One of the fun activities about bringing home a new baby is designing your nursery. This is a place your baby will spend a good deal of time, and thus it should be a relaxing but visually stimulating room. As well as buying curtains and painting the walls, you must naturally make the crib up with baby bedding. For the walls, you can choose either bright primary colors, or soft pastels.
Choosing a paint color may have to wait until after the baby is born, if you want a color that is gender-specific. Wood trim and moldings always look nice painted white, or try a color that coordinates with the wall color. Your floor will probably be neutral, especially if the walls are a specific color or colors.
The key to successful nursery decorating is crib bedding. The gender of the child is reflected by the accessories, such as baby boy or baby girls bedding. Appropriate baby bedding may have pastel solid colors, polka dot prints, or stripes. Some bedding may have themes from popular children’s shows or movies and other bedding may have whimsical prints.
You should make sure that the bedding and wall color work together by contrasting with each other or looking the same. Decide on bedding first then choose paint colors to see how they will match.
Stores sell complete bedding sets with accessories like borders and curtains. If you decide on bedding themed around a favorite television or film personality, it’s highly likely that you will be able to find other accessories featuring the same character. After deciding on the overall color and design motif, select a few well-chosen items for decorating the walls. Unique pulls and knobs for a dresser or chest can really pop and create emphasis in the room.
Safety must come first when you outfit your child’s crib with baby bedding. Keep in mind that there should be no room under the sheet, and your baby shouldn’t sleep with pillows, blankets, or other soft things in the crib. Although they may be cute, these things can raise the risk that your baby could suffocate. A blanket or pillow can easily cover a baby’s face, so be extremely careful not to cover the baby’s nose or mouth.