Decorating Your Nursery

Preparing a nursery in the recent past required coming up with a theme and buying everything possible to fit it. Picture Pooh Bear bedding, Pooh Bear lampshade, Pooh Bear drapes and well, you get the idea. Nowadays there are so many furniture and bedding choices it is possible to create a nursery that is comforting to your new baby without stretching far from your home’s overall style. Following are some examples of nursery looks that might fit perfectly in your home:

Shabby Chic

Rachel Ashwell brought the comfortable and casual Shabby Chic look into our living rooms and now you can duplicate the look in your baby’s room. Think white-painted cribs that are rubbed to create a vintage look and small floral prints in soft colors for bedding. Complete the look with a crystal and iron chandelier.

Traditional

This look can mean just about anything; you could pay tribute to Craftsman architecture and go for mission-styled furniture stained a warm mahogany color with bedding in richly-colored plaids and patterns, or replicate the bright and crisp cottage-style with furniture that features wainscoting and moulding-type details. Bedding to match the cottage-look could be wide ranging from bright reds and strong blues to pale yellow and sage green.

Mid-Century Modern

Many soon-to-be parents are buying “newer” older homes, typically built between 1945-1960, with plans of renovating. Design details often include large windows, flat, straight roof lines and large open rooms. Furniture manufacturers are answering the modern parents call by designing juvenile furniture that fits these homes to a “T.” This type of furniture might be a little bit more difficult to locate, but check out nettocollection.com, nurseryworks.com and ooba.com on the web to see if look will suit your new nursery.

A baby’s room that is based less on a character or theme and more on an overall style that complements your home will more easily flow into the future. It won’t require a complete remodel when your baby has outgrown the crib.