If you’re a mother who’s only recently given birth to a baby boy or girl, you’ll want to do whatever it takes to make a part of your home a safe, comfortable and fun place for your child to live in. For moms who want to create a nursery in their own home, there are plenty of things to think about before you start choosing the right crib for your kid to sleep in and the right paint for your walls. It might not have crossed your mind when coping with pregnancy week by week but you’ll want to get your nursery looking great.
One of the first things to think about when decorating a nursery is colour scheme. There are some shades which are more child-friendly than others, and with good reason. When looking for paint at the nearest hardware store, you’ll want to choose a subtle shade such as sky blue, a creamy yellow or perhaps a light pink. These colours are calm, pacifying and can help them get to sleep much easier than in a nursery with more intense-coloured walls.
Once you have no need to use a pregnancy calculator, you need to work out where to place your baby’s crib. Ideally, it should be in a quiet, safe corner of the nursery where they’re less prone to sensory overload. As for other items or furniture such as a wardrobe, you’ll need to make plenty of room, as they’ll need new clothes as they keep growing, so buying a large one or an additional chest of drawers is ideal.
Lighting is also important. You won’t want the lights in the nursery to be too bright, as babies can be a little irritable when light gets into their eyes. Buying a night light is pretty useful, especially if they’re afraid of the dark, while lampshades are useful to have to ensure that the room’s not too bright. Similarly, getting blinds and/or curtains which block out sunlight are also important to have in any nursery.
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Other things to think about when decorating a nursery include posters, storage for all their toys, rugs, chairs and anything else that can be used to decorate the room which can be easily removed as your child’s interests and tastes change as they get older. Once you’ve thought about all of that, you’re ready to create your child’s nursery.
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These are great tips! Thanks for sharing! I want to decorate my kids’ nursery one day.
Very informative post, nice nursery decoration tooo…
It’ll be a while before I’ll need to think about decorating a nursery, but I’m actually excited.. 🙂 I’ve always loved designing so I bet nursery decoration would be a tiring yet fun task for me when the time comes ^^
I am excited to do one for my future babies, but I am not yet engaged so maybe it’ll happen in a few years pa. haha. 🙂
I was able to help friends decorate the nurseries of their babies and it was very fulfilling to see their ideas come to life 😉
i wish we had an extra space to have a nursery, i just so love looking at the beautiful kids item . Hope you can also join green monday meme at mygreenlivingideas.com. Share your ideas of green or anything green. thanks much.
LOL I’m expecting our fourth child but we have never had a nursery. The babies slept with us which we enjoy very much despite the toll on our sleep. But thanks for the tips.
You’ve a good idea on how to make your nursery appealing to your kid. Color, bright color is the best for it enhances the visual intelligence of an infant.
One of my dreams, have a nursery room. Kaso naka-2 girls na ako wala pa din haha! Need to find a home muna of our own LOL!
Great tips by the way, as always!
I don’t have to think about this in another 5 or so years but I am preparing for it buy pinning photos in pinterest or else downloading them on my computer. There are plenty of Mom bloggers sharing how they decorated their children’s nurseries. I’m having fun just looking at their designs!
I hope someday I can also design a nursery room. This is very helpful to moms! Nice post (:
Posters are also good to be posted on the wall. They are a helpful tool for them to learn the basic. :-).
I am always dreaming of decorating the room of my kid. Maybe, I can fulfill that dream when my husband and I has a place of our own. I am hopeful that I can do that to my second child! 🙂
I suddenly miss being pregnant again with your post. When i got pregnant w/ my 2 kids I haven’t had the time to decorate their rooms.. maybe because i was a working mom and I have so much in mind that I didnt thought of it. Maybe when I’ll have my 3rd child ( lol!) i’ll include dressing up the nursery as part of my delivery prep. 🙂
Thanks for sharing your post. You may also want to add soft music when you are trying to get them too sleep. Though nothing can be compared with a mom’s s lullaby, soft music especially when heard young, also enhances a kids’ musical ability.