A baby's room should be a safe haven for your child and a place where your child feels secure. As your baby grows, the design and decoration inside their room will change to match their changing preferences. But when it comes to deciding how to decorate baby's very first room, that is all up to the parents.
There are some practical tips you should use for baby's room and some ideas that may help your baby to sleep better. It can be fun to decorate a baby's room, but it is also a responsibility as well.
Avoid Bright Colors
The walls of a baby's room should be covered in soft, earth tones. Softer colors on the walls will help your baby sleep at night. Bright colors tend to reflect the sunlight and could make it difficult for baby to sleep during the day. Bright colors could also agitate your baby and create mood swings that can be difficult to deal with.
Use Small Character Images For Younger Children
The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf are favorite nursery rhyme characters for children. However, a huge image of the Big Bad Wolf put near the baby's bed will frighten a young child.
When you are putting images of cartoon characters on the baby room walls, be sure to use smaller character images that your baby can look at and study. A colorful mural on the baby's wall using the baby's favorite cartoon characters will help keep the baby company when it is time to go to sleep.
Leave Room To Grow
You will want to add elements to the baby's room decor as the baby gets older so decorate your baby's room with the future in mind. A good trick is to paint a tree on the wall that does not have any leaves. As the baby gets older, you can add leaves to the tree that are in the form of baby's favorite cartoon characters, or pictures the baby enjoys.
Shelves that are out of baby's reach allow you to display mementos that will be important to the baby later on. For example, a shelf that shows off baby's first pair of shoes or baby's first baseball glove will be items that you can later take down and give to your child when they have grown.
Use a Unifying Color Scheme
You can make your baby feel more comfortable in their room by utilizing a unifying color scheme for your decorating. For example, you should use similar colors in the throw rug and the walls to give the baby a sense of uniformity and continuity. A mish-mash of colors and styles can create chaos that will make the baby feel uncomfortable.
Decorating your baby's room is an important moment for a couple. As you come up with decorating schemes, be sure to keep baby's needs in mind as well as your own ideas.
