Who: Lisa Davis, 36, of Amelia, a full-time mother with a flair for interior design.

        What: Her younger son, Ryan's rhinoceros-theme bedroom.

        The name game: “When I was pregnant with my second son,” Mrs. Davis recalls, "My husband (Darrell) and I decided to name him Ryan. Eager to keep our older son, Adam, then 2 1/2 (now 6), included in the pregnancy, my husband and I quizzed him daily about his new brother. We would ask him, "What is your brother's name?'

        “One day,” she says with a grin, “He shouted out, "Rhino!' ”

        Stuck like glue: “Well,” she continues, “We just cracked up laughing. I thought, "Oh my, I can't believe we are going to be naming him that!' Then, one lady who didn't know about the nickname gave me a rhinoceros Beanie Baby as a shower gift. Obviously, it was meant to be.

        “As soon as he was born,” she says, “We said, "There's Rhino!' ”

        Shades of gray: The rhinoceros bedroom was perfect for a boy named Rhino (now age 3). The walls are painted two shades of gray with a chair rail separating them. Mrs. Davis' sister-in-law Darlene Brown showed her how to stencil a rhinoceros border all around the top of the room.

        “We spent our entire New Year's Eve doing it,” Mrs. Davis says. “But it was well worth it.”

        It's a jungle in there! “Rhino's” bed sports a black and gray bedspread and is covered with dozens of stuffed rhinoceroses. One that sits on the floor is large enough to ride. The walls are decorated with pictures and posters, and he has a toy box full of plastic toys and puzzles. “Rhino” also has Rhino night lights, road signs and a cookie cutter. He even calls his bicycle, the “Rhino Racer.”

        His favorite bedtime storybooks are Rainbow Rhino by Peter Sis and Red Rhino by Alan Rogers. “We read them both everyday,” his mom explains. “He's got them memorized. So, he can kind of read them back to me.”

        A rose by any other name: “I love Ryan's nickname,” she says. “It is something that makes him special. It gives him an identity. When he was a baby, I remember standing in his room wondering what his theme in life was going to be. It turns out that his personality suits his name. He's a tough little kid. But, no horn. He has a very cute button nose!

        “Sometimes I feel sorry for Adam because he doesn't have a nickname yet,” she says, “But knowing our family, we'll find something. We're always on the lookout.”

        Share your prize possessions with Marsie Hall Newbold by mail: c/o The Cincinnati Enquirer: e-mail: marsolete@aol.com.

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