Maree Homer
Looking for nursery ideas? It’s an exciting time. You want to create a space the embodies nurture. One that is comfortable, comforting and a calming haven for both parent and baby, where they can sleep, cuddle, feed, and play.
At the beginning, we know it can feel a tad overwhelming. The checklist of things you ‘need’ can seem endless. But once you’ve ticked off the bigger ticket items such as a comfortable nursing chair, changing table and cot, you can start looking into the more creative (and fun) side of nursery inspiration: the interior design.
Whether you’re designing a nursery room for a baby boy, a beautiful little girl, or are aiming to create a more gender-neutral space, there are plenty of ways to design a calming yet creative baby room. There are certain paint colours that can completely transform the space (and your mood while in it).
For someting with a bit more character, you could even look into a playful wallpaper design or even wall decals. It’s a good idea to opt for an accent wall or a removable wallpaper so that the room can easily evolve as your baby grows up. (Yes, it happens!)
Creating a gallery wall with beautiful prints can be another relatively affordable way to introduce some character into your baby room design. It can also grow as they do, adding in special moments you share together.
To get your imagination going with some beautiful nursery room ideas, we’ve pulled together some of our favourite designs.
Our favourite nursery room ideas
gender neutral nursery
For those looking for more gender-neutral nursery room ideas, this stunning design in an old bank conversion is hard to go past. With pops of green and furniture that ties in perfectly with the aesthetic of the rest of the home, it proves you don’t need to go all cute to create a cosy space.
wallpaper design nursery inspo
Interior designer Katie Sargent designed her own custom wallpaper for her nursery, inspired by her husband’s South African heritage. “I loved the idea of creating a safari or savannah story that wrapped the whole room, because we have these beautiful high ceilings. As he gets older we can point out the animals to him, and we can talk about Africa”, she says.
gender neurtral nursery
Handmade bunting is a great (and affordable) way to bring some colour and character into your nursery room, just like in the cute baby room in this renovated California bungalow.
boho baby room ideas
This baby room evokes peaceful, relaxed and even boho vibes in a once neglected holiday home that has been transformed into a rustic coastal haven.
nursery shelves ideas
To inspire curiosity and wonder, soft toys and picture books are displayed within reach in this neutral, fairy tale-inspired baby room.
australian gender neutral nursery
The decor in this cute nursery room is inspired by its country surroundings, with a sweet rocking-sheep. “I wanted the nursery to be Australian and gender-neutral,” says mum, Emma Hawkins.
vintage nursery finds
A unique vintage cot is the focal feature of the nursery in One Teaspoon designer, Jamie Blakey’s beachside Sydney home.
girl baby room
The brief for this divine girl’s room was ‘refined but sweet’ in this family home in the NSW Southern Highlands, and the unique wallpaper and plush white armchair suit it perfectly.
minimalist nursery ideas
Henry’s room features a floor-to-ceiling window that is externally shaded by a curtain of ivy in this respectful redesign of a 1970s concrete-block house.
boy nursery ideas
Hot-air balloon decorations and a sizable giraffe are the charming additions to this baby boy’s blue room in a Hamptons style Art-Deco apartment in Sydney.
nursery wallpaper ideas
The owner of this modern country-inspired nursery went to school with designer Fleur Harris, and had been looking for a room to use her Woodlands wallpaper design in even before she had kids. As it turns out, her baby room was the perfect place.
wallpaper nursery ideas
This whimsical nursery room in a renovated heritage cottage in Mittagong features enchanting wallpaper and a gold, velvet canopy draped over one end of the cot. Perfectly fitting for a prince or princess!
minimalist nursery ideas
Ophelia’s room is made cosy with a sheepskin throw in a creative couple’s cottage in Byron Bay’s Hinterland.
neutral nursery idea
The decor in this nursery is kept simple and considered to create a serene, clutter-free space in this neutral baby room.
nursery girl
Hannah Cecil Gurney, daughter of de Gournay founder and now director of the handpainted wallpaper company, unsurprisingly, created her own design for her daughter’s nursery walls. The eponymous wall covering, ‘Cecily’, is a Chinoiserie pattern on traditional Xuan paper, depicting an idyllic garden.
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