Decorating Baby Nurseries

Baby nurseries are a special place for both the new mother and baby because a lot of time is spent in this space especially in the first few months. It should be comfortable and provide for sleeping and storage for your new little bundle of joy.

Furniture that can serve multiple functions will work best, such as a convertible crib that become a single bed and a chest that can serve as a changing table until it is no longer needed would be good furniture choices. A rocking chair or glider is a must!

When decorating baby nurseries use colors that you find soothing, typically the nursery is painted in soft colors but bolder colors in small amounts could also be used.

Mom suit yourself when choosing the nursery theme because this in probably the only time in your child's life that you would be able to do so. As your child grows, he or she will have likes and dislikes and will want say into what goes into his or her room.

Baby Nursery Ideas

A fast and easy way to decorate a baby nursery is with the use of borders, cutouts and appliques. Appliques can be used around a changing table or on a chest or on the wall. They are easy to apply and remove so make an ideal decorating tool.

Small nursery accent murals also can turn a plain room into something special. A nursery wallpaper mural can create a window where there is not one. See Sweet Dreams Mural.

An accent mural can be applied to the end of a crib or placed on the wall. These are very inexpensive and add a lot of punch for very little money.

Nursery wallpaper borders can give you a starting place to begin your decorating. Just color match the wallpaper border for your wall color. Do buy your wallpaper border first and have the color matched at any home center rather than paint and then try to find something that matches, this cuts down on frustration.

Just look for wallpaper borders that appeal to you, choose one and build your nursery room around it.

Crib Bedding Ideas

Another good starting place is to select your crib bedding and work with it to build the room. If you are in love with a particular border or mural and cannot find any bedding that works with it, then use solids in your bedding. See boys crib bedding or

Nursery Wallpaper Murals

The trend used to be to have an artist paint a mural for you but this was expensive. Today wallpaper murals are very affordable and you can see exactly what you are getting.

The Peel & Stick are very easy to install and remove The Minute Murals hang like art and are a great product for renters because you can take them with you when you move.

The accent murals are very inexpensive and can create a wow nursery!

Babies have a lot of stuff so do not crowd your nursery. A great spacesaver is to remove your closet doors and use the niche for the crib and open shelving. The doors can be hung back when your child needs hanging space for his or her clothes.

Decorating your baby nursery is a very special event but remember to have fun! Look at all the possibilities in the Gallery because the room setting will help you envision what the room will look like. Add your own special touch and let your personality show!