Choosing a Baby Nursery Theme
For Decorating Baby's Room
By
Roy Thomsitt
For those people who decide on a new nursery for a newborn baby, there
are early decisions to be made on decorating and fitting out the baby's
room. Most of us want the nursery ready for the baby the day she is
born, so that there are no
last minute panics after the birth and when it is time to take the new
arrival home. So we need to get to work some months before the due
date, bearing in mind she may well arrive one or two months early. One
of the major decisions is "do we decorate the nursery in a particular
theme" or not? And if so, what theme should we choose?
Ideas For Baby
Nursery Themes
The choice of theme for decorating a baby's room will be influenced by
a number of things. Firstly, striking a balance between visual
aesthetics for the parents and the initial needs of a baby to be
stimulated. Secondly, after the parents agree on a subject for the
basis of the room design, is there sufficient decor available, in the
way of bedding, rugs, wall hangings and so on, to carry that theme
through successfully? Thirdly, the ever present budgetary factors.
Unless one of the parents has an arts and crafts talent, in most cases
the nursery theme chosen will be one of the more common ones. Here are
some of the more widely used topics around which a nursery design may
be developed, and because they are quite common, they are the easy ones
to fulfil, as various products will be readily available to fit the
overall design:
Using a Color Theme
However you choose to decorate the nursery, it will have a color scheme
of some sort, good, bad or indifferent. But those who take their
interior design seriously often want to use color coordination as a
main feature of their room decor. Walls, whether painted or covered
with wallpaper, carpets and rugs, baby bedding, and even picture
frames, all smoothly blending into one.
Such a design will no doubt look aesthetically pleasing if well done.
But in the case of a baby room, is that really the best approach? For
example, you may see many pictures of nurseries with pastel color
themes, and these can look absolutely gorgeous, especially when the
room's centerpiece, the crib, is elegant and of vintage design.
With baby room decor, there is a need to consider the stimulation of
the baby as she grows. She will probably spend a lot of time in the
crib, and later on the floor, of her room. Her eyes will roam to those
objects near her, and attracted to those that most stand out, the
brighter colors and most distinct shapes.
During this phase, bolder colors may be beneficial, rather than 100%
pastel shades, however nice they may look. You will probably have seen
some pictures of an infant's room that is all bright and bold colors,
and using just about every color under the sun. That is certainly an
option, though many of us would baulk at the idea of a clash of all
primary and secondary colors fighting for space and attention in any
room.
In the end, it is likely that compromise of some sort will be the best
answer. The parents have to live with the color theme, and the baby
will not care one little bit. What is important is that you integrate
some ways of providing future stimulation for the baby, through such
items as mobiles, pictures and crib toys.
Disney Character Nursery Theme
With the effective merchandising of most of the famous Disney
characters, you should never have any trouble with finding Disney
related decor. Walt Disney had a genius for creating distinctive
characters that children soon learn to love, so the old originals, such
as Dumbo, Cinderella, Jungle Book, Lady and the Tramp, and many others,
are rich in potential as a basis for a nursery decor theme. An
advantage of choosing a Disney theme is that it can evolve over the
years as the baby grows. Our daughter, now nearly 3 as I write this, is
an avid Disney movie fan, watching Jungle Book, Sleeping Beauty and
Cinderella frequently. The more modern Disney movies provide a rich
vein of possibilities too, and are sure to attract the baby's interest
as she grows.
Animal Baby Room Theme
It is very easy to get babies looking at animal pictures as the months
pass, and they grow from the newborn to infant stage. Using an animal
theme as the basis for a nursery's decor is probably one of the best,
and most popular choices. With such a variety of interesting shapes and
colors, and with all their very different faces, animals can be a great
stimulant to an infant, and great fun for the parents to show, and use
as a teaching aid. The stores have a good supply of animal bedding,
pictures and other wall hangings, and even rugs and cribs with animal
pictures.
There are, of course, many other possible themes you can choose for
decorating your baby's room. Even a popular adult style such as Western
can be used effectively. After all, a few cows and horses around the
room will be well received by the baby later on. It is all a matter of
what you as parents are happy with, balanced with the needs of the
baby. Anyway, there is no need to have a theme at all; I am sure the
baby will never complain. You may get everything looking perfect, and
visitors gasping when they see the finely decorated nursery. But one
thing is certain, the baby's first sentence will not be: "Oh, Mom and
Dad thanks so much for the wonderful bedroom decor you did for me
before I was born." However, you will get lots of fun later out of
showing her the pictures on the wall and elsewhere, and in return she
will give you lots of smiles and giggles.
This decorating baby rooms
article was written by Roy Thomsitt, owner author of the Bouncing New
Baby website, where you wll also find other baby nursery articles
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