The short answer is: choose a calm palette or a colourful palette with a few accents, decorate the wall with posters and wall decorations, and make sure you have gentle lighting and good storage. Choose things that also work when the baby room later becomes a children's room, so you don't have to start from scratch.
Contents
- The short answer to how to decorate a baby room
- Colours for the baby room: calm tones or a colourful palette
- The wall in the baby room: posters, wall decoration and hooks
- Light in the baby room: gentle and practical
- Storage and order: baskets, boxes and hooks
- Safety in the baby room: follow the official recommendations
- Frequently asked questions
- Summary
A baby room should ideally last for more than just the first few months. With the right choices in colours, decoration and storage, the room can follow your child from cradle to the first years as a children's room, without you having to redo everything along the way.
The short answer to how to decorate a baby room
Start with a palette that brings calm to the room, either in muted tones or a colourful style with a few deliberate accents. Then decorate the wall with posters and wall decoration, choose gentle lighting over harsh ceiling light, and set up storage with baskets and hooks, so everything has a place. Think from the start about what can stay when the baby becomes an active toddler: a blanket, a lamp or a piece of wall decoration doesn't need to be swapped out if it's chosen thoughtfully. The shop has gathered a range of things for exactly this room in Baby Room.
Colours for the baby room: calm tones or a colourful palette
There's no single right colour choice for a baby room. Some prefer calm, muted tones that give a peaceful starting point to build on. Others choose a more colourful palette with a few accents, which could be a cushion, a blanket or a single wall. The advantage of accents is that they're easy to adjust along the way, without having to repaint the whole room.
A wool blanket can be one of the accents that carries the colour in the room. A flowered bear blanket in wool from Doing Goods or a polar bear blanket in wool from Doing Goods can be draped over a chair or a playpen and give both warmth and a splash of colour, without tying the rest of the room to one particular style.
If you want to think further ahead, the children's series Bloomingville MINI is a good place to look, because it's designed to follow your child from the early years onwards. See more in Bloomingville MINI. You can also read more about choosing colours with personality in Decorate the children's room with colours and personality.
The wall in the baby room: posters, wall decoration and hooks
The easiest way to give a baby room character is often the wall. Posters and wall decoration don't take up floor space, and they can be swapped out or supplemented as your child grows and starts having their own opinions about what should hang there.
A koi fish wall decoration in a small size in orange and red can give a calm splash of colour, while a small version in blue, orange and yellow or one in blue, white and orange gives a different feel. If there's plenty of room on the wall, a large koi fish wall decoration in blue, white and orange can become a focal point in the room. See the full range in Wall decoration for the children's room.
Also think about hooks. They can sit low to begin with, but it's worth placing them so they can later be used at your child's own height, when they need to hang up a jumper or a bag themselves. See Hooks for the children's room, and read more about placement in How high should hooks be hung? For hallway, bathroom and children's room. If the posters need to go up first, you can find inspiration in How to hang posters.
Find more ideas for the wall and the rest of the room in the collection for the baby's room.
See baby's roomLight in the baby room: gentle and practical
Lighting sets much of the mood in a baby's room. Harsh ceiling light can feel harsh, both for falling asleep and waking up to, so it's worth thinking about soft lighting as a supplement. A small lamp or candlestick by the changing table or on a shelf can give exactly the soft light you need for the quiet moments.
Choose based on how you actually use the room day to day. Will the light be used to find nappies and clothes at night, or mostly to create atmosphere in the evening? A pink dachshund candlestick in dolomite from GiftCompany is an example of a small, decorative light feature that can be left out and used as it fits into the routine.
Tip: Place the small lamp or candlestick somewhere you can easily reach with one hand at night, so you avoid fumbling for the switch in the dark.
Storage and order: baskets, boxes and hooks
Good storage makes a big difference in a baby's room, where nappies, clothes and soft toys quickly pile up. Baskets and boxes give things a fixed place, so the room feels calm to be in, even with lots of baby equipment around. Choose storage that can also be used as the child gets older and learns to tidy up themselves.
Hooks are another part of good order. They can be used for everything from a jumper to a bag, and because they can be moved or added to as the child grows, they're an investment that lasts longer than many other solutions. See the range in Hooks for the children's room, and get more ideas for a functional room in Nursery decor: fun and functional.
Safety in the baby room: follow the official recommendations
When it comes to sleep and choosing furniture, it's important to follow the recommendations of the Danish Health Authority and the manufacturers' instructions. This applies both to how the child should sleep, and how furniture and other products should be set up and used correctly. This guide is about decoration and atmosphere, so for specific safety advice you should always check with the Danish Health Authority and the manufacturer of each individual product.
Frequently asked questions
How do you decorate a baby's room?
Start with a calm or colourful palette, decorate the wall with posters and wall decorations, choose soft lighting and set up storage with baskets and hooks. Choose things that also work when the room later becomes a children's room.
Which colours suit a baby's room?
Both calm, muted tones and a colourful palette with a few accents can work well. The most important thing is that the colours create a sense of calm, and that accents such as rugs or decorations can easily be adjusted later.
How do you decorate a baby's room?
Posters and wall decorations on the wall, a colourful rug and a small lamp or candlestick are simple ways to create atmosphere without taking up floor space.
What do you need in a baby's room?
Basically, you need storage for clothes and nappies, soft lighting, and decoration on the wall. Hooks and baskets make it easier to keep things tidy from the start.
How do you decorate the wall in a baby's room?
Choose posters or wall decorations, for example a carp fish in a colour that suits the rest of the room, and add hooks that can later hang at the child's own height.
How do you decorate a small baby's room?
In a small room, the wall and storage with baskets and hooks are especially important, as they make use of the space without taking up floor space. Choose a few, but deliberate decorative details rather than lots of small things.
Summary
A baby's room that lasts is built around calm colours, wall decoration, soft lighting and storage with baskets and hooks. Choose with the child's coming years in mind, follow the Danish Health Authority's recommendations and the manufacturers' instructions regarding sleep and furniture, and let the rest be decoration and atmosphere that can grow with the family.
Read also
- Decorate the children's room with colours and personality
- Nursery decor: fun and functional
- How to hang posters
- How high should hooks be hung? For hallway, bathroom and children's room
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