Nursery Decorating Ideas - Creating a Timeless Retreat
Decorating a baby room is a wonderful opportunity to create a carefree hideaway
- a place of slumber and lullabies.
Baby Room Themes
From Tropical Jungle to Noah's Ark, Teddy Bears to Winnie the Pooh: There are
many delightful baby room themes to choose from - any one of will spark
enthusiasm and generate exciting nursery decorating ideas.
But decorating the baby room can be daunting: There's so much choice - nursery
bedding sets, furnishings, nursery wall décor and accessories of all kinds! Also
young children can soon outgrow even the most enchanting baby room themes.
Nursery Decor
Co-ordinated nursery bedding sets and matching accessories can make easy work of
decorating a baby room, ensuring nursery décor is effective and harmonious.
But mixing and matching presents the opportunity for more imaginative nursery
decorating ideas - and it's fun! The key to success with 'mix and match'
nursery décor is to select elements - baby nursery pictures, fabrics and
accessories - that share color and pattern elements.
Basing nursery décor on neutral wall and floor coverings enables endless
variations: Keeping baby room decorating ideas flexible makes it easy to adapt
to a young child's developing interests.
By changing just the accessories - nursery bedding sets, pictures and rugs -
different nursery decorating ideas can be developed without all the upheaval of
a major redecorating project. For a while, at least, baby room themes can grow
with your child!
Color Schemes
Young children love bright primary colors but large areas can be overwhelming.
Decorating the baby room with a subtle, calm color scheme is usually a better
choice.
Introducing warm colors - rose, peach or primrose - into your
baby room decorating ideas will help create a feeling of coziness. While decorating the
baby room with the cool colors can create a feeling of spaciousness - aqua, mint
or sky blue. But it is probably best to keep ideas based on this color range for
a room with a warm, sunny aspect.
Touches of bright primary colors bring extra interest and visual stimulation.
Introducing just small amounts with baby nursery pictures, nursery bedding sets,
toys and accessories can transform a room. These are the finishing touches that
can bring nursery décor alive!
Nursery Wall Decor
From a series of framed art prints to big cheerful posters, a collage of
birthday cards to giant stick-ups - nursery wall décor can create an interesting
focus and highlight of color.
A special picture may provide inspiration for some great baby nursery ideas and
the basis for a subtle color scheme.
Pictures can be used to develop baby room themes, giving them added dimension:
Baby nursery pictures of animals can extend a Tropical Jungle theme - Paddington
Bear pictures a Teddy Bear theme.
Look for baby nursery pictures that you find inspiring - they can be a valuable
source for interesting nursery decorating ideas.
But, best of all, good nursery
wall décor will help to create a special place that excites whimsical fantasy
and imaginative storytelling - the essence of a magical childhood!
About the Author
Suzanne is a former teacher with qualifications in Educational Psychology
and Fine Art. She designs and writes teachers’ manuals and educational
resources, and has a special interest in Art Education. Website: Nursery Posters.com.
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