How to Decorate the Nursery on a Small Budget

Every new parent has a vision of what the perfect nursery should look like. Here is a reality check. Is there any need for you to spend $2,000 in order to decorate and furnish a space that will be outgrown in a couple of years? In fact, you do not need to spend a fortune of decorating a nursery for that new arrival.

Here are several different ways in which a nursery can be decorated no matter how small your budget is.

1. Instead of using wallpaper, paint the nursery instead. Choose colors which will grow with your child instead of going for the traditional colors. Invite friends and family round and get them to dip their hands into a pot of paint and place their handprints on the wall? They could even sign their names underneath if they want. Doing it this way, your baby will get to enjoy a brightly colored room full of contrasting patterns. This is of special appeal to young infants, and it is an interesting way of introducing them to the people who will be important in their life as they grow up.

2. You do not have to be artistically inclined, but if you want, you could add stencils to the wall (if you don’t like the handprint idea!) This is inexpensive, as well as an easy way of adding different elements and features to a baby’s room.

3. Where the floor is concerned, make sure that you have a stain resistant carpet, or just have hardwood floors with some scatter rugs on it. If you already have carpet, and you are worried that it may not stand up well, then get an area rug which will cover and protect it.

4. When you are decorating a nursery, consider buying some pieces secondhand. The advantage to this is that you may find items that are of a higher quality than you would normally purchase or a vintage piece of furniture, that you can refinish to match the décor of the nursery.

5. Consider buying a piece of furniture that can be used for many different things. Do not spend money on buying a changing table, rather, buy yourself a dresser that is about waist high, and sit a changing mat on top. Then fill the drawers with all your nappy needs. In order to stop the pad from slipping, place a small rubber mat underneath it. Then, once the child is older, the chest of drawers can be used as it was intended.

6. Instead of spending large amounts of money on buying storage boxes for your nursery, why not use baskets and shelves instead to store toys and other essentials.

I hope that the ideas above will help you when making decisions on how to decorate a nursery on a small budget.