The first step in decorating your baby’s nursery is to decide where the nursery is going to be. Having a large home with several choices of rooms to choose from can be just as daunting as it is for the mom-to-be in small home or studio apartment with limited space. But not to worry, from large spacious rooms to tiny alcoves, a baby nursery can be transformed from just about any space.
If you have several rooms to choose from for your baby’s nursery, some things to consider are windows providing natural light throughout the day and the proximity of the room to daily living activities of the house. You’ll really want to familiarize yourself with your available space. Spend time in the room, walk around, sit, and look at how the sun light affects the room at different times of the day.
The room may look great first thing in the morning with the bright sunlight streaming in but unless you want your baby waking up at dawn you may want to consider another room or consider window treatments that will block out that light. Is the room north-facing? If so, you will find that you don’t get much light at all in this room and the things you’ll need to consider are color scheme to brighten and add warmth to the nursery as well as window treatments that are adequately lined to help keep the room temperature comfortable.
What is the proximity of the new baby’s nursery to the rest of the house? Will it be in a high-traffic (i.e. noisy) area? While you don’t want to tip-toe around a sleeping baby you also don’t want to sabotage the baby’s nap-time or evening sleep time. If the room you choose for your nursery will be near the center of family life, you will need to think about sound buffers. A quilted wall hanging will provide noise insulation while a soft playing CD of nature sounds will provide white background noise that can block out other sounds.
If you live in a small home or studio apartment you may only have one extra room or be limited i
n where the baby’s room will be. That’s ok, you may need to get a bit creative and think outside the box but just about any space can be transformed into a small scale nursery. Consider that even small alcoves
can provide ample space for a crib, changing table and small dresser. For that matter, the dresser can also double as your changing table. Or how about a walk in closet connected to the master bedroom? By reclassifying a space you can have the nursery of your dreams.
Once you’ve picked the best spot for the baby’s nursery you can now start incorporating your design style to the space.
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