folks at Freshome bring you a great overview of the pros and cons.

The walls of your home have the advantage of changing and transforming your space with the help of paint or wallpaper.  A dramatic room can instantly be made soft and airy with the application of light pale paint color. While a room that feels too big can instantly feel cozy with darker wallpaper with a striking pattern.  There are pros and cons of using paint or wallpaper. Factors to consider are ease of application, cost, and versatility to your space.  Whichever you choose your walls will benefit from the addition of paint or wallpaper.

Read the pros and cons at Freshome

image: Wallpaper Collective

In the attic space of  a 1930’s French Normandy-style mansion, San Francisco designers Marsh & Clark, created an elegantly peaceful nursery for triplets as part of the 2010 San Francisco Decorator Showcase. In true Coochicoos style, designer Chiya Ewald says, “We wanted to go beyond the deluge of duckies and primary colors to create a beautiful and innovative room that that appeals to modern parents’ aesthetics and sensibilities.”

The cribs were handcrafted by local craftsman, Rob Taboada, made with sustainable and toxin-free materials – Machiche, a beautiful FSC-certified sustainably-harvested hardwood; Medite, a sustainable, formaldehyde-free, FSC-certified recycled fiberboard; and a Zero-VOC water-based white lacquer finish.

Spacesaving ideas through multi-use elements were critical to pulling off the design.  Changing tables do double duty as wall mirrors, reflecting space and light.  Hidden benches in the dormers provide additional storage.   Lit from within, the perforated constellation design on the front of each bench panel turns these ingenious perches into seriously-sophisticated nightlights.

Additional design elements include Thomas Pedersen’s sculptural, eye-catching Stringray rocking chair, 100% wool, un-dyed carpet and non-voc paint, to leave the room free of any off-gassing fumes.  Each crib is outfitted with unique bedding, made from sumptuous cotton, linen and, cashmere, including Sferra blankets and Holland and Sherry cashmere throws.

This is definitely not your ordinary triplet nursery.