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July 27, 2020
How to decorate a baby room? Learn the 5 essential tips
Is there a baby coming into your life and you feel lost because you don't know how to decorate the new family member's room? Take a look at the tips we've prepared for you.
The arrival of a new family member is undoubtedly one of the greatest joys anyone can have. That's also why we want to make the experience of decorating your baby's room much simpler with the tips we've prepared for you.
Of course, it all depends on your taste, because you may prefer to decorate the room in one color, for example—but don't do it before considering the ideas we have gathered for you.
Decorating a nursery can be more complicated than it truly is because there are various trends you can follow and even decorative objects you can choose from. This is why you must follow a coherent way of thinking, both in terms of the colors you choose, as well as materials, furniture, and decorative objects.
There are essential elements, however, that cannot be missing, such as the crib and the nappy changing. But there are more options, such as support furniture and even carpets for children's rooms you should also consider. To make the decoration of your baby’s room easier, follow our tips.
To make the decoration of your baby’s room easier, follow our tips.
1. Use neutral tones
These days, it doesn’t make sense to stick to blue or pink when decorating a baby's room, be it a boy or a girl. Forget about that idea for now because others are much more original and create a much more peaceful environment.
2. Use light colors and avoid dark ones
As with neutral tones, lighter colors ensure a greater sense of harmony, which is difficult to achieve when using darker tones. The use of pastel tones in a baby's room decoration, for example, works very well and that’s why they are one of the most used in this context.
3. Don't overdo it on the furniture
If you don't exaggerate the amount of furniture you put in the nursery, the decoration will look much better. Stick to the essentials and, above all, make it functional. A storage unit and even some shelves together with the crib and nappy changing are what you need for the first years.
Exaggerating furniture placement will take up too much space in a room that you want as large and functional as possible. So you can even have, for example, an armchair placed in some corner of the room.
4. Do not think (only) as an adult
Don’t forget that a baby is supposed to sleep in the room you’re decorating (and not a child, or even an adult). Therefore, you must bet on more suitable decoration objects, that is, more easily related to a baby.
When choosing these accessories, don't (only) think like an adult, because you're not decorating just any room. That decorative piece that you love so much, and that would certainly look good in your room, is not going to fit a baby's. Bet on balloons, clouds, letters, and even some dolls or soft toys.
5. Use wallpaper
Applying wallpaper to one of the walls of the nursery will give more "life" to the decoration. If you want to follow this tip, start by choosing a theme, which you should follow for all the decoration of the baby’s room.
