The Modern Baby's Room : Color, Furniture And Affordability

The traditional pink or blue theme in a baby’s room is no longer a trend. Today expecting parents prefer to have their baby’s room created according to the personality their baby may have combined with the personality of each parent. 

The task of designing and creating a nursery is an experience parents cherish and overwhelming excitement is always felt in the air during the process. This is indeed the moment when diverse patterns, shapes, colors and texture can be incorporated and featured in such a special room. A fresh modern look gives a twist to a nursery while splashing different concepts making a baby’s room look warm, welcoming, cozy and vibrant.

The Contemporary Look

Clean lines and simple colors can still contribute to a cool contemporary nursery. Parents can opt for their favorite colors or patterns to cover the walls along with a few murals. The furniture also plays an important role in every nursery so down to earth modern collections with practical designs can add style and value. The contemporary look in a baby’s room offers affordability as most of the modern furniture pieces in the market today are inexpensive. The bedding and other accessories with a fun modern print will complement the furniture pieces as well as the walls. The key to achieving this type of nursery is mixing and matching solid colors as well as fabrics according to taste.

The Simple Soothing Look

Neutral colors are a favorite for parents who want their baby’s room to be a serene sanctuary that can be easily upgraded when their child grows up. Beige, yellow, white, blue, orange and green in earth tones can offer a calm and welcoming feel compared to bright and bold colors. This is suitable for children who will be sharing their room with other siblings or if parents opt to keep their baby’s gender a mystery till the big day. When walls have a neutral hue, the addition of colorful bedding, furniture and other accessories will complement these colors, but they have to be kept to a minimum. However, if parents prefer to maintain the earthy theme, then accent pieces and textiles can feature neutral colors as well.

Too Much To Too Little?

One mistake that parents often make when designing their baby’s room is having too much furniture and colors, or having too little color and furniture. When there is too much going on in a nursery, the room will feel too crowded and when there is too little, the room will end up looking bare and dull. A nursery needs to have color, warmth and efficiency. Play around with colors but do not overdo it. When furnishing the room, stick to pieces that can be used for a long period of time such as a crib that can be converted into a playpen or a toddler’s bed and dressers that can be used as a changing table. Before making a decision on a color or furniture piece, parents must sit down and discuss their options while shopping around for the right furniture pieces.

While designing a baby’s room will want parents to splurge in the height of excitement, parents must not forget that they must make sure that it is comfortable for their baby, enticing to the eyes and efficient for them to care for their new bundle of joy.

Valerie Alison is a mother and freelance writer specializing in home improvement and home designs. She regularly contributes articles to home design related websites where interior designing professionals such as Susan Hopkins can be consulted.