Sunday, December 27, 2009

Know Thy Space When Decorating a Baby Nursery

Author: Chloe G.

Source: ezinearticles.com



What an exciting time for you! Decorating a baby nursery can be one of the most fun experiences you have while waiting for your little one whether that be biologically or by adoption. Whether you have a few rooms to choose from or simply a small space it is important to really know the room where baby will sleep. Will the room be near a high traffic area? What direction will the nursery be face? These questions should be answered before you even put the first coat of baby's breath blue on the wall.

Whether you have a big room or just a small alcove to dedicate to baby, the area can still reflect just how special your little one is. Although, a small room or a reclassified walk-in closet made nursery can be a challenge it can still be stunning with the right furniture placement or the furniture doing double duty. Consider that the dresser can also double as your changing table with a changing pad placed on top. And under the crib can double as extra storage space. A book shelve can hold books and nicely folded baby clothes. By thinking outside of the box, your limited, Nursery Furniture, room space can start taking form of a spectacular baby nursery.

Another thing that you will need to consider is if the room is going to be near a high traffic area. While you don't want to tip-toe around a sleeping baby you also don't want to disrupt the baby's sleep time. If the room that you choose or the only space that you have available will be close to the center of your daily activities, you will want to consider ways to buffer the noise. You can accomplish this a few ways. You can place lovely quilted wall hangings on the wall. You could run a white noise machine or you could lowly play nature sounds to provide a white noise for a sleeping baby. Taking these few extra steps could save you some peace of mind later while baby is sleeping in his new nursery.

Knowing what direction the room will face is also important. The beautiful streaming sunlight coming in from the east may look beautiful but do you really want that sun waking your baby at the crack of dawn? Perhaps you have a northern facing room? If so, keep in mind that the nursery will not receive much sun and the added warmth and light that it brings so you will want to consider colors to brighten the space as well as window treatments that help insulate the room to help provide a comfortable temperature.

I encourage you to spend time in the space. Get to know the room. Walk around the room, sit on the floor in different areas at different times of the day and you will soon know how the sun looks at different times of the day. This will help you in the long run at knowing where you'll place the crib, what your colors will look like and what type of window treatments you will need. Taking the time now will help you to create the perfect baby nursery later.





Chloe is a first time mom who struggled with designing the nursery that she envisioned for her little angel, Emma. Chloe decided to create a make room for baby post for other moms and dads who also only want the best for their baby but don't know where to begin.

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