| Baby nursery décor can be extremely | | | | you can incorporate lady bugs into the room. |
| overwhelming, especially for new parents. | | | | This doesn't only mean taking the actual bug |
| There are many different decorations, | | | | into consideration, but also its other |
| furniture items, bedding, wall art, etc. for | | | | characteristics such as its color. If you |
| you to think about. Therefore to help you | | | | wish to focus only on red lady bugs with |
| narrow down your decisions, it's a good idea | | | | black spots, than the color red and black |
| to focus on a theme. Keep in mind, a theme | | | | spots should be a common part of the theme. |
| doesn't need to be based on a cartoon, teddy | | | | |
| bears, clowns, or animals; it can be based on | | | | Step 3 - Furnish your theme. After your theme |
| something as simple as a color or be entirely | | | | is focused, you need to turn your attention |
| eclectic. | | | | to furniture, and furniture placement. You |
| | | | need to decide what furniture is needed, and |
| Even though a theme isn't necessary for your | | | | then set it up in the room to achieve the |
| baby's nursery, it can be helpful when it | | | | best and most convenient and unobstructed |
| comes to focusing and organizing your | | | | layout. Start with the essential pieces (I.E. |
| decorating ideas. With that in mind, the | | | | crib, dresser, and change table), and if you |
| following is a step-by-step method of how you | | | | still have enough room, you can then add more |
| can focus your baby nursery décor plan by | | | | furniture such as a rocking chair, end table, |
| using a theme. | | | | etc. |
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| Step 1 - Select a theme. Picking a theme is | | | | Since most of the baby nursery décor |
| about focusing on one element and using this | | | | accessories will be the focal point of your |
| element throughout all of the items you use | | | | theme, it's a good idea to keep furniture |
| to decorate the nursery. Examples of a theme | | | | looking simple. Matching wood or white |
| include, but are certainly not limited to: | | | | colored furniture goes with just about every |
| | | | theme. |
| - Classic cartoon - I.E. "Mickey Mouse", | | | | |
| "Winnie the Pooh", "Peter Rabbit", etc. | | | | Step 4 - Color your theme. Once you know |
| | | | where the furniture will go, the next step is |
| - Magical creatures - I.E. fairies, dragons, | | | | your walls. You may choose to wallpaper in |
| elves, etc. - any characters that can be | | | | your theme, or paint the walls. When painting |
| found in fairytales and nursery rhymes. | | | | your walls, regardless of your theme, it's a |
| | | | good idea to choose a light color to create |
| - Animals and Bugs - I.E. farm animals, | | | | an open and gentle feeling. Good colors |
| marine animals, birds, lady bugs, bumblebees, | | | | include a warm shade of white, light yellow, |
| caterpillars, butterflies, etc. | | | | green, pink or blue. Paint the wall a solid |
| | | | color and then add a thematic wallpaper |
| - Teddy bears | | | | boarder at the top or middle of the room. If |
| | | | you don't want a boarder, consider painting a |
| - Clowns | | | | few characters from your theme on the wall |
| | | | with the assistance of a stencil, paint your |
| - Balloons | | | | own design free-hand, or put up a wall mural. |
| | | | Just make sure any designs, artwork, or |
| - Flowers | | | | murals are placed on the wall that will not |
| | | | be blocked by furniture. |
| - Sports | | | | |
| | | | Step 5 - Finish your theme. When the walls |
| - Geometrical shapes | | | | are taken care of, and the furniture has been |
| | | | moved in, finish off your theme with |
| - Color | | | | accessories. This includes wall art, stuffed |
| | | | toys, lamps, music box, baby mobile, area |
| - Etc. | | | | rug, nightlight, bedding, quilt, window |
| | | | treatments, etc. Using a farm animal theme as |
| The list of themes can go on and on. Thus, | | | | an example, you can obtain a musical mobile |
| it's a good idea to pick something you like | | | | that features different animals, a cat lamp, |
| and want your child to respond to. Find out | | | | a bumper with ducks, a cow throw rug, a dog |
| how many different décor items are | | | | nightlight, sheep bedding, piggy bank, wall |
| available to your theme by doing both an in | | | | art of a barn and farm animals, and so on. |
| store and online search. | | | | |
| | | | No matter the theme you decide for your baby |
| Step 2 - Focus your theme. Once you've | | | | nursery décor, make sure you don't leave |
| decided on your baby nursery décor theme, | | | | your decorating for the last minute. You |
| it's time to focus your theme and give it | | | | don't want to be putting together the nursery |
| shape. For instance, if lady bugs are the | | | | two months or less before your little one |
| chosen theme, brainstorm about the many ways | | | | arrives. |