Owl Inspired Theme Toddler Bedroom

by Taylor @ TayRose Design

5 Materials

$300

3 Days

Medium

Evolving from a nursery to a toddler bedroom is always fun especially when there is a theme involved.

B4 and after owl theme room

The client requested that owls were to be the theme. The purchased artwork was the inspiration for choosing the colors of pink, gray,white and a sprig of green.

Inspired owl artwork

A huge blank focal wall behind the trundle bed, was prime for a hand-painted tree mural. (This tree was hand painted, but there are lots of great tree wall decals that would also work very well.) What better place for an owl to sit than in a tree!

White floating shelves and green painted mini birdhouses were hung in the tree for a bit of whimsy. A metal owl wall art piece was painted white to match the tree.

Painted tree mural

Starting Owl Pillows

For one of the owl pillows, I found a pair of woven green rectangular placemats that I purchased for under $2 each. Assorted cottons that are sold in packages are just right for small projects. Vintage linens and cut up discarded clothing were used for fabric as well.

owl placemat pillow layout

Felt eyelashes, a suede beak from an old jacket, and cut out fabric circles made up the eyes and feet. All the pieces were sewn to the front side first before sewing the seams. Due to the fringed edges, I sewed the seams just as they lay with right side up. At the top ear corners, with a needle and thread, I tacked a couple of small stitches so they would "pinch" together like little ears.

owl placemat pillow ear

I cut the border edge of my vintage linen into strips to sew together as the "tummy".

owl placemat pillow tummy

After filling with desired amount of stuffing sew the opening close and voila, pillow done!

owl placemat pillow finished

Shelf Sitters

As for the owl shelf sitters....making the patterns for the first time was challenging and then filling them with rice found more rice on floor than in the owl!

making pattern for owl shelf sitters

A pink and white feather boa from the Dollar Store was cut and sewn as little tufts to the ears for some texture and fun. These little owls definitely like to "sit" and not be played with by little hands, so they were set up high in the branches on shelves.

Owl shelf sitters finished

In Conclusion:

All in all, this was a very fun project, lots of room for additional accessories as the little one grows older without having to change too much, which is great for the budget.

"Who" would like to try and take on a theme room and watch it grow? Ahhh.....very wise.....