- Pastel colors are very traditional when it comes to babies' rooms. Petal pink and lavender are classics for baby girls' rooms, while baby blue is used for boys. Pale yellow and mint green are good choices if you don't know the gender of your baby before it is born. Pastel colors can make a room bright, and are they soothing for a new baby. And, many baby items come in pastel colors, making it easy to accessorize. A drawback to pastel colors is that they can quickly be outgrown by your little one, and you may end up having to re-paint his bedroom once he reaches school age.
- Using bright colors is a contemporary way to paint your baby's room. Bright oranges, greens and pinks are all popular and you will have no trouble finding bedding or window treatments to match. When babies are first born, their eyesight is not well developed yet. For the first few months, they can see only contrasting colors. So, a brightly colored room with bright décor may be more stimulating to your newborn than subtle pastels. A drawback of painting your baby's room a bright color is that you may grow tired of it more quickly than you would a more subtle color, and you may find yourself re-painting it within a few years. In addition, it may require more work to re-paint, because bright paint is more difficult to cover.
- Many parents choose to paint their baby's nursery in neutral tones such as off white, beige or shades of gray. An advantage of using a neutral color palette is that it is easy to accessorize. You can be creative with draperies, wall art, bedding and throw rugs, making them as bright and colorful or subdued and soothing as you prefer. Furthermore, when your child begins to develop a preference, it is easy to change accessories (for example, purchase new bedding), which potentially eliminates the need to re-paint the room.
