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Practical Tips To Help You Choose The Best Paint Colors For Your Baby Room...

Choosing your baby room paint colors can be a difficult process. There are so many to choose from, it can seem overwhelming at first.

Don't worry; all you need is a starting point to get you going in the right direction. On this page I will give you some tips to help you with finding your starting point.

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A Few Practical Guidelines

Nursery pictures are your best source of inspiration when it comes to choosing your colors.

Look at as many as you can find. There are plenty of nursery pictures scattered throughout this site. Spend some time and browse around. Otherwise you can visit the ever-expanding baby rooms gallery.

If you're still stuck for ideas check out this brilliant book I use: The Smart Approach To Baby Rooms, by Joanne Still. It's literally jam-packed with beautiful, inspirational baby nursery photos. You are sure to find something in here to get the brainwaves moving.

Take your nursery decorating style into account. Certain color schemes work better with certain styles. For instance bright orange and white would work in a modern nursery, while green and violet pastels would be more suited to a traditional style.

Think about your personal color preferences. Are there any colors that you particularly like or dislike? Write these down so that you can exclude or include them when you start looking at your color wheel.

Look at the colors throughout your home. You may want to keep the baby nursery in line with these, (although this is a matter of choice, not necessity.)

Your baby's gender will help you to narrow your choice of colors down one more step.

Do you want to stick with tradition, (pinks and blues) or do you want something more modern?

Look at the size of your nursery room. If it is large you will want to make it cozy by using warm colors such as red, pink, orange and yellow. Large rooms also accomodate the use of dark colors.

If your baby nursery is small you can make it appear larger by using cool colors such as blue and green or neutrals including white, cream, ivory, beige and brown. Be careful not to make the colors too dark. Monochromatic or single-color schemes also work well in a smaller room.

If you have chosen to use a nursery theme, take the colors the theme lends itself to into account.

For example:
- 101 Dalmatians: Black and White
- The Rainforest: Shades of Green with splashes of Bright Red, Yellow and Blue
- The Beach: Blue, Red and Beige

Are you going to be incorporating a mural into your nursery design? The background to your mural will account for at least one of your main baby nursery colors. For instance, if your mural is going to be a landscape you will need a blue background for the sky.

Another great option is to start by looking for a nursery bedding set that you like.

Pull out the main colors and base your baby room paint colors around it.

If you are stuck start off by looking at these gorgeous Serena and Lily non-toxic paints from Dimplesanddandelions.com or these fabulous non-toxic Mythic paints from thelandofnod.com, or...
Take a look at this great book I use called 1001 ideas for color and paint by Emma Callery

It covers every color scheme under the sun. There are hundreds of pictures to give you ideas and even comparisons of the same room in up to eight different color schemes. You really can't go wrong with this book on your shelf!

I hope these baby room paint color tips help you to narrow things down a bit.
Take a look at the other articles about baby room paint colors on this site for more help.

If you're having trouble getting started with your baby room, don't miss my FREE Step by Step Nursery Design eCourse. One at a time I'll take you through all the decisions you need to make in order to arrive at the best baby room design for you.

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