Where the wild things are

Take inspiration from the warm brown earth and cool blue skies of the African desert and recreate that in a modern children's room that will grow with your child.

Creating an African safari experience in your child's room is easy. The walls and flooring provide the scenic backdrop for your urban wildlife sanctuary. Then add in the wildlife with colour!

Choose your colour palette from nature's paintbox - warm earth-brown, cool sky-blue, and sunny yellow - and add child-friendly accessories to bring a bit of life into this tranquil space. Bright animal-print curtains, themed wall art, and matching bed linen complete the look. Don't worry - the only creatures that live in this room are friendly ones, and your child will love being surrounded by his happy animal friends as he plays.

Add interest with textured furniture and carpeting, and don't be afraid to experiment with different patterns to bring in splashes of colour. Stripes, large-scale prints, and bold designs all work together because the colours are complementary. Sinuous curved furniture and toys soften any hard angles and further the feeling of welcoming comfort. This is definitely a room where imaginative adventures can take place!

Use natural fibres, cottons and wools as textures and fabrics for your baby's bedroom. BaBu has a beautiful organic range of cot and bed linen which is not only gorgeous, but is oh-so-soft and comfortable for your little one to snuggle up in. View the full range online at www.babu.co.nz

The Resene colour palette
This bedroom features Resene Top Secret and Resene Twentyfourseven and as the main wall colours. Accent colours are created through the use of accessories, furnishings, and finishings.

Wildlife wall art
Make your own wildlife wall art! Buy blank canvases and stencil on your own wild animals - lions, giraffes, elephants, tigers... Colouring books are great for inspiration. To paint, buy a few Resene testpots of the colours below for the animals. Use vibrant contrasting colours for maximum noticeability!