Creating the first space for your child can be tricky, especially when you are a parent-to-be and have a lot of things to decide at the same time. How to design an exciting space that would be also functional and comfy both for a child and parents Here are some tips that may help you to decorate the nursery the best way possible.

Build Around The Theme

Choose a theme for the nursery: let your imagination go wild and have fun sticking to the theme and colors. When you are decorating an adult space, you can’t get so much fun because there are usually no themes but here you can make a whimsy room. Bright colors, bold prints, colorful artworks and large decor pieces are welcome if they fit the theme.

If it’s a girl’s space, you can go for princess, vintage, shabby chic and some other cute girlish themes, and as for colors try shades of pink and various pastels. Boys’ spaces are often designed with ocean, aviation, space and other themes like that, the colors are black, grey, navy. Need a gender neutral space Try rustic, animal, travel or adventure theme or just go for neutral shades that are suitable for everyone. Of course, these ideas aren’t rules and if you like blue and have a daughter, there’s no problem in designing a blue-shaded space for her. a beautiful grey nursery with a sky theme, paper pompoms and a stuffed cloud, moon and star

a space-themed nursery with a constellation statement wall, fun artworks and a navy pouf

ocean-themed nursery with reclaimed wood artworks and a turquoise wall and bedding

a cozy pastel princess-themed nursery for a little girl is a chic glam idea

adventure-inspired nursery in grey and green shades with lots of fun decor

a desert-themed nursery with a watercolor cactus wall, a reclaimed wood dresser

a sweet vintage-inspired girl's nursery with a floral statement wall

a rustic themed nursery with a reclaimed wood wall, burlap and wicker touches

an aviation-themed nursery for a boy, navy, red and white for the color scheme

Choose Functional Furniture

Functional furniture is a right decision, whether the room is small or not, such furniture will save space, money and so on. Think cool transformable cribs and creative and playful toys with a function: shelves shaped as animals or trees to play with, hide a changing table inside a dresser or an armoire, hang some pockets or baskets on railing to store anything you need. Don’t forget about yourself – buy a comfy chair or armchair with a footrest – believe me, you’ll need it! a dresser of reclaimed wood features open storage and can serve as a changing table

a functional crib that can be changed when your child grows up

such a transparent crib can be used for playing inside too

a giraffe shelving unit functions both as a storage piece and a toy

an armoire hides a changing table, storage and some additional light and makes the room look neat

a tree-shaped bookshelf serves as a book storage piece and a toy at the same time

a railing to hang baskets and pockets to store toys and books

a wicker basket storage shaped as a giraffe to play with and to store things

don't forget of yourself and buy a comfy armchair with a footrest

Provide Storage

Kids need a ton of stuff, and it means you’ll have to get much storage space and items. Built-in storage is always a great idea, especially for many spaces. Dressers with open shelves and baskets are welcome to store everything from books to toys, and a pegboard over a changing table will let you store a lot on it. Open shelves store much though don’t look bulky, and the underthebed space can be used, too! Get some more cool ideas below! a built-in wardrobe with a plenty of storage for everything

an IKEA cart turned into a changing table storage is a smart idea

a whitewashed dresser with baskets to store all the stuff your kids need

a pegboard over the changing table is a great idea to accomodate a lot of storage

open shelves with copper railing is a chic modern idea for any nursery

a comfy IKEA dresser with open shelves and baskets for toys looks pretty

storage cubbies under the crib and a dresser next to it for much storage