Complete guide to assembling and decorating the baby’s room

From the routine that needs to be adapted to fit medical appointments to financial planning, which now needs to include expenses for one more person, the arrival of a baby causes many changes in family life. Among the many concerns of parents, the assembly of the room is one of the most expensive items of all the preparations to receive the newest member of the family.

There are several care needed to arrange this new and so important environment of the house and, although the decoration is one of the most exciting aspects of this process, the most important considerations to be made about the baby’s room still concern the comfort and health of the baby. child and not to the beauty of the room. For interior designer Ana Lúcia Adriano, the biggest mistake made when planning is “thinking more about the decoration and less about the practicality of the organization”, she summarizes.

Therefore, making the space more functional and accessible is essential, especially for parents, who will need to meet the child’s needs quickly and in the least amount of work possible.

So, first of all, it is important to arrange the furniture in such a way that the circulation space is quite free. A problem related to this is noticed by the interior designer and personal organizer of Visit Nossa Casa Naila Broisler, who believes that excess furniture can make the room exaggerated and recommends that the trousseau be purchased in a quantity that can be stored without requiring further adaptations. in the room.

Together with space issues, other details must also be seen as a priority. To ensure a good quality sleep for the baby, Naila says that the location of the windows must be well combined with the position of the crib in order to provide the child with good ventilation and lighting that does not interfere with their breastfeeding routine, in addition to observation. safety against falls and insects, for example. Thermal comfort can be provided together with the floor chosen for the room, which must also be easy to clean.

Baby room furniture and accessories ideas

In the first months of life, the baby’s room needs to be more in line with the parents’ needs, but as soon as the child begins to explore the environment, other care and some attractions are necessary. To avoid that renovations, great efforts and many expenses are necessary, a smart solution is to plan the room so that it can be adapted for different ages just by replacing furniture or decorative items.

To ensure your comfort and not miss anything for your child’s basic care, professionals Ana Lúcia and Naila selected the essential items for the baby’s room, remembering that you don’t have to spend a lot to have quality furniture, and the cost -benefit should always be taken into account, as some items can last for years and be reinvented to suit different stages of the child’s life. It is also worth mentioning that having all these items in the baby’s room is not mandatory and it is possible to adapt the room according to your possibilities to receive the child with comfort and safety.

• Crib: as the most important furniture in the baby’s room, the crib must be of good quality and it is worth a higher investment, especially if the model allows for a bed frame later. Regardless of brand, Naila recommends checking the warranty on the part by Inmetro.
• Basket: to facilitate the transport of the sleeping baby, Ana Lúcia recommends that a basket or even the stroller is always available to the parents and has a right place to be stored.
• Dresser: both to store clothes and pieces of the trousseau and to store hygiene products, the dresser can be close to the changing table or even be the base of it. Thus, changing diapers and clothes is facilitated by the possibility of having everything at hand.
• Changing table: it can be integrated with the dresser or a separate object, the changing table is usually made as a thin foam mattress lined with fabric and plastic material, which facilitates its cleaning. The piece can be combined with the theme or the colors of the room or it can be in neutral tones.
• Shelves: are the best alternative for cases where a dresser with drawers is not an option. Its installation can be done just above the changing table so that the baby’s hygiene items are organized and within reach of the parents.
• Armchair: an optional piece of furniture is the armchair, which can be placed in the child’s room, mainly for the comfort of the mother, who can breastfeed the baby more comfortably.
• Lampshade: so that the moment of breastfeeding is more pleasant for mom and baby, Naila recommends that a lamp with dimmer be purchased. The ability to adjust the lighting intensity helps to create a more intimate and comfortable environment.
• Trunk: Another optional piece to complement the room decor and make it more functional is the trunk or a large organizing box, which can be used to store diapers, bedding and, later, toys.

Choosing the right color and paint for the baby’s room

Appreciating the well-being of the child is the key point when setting up the baby’s room and this attention should also be dedicated to the choice of paint that will cover the walls of the room. To ensure that the environment is always clean and that your child does not run any risk of contamination, we recommend the use of water-based paints that are washable, such as acrylics, recommended by interior designer Ana Lúcia Adriano, and those that do not have a completely matte finish, as advised by professional Naila Broisler.

An alternative to traditional paints is presented by Naila, who suggests the use of mineral and ecological materials because “they do not have the aid of a chemical medium and do not eliminate toxins”, she explains. Today, in Brazil, the main supplier with this proposal is Tinta Solum.

With regard to colors, there is a consensus among designers that the chosen shade must be in accordance with the taste of the family and especially the mother, who must spend more time in the room with the baby on account of breastfeeding. The child’s taste, at first, does not need to be taken into account, since this type of preference is formed throughout life, from the personal experiences of each one and is not directly linked to social conventions.

In addition, Ana Lúcia recalls that the baby’s visual perception is still being formed and, therefore, is very different from the vision of adults. Color distinction is still very simple in its first weeks of life, but the shades are already noticeable, especially the more vibrant ones, which justifies its avoidance. “It is recommended not to abuse warm colors such as red and yellow in places within the baby’s field of vision, such as the ceiling or front wall of the crib, as they can bring agitation at a time that should be for rest, breastfeeding and sleep”, he specifies. Naila.

Conveying sensations to the baby’s room through colors

Agitation is just one example of the effects that colors can have on people. For psychological reasons, colors have the ability to transmit affective, material and in some cases physical sensations, such as cold and heat. Therefore, to align your wishes for the baby with the desired characteristics for the room, it may be interesting to research a little about color theories that, despite being various and inexact, establish several convergences.

Below, you can see some of the sensations usually associated with the most common colors in baby rooms.

white and off-white

The color white and its derived shades are affectively associated with peace, cleanliness, purity and childhood. Materially, its main associations are with snow and milk. However, its isolated use, without combinations with other colors or tones, can refer to lack and, over time, also become irritating, and may even increase the tendency to develop schizoid characters.

On a more advanced chromatic scale, approaching gray tones, white or “off-white” also establishes relationships with wisdom, maturity and the past.

Blue

According to scholars, blue is the color most remembered by Western society to make references to values ​​such as sympathy, harmony and friendship. In addition, its material associations are linked to elements such as sky, air and water.

As it is a cold color and related to the sky, the affective sensations transmitted by blue are truth, peace, serenity, fidelity, dreams and eternity. In dark shades, this color is also associated with sobriety, nobility and intellectuality.

pink

Commonly considered a feminine color, pink symbolizes tenderness, innocence and kindness. It should be noted that the origin of the consideration of “girl color” is due only to the name of the flower and the proper names Rosa, traditionally feminine.

Yellow

Vibrant, yellow is a color that brings dynamism to environments. Materially, its connections are with summer, the heat of the sun and flowers.

Because it is a warm color, its affective associations are close to those of red, but cause less irritation. Comfort, hope, spontaneity and euphoria are some of the sensations caused by yellow, which, in stronger tones, can also refer to jealousy, selfishness and envy.

Green

Green, generally speaking, is one of the best colors for bedrooms, as it is considered relaxing and sleep-promoting. As it is related to ecology, color also conveys calm and freshness, in addition to affective sensations such as serenity, courage, tolerance and health.

Purple

Result of mixing blue with red, purple and its adjacent tones, such as violet and lilac, are affectively linked to self-control, calm, dignity, grandeur, delicacy and fantasy, which can stimulate the imagination. .

The material associations of this color refer to windows, to the night, to the dawn and to the deep sea.

earth tones

Closer to brown, earthy tones, as they are directly related to the earth, refer to fecundity. Affectively, its associations are with resistance, vigor and melancholy.

Tips for not making mistakes when decorating

With the color of the room defined, it is easier to think about the decoration. The ideal is to opt for pieces and furniture that complement the environment that you want to be created for your child, but, in any case, it is important to prevent some very common mistakes from being made.

• Avoid exaggeration: it is important to keep the room airy and with a good space for circulation. For that, it is worth eliminating furniture that will not be used for some time and, mainly, “a mistake that is totally related to this is the exaggeration in the trousseau made by the family. It’s important to only buy clothes and accessories that can be conveniently stored,” notes interior designer Naila Broisler.
• Be careful with the theme: in order not to make the room tiring, it is interesting not to use the same images and figures…