How to create beautiful Scandinavian nursery

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It is no secret that Scandinavian style is very popular when we talk about interior design generally. But Nordic Hygge and its huge advantage can be even more winning, when utilising it in nursery. In this article you can find some tips and shortcuts how to achieve your goal setting up perfect Scandinavian nursery from selecting the background colour to getting proper Scandinavian Nursery Furniture. 

It is about decluttering

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One of the cornerstone principles of Scandi design is to keep it simple and clutter free throughout the space. That’s exceptionally good and even must-to-do when shaping a nursery for your child. Avoid bulky furniture that has a high risk of fall-off, especially when a toddler starts to crawl and check literally everything that is around. Risk aside, all of the unnecessary items in the room create clutter and reduce space for the playground. Small playground in the room means less freedom of movement, which is so vital for the development of a child. 

Stick to the neutral colours 

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Most of the Scandinavian nurseries are made of white and off-white hues to make the room look more spacious and calming for a child. Try to keep walls clean and neutral. That will also create a perfect backdrop for other elements of the interior to blend in easily. Walls can be decorated by the prints of cute animals, or simply just a rainbow, clouds, etc.

Bedding

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White or natural wood colour beds are the most welcomed in Scandi interior design. Scandinavian furniture is the best looking in almost every kind of interior, but can make your little ones' Nordic style nursery even calmer and cosier. 

Bed is truly one of the most important items in a nursery, where you definitely need to think twice before you buy one. There are thousands of options on the web: different variations, designs, styles… You need to foresee the needs of your baby foremost. 

Very popular choices these days, which is widely utilised throughout Nordic designs as well, are Montessori inspired house and teepee floor beds. Aside from their minimalist fascinating look, these beds can save you lots of money. They can be used from 0 to 10 years of age, are extremely durable because of the high quality materials they are made of and very easy to access for the children themselves. This is how they are encouraged to take part in defining their own sleeping routine and use the sleeping area unsupervised. If you are fond of the methods and philosophies in child-care which are already tried and trusted, then these beds will definitely conquer your hearts and minds. 

Introduce pop-up colours

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Neutral colour palette is widely welcomed, however, this is still a child’s room so you definitely need some bold colours to shine, to create a more joyful and lively atmosphere. Do not hesitate to create cute shiny wall decor by introducing different prints on the wall or bring in the rug with funny geometric shapes and animal images.

Lighting

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Scandinavians love nature. When we talk about Scandi inspired rooms, we immediately imagine spacious rooms, with large windows, which provides more than enough natural light for the room. The same about nurseries: most of the Nordic style rooms for children have a huge amount of natural light. Natural lighting creates a calm atmosphere and avoids over-stimulation of a child. If there’s no possibility for natural light, try to avoid harsh lights and go for soft lighting instead. Soft lighting reduces the contrast between light and dark and gives the baby’s undeveloped eyes a much-needed rest.