WantACode Blog » Baby http://www.wantacode.com/blog Tue, 24 Feb 2015 09:09:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 Decorating a Baby Nursery: 4 Essential Tips http://www.wantacode.com/blog/decorating-a-baby-nursery/ http://www.wantacode.com/blog/decorating-a-baby-nursery/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:14:46 +0000 Mimi http://www.wantacode.com/blog/?p=2913  

We’re expecting. And like many moms-to-be, I find myself combing the web and daydreaming about all kinds of decorating ideas for her nursery.  What I’ve discovered: Decorating a baby nursery can be rather expensive.

A couple years back, a UK study indicated that the average family spends a whopping average of $7,000 before baby’s first birthday and most of it was on decorating the baby nursery and baby apparel. Call me practical but, even if we did have that money at our disposal, we’d much rather spend it on our baby girl’s future hopes and dreams, whatever they may be.

My thrifty core will not allow me to pay full price for any baby furniture so you better believe that in addition to hand-me-downs I am taking full advantage of any web deals like this Bed Bath and Beyond coupon for 20% off. With this Bed Bath Beyond promo code, I was able to save big on my pack and play purchase. Score.

Here are some ideas I thought up for decorating a baby nursery.

#1 Repurposing existing furniture-There was a dusty brown dresser we had in our garage that we converted into a baby dresser. My husband sanded it down, hammered and nailed any loose ends into place, painted and varnished it. A couple Lowes coupons helped us save in the tools department too.

#2 Remembering the past-There are so many childhood memories that are surfacing as our daughter’s arrival approaches. To add a personal touch to her baby nursery, I scanned and printed vintage photographs of my husband and myself when we were babies. I outsourced my printing and used Shutterfly coupons but a good laser printer could produce a similar result. I also used a bunch of old picture frames I had in a box for the photographs.

#3 Reducing painting costs-Chances are, our daughter’s personality will change as she grows and painting her room lavender could prove to be ultra-expensive when, at age 4, she reveals to me that her favorite color is lime green. Instead of the headache of a huge painting project, I’ve decided on using a few wall stencils for accenting and may add some more picture frames (see #2) with fun characters to liven things up. If I do buy more picture frames, I can find really fun ones for under $5 at Sears.

Saving Tip: There’s a Sears coupon code for $5 off minimum purchase. Click here.

#4 Reprogramming myself-Before pulling the trigger on any baby-related purchases I ask myself a few questions.

How will this benefit our baby?

How will this benefit me?

I remind myself that, more than anything else in the world, our baby will benefit from love.

The rest is just…décor.

 

                

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