Have a little one on the way and thinking about how to decorate your nursery? Finding time to decide on furniture, paint colors, and wall décor, in between shopping for strollers, reading parenting books and taking birthing classes, can be overwhelming in getting everything accomplished before your baby arrives. Remember, decorating a nursery is very exciting as you are ultimately creating a new home for your newest addition. Once you have the few simple nursery decorating tips down, the decorating process becomes must easier.

1. Select paint and furniture together.

Often times new parents jump right in and start decorating their new nursery by picking out a color palette before shopping for furniture and bedding for the crib. There are so many furniture and bedding options available, don’t limit yourself. From warm tones to bright colors, pastel pinks, animal prints, and more pick a colorful bedding design you love, then select a paint color to match. It is much easier to match a paint color to your bedding.

Quick tip: Create an inspiration board and research furniture and room décor you would like in your nursery. After you see your selections laid out, select a paint color that would go with your theme. If looking for a place to get started, browse Bellacor’s selection of bedding for cribs.

Once you have determined both your furniture and your paint colors, start designing your space!

2. Choose flexible décor

Babies grow quickly and so will their room décor. Choose flexible décor that is easy to move around and change the room easily without repainting and redoing every time. Wall decals are a great solution for unique and affordable décor. Backed with a peel and stick backing and featuring endless themes, quotes and characters, you can quickly switch your baby room theme to a toddler theme (once your baby grows older) in just an afternoon. Just search for  RoomMates Décor on Bellacor to discover ideas for removable nursery wall décor.

3. Consider the function of the room

With the overload of options to decorate your nursery with, don’t forget the core function of the room – for baby to sleep, read, play and more. Make sure to have practical pieces like a quality rocking chair and a changing station area equipped with enough storage for all your baby’s belongings.

4. Select a calming color palette

Give your nursery a tranquil feel with calming paint colors. Select light to mid-tone shades if you want to make your room feel larger. You may want to pass on a glossy paint option as it tends to reflect light.

5. Think about lighting.

Soft lighting is important to instill a tranquil effect in the room. Often overlooked how the light comes in through the window when the sun rises each morning, consider Bellacor’s Nighttime Nursery Drapery Liner to totally control the light in your nursery. A drapery liner will create a block out of light in your nursery.

Now, you should be ready to decorate your nursery. Don’t forget to have fun! Your baby will grow up before you know it.

Jessica Toutsis is the Digital Marketing Manager for Roommatesdecor.com and is passionate about blogging, all things Web, and of course wall decals! Her expertise lies around content development, as well as SEO and social media and she frequently writes about home decor, re-purposing and home organization. To read more of Jessica’s blog posts, follow the RoomMates blog and add RoomMates Décor on Google+

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