Nursery Decorating

Decorating a nursery! Some look forward to the prospect with happy anticipation, some with trepidation. Nursery decoration need not be ruinously expensive or overwhelming; with little money and a lot of ingenuity, decorating baby’s nursery can be creative and fun!

A way with a paintbrush or a friend talented at art could lead to decorating nursery walls with colorful murals. It could make for a fun weekend! Colorful abstract designs could be one way to go. Parent’s own interests could lead to inspiration. A green thumb? Happy, outsize flowers decorating the nursery are one option. Astronomy or astrology buffs could choose suns, moons, and stars for nursery wall decoration. Every member of the family, or the extended family, could find their favorite color and leave their handprints on the wall. Sweet and expressive now, but in the future a treasured memento. A growth chart painted on the wall will come in handy in the months and years to come.

How about decorating baby’s nursery with a motorcycle theme? The choices are endless.

Anyone who can sew a straight stitch on a sewing machine can make simple but lovely drapes. Quilters could make a quilt to match. Baby’s nursery decorations are really coming along now!

Calligraphers can put pen to parchment and copy a poem, affirmation, or prayer and frame it. Old family baby pictures could be framed or assembled into a stunning collage.

Baby’s nursery decorating galore can be found in any number of magazines. Check them out at your local library, or visit them online.

Decorating the nursery for baby doesn’t end with the walls, though. The furniture doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive, or even new, for that matter. Thrift shops and flea markets can be your source for very nice baby furniture. Friends or family with older children can contribute their old furniture as well. Just make sure that the crib is sturdy and safe. Then let your imagination soar and perhaps paint the furniture in matching or contrasting colors to your wall to bring it all together. Remember, this is fun and creative. You could paint stripes, polka dots, or whatever! For any upholstered furniture, perhaps that friend or family member talented in sewing could make slipcovers.

So, ideas for decorating the nursery for your newborn baby can be found everywhere and anywhere. Let your imagination run free, and above all, have fun!