While designing a nursery for your baby is an exciting experience, it may be a little challenging if you don’t know where to start from. Like which furniture pieces should you buy? Do you just pick any theme colour or go for a specific one? Such questions will go through your mind, especially if you’re doing this for the first time.

Nevertheless, provided you have space, it shouldn’t be challenging to get started. All you need to do is write down the items you’ll need to set up the nursery and begin looking for them. Even as you do that, be armed with the tips below!

Choose A Specific Theme Or Style

While you don’t need to fix your mind on a single concept, working with a specific idea will help you narrow your focus and create a comprehensive design. When choosing a theme for a nursery, you can use travel as an inspiration or create around a famous character from children’s storybook or film. It’s essential to go for a gender-neutral theme, as you’re still not sure of what your baby will grow to love.

If you’re expecting a baby girl, you can paint the nursery pink or any other bright colour. For a baby boy, you could do blue or any other colour that’s associated with the given gender. Just aim to make the place as lovely as possible and incorporate every kind of decor, including some artwork. And if you don’t mind spending a few more dollars on the project, you may hire the services of an interior designer to get the job perfectly done.

Choose Your Textiles Before Painting

When designing a nursery for your baby, you want all the textiles, from the bedsheets to the curtains to match the colour scheme. It would be unfortunate to discover later that your curtains or baby’s bedding clashes with the paint job. Owing to the prevalence of paint-match technology and the availability of a wide range of colour paints, it’s easier to choose your textiles first and then buy matching paint.

Do you have that baby bedding or curtains of your dreams? It’s time to make it a reality. You can check in different bubs shops to see if you’ll get a set for your baby. You already have a colour scheme in mind, and, therefore, you’re going to be specific about your choice. Once you get all the textiles you need, you can start working on the paint. It’s OK to get matching paint for your textile, but you can still get a different colour that perfectly blends with the curtains and baby bedding. It’s up to you.

Embellish The Ceiling

Babies spend the better part of their time lying on their backs. On that note, why not give them something that will keep the little minds engaged as they take in the world around them? Of course, you’ll get them hanging toys to keep them entertained, but even then, the ceiling should be appealing too.

You can paint the ceiling using a bright-coloured paint or have a colourful wallpaper instead. Wallpapers come in a wide range of prints, from flowers and animals to plain ones with long bright lines. Depending on your nursery theme, you should choose one that blends with the decor. There are plenty of designs online, and, therefore, if you’re finding it challenging to choose a ceiling wallpaper or colour scheme that match your nursery decoration, be sure to check the available themes and learn more. 

Even better, if you have a friend who has designed a nursery before, you can borrow ideas from them and create the best for your child.

Go Green

When creating a nursery for your baby, it’s essential to pick eco-friendly materials. It’s not only good for the environment but also for your baby. From the baby bedding to the paint used in the room, most of the products we use nowadays are full of chemicals which may be harmful to the baby. Since most of these chemicals evaporate easily, they slowly dissipate into the air and contaminate it.

Go for products that are free of chemicals such as VOCs. As for the baby bedding, be sure to choose pieces made of organic cotton. Instead of using petrochemical-based paints, go for milk-based alternatives as they’re completely non-toxic and don’t emit VOCs. This also applies to nursery furniture. In case your child is allergic to some smells, also keep this in mind when choosing any product.

Create A Sanitation Station

You should keep your nursery germs-free by having plenty of sanitation supplies. On top of your changing table set up a tray with antibacterial gel and paper towels to keep the surfaces free from germs. Have a special spot for used diapers and soiled clothes. You can have a plastic can for this and empty it frequently to keep the room from bad odour.

Additionally, it’s essential to observe infant protection while changing their diapers. You can have a wide changing table so to have everything within reach and prevent the baby from falling off in case they rollover. You should also have enough diaper supplies to make changing the baby easier for you.

Be Creative With Storage

Your baby will come with lots of stuff and that means you need to double your storage space. It’s important to have a section for each of the essential items to keep the nursery organized. Wall storage for your diapers would be great if you’re out to maximize the available space. For instance, you can have a wall box shelves on top of the changing table to access the supplies easily. Have a section for extra clothes and other essentials.

If you’re expecting a baby, get the nursery ready and pack it with every essential piece.