Decorating a crib for the baby's arrival
Purchasing a crib for a newborn is an important stage in arranging a little person’s room. Now happy parents are presented with many models that can satisfy any whim. And in order to combine modern design, mother’s tenderness and baby’s comfort within a child’s bed, we have collected ideas and tips on how to decorate a crib for newborns with your own hands.
Decoration of a crib for a newborn boy
Accessories for decorating a crib for a newborn boy are the same as for a girl, but their design is different. The main principles are restraint and minimalism. No ruffles, bows or lace. Colors are usually neutral or “masculine”: blue, green, yellow. Too bright colors are not recommended for small children, so light shades close to pastel are used. Bears, bunnies, elephants and dogs on appliqués and mobile phones are also suitable for a boy, and on the crib you can draw airplanes, steamships and horses.
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Canopy
A canopy is a weightless barrier between the baby’s resting place and the outside world. In addition to decorating the crib, this fashionable accessory also performs practical functions:
- catches dust particles, preventing it from settling on bed linen;
- dims bright lighting;
- protects the baby from drafts.
When choosing a material for creating a canopy, focus on fabrics made from natural fibers: organza, chiffon, silk, etc. Pastel colors are recommended, which promotes a peaceful mood for the baby and good sleep.
The mobile is a bright carousel with an unobtrusive melody that develops the ability to focus attention on faces and details. Yes, stores are replete with ready-made products, but by making your own toy, you will decorate the crib and be sure of its absolute safety.
Making your own collage on the wall
For a teenager aged 12-17, an interesting proposal for decorating walls is a collage of photographs. It should be done by following certain steps:
- the selection of photographs and their quantity is an important detail. Only the most beautiful, beloved ones. You should first look at everything on the computer, make a choice, and discuss it with family members. You need to select a photo where the child is one year old, or three, or 12-16 years old;
- We research the Internet, find a suitable background that will fit well into the design of the room. You can decorate it with a combination of beautiful, bright colors;
- When the first two steps are completed, you should begin the main work. Using the Photoshop program, we structure and place photographs. When it’s ready, you can send it for printing, which is carried out with large color plotters in specialized photo centers;
- The finished collage is placed in a frame and takes pride of place on the girl’s wall.
Stores sell a variety of photo frames that can complement rooms for a variety of purposes. The main thing is to choose the right photos and place them in the finished product.
DIY children's bed. Drawings and photos
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A crib is the first piece of furniture that young parents acquire. As a rule, a sleeping place is purchased before the baby is born. But children grow quickly and after a few years the cozy crib needs to be replaced by a more spacious bed. High-quality furniture is not easy to find, and its prices are not affordable for every family budget. If you have certain skills, you can go the other way and make a bed with your own hands.
Crib diagram
Where to start transforming a teenager's room?
You don’t need a special reason to decorate your personal space, but it’s better to give it some justification. A great way to make your daughter feel that she is perceived in the family as an independent adult is to make decor for a teenager’s room with your own hands for her next birthday. It’s time to remove furniture that has become small from the room, remove pictures and accessories that do not correspond to age.
Preparing for the start of the school year is also a good way to inspect the children's room. The main goal is to reorganize the workplace and expand the sleeping area if the legs are already resting on the headboard of the bed or sofa. At the same time, it’s worth discussing at a family council how to decorate a teenage girl’s room with your own hands. All family members can be involved in the exciting creative process, and there is something for everyone.
The most difficult thing is to come to a common decision regarding the design concept, since parents are conservative, children are radical. But one cannot help but take into account the teenager’s opinion; ultimately, everything is done for the children, and better yet, with the involvement of the children themselves in the decoration.
If a teenager is interested in graffiti, fencing painting, or Murak painting on a serious level, it makes sense to allocate one prepared wall for the author’s “masterpiece.” Teenagers will certainly appreciate their parents' affection for them; this is the best way to improve relationships. But one condition can be set - to approve a sketch of an inscription or wall drawing that will carry a positive content. For example, a hand-drawn dream of a trip to Paris to buy clothes or a bicycle trip to the mountains with a group of extreme sports enthusiasts.
Teenagers love to have something exclusive, and a wall for an original drawing will be a source of pride for the daughter. She will willingly show off wall paintings to her guests and friends. But such wall decoration should not be self-sufficient; it should resonate with other DIY room decor for a teenage girl. If the time has come to change curtains, lamps, furniture, old bookshelves, it is advisable that this newness should contain an original idea.
What should be the ideal crib?
Ideal children's furniture should have the following qualities:
- made from natural, safe materials;
- have a “breathable” design;
- have enhanced strength;
- do not have sharp corners, protrusions or other dangerous elements;
- have a smooth, polished surface to eliminate the risk of splinters and scratches;
- match the height and weight of the child;
- protect the baby from falling;
- have high functionality (in addition to the sleeping place, there are also sections for storing things).
Crib diagram
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Benefits of making a baby bed yourself.
- You are confident in the quality of the materials from which the crib is made, since you choose them yourself and work with them yourself. For store-bought products, this parameter is not always obvious.
- You develop the design of the bed taking into account the individual needs and characteristics of the child (if any), the dimensions and stylistic orientation of the room.
- You can independently test the strength of the bed structure during the manufacturing process and ultimately be sure that jumping on the mattress will not end in breaking the furniture.
- You save significantly if you compare the cost of a home-made bed with store prices;
- You get real pleasure by creating furniture for your son or daughter with your own hands.
Deciding on the design of the bed
The easiest way to make a classic crib is a frame, four legs, a headboard and a mattress. However, this model carries a minimal functional load - it simply provides a sleeping place for the child. Suitable for a spacious bedroom of one child, where there is already a spacious closet, and there is no need for additional storage space.
If the children's room does not have impressive dimensions, it would be more practical to supplement the bed structure with drawers or even a chest of drawers. This will allow you to more effectively organize the space in the room.
Baby crib with chest of drawers
Wooden bunk bed
Even more functional is the loft bed. It allows you to raise the child’s sleeping place to the second tier, and below organize a closet, table, bookshelves or sports corner - depending on the child’s needs. However, such a design will require serious skills in the process of creating a bed. If you are just starting your journey in furniture making, it is better to stick to the first two options.
Finally, bunk beds are especially popular. This is a great way to comfortably accommodate two children in a small children's room. However, as in the case of a loft bed, it is not easy to make a two-story bed yourself and before starting work it is better to carefully weigh your strengths and capabilities.
Let's look at further instructions using the example of creating a bed with drawers. This is a fairly simple option and is suitable even for a person with minimal skills in creating furniture. At the same time, such a crib is practical and functional.
Solid wood children's bed
Children's bed made of wood
Wooden children's bed
Furniture
The selection and variety of furniture and products for children is amazing. Of course, all these things seem necessary and even necessary to new parents, but you shouldn’t buy the entire children’s store for your child. There should be enough space in the room for free movement, children's games and interesting activities .
The video will show the design of a children's room for a newborn.
When choosing furniture, you should pay attention to its convenience , environmental friendliness , and safety . It is better to purchase cribs, chests of drawers, and cabinets made from natural materials. Corners on furniture should be rounded to avoid impacts and injuries .
It is better to purchase furniture from natural materials
In the nursery for newborns, furniture should be rounded
Also, all cabinets, shelves, chests of drawers must be attached to the wall so that they do not fall on the child, if suddenly the little fidget decides to climb the drawers and shelves, like a ladder.
Wardrobes and chests of drawers must be attached to the wall
In the first year, a child may need:
- A crib, cradle or other place to sleep.
- Changing table or chest of drawers for hygiene procedures, changing a diaper, changing clothes.
- Chest of drawers or cabinet for storing things.
- Chest, toy box.
- A chaise longue, a children's electric swing or another place to stay awake and play.
- A playpen or mat with a soft surface for playing on the floor.
It is also worth taking care of a place where the mother can feed and rock the baby . For these purposes, you can purchase a feeding chair, a rocking chair or a small sofa.
Required materials and tools
It is better to make a bed from solid wood. This is the most environmentally friendly and safe material, allowing you to create truly durable furniture. Light wood MDF works well. Heavy solid wood is not suitable for children's beds, since this furniture has to be moved and rearranged often.
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Children's bed made of wood
In addition to MDF blanks, you will also need wooden beams for the slats. For this part of the bed, choose an elastic material (for example, plywood is suitable in this case, but chipboard is not).
In addition to wood and plywood, you will need:
- special metal corners;
- screws and other fasteners of various diameters;
- guide elements for drawers;
- drill;
- electric jigsaw;
- Grinder;
- sandpaper;
- paper tape.
Solid wood children's bed
Children's bed design
In addition, at the final stage of making the bed, you will also need a mattress. When choosing, do not skimp, give preference to a high-quality orthopedic model. An important nuance - although the mattress is installed last, it is better to purchase it in advance and make a drawing of the bed based on its actual dimensions.
Children's bed diagram
Children's bed design
Children's bed with chest of drawers
Let's start production
Before starting work, decide on a drawing of the bed model that is suitable for you. Next, get to work.
- Mark the wood with all the necessary parts for the future bed. This can be done using a simple pencil. When the furniture is ready, traces of the stylus can be simply washed off.
- All marked parts are cut out using a jigsaw. Make the cuts evenly, watch the movement of the tool. Use tape to seal all cut edges.
- If the headboard of the bed or sides suggest some complex carved shapes, use improvised objects to draw them - plates, glasses, etc.
- Cut the metal corners, focusing on the length of the sides. Then drill holes in them for the screws.
- Next, the corners are attached in such a way that a mattress can later be installed on them. Their function is to increase the strength of the frame.
Children's bed made of wood
Children's bed in the form of a car - Place the future bed on its side to make it easier to attach the remaining parts.
- All corners, decorative elements, legs and other surfaces are carefully processed with a grinding machine, and those parts to which it does not have access are sanded.
- If you plan to coat it with varnish or any other means, it is better to do this while the bed is disassembled.
- When all the parts are sanded, processed and dried after varnishing, we assemble the bed using a metal tie - it’s more reliable.
- Next, we assemble the metal drawers, install guide elements to the bed walls, and wheels to the drawers. Two large drawers are considered a universal design. Lastly, we install the mattress and cover the sleeping area. Your baby crib is completely ready with your own hands - you can invite your child to try it out.
Decor ideas for a teenage girl's bedroom
The most common design option for the room where the growing princess will live is different wallpapers. They can be chosen with either discreet patterns or plain ones; bright and colorful or use a combination and add a beautiful relief ornament. Several types of materials with similar or identical styles also combine well with each other.
With the help of wallpaper, it is easiest to differentiate into zones in a room or simply divide certain parts of the space in contrast. Alternatively, using a dark finish, the headboard can be made brighter and more expressive.
The contrast in the design of the walls very successfully distinguishes the recreation area and the play area. But there is still a small nuance that also needs to be taken into account with this finishing option: the work area in a teenager’s room must be decorated against a neutral background of the walls. This area will be decorated by painting or painting them.
The most important thing that parents should remember during renovation is that their child is growing up, and therefore they need to choose types of design and decor that will remain relevant after some period of time. Therefore, it is better not to use a cartoon theme, but to choose something more neutral, but at the same time gentle and harmonious. In this case, flowers, elements of nature, and animals are perfect.
Decor variations
A simple bed with drawers usually does not require any special design solutions. As decoration, you can choose original handles for drawers or make a carved headboard. You can also paint the bed in your chosen color, highlighting the design of the rest of the children's room. The option of painting the headboard or legs, using special decorative stickers and other decorative elements is allowed.
You can emphasize the classic design of a children's bedroom with the help of carved legs or sides.
If you have certain skills, the sides of such a bed with drawers can be made in the form of the walls of a car, resulting in a car bed that is popular today. For girls, you can make a sleeping place in the form of a carriage. However, many young representatives of the fair sex also like the options with cars, except that the colors are better in more “feminine” colors.
Solid wood children's bed
Children's bed with wall mounts
Carved handrails and slats can be used to decorate a bunk bed. A more complex option is to decorate a bunk bed or loft bed in the form of a castle or fortress, or a tree house. To do this, it is enough to cut out the facade of the appropriate type and paint it in accordance with the sketch.
Whatever bed you decide to create with your own hands, remember: you are creating furniture for a child. Approach the task responsibly. There are no small details in creating furniture - the safety of those who will use this furniture depends on the grinding of every corner and the strength of every joint. Put maximum effort, care and love into your product - and such a bed will give your child good dreams, and you - joy and satisfaction from the work done.
What is the best way to decorate the walls, floor and ceiling?
The design concept should be such that it is easy to implement with your own hands. If you plan to repair the ceiling, you should not make it expensive, but have no aesthetic value.
Before you transform and decorate a teenage girl's room, it's worth discussing interesting options. For example, the ceiling and walls can be designed as open space. Another option is a dark stretch ceiling with diodes that will twinkle stars at a dreamy child. A “floating” ceiling with a glow around the perimeter is something fantastic in a futuristic teenager’s room.
Purple color in the interior of a children's room looks very beautiful
Not the wall you can hang cartoon characters
For a small room on the north side, this approach will not be acceptable; you need to increase the amount of light and free space. Furniture is a minimum; floors, walls and ceilings should be light. Decor and textiles choose cheerful shades in warm colors.
On the south side, it is better to dim the light with thick curtains of a cold palette. It’s easy to do all the decor for the room with your own hands, when it’s a pleasure for a girl to decorate it to her liking. The effect of an open sky will be created by a matte light blue ceiling, and voluminous clouds can be made with your own hands.
This room design is perfect for a girl.
Functional bedroom for a little girl
For the development of the child, you can hang a drawing board
