Modern Baby Room Ideas

The Latest Colors

• Bright, vivid colors in geometric shapes, stripes, polka dots and prints are popular choices for modern baby room decor. Brown, accented with pink or blue is an especially popular color combination.

Modern Nursery Themes

• Themes can represent your hobbies or interests. Rather than using the typical nursery rhyme theme with pastel colors, choose a sports, rainforest, native American, Harley-Davidson, western, renaissance, rock 'n' roll or jungle theme.

Modern Furniture for Babies

• You can find modern furniture with curvy lines versus the more traditional pieces that have straight angles. Sleek furniture with clean lines and open spaces is also popular for modern themed nurseries. Furniture is available in bright, bold colors. There are also newer shelving systems that are primarily open but with a few enclosed sections.

Walls and Ceilings for Modern Nurseries

• You can paint the walls in varying colors of blocks or other shapes, or use decals to dress up the area. The ceiling can follow the pattern of the wall or it can be a contrasting color. Hanging small toys or other items that blend in with your chosen design can create focal points for your baby to look at.

Lighting in Modern Nurseries

• Lean toward big contemporary lamps or spotlights to provide the brightest light you need, positioned so that it will never shine directly into the baby's eyes. Dim lighting, such as rope lights above the changing table, will provide you just enough light for middle-of-the-night diaper changes.

Bedding for Modern Nurseries

• After you have created your nursery design and selected your furniture, finish it with crib bedding that works with your colors, patterns or theme. So much is available today that you should not find it difficult to locate what you want. In the event that you can't find exactly the right design, you could always have it custom-made or purchase fabric and make your own.