Room for a newborn. pediatrician advises

Floor and ceiling

Babies who have not yet learned to walk crawl a lot, which means that the choice of flooring in the nursery must be approached especially responsibly.

It is advisable to use more than one floor material in the child's room. It is better to lay a carpet in the play area.

It is believed that one of the best flooring options for a nursery is cork. Such a floor covering does not slip, it is easy to remove dirt from it, it is a practical option. Cork is soft, warm and hypoallergenic.

Laminate can also be used as a floor covering in a nursery: this material retains heat well and is resistant to moisture. A good solution is natural parquet: this floor will be warm.

Important! Do not use linoleum under any circumstances - it is slippery and cold and can cause allergies.

The ceiling in a toddler's room is the most suitable place to place decorations that will enhance the development of the child. Hinged decorative elements and balls glowing at night are popular. It is recommended to place these accessories above the crib.

We do everything right

Everything that concerns such a tiny baby is a very responsible business and requires attention to detail. The same applies to the development of the design of a children's room for a newborn, where he will spend most of his time. Knowledge of the basic rules and requirements for its design will come in handy here:

If you have the opportunity to choose a room, then preference should be given to the one that is located closer to the parents' bedroom, well ventilated and well lit.

Children's room in a classic style for a boy

The interior design of a room in a classic style for a boy will practically not differ in its main elements from the interior design of an adult room.

An exception will be the interior for a child under 3 years old.

In the nursery for the baby, the white color of warm shades should prevail - milk, jasmine, ivory, acacia. You can use blue, beige, light green, light gray, dim yellow.

We choose light furniture.
Dark furniture made from expensive types of wood is not very suitable for a child's toddler. But you can choose a dark wood crib.Against the background of the rest of the decor in light colors, light walls, white ceiling - a dark bed will look very elegant.

In the center of the white ceiling, which we decorate with decorative cornice or moldings, install a stucco rosette for the chandelier.

A chandelier with hanging elements made of decorative glass or crystal will certainly decorate the room.

The walls can be decorated with decorative plaster and painted in a light color. Decorative panels made of natural wood or fabric are often used. The option of using wallpaper of classic design in light colors is possible.

A combination of materials, when the wall is divided horizontally: the lower part of the wall is decorated with wall panels in darker shades, and the upper part is decorated with wallpaper or painted in a light color - one of the main features of the classic style. This separation is framed with polyurethane moldings.

In a boy's room up to 12 years old, you can decorate one of the walls, usually at the head of the bed, with a fresco.

Bright color accents will inevitably be added to the interior by the child himself - books, magazines, toys, drawings and photographs.

The classic style allows you to create an interior that does not need to be changed with the age of the child, because this is practically a room for an adult. Only personal preferences can change - children's toys can be replaced by models of ships or cars, sports or computer accessories, an easel for drawing or a musical instrument.

You only have to change the sleeping place, in accordance with the growth of the child.

A classic-style nursery should have a compositional center.

In a boy's room, this can be a workplace with a window in the center.

Symmetrical composition by the window, where the table flows out of the window sill, and work racks are located on both sides of the window from floor to ceiling, bedside tables with pull-out drawers and a comfortable work chair will create a well-organized workplace that will be comfortable for the child and perfectly match the style.

It is better to decorate a window in such a composition with roman blinds; you can hang blinds or roller blinds.

The floor in the nursery should be parquet, dark in color. Be sure to put a large woolen carpet on the floor.

Children's furniture in a classic style for a boy should be strict, without a large number of carved elements and without gilding.

A bed with a high headboard, bedside tables with lamps, a wardrobe, an easy chair for reading or a small soft sofa will complete the composition and provide the child with a comfortable existence in the nursery.

We choose a textile design that is rather strict, in soothing colors - gray, blue, beige, brown, muted green.

Lighting, except for the chandelier - table lamps on the bedside tables, a floor lamp with a fabric shade by the armchair.

On both sides of the bed, there can be wall sconces with classic design lampshades on the wall.

Creating a comfortable environment for the newborn

The comfort of a child depends on many factors, not only physical, physiological, but also psychological. And the most important of them is a sense of security, then the baby is less sick and does not suffer from anxiety. This is possible when a calm atmosphere reigns around and there is an opportunity for good rest, food, and spending time with mom.

If there are two cribs in the room, their location should be thought out so as to provide free access to each of them.

If the room is spacious enough, you should put a separate chest of drawers, a cabinet or a curbstone for children's things.

It will be perfect if there is a place for a changing table in the room.

If extraneous sounds, music and conversation, sharp noises are heard from behind the wall during sleep, then the baby's nervous system will begin to develop incorrectly

Also, for internal balance, it is important to think over the color solutions of the room. Usually they choose light, pastel colors:

• beige;
• sky blue;
• light pink;
• peach;
• lilac;
• light yellow;
• White.

The best material for wall decoration will be paper wallpapers that are not harmful to the health of the baby.

Wall decoration can be one for the whole room or different for each zone.

The main thing here is to grasp the essence, but you definitely need to minimize or remove flashy shades from the room, bright red, acidic, black, crimson. Large amounts of gray or purple can also be depressing and should be careful with them.

The priority is given to neutral colors that are not able to negatively affect the emotional background of the child

CHOOSE FURNITURE AND TEXTILES FROM NATURAL MATERIALS

Buy only high quality furniture made from natural materials. Give preference to wicker baskets and hanging shelves made of textiles instead of drawers and shelves made of plastic, especially if it is of questionable composition and production. Buy only furniture that has an international certificate that allows its use for a newborn baby. Do not cover the baby's room with vinyl wallpaper, do not put a carpet with a high or poorly fixed pile on the floor. It is best to choose a cotton mat that you can machine wash. For windows, cotton or linen curtains that are loyal to frequent washing are also suitable. After all, a small child's room is a place where he is almost constantly, and everything that surrounds him there affects his health.

Finishing options

For a children's room, it is better to decorate the walls and ceiling with light blue-violet, lilac, lavender shades, and choose more saturated furniture, some of the textiles. At the same time, the walls should stand out against the background of the floor and ceiling, otherwise all surfaces will merge, the design will be monotonous and boring.

Prefer lavender walls and brown or light floors over white ceilings. Choose lilac ceiling decoration lighter: yellow, beige, gray, cream wallpaper on the walls, etc.

Combine lilac and light green on the wall in the children's room, cover the ceiling with white, cover the floor with beige laminate, and put a light green carpet on top. You can also do it with any other companion color - blue, yellow, pink.

The choice of furniture for the nursery

In the question of how to beautifully equip the nursery, not the last role is assigned to the choice of solid, easy-to-use furniture. Headsets should be beautiful and practical at the same time, made of safe materials. The reliability of fittings and raw materials, increased durability above all.

The main thing is that different details (textiles, furniture, walls) are in the general range, but differ in shades.

The main components are the sleeping area, storage system and work area. The rest of the items can be added as needed, if square meters allow.

Please note that kits for Khrushchev and modern apartments are different. A wardrobe, a loft bed, shelving to the ceiling, hanging shelves, open and closed wardrobe systems are suitable for a small room.

Color is also crucial. A light neutral palette, the presence of mirror inserts in the doors will visually expand the space.

Such contrasts are pleasing to the eye and create a visual sense of spaciousness and order.

In spacious rooms, there are many more options for accommodation. Perfectly fit into the interior of the bed in the form of a dollhouse, typewriter, carriage or ship.

The work desk should be functional with many compartments for educational literature and office supplies. For first graders, "growing" desks are in special demand.

It is recommended to choose a desk with the ability to adjust the height.

If space is very limited, then instead of a bookcase, it is more expedient to purchase a long common wardrobe for linen and literature.

It is important not to clutter up the space, be it a 3 * 3 m room or a good bedroom. It is better to buy each set one unit at a time with additional storage systems

A great option is a bed without supports, but with drawers, a roll-out or folding table, an elephant sofa, etc.

When choosing furniture, you should rely on compactness and functionality.

Features of the classic style

The interior design of a nursery in a classic style requires compliance with several rules, deviation from which is unacceptable, because non-compliance is fraught with the fact that instead of a sophisticated "palace" interior, you will get kitsch or bad taste.

The following rules must be followed:

1. The use of expensive, natural materials.
2. The walls should be flat, painted in calm colors. It is possible to use special wallpaper for children's rooms. It can be wallpaper of a classic pattern in dull colors. Used in such an interior and wall panels made of natural wood or fabric.
3. The ceiling is usually white.
4. The floor is always parquet in dark shades.
5. The furniture is expensive and refined.
6. The presence of decor on the walls and ceiling - stucco moldings, cornices, moldings, baguettes, columns or semi-columns, niches.
7. Expensive textiles - silk, wool, cotton, velvet, brocade, tapestry.
8. Woolen carpet on the floor in muted tones.
9. The color palette of the style is restrained, natural shades, using gold, patina, bronze.
10. The strict compositional solution of the interior is symmetry, the presence of a compositional center in the arrangement of interior items.

Materials (edit)

A feature of the classic style is the use of parquet flooring.
It can be inlaid (mosaic) parquet or panel panels, or block parquet.

The nursery may differ from the design of an adult interior - we use light-colored parquet in the child's room.

When decorating the walls in the nursery, you can use paper or non-woven wallpaper, specially made for children's rooms.

If you choose wall panels, these should be panels made of wood or fabric panels made of silk, cotton or viscose (viscose is a natural material made from wood fibers).

The ceiling is traditionally white, for painting we use a special paint for children's rooms.

The furniture is wooden, often upholstered.

Fabric decor made of natural materials - velvet or cotton on the upholstery, wool or cotton on the bedspreads and pillows. Brocade or taffeta is often used in decorative pillows and bedspreads in a girl's room.

The windows are intricately decorated with tulle curtains and thick curtains made of silk, wool, linen or cotton.

Colour

The basic color in the design of the nursery is white, but not dazzling white, but warm, soft shades - milky, jasmine, ivory. Light tones of cream, pink, mint, peach are also used.

Beige, blue, olive, mint, light yellow, light purple, lilac are often present. For accents, more saturated colors can be used - purple, violet, blue, brown, dark green, coffee color.

All colors are not flashy, noble.

Acid shades are not used. Sometimes a combination of white and black is used.

The interior always has a natural wood color.

Decor

Mandatory decorative elements in a classic design room are baguettes, cornices, stucco rosettes on the ceiling, moldings on the walls.

There should be a stucco rosette on the ceiling, in the center of which a chandelier is attached.

On the walls for decoration, moldings are often used that form rectangles. These elements should be of the same shape and symmetrically located on the walls of the room. The corners of the rectangles are often rounded with cleverly curved line moldings, which creates a very beautiful outline on the wall.

Classic children's furniture with carved elements and rich textiles form the basis of the style.

Lighting is an important element of the decor.

A classic chandelier in the center of the ceiling provides a central light. It can be with crystal pendants or with a few small fabric lampshades.

Lamps on bedside tables or wall sconces at the head of the bed are also a mandatory element of lighting.

Luminaire options

Lighting plays an important role not only in decorating the girl's room, but also in preserving her vision. It is necessary to provide for different options for lamps - for classes, quiet rest and provide an overall bright illumination of the room.

Lamps in the shape of flower bushes, with bright rhinestones or candles give the rooms a fabulous look, girls like them. Chandeliers are selected in accordance with the style of the interior.

Chandelier umbrella

The combination of a large lamp with many light bulbs and a light umbrella makes the room especially cute. The umbrella chandelier diffuses light, dims the lamps, makes the atmosphere soft and relaxing.

Nautical

Lamps in a nautical style - on metal chains, without design frills, with a simple shape of the lampshades. They will complement the interior of the room of a girl who is reading books about pirates and treasures, sea adventures. Such models are easy to wash, they are practical, the unobtrusive design does not get boring.

Color combination of chandelier and wallpaper

When decorating a girl's room, it is important not only to choose beautiful interior details, but also to observe color combinations that will enhance the overall impression. A chandelier sparkling with lights to match the wallpaper will create a fabulous color for the nursery, make it cute, cozy and unique

Point light sources

When decorating a very large or dark room, additional lighting is created using spotlights. A lonely chandelier is often not enough. Lamps built into the ceiling will illuminate all corners, illuminate walls, and make interior details especially attractive.

Choosing a style

Planning any interior starts with choosing a style, and the children's room is no exception.

Green is an essential element of an eco-style nursery

Children's room interior with elements of loft style

Modern style

A distinctive feature of this design is straight lines and laconic combinations. The main background is selected as neutral. The best combination is green and gray. Curtains, bedspreads and toys will add bright colors.

Original shelving in a modern style children's room

It is interesting that such an interior is suitable for a child of any gender.

Classic

Classic style is, first of all, high-quality materials, exquisite decor and natural wood furniture

Important: if you want to decorate a nursery for a long period in order to make only minor changes to the interior over time, then the classic design direction will not work. This style is not universal

Therefore, it is better to embody the classics in the nursery of already grown children, with formed preferences. And to give the overall image of the interior depth, it is recommended to make accents of dark colors.

Here green is chosen as the main shade.

And in this room, the shade of green is assigned a supporting role.

Provence

The design in this style is perfect for girls. For decoration, blurry, as if faded shades of green are used. They are in perfect harmony with lavender, yellow and pale blue. Natural textiles and furniture made of wood with an aging effect are indispensable companions of the Provence style. Such a room is unusually cozy and pleasant for a pastime.

Green accent wall in a white room for a newborn

Beautiful curtains of green shade in the room of a teenage girl

Pop art style

Decorating in this style is more and more popular among teenagers. The interior allows you to "settle" next to the owner of the room characters of your favorite cartoons and comics, as well as heroes of games, cartoons and TV series. In such an interior there is an unspoken rule: the brighter the better. In addition to the spectacular wall decoration, bright green curtains and furniture elements fit perfectly into the interior.

Green, red and yellow - a traditional combination for the interior in the style of pop art

Green poster in adolescent boy room

All kinds of posters and paintings in bright frames are usually placed on the walls. The bedspread and the upholstery of the chair will act as a balancing element. Pop art is the perfect solution for a room inhabited by a creative, unlike any other teenager.

The design of the nursery deserves attention no less than the design of any other room in the apartment. And green color will become your kind assistant in a stylish and effective design. A combination of different, at first glance, colors that are not suitable for this will help to make the interior unique.

Popular styles

Many popular styles are used to decorate girls' rooms, which slightly transform for children. Typically, the design is chosen by teenage girls who adjust style solutions for themselves.

Modern

Popular Art Nouveau is close to girls who are prone to simplicity and comfort. The design of the room is done in calm, discreet colors, the furniture is simple and comfortable. Everything is made of high-tech materials.

Classical

Children made in the classic style do not change dramatically in the process of growing up of girls. Wallpaper - light, with traditional ornaments, furniture made of wood or imitation wood. A cozy room for an organized calm girl who loves consistency.

High tech

Style for a teenage girl with a love for solid walls, chrome and steel. The decor of the room is discreet and simple, no flowers, pillows or cute knickknacks. Decorations - posters, photos, cool office equipment, blinds instead of curtains on the windows.

Minimalism

This style is ideal for children - without an excessive amount of furniture, complex window decoration, draperies and other frills. Plenty of room for games and activities, plenty of air and light.

New York

New York style is popular among teenagers. The main ideas are informality, simplicity, brightness. Walls under wood, brick. Bright decor items, unusual carpets, semi-antique furniture.

Paris

Stylish Paris in the interior is soft shades of walls (beige, apricot), flowing curtains, comfortable furniture for comfortable rest and work. Eiffel Tower in different places and angles on the walls, upholstery, bedding.

Provence

The Provence style is ideal for a romantic girl. Lots of ruches, lace, draperies, light colors of furniture, walls. Antique furniture is comfortable and cozy.

Pop Art

The combination of different colors in the interior, decoration with the participation of comic book characters, old films - this is pop art for girls. Wallpaper with bright large prints, also decorated sofas, pillows.

Style features

To create a harmonious and laconic atmosphere in a newborn's room allows compliance with a certain style. Each direction is characterized by certain features and characteristics that set the mood of the style.

Classic

The classic design of a children's room is considered universal and suitable for both girls and boys. A classic-style room that combines comfort, tranquility and tradition. The interior uses pieces of furniture made from natural environmentally friendly materials. The characteristic features of the classic style include:

1. The use of light shades - peach, golden, cream, olive, mint. Dark wood flooring can be used to create contrast.
2. In the setting, it is better to get rid of the routine and acquire interior elements of different colors. Individual items should differ from the basic set in texture or shape.
3. A design in a classic style should not be pompous and luxurious.Especially carefully you need to use gilded elements in the design.
4. The original solution will be a combination of old and new furniture. Any old object can be updated with details, for example, add new stained glass pillows to the bed or install a new headboard.

Modern

Decorating a room for a newborn in a modern style allows you to realize many bold ideas. Modern decoration is traditionally understood as the originality of the embodiment in close interaction with the children's theme. By combining different interior items, it is possible to effectively equip a room in a modern style with low costs

When decorating, it is important to ensure a harmonious atmosphere and ergonomics so that the growing child always feels comfortable

Modern rooms for newborn girls adhere to a romantic style. Preference should be given to soft shades. Monochromaticity is not a requirement, so to decorate the space, you can paint the walls with flowers or abstract patterns. From decorative items, you can use bright decorative pillows with prints and soft toys for children.

Thematic design

The peculiarity of the thematic design of the room for a newborn allows you to embody original ideas. Common design themes are space, a blooming garden, children's stories. To match the chosen theme, you need to adhere to the appropriate color scheme and use certain elements for decoration. Drawings on the walls, toys, ceiling decoration and other details allow you to focus on the theme.

Possible mistakes

Many parents often prioritize the appearance of the room, rather than its practicality, and therefore mistakes in the arrangement of housing for a newborn are possible. The main ones are:

1. The floor is too slippery. Most often, parents choose an eco-friendly floor for their children's room, which is very easy to clean, forgetting that it should be non-slip. If you make such a mistake, and it is difficult for you to walk around the room with the baby in your arms, then you can cover it with a carpet.
2. No chair for mom. Despite the fact that a newborn child will live in this room, you need to take care of the mother, who will spend a lot of time next to the baby. First of all, you need comfort while feeding the baby, because it depends on whether the baby will gorge on, whether the mother will lose her health, because she was feeding the baby in an uncomfortable position.

3. A chest of drawers for storing things for a child. Although this piece of furniture looks quite solid, it is not always convenient to use when caring for a child, for example, to get a diaper or powder. This is time consuming and not always successful, so it is best to store the essentials on sticks in the immediate vicinity of the changing table or crib.

4. A huge number of different details in the interior. Remember that the children's room must be constantly clean, which means that cleaning here needs to be done much more often than in other parts of the apartment. If there are many different decorative elements in the room, then cleaning will take much longer.
5. Unstable furniture and exposed wires. In the first months of life, the child lies without the ability to turn on one side. But once he learns to do this, unstable furniture will pose a huge danger to him. Therefore, it is better to buy a crib on which the baby will sleep until a certain age. Why spend money on new furniture every time. This also applies to the electricity in the room. After all, literally in 6 months the child will be able to sit on his own, will spend most of the time on the floor, which means he will be able to reach the wire. Therefore, you need to think about the safety of the child at the time of planning the design of the room.