5 Tips For Creating A Fun and Colourful Nursery For Your Baby

I really enjoyed the experience of planning and designing both of my boy’s bedrooms, and as such, I feel strongly that planning your baby nursery decor is an extremely important and special moment for expecting parents. Today I’m going to be sharing 5 tips for creating a fun, welcoming, safe, and let’s not forget, gorgeous, new nursery for your baby. From baby nursery decor to top safety tips, I’ve got you covered, so let’s get started!

*Collaborative post – all thoughts and words are my own.

1 Baby Nursery Decor – Starting With The Walls

Once you’ve got everything out of your new baby’s designated room, you’ll be left with a blank canvas. Now’s your chance to get creative and explore themes. Some parents choose to be traditional and decorate their baby’s nursery with blue or pink colour schemes. If you’re keeping the gender of your new arrival as a surprise, you could consider a gender-neutral colour palette which could include muted tones, yellows, or whites.

For parents wanting to truly embrace the theme of their child’s new nursery, I recommend heading over to Photowall in order to check out their collection of wall murals. Wall murals make for a wonderful and affordable way to inject some magic into your baby’s new nursery.

With a huge variety of themes to suit any baby nursery plan, wall murals enable you to instantly splash colour and magic on the walls of your baby’s new room. They can really help to lay the foundation for the rest of your baby nursery decor ideas, so whether you’re looking for outer space astronauts, magical fairies and mermaids, or you’re interested in swimming with the fish underwater, head over to the Photowall website now to view the collection.

2 Try Not To Overcrowd Your Baby’s New Nursery

There are a lot of items on the market that are specifically targeted towards expecting parents who want to give their new bundle of joy everything the world has to offer. Although shopping for baby nursery decor is an extremely exciting milestone and a huge part of becoming a parent, it can also very quickly become overwhelming. There’s so much on the market that it’s easy to get carried away, purchase items that don’t match your theme, or simply find yourself coming home with too much stuff!

Having too many items in your baby’s nursery can not only create an overcrowded and cluttered feeling room, but can also create safety hazards. Picture this: your baby cries in the middle of the night and you stumble, half asleep still, to their side, only to fall over an unnecessary item that you didn’t have room to store safely. Whether it’s excessive toys, furniture, soft furnishings, or even clothing, remember to only purchase realistic items that you will need. It’s easier to add to your collection of baby items than to take away.

3 Consider Your Storage Options

For all those baby essentials that you do need, however, you’re going to want to consider a sensible and practical storage solution! Consider looking into furniture that can be adapted and changed as your baby grows, for example, a baby change table that also becomes a small chest of drawers for clothes and nappies. Wardrobe dividers are also useful when hanging up your new baby’s clothing. Using wardrobe dividers that state ages, such as 0-3m, 3-6m, 6-9m, can help you to stay organised when purchasing new clothing for your baby.

When it comes to baby nursery decor storage ideas, there’s a lot of inspiration online that can help you choose the right storage for you and your family. For some parents, plastic storage containers with lids can work wonderfully as they don’t disrupt your baby’s nursery theme, they’re waterproof, they stack, and the lid helps to contain all your baby’s toys inside. Other parents opt for woven baskets to store nappy change essentials, clothing, or soft toys.

4 It’s Not Just About Baby Nursery Decor – You Need To Consider Saftey Too

I know that you’re reading this because you’re looking for baby nursery decor tips, but I can’t stress enough how important it is to consider the safety of your child when designing your new nursery.

Overcluttering your baby’s nursery can create trip hazards. This is not only dangerous for you, the parent, but also for your baby. You do not want to be tripping over soft furnishings or toys in the middle of the night whilst holding your newborn. Additionally, as your baby grows, you’ll need to consider other safety aspects such as baby-proofing drawers, cushioning hard edges, and also locking windows and doors.

Some parents choose to integrate house plants into their baby nursery decor. Introducing house plants to any room can have a huge number of health benefits, but always remember to check the plant’s toxicity levels before adding it to your baby’s bedroom. Some houseplants are harmful if eaten by humans, so always do your research before leaving any plants in your new nursery.

5 If You’re Still Struggling, Create A Mood Board For Inspiration

It can be hard to decide on just one theme or colour scheme, especially when it comes to perfecting your baby nursery decor. If you are struggling to decide on the ideal way to decorate your baby’s new room, consider popping over to Pinterest or using Canva to help you to create a mood board. Add images that appeal to you to your board and make sure that you’re able to easily access it whenever you’re shopping for new baby nursery decor.

Planning Your Baby Nursery Decor Is A Fun and Memorable Part Of Parenthood

Becoming a parent for the first time, or even the second, (third, fourth, fifth etc!) is an exciting, scary, stressful, and emotional time. There are so many things to consider, so many worries and hopes, but there are a few things that are consistently exciting and calming during the parenthood process. Dreaming up new decor ideas for your baby’s nursery is one of them. Plus, as your child(ren) grow, you’ll be eager to start planning the next stage of their bedroom transformations too.

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