Lauren Hufnagl didn't let a sloped wall stop her from creating something special on it. She painted this wonderful, wall-spanning tree in her daughter Violet's nursery.

There has never been such a great selection of unique, handmade stuffed animals on the market as there is today; Mr. Owl and Ms. Foxy are two great examples.

This nursery has comfortable spots for parents as well as baby, which is very important.

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Interior Designer Jennifer Bishop chose this vibrant blue, green and brown color palette and a woodland theme for her clients' gender-neutral nursery. One great design element is this knot-framed bulletin board. It was originally a metallic mirror the designer scored at HomeGoods. She painted the frame and filled in the center with cork.

Don't have Hufnagl's painting skills? Just get your hands on some tree decals, which are a huge nursery trend right now.

What's so great about them? They provide a large, striking graphic that's great for kids. On the chance your child wants a new theme as he or she ages, you can simply peel them off without damaging the wall. These birch trees emphasize verticality.

Over at The Virginia House, crafty mom and blogger Jillian Woods gave the baby's room a neutral yet warm palette.

After admiring similar but expensive models in stores, she crafted this amazing mobile for about $4.

Designer Nicole Lanteri proved that a sophisticated color palette and chic furnishings can work in a nursery. Yellow, cream and gray hues cover grownup furniture and accessories like a tufted chair with piping, a zebra rug and a Moroccan pouf with nursery furniture.

Another dresser-turned-changing table gets new life with a bright yellow coat of paint.

Houzz writer Vanessa Brunner has created an information-packed ideabook that will help you get this nursery's look.

Proud parents of Charlie, the Kopps preferred a color combination of taupe and orange to more typical nursery color combinations. They also knew it would be gender-neutral should they have more children in the future.

Dubbed "owl-tastic" by Brian Patrick Flynn, a collection of these wise guys adds a fun theme to Charlie's nursery.

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Another tree decal fills the wall (painted Sherwin-Williams Tony Taupe) behind the crib.

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