Nursery Looks Hang on Mobiles
Nurseries just don't seem complete without a mobile. These picks will give baby an eyeful and satisfy your need for style
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If you’re trying to put the final touch on your child’s nursery, today's beautifully designed mobiles in a variety of styles can please both you and your baby.
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Artisans today are creating beautiful, handmade mobiles that go beyond the typical colorful animal theme. This mobile uses animal shapes in natural tones. Branches and woven orbs enhance the texture and visual interest.
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Ancient Industries’ Sheep Mobile is another contemporary approach to the animal mobile.
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This mobile uses a branch as a base for the colorful paper cranes hanging gracefully on nearly invisible strings. In a true complement to the crib, the color of the branch pulls out the pink in the bedding.
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by Holly Marder
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| Who can suppress a laugh when seeing a bassinet accessorized with a hat and mustaches? |
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Here’s a closer look at the product, made by German company Jäll & Tofta.
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| Consider how your mobile will fit into the bigger picture of your nursery’s decor. This delicate, flowing mobile fits seamlessly with the flying-bird decals in the background, and its orange color ties in with the room’s color scheme. |
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| This butterfly mobile is a soft accent in this nursery. It looks almost like falling snowflakes. |
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| Want a similar look for your nursery? Try this butterfly mobile from Pottery Barn Kids. |
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| If you have a fidgety baby, the distraction may be more useful over the changing table. This mobile offers a modern punch. |
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The right mobile makes a nursery feel complete — and the baby will love it too. This unique mobile adds the perfect eclectic touch to this pattern-filled space.
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Flensted makes all sorts of fun, unexpected mobiles, like this Viking ship model.
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Here’s another simple Flensted mobile with panda bears.
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Birds are commonly used in mobiles, but this Baby Jives design stands out.
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If you have a contemporary aesthetic, the Artecnica Themis mobile by Emmo Home will finish the look.
Ideabook published on May 30, 2012.
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Some of these "mobiles" are more rightly called decorative elements. The purpose of the mobile is to visually interest the child and help in the development of color and depth perception. If the mobile is too far from the crib, out of line of sight of the crib, or not actually able to move, then they are of no use to a baby, who is fairly near-sighted in the first few months of life.
Also, some look sharp... the moustache one is definitely a choking/poking hazard. If they do manage pull it down, or it falls down, it shouldn't be something that could hurt the kid (one would think).