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Baby Frog Nursery Decor: Painting the Walls

You can do a lot with the baby frog nursery theme and many people do. It's probably easiest to select a bedding set or a wallpaper border first to work from. A great frog border can set the color scheme for the entire room and you'll be able to decorate accordingly.

Once you have decided on a base item, such as a wallpaper border, it's time to hit the paint store. Start looking at the chips that offer colors similar or the same as the border. You will probably want to do a two tone wall, with the darker color on the lower half and the border separating the two. If you aren't doing the border, plan to paint 2-3 walls in the lighter color and one in a darker color . . . this adds a lot of interest to the room and can be a great way to make it look professional. In general, the wall across from the windows should be painted in the dark color.

Which colors you select depends entirely on the base item. If you have shades of green, then opt for a darker green on the lower part of the walls, with a lighter, yellow green on the upper parts. There are so many decisions to make!

Next, you'll need to prep the baby frog nursery. Make sure the walls are as smooth as possible. Clean them carefully, fill in any holes, etc. This is very important if you want a great looking surface later on.

If the walls were already painted another color, it's a good idea to lay a coat of primer or white paint to help cover it up. Once that's dry, you can do your colors. Paint the top half of the room first. A roller is probably the easiest way to go about this, since it lets you reach right to the ceiling.

Do the lower half of the wall and don't worry if the line between isn't perfect. You'll be covering it anyway with the wallpaper border. In fact, once the paint is dry and the trim is painted (cream or light yellow is always a good choice for a baby frog nursery), you can apply the wallpaper border. Make sure you measure well and you'll have a gorgeous baby frog room ready to be decorated!