September 2, 2010
The Perfect Room: From Baby To Teen
When you find out you are pregnant many emotions go through your head. You then realize you'll need to decorate a baby room for your new bundle of joy. Finding out the sex is the first step usually when choosing a theme for the new baby. Why not design a nursery which will grow with your child up into their teen years so there isn't anymore remodeling needing to be done every few years? Try not to choose pastel colors since they may not fit to well once your child is older.
Try choosing a theme which can be changed easily and inexpensive down the road. For example; a night sky themed room. You just need to paint the walls a darker blue and then add a few smoky gray clouds with a rag onto the walls. You then can purchase those glow in the dark star stickers and place them into the night sky mural on the wall. By adding nursery like decor, it will tie in the theme for your little one when it's an infant all the way up until they are young children.
Place soft, sleeping bears all over the room and add a moon's silhouette on the ceiling for a "Good Night, Moon" theme. You could also look for nursery rhyme decor to match the "Hey Diddle, Diddle" poem. It would be precious to paint a cow jumping over the moon in the night sky!
As you design your nursery's theme, make sure you add a rug to protect the carpet. The rug will be a very important part of the room. Stay with the nighttime theme when choosing your area rug to add another element of design to the space. Find a dark blue rug to match the walls this will look nice and protect the floor from those nasty baby stains that tend to happen. Dark colors are the best choice for rugs in baby rooms because they hide dirt, spills, and stains.
As you know, children grow and so do their imaginations and decisions come out of the wood work. With the sky themed room it's easy to change around for an older child as they grow. Try introducing the solar system. Taking out the "Hey Diddle Diddle" decor and adding a science feel will make it more appealing for their age group as they grow.
The teenage stage is usually the pickiest stage. Of course they know what they want no matter what you want to do with the room. Try introducing them into the black light. You can purchase paint which will reflect the awesome colors under this lighting and also great decor to add in their room.
Design a room that is versatile enough that it will work for a boy or a girl. Get creative and you won't have to paint every time your child enters a new age or stage in life. Just a simple change in rugs can transform the look of your baby's room and make the paint and decor last for years.
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Filed under Bedrooms by Abbie Osborne-Wilson