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“How Do I Decorate My Baby’s Nursery Without Breaking the Bank?”
As you prepare for your new baby, you’re looking for new decorating ideas, right? How to make the nursery look super cute without spending your life savings on it? You want your baby to have the best, but how do you do that while living on a budget? Well, the good news is that with a little bit of guidance, you can decorate your nursery to be just as cute as the ones you see in magazines. And, you can be admired by your friends for doing it so creatively that you didn’t spend a million dollars to do it.
As you know, babies grow super fast (ever hear people say “Oh my gosh, your baby is getting so big!”). As a result, they are going to outgrow stuff pretty quick. So, don’t feel the pressure to spend 6 months worth of pay for your nursery decor. Think hand-me-downs. Friends, neighbors or relatives with children a few months older than yours are perfect candidates to ask for gently used baby nursery decorations. The designs will still be current and chances are those parents are looking for a place to store all those unused items. You might also ask to borrow an item, such as a crib, from a parent who has a child a few years older. They will certainly be grateful for a place to keep it for a few years, or until they have need of it again, without getting permanently rid of it.
Buying baby nursery decorations used is another option for specific items you cannot obtain from borrowing or if you have no one to borrow from. Garage sales, thrift stores and flea markets are great places to search. Excellent quality at an affordable price is possible to find at these locations, especially when negotiations are acceptable. Besides, since babies grow so quickly, most items will get little use, so they will be like new anyway. Also, be sure to think: “What will I want for my own convenience in the nursery?”: a set of dresser drawers, a swing chair or rocking chair. You can always repaint a product to match your space, granted that the piece is stable and will last.
While cost is important to consider with baby nursery decoration purchases, the highest priority should always be safety. The pieces that must be researched and compared are cribs, strollers, high chairs and car seats. It should not matter whether you are borrowing, buying used, or buying new. Current safety regulations are absolutely essential to know about each of these products you get. Before you get something that is a great deal at a flea market or yard sale, be sure to consider the safety aspect of the product. Older items might not meet regulations, and no matter the price, it will not be a steal if it endangers your little one.
New Parents Guide To Decorating The Perfect Baby’s Nursery
The vast amount of baby’s room decor can be extremely overwhelming, especially for new parents. There are many different decorations, furniture items, bedding, wall art, etc. for you to think about. Therefore to help you to narrow down your options, it is a good suggestion to focus on a motif. Keep in mind, a theme doesn’t need to be based on a cartoon, teddy bears, clowns, or animals; it can be based on something as simple as a color or be entirely eclectic.
A motif is not altogether necessary for the baby’s room, but can be helpful when it comes to focusing and organizing your design ideas. Keeping that in mind, the following is a step-by-step technique of how you can focus your baby nursery decor efforts by utilizing a theme.
Step 1 – Pick out a motif. Picking a theme is about focusing on one element and using this element throughout all of the items you use to decorate the nursery. Examples of a theme include, but are certainly not limited to:
• Classic cartoon – I.E. “Mickey Mouse”, “Winnie the Pooh”, “Peter Rabbit”, etc.
• Magical creatures – I.E. fairies, dragons, elves, etc. – any characters that can be found in fairytale books and nursery rhymes.
• Animals and Bugs – I.E. farm animals, marine animals, birds, lady bugs, bumblebees, caterpillars, butterflies, etc.
• Teddy bears
• Clowns
• Balloons
• Flowers
• Sports
• Geometrical shapes
• Color
• Etc.
The list of motifs can go on and on. Thus, it’s a good idea to pick something you like and want your child to respond to. Find out how many different decor items are available to complement your motif by browsing both brick and mortar and online shops.
Step 2 – Focus on your theme. After you have chosen a motif for your baby’s room, you can then focus your efforts on shaping the motif. For illustration, if lady bugs are the selected theme, think of the many methods that you can incorporate lady bugs into the room. This doesn’t only mean taking the actual bug into consideration, but also its other characteristics such as its color. If you want to focus solely on red lady bugs with black spots, then black spots and the color red should be a central part of the motif. Or, if you want an undersea theme, paint an underwater ocean mural on the wall and use tropical metal art for three-dimensional appeal.
Step 3 – Expand on your theme. Once you have chosen a theme, you must then turn your efforts to furniture and furniture positioning. You need to decide what furniture is needed, and then set it up in the room to achieve the best and most convenient and unobstructed layout. Start with the essential pieces (I.E. crib, dresser, and changing table), and if you still have sufficient space, you can then proceed to add more furniture such as an end table, rocking chair, etc.
Since many of the baby nursery decor accessories will be the focal point of your theme, it is a great idea to keep furniture looking simple. Matching wood or white colored furniture goes with just about every theme.
Step 4 – Color your theme. After you have positioned the furnishings, the next thing is your walls. You may select wallpaper in your theme, or you might paint the walls. When painting your walls, regardless of your theme, it’s a good idea to choose a light color to create an open and gentle feeling. Warm tones of white, light yellow, pink, green, or blue are essential color choices. You can apply paint to the walls in a solid color and then add a themed wall paper border at the top or middle of the room. If you do not wish to have a border, think about painting a few characters from your theme on the wall with the help of a stencil, paint your own design free hand, or install a wall mural. Just make sure any designs, artwork, or murals are placed on the wall that will not be blocked by furniture.
Step 5 – Finishing your theme. When the walls are taken care of, and the furniture has been moved in, finish off your theme with accessories. This includes nautical and fish wall art, stuffed toys, lamps, music box, baby mobile, area rug, nightlight, bedding, quilt, window treatments, etc. Using a farm animal theme as an example, you can obtain a musical mobile that features different animals, a cat lamp, a bumper with ducks, a cow throw rug, a dog nightlight, sheep bedding, piggy bank, wall art of a barn and farm animals, and so on.
No matter the theme you decide for your baby nursery decor, make sure you don’t leave your decorating for the last minute. You don’t want to be putting together the nursery two months or less before your little one arrives.