Baby Room Decorating Ideas

With the arrival of a baby in the house, the most speculated topic other than the gender of the baby, is ideas for decorating the baby's room. A lot about the decoration depends on whether it's a baby boy or a baby girl.

The baby's room should have a pleasant and happy environment. It is considered a healthy practice if both the parents show equal participation in designing the baby's room. This helps to create a special bond between the baby and the parents even before the baby is born. There are numerous baby room ideas, but which one will suit your baby's and your requirements should be determined so that designing the layout becomes easier.

If you are in the family way, then you might be reeling under the pressure of preparing for your baby's arrival. Just having the high armchair and a collection of diaper is hardly enough. You have to think creatively and explore all the possibilities for making your baby warm and happy in his/her very room. So how would you go about making everything just perfect for your newborn? The answer is paint colors. Splash some colors on the walls and make a dull room into a vibrant display of hues that can readily attract the attention of a baby. Your choice of color will affect your baby in some way or other.

According to color psychology, colors play an important part in influencing our perception. A newly born baby is believed to see just black, white and gray color. As she grows, the colors become more apparent to her. That's why, it is wise to choose soft tones of color for baby's room as bright primary colors can lead to confusion in the newborn's mind. However, colors are also very subjective and can mean different things to everyone including children. For this reason, it is best to choose a light and funky color instead of garish one, just to be on the safer side.

A baby's room should have vivid colors. Pink baby rooms for girls are the most suitable ones. Installing pink colored furniture, curtains and toys will make one of the best girl baby room ideas. For boys, you can include everything in blue. Yellow and orange or pink and brown colors prove to be neutral and can be opted for, if the gender of the baby is not known or if you are expecting twins. A mix and match of green and brown creates an earthy effect on the wall. Other mural colors that you can safely choose for your baby are the pastoral colors.

Choose the fresh colors of flowers and butterflies for the walls and let the magic of different hues and tones mesmerize your baby. You can contrast the color of walls with the color of the furniture in your baby's room. Some parents prefer to leave no stones unturned when it comes to color. This could be a mistake. Though kids love colors and its splendor, the fact remains that wrong colors can also have negative effect on them.

Setting a baby room theme is a good idea for baby rooms. Picking up a theme from a fairytale, story books, nursery rhymes, cartoon series, etc. can prove to be educational as well as creative. Painting the walls according to the theme with every incident sketched on each wall is a creative baby room mural idea. Base your vintage baby room ideas on the concept of 'Old is Gold', wherein you can place the furniture inherited from your ancestors, in the room.