Toddler Boy Room – Dr. Seuss
May 25, 2010 by Missy
Toddler Boy Room
Dr. Seuss
What little boy would not L.O.V.E. this room? I can’t think of one.
It was designed by my little sis, who happens to have an amazing eye for decorating! My sisters aren’t going to tell me when they do anything great anymore for fear it will end up here! I could write a whole post about all the great things about my little sis, but that’s not what you are here for, so I won’t.
Here she is:
“Hi, I’m Mindy and I love to decorate. I’m happiest when I have home projects to work on. When I’m not driving my husband crazy with remodeling projects, I like to travel, read, cook, throw parties & spend time with my family & friends.”
Five Fun Facts:
1- “I’m afraid of heights but I’ve bungee jumped twice, been the co-pilot in a single engine airplane, been canyoning in Switzerland & I REALLY want to go skydiving for my 30th birthday. My sense for adventure is always getting in the way of my fear of heights. 
2- My favorite flower is a daisy.
3- I’ve never lost a limbo contest.
4- I could eat chips & salsa for every meal.
5- If I had endless riches I’d live in a different country each summer.”
Super Hero Power wanted:
To fly.
“I have flying dreams ALL the time & they are fantastic! I always wake up disappointed that I can’t actually flap my arms and take flight.”
Here is the cute Dr. Seuss themed room:
She found the lamp at DownEast – they sell Pottery Barn seconds. She purchased the quilt and cat in the hat pillows from Pottery Barn (they are on sale right now:). She got the lockers from a store that was closing – she didn’t even have to repaint them – they matched perfectly! Lucky!
Close up of the knobs on the dresser (from top picture) - so FUN!
Look at that adorable artwork – keep scrolling for her tutorial!
Does that picture on canvas look familiar?
Click here to see how she got that for FREE!
I L.O.v.E Dr. Seuss books!
She found this magnet board at Ikea – perfect for holding all the fun Leap Frog magnets. Those Leap Frog movies and toys have successfully taught both our boys the alphabet! We are all about Leap Frog toys at our house:)
Gotta have a little cat in the hat!
Now for Mindy’s tutorial on how to make that artwork!…
“This project was painting that blank white canvas I’ve had for 7 years.
I started with this picture of the Dr. Seuss room from the Pottery Barn Kids catalog.
Don’t worry all was returned.
Tada. An “original” Dr. Seuss-esque painting.
You may have noticed my painting is backwards from the Pottery Barn Kids one. That’s what a transparency will do for you. I figured it didn’t really matter. Also, if you were wondering, I used acrylic paint and not oils. I have both, but after reading more about oil painting and the fumes and paint thinner and everything I figured it was best for this pregnant lady to steer clear of all those chemicals for now. So I opted for my trusty acrylics and they worked great! Plus they dry super fast unlike oils. However, you do have to do multiple coats to get a dark enough pigment, which took some time.”
Doesn’t it look great against the yellow wall?! I love the bold colors.
Mindy – the room turned out perfect! Nice Job!
and thanks for answering the question, “How Does She reproduce art on canvas? AND design an amazingly cute Dr. Seuss room!?”
You’re the best!
ps watch out Mind, I might be after your adorable little girl nursery soon:)
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I love the bedding and those murals!
Kim @ http://frostmeblog.blogspot.com
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That room is adorable! I love the lockers too
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So cute!
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Love it!! That room is so cute! Great job!!
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What an adorable idea!! Love it!
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Precious! And in case you don’t have an overhead projector, I’ve scribbled on the back of the paper with a #2 pencil and then traced it on the other side to get the outline to show up on the canvas. Kind of like we used to do in grade school
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way cute idea! I love it!
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Love the canvas! I recently did a Dr. Seuss room for my son too! The bold colors are SO fun, love it!
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This is wonderful. Dr. Seuss is Great and I am sure it is well love. I know my son would love it. We are getting ready to redo his room too so we may have to borrow a few ideas!! Thanks!!
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What an adorable room!!! My grandson would love something like that when he gets older!
Those lockers are seriously perfect. LOVE the lamp and the whole room looks like lots of fun to play in!! Great job!
Adorable! I’ve been looking at the Dr. Suess bedding for my son’s room. You have inspired me. :0)
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“How did it get so late so soon?” – Dr. Seuss
I love the flying clock! Your sister did an awesome job of reproducing it and making it come alive! What a great artistic eye she has in putting that rom together!
Dr. Seuss, with his rhythmic rhymes and wise nonsense, is inspirational for children.
“Fantasy is a necessary ingredient to living,
It’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.” – Dr. Seuss
thanks for this great fantasy quote – i may steal it for my little monkey’s bedroom wall!
LOVE the Dr. Seuss room! Not only is your sister a talented decorator…she is GORGEOUS!!!
Amazing! I love it. Thanks for sharing the tutorial – very clever!
What a great room! Dr. Seuss colors make for fun decorating!
Absolutely darling!!!! I love the whimsical feel and all the C-O-L-O-R!!!! Great job:)
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How adorable!! I have been trying to come up with some sort of ideas for my son’s new big boy room. This is amazing.
LOVE it!
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mindy is good at everything isn’t she.
The room is an A +.
Really I am surprised she hasn’t been featured here for her parties.
Maybe that will be coming soon.
“Today you are You, That is Truer than True. There is no one Alive, that is You’er than YOU! ~Dr Suess
That is my favorite quote of his!
Love the room! So cute…
Thanks for the canvas tutorial too. Wonder how I could get my hands on a projector???? Hmmmm.
Thanks again!
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I helped my friend do a Dr. Seuss playroom. I freehanded that clock on the wall too. Check it out…
http://infarrantlycreative.blogspot.com/2009/08/dr-seuss-playroom.html
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What a gorgeous and imaginative room! It’s so simple and clean, yet there are so many cool little details everywhere.
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Cute! Our new little one this summer will be Jack, too. Your decor is inspiring. I am simply trying to get through decluttering my home, but, then, want to make it cute, functional and fun like yours seems to be…
What a cute room!
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Love it! Now I’m super curious about the girl’s nursery!! The most fun I’ve had decorating was my daughter’s nursery!!
Oh…how cute….love the quote on the wall
Really cute! Would love for you to drop by my weekly blog linking party! It starts on Sunday, and this week it’s open all week (by mistake, so take advantage of that!) All the best, Sara
A theme room is filled with creative decorative ideas. As for my son’s room, my daughter personally picked Mickey Mouse as the theme for her brother’s bedroom. I have to say that I am amazed with your Dr. Seuss theme room. Very creative indeed! I especially adore the name lettering on the wall because it gives the room more personality.
so cute! We are getting ready to redo the little boys room and I love how everything turned out…not sure if we will go the Seuss route, as they are a little older, but the colors are great!
Thanks for sharing!
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Mindy did a Seusstastic Job! I love that she took the Pottery Barn line and personalized it. The lockers worked great and the hand made canvas art was a nice addition- easier to move and change than a mural. I’ve added a link to this on my site where I collect Dr. Seuss blog posts. Stop by sometime. http://www.obseussed.com/p/nooks.html
hey girl! i love this room it is so dang cute!!! your blog is darling, new follower:)
can you tell me where she got the bunk beds? i’d reallllllly appreciate it!
American furniture warehouse
This room is so adorable! I LOVE the rug and the lockers. Way cute idea!
Hi,
Love the Dr Seuss room. But where did you get the red n white rug? I’m trying to locate one similar to this style. How cool that your husband teaches seminary? I went through seminary and working on a PhD — while being a SAHM. Awesome hubby here, but whew. It’s really a lot.:) But I love being a mom.