When my little one was born, a wonderfully sweet lady at my church quilted him the most beautiful piece – a toddler-sized bedspread that matched our nursey theme of woodland animals.
The original nursery, in my home when I was still married, was in soft pastel colors with woodland animals, and this blanket had brighter fabric. I intended to use it, at first, when my son transitioned into a toddler or twin bed. When the separation and then divorce took place, I didn’t ask for much of the nursery items but I asked for the sentimental stuff – the artwork my sister had done, the rocking chair that had been in my own nursery as a baby, and the quilt made by my church family member.
When the divorce finalized and I got into my rental home, I used the brightly colored woodland animals as my son’s new nursery theme and now as his big boy room theme.
Over time, I’ve added to the theme and to the room, and I imagine we’ll be adapting the theme as needed for the next several years.
This week, I have added some DIY touches that I think turned out SO cute! Using affordable crafting items from Walmart, I’ve put together matching toy bins and a new bedroom door sign.
If you’re doing something similar for your child’s room, here’s what you’ll need:
- Fabric Bins (I already had 3 in red, but you can find a lot of color or pattern options at Walmart, Target, Amazon, or even Dollar General or Dollar Tree)
- Wooden Decals (I used 3 for the bins and 1 for the door sign, $0.62 each at Walmart & I think Hobby Lobby has a good selection too)
- Wood or MDF Initials (or letters for a name/nickname – $1.08 each at Walmart)
- 1 Wood Plank (Mine is from Walmart with the twine already assembled for easy hanging, $10.97)
- A hot glue gun & glue sticks
When I bought my decals for the woodland nursery, I snagged some pictures so you all could see what else Walmart offers. I laid a few options out on the dowel rod display nearby so you could see some other theme options, too!
Decorated Door Sign
Here’s what I did to assemble the door sign.
I removed the stickers, as possible, from the back of the wooden animal decal and the initials, as my hot glue gun was heating up. Then, I quickly outlined the back of the decal and the initials with hot glue and placed them on my board. (It’ll be helpful to lay them on the board without glue first so you get an idea of your ideal placement.)
If you’re doing a full name or using multiple decals, you’ll likely want to use a larger premade sign piece, build your own (cut a board to preferred size, stain or paint, and drill holes and attach twine to hang), or use this same size with smaller letters.
I think this turned out so cute! And, as you’ll see at the end of this post, I just used a clear command hook placed where I wanted on the door to hang it.
Themed Storage Bins
To make my already existing red storage bins match even better with my son’s room theme, I took just a few simple steps.
First, I removed any stickers off of the back of the decals. My hot glue gun was already heated up from working on the sign, so I was all set and ready to start!
I did pre-determined the placement of the decals under the bin handles so that I had some idea where I was going to glue them – because once they’re glued on, ripping them off again will damage the bin fabric. I put glue on the back of the first decal (essentially going around the shape) and then quickly stuck it to the fabric. To make sure it stuck as desired, I had one hand inside of the bin pushing the bin wall forward and one hand outside, pushing the wooden decal on. I did hold for a few seconds to ensure that it stayed. I repeated the process for all three decals and bins.
These look even better than I envisioned! As you’ll see at the end of this post, my son’s are on a new cube shelf from Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart, but you could put these anywhere – on regular shelves, in a closet, under the bed for additional storage, or by themselves.
The End Result
Here’s how they look in a room! I really couldn’t be more pleased with this quick little DIY that matches perfectly.
Where would you put decorated bins or door décor? What theme is in your child’s room? I’d love to hear from you in the comments below!
Kate with a Twang 
Looks cute!
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