september mama

i've already kind of touched on this but i am in need of help envisioning just how to make rowan's room not-so-girly. i didn't think the froud fairies and whatnot were feminine, initially, but now that we're actually having a boy i feel i need to tone down the aenima a bit :)

the walls are a lovely pale green that i have no intention of changing, and i'm totally happy with the tree (though perhaps a few less flowers might be in order), but what else can i do to make it more "foresty" and less "fairy?" i hate the idea of losing the gorgeous butterfly curtain, but if i have to--and i probably do--i will.

my only thoughts are:
- bring in a darker green curtain instead of the white girly one
- lots of grubby, foresty mushrooms (painted on walls?)
- owls?
- a moss-covered birdhouse?
- and i need some kind of enchanted bugs, a la the dark crystal, etc. no clue where i will come up with those.

the key is to keep it very fantasy and unreal with no hip/chic/modern styling. as much as i like that style, it doesn't work at all with what i have going already...

ANY THOUGHTS ARE WELCOME!