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Here is a link to an artist that does something similar with robots. He calls them "corrected paintings". My husband loves them.

http://www.johnlytlewilson.blogspot.com/

I don't think that it was chocolate brown that was overused, it was the combination of chocolate brown and pink or chocolate brown and pastel blue that was overused. Brown is a neutral and I personally love. I wish the market would produce more products for nurseries that were not pastels or primary colors. Or only pink for girls and blue for boys. I am so tired of every toy or nursery decor item being pink or blue. Even pastel yellow and green, ugh! What about a nice grass green?

We are renting an old house that has a frameless mirror that takes up the whole space, then I propped a medium sized framed painting to one side of it and smaller framed sketch in front of that with a small figurine grouped with them and a vase of cork screw willows on the opposite side.

Maybe balloon roman shades like the 5th picture on the site below. Keep them the same length at the bottom.
http://traditionsjournal.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html

Or just curtain panels on one rod above, so you can't tell the windows are at different heights.

You could give a night or so free at the hotel near the hospital.

maybe add glass to top it off. and don't spill anything or put something hot on it.

You could do small round green rugs for lily pads that match the green in the bed or the quilt and place on the opposite side of the room near the crib or changing table. Maybe put a stuffed animal frog on a shelf or on your rocker to pull it all together.

I don't have children and I do have a dishwasher. You can always get a dishwasher after the baby arrives. Why don't you tell her, you want to wait and see if you decide that you need one. You might have another suggestion of a baby present she can contribute that you really do need. People are different. Some people really hate doing the dishes (me) and some people don't mind it or it is part of their daily routine or would just rather the money be spent on something else. I think she is trying to help and really wants to contribute in someway. Why not give her something else she can do and focus on.

Or Pottery Barn has a basket minus the liner for $24.00 each.

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/wire-basket-handles/?pkey=cbasket-accessories