Tips On Making Your Baby's Room Special

?How do I make my new baby?s room special?? is the predominate question on the minds of many new parent. They want it to look just perfect; a tiny oasis arranged with sweet dreams in mind. This article will provide you with tips to help you design the perfect room for your baby.

All aspects of the room and the baby furniture placed in it should help your baby with its mental growth. The functions of the baby furniture should include visual effects, just like a toy does. Your baby furniture should combine colorful toy imagery with functional, safe and sturdy furniture to assist parents in creating a mentally stimulating environment of their new baby?s room.

Before you go far with you planning, I recommend consult with your spouse or other person normally involved in household and family decisions. This is a major task when done correctly. There are eight phases to this project and you will need encouragement, support and understanding from your mate. Therefore, maintaining a good cooperative atmosphere is of utmost importance.

If you have a baby room already or have already begun working on your baby room, you will want to skip to the phase that applies to your situation. But, review the earlier phase for ideas you may want to incorporate.

Phase 1: Choosing The Theme For The Room
1.Study your child to see what seems to interest him/her most
2.Search the web for sex appropriate themes.
3.A few popular themes are:
a.Farm Animals
b.Bugs & Bees
c.Jungle ? Safari
d.Sports
e.Cars & Trucks
f.Celestial
g.Floral
h.Western ? Cowboy
i.Popular Character
j.Noah?s Ark
k.Toy/Teddy Bear
l.Plaid
m.Patch Work

Phase 2: Choosing The Baby Room
1.Evaluate the room for safety.
2.Evaluate the room for comfort.
3.Consider bathroom convenience.
4.How quickly can you get to your baby?
5.Is the room located where you can know what is happening in the room at all times
6.Consider the number and size of items you will put in the room.
7.Consider other things that are important to you.

Phase 3: Decide What Furniture And Other Large Items Will Go In The Nursery
1.Consider funny designs and vibrant colors.
2.Always select furniture, which can be used when the child grows older.
3.It should be adjustable and attractive when possible.
4.Choose furniture with themes such as listed at Phase 1.3.
5.Always select baby furniture with safety features. Put safety before money.
6.A suggested check list of possibilities may include: baby crib, baby dressing station or changing table, baby armoire, baby dresser, rocking chair, table, chairs, book case, diaper pail, bathtub, play pen, and toy storage.

When choosing furniture, you will want to think about items that can grow up with your baby. You will need a crib and mattress along with sheets, a mattress cover, crib bumpers, and a mobile to hang from the crib to keep your baby entertained.

Phase 4: Build The Nursery On Paper
1.Measure the room.
2.Draw to scale a layout of the room. Include the floor, each walls, closet door, windows and doors.
3.On the layout, draw to scale footprints of the furniture and item from Phase 3 where they will be placed.
4.Draw to scale the artwork on the walls placed for greatest visibility
5.Order furniture and other items to go in the room to be delivered at the time you complete.

Phase 5: Prepare the Walls
1.Choose the paint for the wall that is consistent with your theme.
2.Select wall art/stencils that are consistent with your theme.
3.Employ a professional to paint and apply the artwork to the wall if you are not up to it.
4.Remember any flaws in the wall must be repaired before the paint and art is applied.
5.Artwork will go on the wall according the layout you created in phase 4. This is important to prevent it being blocked from view by a piece of furniture or a picture.
6.After completing phase 6, complete this phase by applying your window dressing.

Phase 6: Prepare the floor
1.Choose a type of floor that is best for you and your baby. Your baby will spend a lot of time on the floor, sometime playing with toys and other times getting up from falls. Another consideration is that babies are not known for cleanliness and you will have to clean up after him/her.
2.Choose a floor color and type that is consistent with your theme.
3.Unless you have a handyman available or are one, I suggest a professional flooring person for this job.

Phase 7: Furnish The Room
1.Retrieve the diagrams from Phase 4.
2.Install lighting. That is place lamps and install lampshades and globes as required.
3.Place the furniture exactly as you placed it on your diagram.
4.Bring in and place the small easily movable items like the rocking chair

Phase 8: Move Your Baby Into His/Her Room
1.Move all of your baby?s possessions into his/her room.
2.Get baby familiar with the new room and to take ownership of it.
a.Spend quality time in the room with your baby.
b.Confine as many of baby?s activities to his/her room as possible.
c.Take them there during naptime.
d.Show and talk to them about the wall art. Read them theme related stories.
e.Unveil gifts and surprises in his/her room when possible.
f.Act like your enjoy being in the room.
g.When you speak of the room identify it as ?Jane?s? room, substituting ?Jane? for your baby?s name.
h.Try to create pleasant memories in the room and unpleasant ones outside the room. For example award them in the room and discipline them outside the room.

3.This may the toughest part of the job. But, the key is persistence. You will be glad you did.

With these tips in hand, you will be able to develop a solid plan that will lead to the special baby room you have dreamed about. For more tips to make shopping for your baby easy check the Article Page at http://www.babystoregiftshop.com

John H. English and his wife live in Woodbridge, VA. They have two sons and four grandsons. He served in church leadership 30+ years. He served 16 years as chairman of the Deacon Ministry?the last eight years for a congregation of 3,000+ members. John?s top priorities are his relationship with Jesus Christ, caring for his family, helping others and managing his businesses.

John earned a bachelors degree in chemistry and pre-medicine followed by a Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree. He is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations. He is also a current member of Toastmasters and enjoys speaking and writing.

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