Transform Your Nursery with Enchanting Woodland Prints
If you're planning a woodland nursery, you're in good company — it's one of the most requested themes we print, and for good reason. Soft animal illustrations in muted greens and browns don't scream "baby room," so the look grows with your child instead of feeling like something to redo at year two.
Why woodland works
Foxes, owls, deer, and rabbits rendered in a gentle, hand-painted style bring the calm of a forest indoors without being twee. The earthy palette — sage, rust, cream, walnut brown — pairs easily with whatever crib, rug, or curtains you've already picked, which is more than you can say for most nursery themes. It also plays well with wood tones and rattan, so you don't need to redecorate the whole room around it. Not sure if woodland is the right fit? Our nursery style guide compares woodland, teddy bear, and storybook themes side by side.
Three sets we'd start with
Forest Friends Wisdom Trio, Set of 3
A set built around gentle woodland characters in soft, muted tones — an easy anchor over a crib or changing table. Comes in sizes from 8x10 in. up to 24x36 in. per print, so it scales from a small accent wall to a full statement piece.
Enchanted Woodland Creatures Series, Set of 3
A little more whimsical — illustrated forest animals with a storybook feel, good for a room that leans playful rather than strictly minimal. Works well at 11x14 or 16x20 above a dresser or reading corner.
Woodland Acorn Friends, Set of 3
Our quietest, most neutral woodland set — small woodland characters tucked among acorns and leaves, easy to place in a nursery that's otherwise fairly plain. A good pick if you'd rather the crib or the furniture do the talking and let the art sit quietly in the background.
Each of these sets ships as three individual prints rather than one large piece, in sizes from 8x10 in. up to 24x36 in. — that makes them easier to hang level, easier to size to your specific wall, and easier to swap a single print later if your child outgrows one design before the others do.
A few tips for hanging a woodland set
- Center it over the crib or changing table — that's usually the focal wall, and a set of three fills it without a lot of measuring. For a standard crib wall, 11x14 or 16x20 per print is a common starting point.
- Mix in one botanical print if you want the wall to feel a little less matched — a leaf or branch print sits comfortably next to woodland animals.
- Stick to earthy tones — sage, rust, and warm browns keep the room cohesive even as you add pieces from different sets over time.
One more thing worth planning for: nurseries tend to double as toddler rooms a couple of years later, so a set that reads as "woodland" rather than strictly "baby" will still make sense on the wall long after the crib is gone.
All of our woodland pieces are printed to order in Florida on heavyweight archival paper and ship free within the US, printed and packed in 2 business days. See the full woodland nursery collection →
