The ambience you are trying to create for your baby’s nursery not only entails nursery bedding, furniture, and window decor, it involves a great deal of decision-making regarding the walls. Walls have a tendency to be overlooked or “dealt with” as one of the last things needed to finish the nursery decorating process.
Sometimes wall art can come alive and encompass the entire room. In other rooms, it’s all about accent art with subtle, gentle patterns and nuances. Sometimes pulling an accent color or two from the baby bedding pattern or theme is all it takes to create an enjoyable environment for baby.
The following are some things to keep in mind when selecting wall art for baby nursery decoration:
Accent Art: small stencils, polka dots, small themed removable wall stickers
Wall Murals: large or small scale, themed removable stickers, hand-painted mural
Painted Walls: accent color or main color pulled from bedding theme
While waiting for the arrival of my baby, I painted large animal shapes on the wall. These shapes were copied from the bedding and coordinating wall paper border. The shapes took up the top half of room, then the wallpaper border acted as a “chair rail” mid-way down the wall. The lower half of the walls were painted an accent color (sage green) from the bedding. It was a fun project, and absolutely worth the effort when my son would point to and name the animals when he was a toddler.
There is such a variety of available options. The “peel and stick” decor option is an amazing and easy way to brighten the walls. Paint-by-numbers is another wonderful way for those who have more time, patience and that creative spark. There is no right or wrong answer, and also some comfort in the fact that if you’re not completely satisfied with the results, the wall decor can be easily taken off or painted over.