Picking the right colors for your baby room
Submitted by: J. Highland
Each aspect connected to the birth and life of your baby
enchants you. You are busy buying toys, clothes and furniture.
The selection of colors is an important part of the process.
Picking the right colors for your baby room is something very
crucial when it comes to the wellbeing of your child. The
correct choice of shades will keep your child happy and
comfortable with the room throughout the years. You have
numerous options to choose from. What are the best colors for a
baby’s room?
When picking colors for your baby’s room, you can use various
approaches. Make sure that you are using the correct reasoning.
Mood Setting
The colors you choose for the walls and the furniture should set
the right mood. The room will have to remain a happy and
cheerful place even during the cold and depressing winter days.
Pick pastel colors in bright and cheerful tones. Green, blue and
pink are all such positive colors. Refrain from making the room
too dark. Avoid colors like grey, black, brown or dark purple.
The room should be a happy and welcoming.
The selection of the right colors will make your baby feel happy
and will encourage creativity. Come up with a color scheme. It
is a good idea to have all colors equally bright. Another option
is to emphasize on one shade and to have additional, supportive
colors.
Painted and Patterned Furniture
Apart from painting the walls, you need to select furniture in
appropriate colors. The accessories and pieces you choose will
add to the mood of the room.
Make the furniture corresponding to the wall color or
contrasting it. You can even buy plain and unpainted furniture.
Paint the pieces at home, in order to get a perfect color match.
Stripes and geometric figures will make the simplest chair or
table something fun. Add colorful toy baskets in contrasting
shades.
Use Feng Shui
Feng shui is an ancient philosophy that can be used to determine
the most appropriate colors for the baby room. According to feng
shui, each color has certain emotional and physical influence
over people.
Colors are divided into cold (blue, green, purple) and warm
(yellow, orange, red).
According to feng shui, a baby room should include all colors in
a balanced manner. If the child is very active, cold colors
should be predominant. Children that are unusually calm and
inactive need a predominance of warm colors.
Feng shui seeks the harmony in opposites. If a wall has no
furniture positioned in front of it, you should look for
painting patterns. Having a large space featuring a single color
could burden the child’s senses.
Emotional Significance
Think of the manner in which each color makes you feel. Colors
are likely to influence your baby in the same way.
Most people associate yellow with the sun and green with the
grass. Other colors are connected to unpleasant emotions and
events.
Trust your own senses. Pick the colors that give you comfort and
peace of mind.
It’s a Boy! It’s a Girl! Does Gender Matter?
Many parents will stereotypically paint a boy’s room blue and a
girl’s room pink. Does it really have to be this way?
Refrain from limiting yourself. Gender stereotypes should not be
enforced. Select pink or blue solely if you feel good about
these colors. The furniture and shades in the baby’s room should
be connected to positive emotions and happiness. This is the
most adequate way to decide on the paint for your child’s room.
Trusting your senses is most important when you have to take
important decisions related to your baby. Choose colors that
make you feel good. Positive emotions and creativity should be
encouraged in every way. Have fun with color selection and your
baby will also have fun in the room.
About the Author: Jamie Highland writes about various family
topics. You can also get more ideas for room decorating and
nursery themes by reading about baby shower
colors(http://blog.mybabyshowerfavors.com/baby-shower-colors) or
baby shower theme
ideas(http://blog.mybabyshowerfavors.com/baby-shower-theme-ideas)
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