Color and Painting Ideas for your Nursery Project
Posted on September 1, 2022
As the delivery day nears, your nursery painting & designing preparations begin to shift into high gear. One of the first steps in creating the baby’s space is selecting the perfect color scheme.
The endless paint color options for your bundle of joy’s new room are just the beginning. Most new parents go all in. They want to research and understand all the scientific work around color psychology & how it will affect their child’s cognitive development. But CertaPro Painters of Germantown understand that all people want to give their child every advantage they can get, even when it comes to colors of paint.
So that is why we have outlined some of the most popular colors for nurseries and how these colors contribute to a baby’s development.
Can Painting a Nursery Specific Colors Really Affect Your Baby’s
Before we start discussing colors for nursery painting, it is important to understand how infants perceive color at such a young age. According to the American Optometric Association, babies don’t even fully recognize color until they are about five months old.
In fact, during those first few months of life, a newborn baby only really perceives shades of black, gray, and white. These contrasting colors send the strongest signals to a baby’s brain to help stimulate brain growth and aid in visual development, according to the Sears Wellness Institute.
Exposing your newborn to highly contrasting colored shapes and patterns is also important to their cognitive development too. Due to only recognizing basic colors in the first few months, black and white shapes are best, followed by the introduction of primary colors when they are around three months old.
The experts suggest exposing babies to the brighter, primary colors because this promotes brain development too. These can be added to a room with framed prints or paintings, mobiles, books, and toys. You can judge their interest by the length of their gaze on a particular item and slowly add new visual stimuli to help them distinguish all the objects in their environment.
By the time a baby is five to eight months old, their color vision is fully developed. Their moods can be impacted by colors just like adults.
Color Psychology
Experts in color psychology state that it can have a significant impact on all people’s moods and on our state of mind. Certain hues cause people to be more productive at work. Other colors are used by hospitals to keep people calm and relaxed.
Color psychology is an all-around fascinating subject that really should be taken into consideration when selecting colors for any room inside your home and for your home’s exterior.
CertaPro Painters can help you with all your major nursery painting decisions because we have professional color consultants that understand and know exactly how to create any mood or theme you desire with color.
Nursery Painting Colors that are Popular This Year
We’ve compiled some of the most popular nursery colors this year and what kinds of themes they match up to well.
Warmer, Cozier Colors
Warm, soft colors create an intimate, relaxing environment. Orange is known to promote higher social interaction, pink is very calming, purple has long been related to royalty, and lightly-shaded blue is connected to self-assuredness. Blues suggest reliability and security, gray is practical, brown represents strength, and green is associated with growth.
Cool, Soft Whites
White nurseries are innocent and sweet and evoke feelings of serenity and peace. That said, white can also seem cold and institutional and may promote secretiveness.
To create a soothing, white haven, think shabby chic. Avoid harsh, blue whites and opt instead for creamier shades, like soft ivory and antique white. You can also add warmth by incorporating lots of rich, earthy textures, like wicker and wood. Adding colorful accents will encourage openness, but stick to soft and soothing colors that won’t overstimulate your little one.
Lovely Yellows
Yellow is strongly associated with positivity and happiness, which makes perfect sense for your baby’s nursery. Rather than choosing harsh, brighter tones like lemon or neon, go for a softer version like daffodil or dandelion. The warmth it provides creates a soothing atmosphere. Floral wallpaper with yellow as the backdrop can serve as a perfect introduction—not to mention giving it a vintage feel.
No matter which colors you decide to paint your nursery, CertaPro Painters are here to help!
Do you have a nursery painting project? Call CertaPro Painters of Germantown at 901-384-7020 or go online to schedule an appointment today!
